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Wall Street Roundup: U.S. credit rating in doubt. Industrial production up.
Markets open down . Stocks fell after the opening bell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 20 points before beginning an upward move. Industrial production up . Industrial production unexpectedly rose .1% in February from a month

US-POLITICS Summary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House officials on Sunday confidently predicted quick final passage of healthcare reform but a top Democratic vote-counter said the party still needs to line up more support in the House of Representatives. With President

Dear President Obama #420: Building up Alabama...little by little
Reporter's Note: President Obama is trying to get the economy back on an even keel. He might want to join me down by the riverfront in Montgomery, Alabama, where some folks seem to have some pretty good ideas about that, which is the subject of my

U.S. employee, husband, slain in Mexico
car of a U.S. Consulate employee and her husband sits near the Santa Fe international bridge to El Paso in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, after the two were shot to death. (Associated Press / March 14, 2010) Related By Tracy Wilkinson and Richard A. Serrano

Rain possible tomorrow after sunny Monday in Houston
Thick fog shrouded much of the Houston region early this morning and rain is possible later tomorrow, but skies will clear by midweek before a mild cold front approaches, sparking a slight chance of showers on the weekend. The National Weather Service

2 bank failures make 2010 total 30
Regulators shut down Louisiana and Florida banks on Friday FDIC finds buyers for Statewide Bank, Old Southern Bank Number of bank failures this year now stands at 30; 140 banks closed in 2009 (CNN) -- The closures of Statewide Bank in Louisiana and

KC superintendent defends plan
The Kansas City, Missouri, school board voted Wednesday to close 28 of the district's 61 schools. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Kansas City, Missouri, school board approves plan to close 28 of 61 public schools Superintendent says 'right-size' plan is needed to save

Nor'easter knocks out power
Storm cuts power to 400,000-plus customers along Eastern Seaboard Wind has died down, but flood threat remains, CNN meteorologist says Flooding also threatens Red River area of North Dakota, Minnesota (CNN) -- Crews worked to restore power Monday to more

Brazil details retaliation on U.S. copyright, patents
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil revealed on Monday a preliminary list of U.S. patents and intellectual property rights it could restrict unless both countries settle a long-standing dispute over U.S. cotton aid.

Brazil details retaliation on U.S. copyright, patents
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US-POLITICS Summary
House Democrat says still short on health votes WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House officials on Sunday confidently predicted quick final passage of healthcare reform but a top Democratic vote-counter said the party still needs to line up more support in

Storm topples East Coast power lines
Storm cuts power to 400,000-plus customers along Eastern Seaboard Wind has died down, but flood threat remains, CNN meteorologist says Flooding also threatens Red River area of North Dakota, Minnesota (CNN) -- Crews worked to restore power Monday to more

Obama's day: Off to Ohio for more health care
Good morning from The Oval. On this day in 1965, President Lyndon Johnson asked Congress to pass a Voting Rights Act, saying, "it is all of us who must overcome the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice -- and we shall overcome."

Letter to Obama leads to today's Ohio trip
When the histories of the Obama administration are written, some may find room for Natoma Canfield.

Rielle Hunter Talks About Edwards Affair
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Woman dies in southeast Houston house fire
The fire was reported around 4 a.m. in the 8000 block of Colonial, officials said.

Thick fog giving way to sunny Monday in Houston
Thick fog shrouded much of the Houston region early this morning and rain is possible later tomorrow, but skies will clear by midweek before a mild cold front approaches, sparking a slight chance of showers on the weekend. The National Weather Service

Narcos blamed for killings of three with U.S. consul tie
Suspected drug gang hit men separately ambushed two cars carrying families with ties to the U.S. consulate in this violent border ...

Credit Agency Warns U.S. and Others of Risk to Top Rating
PARIS The United States, Germany and other major economies have moved substantially closer to losing their top-notch credit ratings and can not depend solely on economic growth to save them, a report warned on Monday. The ratings of the Aaa governments

Obama taking health care push to Ohio
President Obama speaks about health care last week to a crowd in Glenside, Pennsylvania. STORY HIGHLIGHTS President to visit city near Cleveland to discuss health insurance House, Senate Democrats working to find votes needed to pass legislation

Americans shot, killed in Mexico
Mexican soldiers secure a site in Ciudad Juarez in September where two federal police officers were killed. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: 1-year-old child of two of the victims survives the attack Juarez mayor: 'We know that the U.S. citizens were targeted'

EADS has received no word from U.S. on tanker
PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus parent EADS has received no word of any changes to a contest to supply aerial refueling tankers to the United States, the head of Airbus Military said on Monday. A source familiar with Pentagon thinking said on Friday the United

US, UK top debt ratings safe for now, Moody's says
LONDON -- The United States and Britain are more likely than Germany and France to witness an embarrassing downgrade of their top debt rating, agency Moody's Investors Service said Monday.

Hurricane-force winds slam East
Crews deal with wind damage on Long Island, New York, on Sunday. About 150,000 customers are without electricity there. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Half a million homes remained without power across Northeast, mid-Atlantic region Winds reached hurricane-force

U.S. can't explain runaway Prius
James Sikes AP2010 Government says it continues to investigate but may never know exactly what happened with reported incident of sudden, high-speed acceleration on a San Diego freeway last week Email Please enter a valid e-mail address Please enter a

Woman killed in NW Harris Co. wreck on U.S. 290
A woman died and three other people were injured in a traffic wreck early this morning on U.S. 290 in northwest Harris County. The two-vehicle crash occurred on the 26100 block of Northwest Freeway near Cypress Rosehill about 1 a.m., according to the

U.S. forcing more meat inspections in Canada
Inspections at dozens of large meat-processing plants in Canada are too infrequent to meet U.S. food-safety standards, newly released internal records show

A tip from U.S. investigators has led the RCMP to lay multiple charges involving child pornography against a Labrador man.
? ?A tip from U.S. investigators led the RCMP to lay multiple charges involving child pornography against a Labrador man. Mark Baxter White, 40, a resident of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, was arrested late Friday while police executed a warrant. White

World markets slip after mixed US economic reports
HONG KONG -- Asian stock markets sank Monday after mixed economic reports about the U.S. economy inspired caution among investors. European shares were also lower.