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Divided party? It's not just GOP, but also Dems (AP)

March 14, 2010

AP - For all the evidence of a divided GOP, the Democratic Party has its own widening cracks that could make a potentially bleak election year even more dour.

Economy the focus as China political session ends (AP)

March 14, 2010

AP - China vowed Sunday to remain alert to any renewed signs of economic crisis, but said it will hold the line against critics urging an appreciation of its currency and will not seek an aggressive leading role in world affairs.

Cashier, 91, attacked by thief but keeps working

March 14, 2010

A 91-year-old New York pharmacy cashier refuses medical attention and goes back to work after a thief punches her.

Female WWII aviators honored with medal

March 14, 2010

A long-overlooked group of women who flew aircraft during World War II are awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.

Betty White to host ‘SNL’ on May 8

March 14, 2010

The show's creator-producer, Lorne Michaels, tells USA Today that the Facebook campaign, which kicked in after White's Super Bowl commercial for Snickers, "took on a groundswell."

High winds, rain pound Northeast

March 14, 2010

Flooding caused by a powerful storm that hit the Northeast left 500 passengers stranded in a New Jersey Transit train for more than five hours, officials say.

Thousands mourn death of Calif. teen

March 14, 2010

Thousands of teachers, classmates and neighbors filled a San Diego-area high school football stadium to honor a 17-year-old girl allegedly killed by a registered sex offender.

APNewsBreak: Probe questions runaway Prius story (AP)

March 14, 2010

AP - Investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal government were unable to make a Toyota Prius speed out of control as its owner said it did on a California freeway, according to a draft memorandum obtained Saturday by The Associated Press that casts doubt on the driver's story.

US mom: Daughter held in Ireland 'lost her mind' (AP)

March 14, 2010

AP - Before her daughter disappeared last fall, Christine Mott recalls that the 31-year-old who had been held in connection with an alleged assassination plot announced she had converted to Islam and told her family they'd go to hell if they didn't follow in her steps.

Storm leaves Northeast soggy, windblown and dark (AP)

March 14, 2010

AP - Utility crews pushed through fallen trees and windblown debris to reach downed power lines Sunday, working to restore electricity to more than a half-million homes and businesses after strong winds and heavy rain wreaked havoc in parts of the Northeast.