Today's Top Stories:
Bush defiantly defends war in Iraq
Bin Laden slams EU over prophet cartoons
War protesters halt traffic, recall dead
13 dead, 3 missing in central US storm
Documents shed light on Lewinsky affair
New Orleans says census numbers too low
`American Idol' axes another contestant
China tightens grip in Tibetan areas
Film of Spitzer call girl in question
Japan trip on for Red Sox, Athletics
Five years on, Bush again talks of Iraq victory
Canadian says U.S. interrogators threatened rape
Republicans and Democrats diverge on health care
U.S.: Non-essential embassy staff in Yemen can leave
McCain visits rocketed Israeli town
At least 160 arrested in U.S. antiwar protests
U.S. official minimizes debris from satellite shot
Prosecutors to seek new Barry Bonds indictment
Five years on, Bush vows victory in Iraq
China sees 'life or death struggle' in Tibet
--> Bush defiantly defends war in Iraq
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:35 pm PDT
AP - President Bush defiantly defended the Iraq war Wednesday as U.S. troops began a sixthyear
of combat in the long and costly conflict that has dominated his presidency.Bush conceded the war
has been harder and more expensive than anticipated but insistedit has all been necessary to keep
Americans safe. Full Story Top
Bin Laden slams EU over prophet cartoons
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:37 pm PDT
AP - Osama bin Laden, in a new audio message posted Wednesday, condemned the
publicationof drawings that he said insulted the Prophet Muhammad and warned Europeans of
a"severe" reaction to come. Full Story Top
War protesters halt traffic, recall dead
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:38 pm PDT
AP - Protesters blocked traffic and government buildings in Washington, acted out a
Baghdadstreet scene in Syracuse, N.Y., and banged drums in a parade through San Franciscoon
Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Full Story Top
13 dead, 3 missing in central US storm
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:40 pm PDT
AP - Residents of low-lying towns stacked sandbags or grabbed belongings and
evacuatedWednesday after a foot of rain pushed rivers and creeks out of their banks in thenation's
midsection. At least 13 deaths had been linked to the weather, and threepeople were missing. Full
Story Top
Documents shed light on Lewinsky affair
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:56 pm PDT
AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton was home in the White House on at least seven days when
herhusband had sexual encounters there with intern Monica Lewinsky, according to Sen.Clinton's
schedule, released Wednesday among 11,000 pages of papers from her yearsas first lady. Full Story
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New Orleans says census numbers too low
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:09 pm PDT
AP - This hurricane-ravaged city and neighboring St. Bernard Parish top a U.S.
CensusBureau list of fast-growing counties released Thursday, but some local officialsaren't happy
that the agency estimated New Orleans' population to be less than 240,000. Full Story Top
`American Idol' axes another contestant
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:13 pm PDT
AP - Amanda Overmyer sang "Back in the U.S.S.R." — and now, she's going back home.
Full Story Top
China tightens grip in Tibetan areas
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:59 pm PDT
AP - China acknowledged for the first time Thursday that anti-government riots that
rockedTibet last week have spread to other provinces, while communist authorities announcedthe
first group of arrests in connection with the violence. Full Story Top
Film of Spitzer call girl in question
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:10 pm PDT
AP - A ${dlvDollarSign}1 million offer to the call girl linked to former New York Gov.
Eliot Spitzerwas rescinded because she'd already shot footage for "Girls Gone Wild." Now it
mightbe the video maker who will lose out. Full Story Top
Japan trip on for Red Sox, Athletics
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:14 pm PDT
AP - Fans at City of Palms Park were ready for Boston's final spring training game
inFlorida. The Red Sox weren't. Full Story Top
Five years on, Bush again talks of Iraq victory
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:55 pm PDT
Reuters - President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he had no regrets about the
unpopularwar in Iraq despite the "high cost in lives and treasure" and declaredthat the United
States was on track for victory. Full Story Top
Canadian says U.S. interrogators threatened rape
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:13 pm PDT
Reuters - A young Canadian prisoner held at Guantanamo said in legal documents that
U.S. interrogatorsrepeatedly threatened to rape him and Canadian government visitors told him
theywere powerless to do anything. Full Story Top
Republicans and Democrats diverge on health care
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:25 pm PDT
Reuters - Americans' views of the U.S. health care system differ widely based on
politicalparty preferences, with Republicans far more likely than Democrats to call it theworld's
best, a poll released on Thursday showed. Full Story Top
U.S.: Non-essential embassy staff in Yemen can leave
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:45 pm PDT
Reuters - The U.S. State Department is offering free flights out of Yemen to
non-essentialdiplomats and family members, after three mortars hit a school near the U.S.
Embassyin Sanaa. Full Story Top
McCain visits rocketed Israeli town
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:51 pm PDT
Reuters - Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Wednesday visited an
Israeli townhit frequently by Palestinian rockets from the Gaza Strip and voiced doubts a
peacedeal could be reached this year. Full Story Top
At least 160 arrested in U.S. antiwar protests
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:30 pm PDT
Reuters - More than 160 people were arrested across the United States on Wednesday as
protestersmarking the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq obstructed downtown
trafficand tried to block access to government offices. Full Story Top
U.S. official minimizes debris from satellite shot
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:11 pm PDT
Reuters - The shooting apart of a crippled U.S. spy satellite last month created no
significantnew space debris, with all but small bits burning on re-entry to the atmosphere,the
mission commander said Wednesday. Full Story Top
Prosecutors to seek new Barry Bonds indictment
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:16 pm PDT
Reuters - Federal prosecutors said on Wednesday they would seek a new indictment
against homerun king Barry Bonds after previous perjury charges were recently thrown out. Full
Story Top
Five years on, Bush vows victory in Iraq
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:03 pm PDT
AFP - US President George W. Bush on Wednesday defended the launch of the war against
Iraqfive years ago, vowing no retreat as he promised US forces would triumph over Iraqiinsurgents.
Full Story Top
China sees 'life or death struggle' in Tibet
Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:23 pm PDT
AFP - China said Wednesday it was in a "life or death struggle" over Tibet asdramatic
new footage emerged of Tibetans rampaging on horseback and destroying aChinese flag. Full Story
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