Dem House vote-counter lacks health care votes now (AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:11:05 GMT
AP - The House's chief Democratic headcounter said Sunday he hadn't rounded up enough votes to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul heading into a make-or-break week, even as the White House's top political adviser said he was "absolutely confident" in its prospects.

Taliban: Kandahar bombings a 'warning' to NATO (AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:12:20 GMT
AP - The Taliban on Sunday called their deadly bomb attacks on the southern city of Kandahar a warning to NATO's top general that the insurgents were ready for the war's next major offensive in their heartland.

Partial count in all Iraq provinces has PM in lead (AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:13:24 GMT
AP - Partial counts from all of Iraq's 18 provinces show the prime minister's bloc leading in the country's key parliamentary elections.

AP Exclusive: Pentagon gun was from Tenn. police (AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:57:58 GMT
AP - Two guns used in high-profile shootings this year at the Pentagon and a Las Vegas courthouse both came from the same unlikely place: the police and court system of Memphis, Tenn.

Storm leaves Northeast soggy, windblown and dark (AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:03:15 GMT
AP - Utility crews pushed through fallen trees and windblown debris to reach downed power lines Sunday, working to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses as strong winds and heavy rain that wreaked havoc in parts of the Northeast pushed on into New England.

Sea of protesters demand new elections in Thailand (AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:43:37 GMT
AP - As many as 100,000 people demonstrated peacefully against Thailand's government at a party-like rally Sunday, but the capital was being kept on edge by their threat to continue protesting until Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva calls new elections.

At least 2 snowmobilers dead in Canadian avalanche (AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:37:39 GMT
AP - An avalanche struck an informal snowmobile rally in Canada's Rocky Mountains, killing at least two people and leaving an unknown number missing at an annual gathering best known for its party atmosphere and stunt riding.

Dodd seeking middle ground on new financial rules (AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:22:42 GMT
AP - The senator trying to rewrite the nation's financial industry rules is dropping plans to create a stand-alone consumer financial protection agency and give a single regulator the power to oversee all banks, according to people familiar with the evolving proposal.

Memo: Investigators can't replicate runaway Prius (AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:05:36 GMT
AP - Investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal government could not replicate the runaway speeding reported by a Prius owner who said his car's accelerator stuck as he drove on a California freeway, according to a memo for a congressional panel.

'Alice' extends her No. 1 stay with $62 million (AP)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:16:00 GMT
AP - Alice is still ruling the movie palace.