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• Republicans confident about Senate takeover
• Journey to the Medal of Honor
• Thailand defends 'bizarre' delay in reporting radar blips
• Obama honors 24 overlooked war vets
• Washington Post: NSA has telephone 'time machine' program
• Outrage in Italy after thieves steal part of Pompeii fresco
• Okla. executions rescheduled due to lack of drugs
• Obama to honor 24 overdue Medal of Honor recipients
• Crimea conflict enters military stage
• GM CEO apologizes amid growing recall scandal
• Malaysia Airlines expert weighs in on missing plane theories
• U.S. suspends diplomatic relations with Syria
• Seattle Fire Dept.: Two dead after TV helicopter crash
• 'Crimea has always been...part of Russia'
• Thai radar: Malaysia airliner followed a twisting path to Strait of Malacca
• Retired Pope Benedict critiqued Francis' interview
• TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau gets 10-year sentence
• China finds no terror link to its nationals on missing jet
• Ukraine grapples with despair in Crimea takeover
• Putin signs treaty to add Crimea to map of Russia
• Investigators comb scene of deadly chopper crash
• Illinois GOP voters seek to upend political order
• Woods pulls out of Bay Hill because of back pain
• Fueled by Syrian war, hostilities surge in Lebanon
• Investigators examine fatal helicopter crash scene
• West looks for fresh ways to curb Russia
• Jeb Bush in the White House? He's considering it
• Witnesses: Unusual noises before chopper crash
• Could Westboro Baptist Church survive without ailing founder?
• Putin approves draft bill to annex Crimea

Republicans confident about Senate takeover Posted: 18 Mar 2014 03:08 PM PDT But would mid-term success translate to a GOP presidential victory in 2016?

Journey to the Medal of Honor Posted: 18 Mar 2014 01:28 PM PDT Sgt. First Class Jose Rodela is awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. President Obama awarded 24 Army veterans the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry in recognition of their valor during major combat operations in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Thailand defends 'bizarre' delay in reporting radar blips Posted: 18 Mar 2014 02:50 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Ten days after a Malaysian jetliner disappeared, Thailand's military said Tuesday it saw radar blips that might have been from the missing plane but didn't report it "because we did not pay attention to it."

Obama honors 24 overlooked war vets Posted: 18 Mar 2014 03:07 PM PDT Medals of Honor given to servicemen from 3 wars after past was examined for prejudice.

Washington Post: NSA has telephone 'time machine' program Posted: 18 Mar 2014 01:10 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency has been recording all of a foreign country's phone calls, then listening to the conversations up to a month later, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

Outrage in Italy after thieves steal part of Pompeii fresco Posted: 18 Mar 2014 12:39 PM PDT Thieves have stolen part of an ancient fresco from Pompeii, breaking in to a closed area of the UNESCO World Heritage landmark and chipping off a portrait of a Greek deity. A custodian doing rounds last week discovered "the removal of a part of a fresco in the House of Neptune," where a depiction of the goddess Artemis had been "chiseled off with a metallic object," the Roman site's curator department said in a statement Tuesday. The discovery sparked outrage in Italy, with newspaper Il Messaggero describing it as "a shame for the country", made doubly embarrassing by the recent appointment of a new superintendent for the site. The European Union's Culture Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou said she was "truly saddened" by the theft, telling ANSA news agency that the robbers "have stolen a priceless patrimony which belongs to all citizens, Italian and European, and future generations".

Okla. executions rescheduled due to lack of drugs Posted: 18 Mar 2014 03:12 PM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma court on Tuesday rescheduled a pair of executions set for this week and next so state prison officials will have more time to find a supply of drugs for the lethal injections.

Obama to honor 24 overdue Medal of Honor recipients Posted: 18 Mar 2014 05:45 AM PDT Recipient Melvin Morris recounts his actions of valor in Vietnam

Crimea conflict enters military stage Posted: 18 Mar 2014 09:14 AM PDT Ukraine PM accuses Russia of committing a "war crime" by firing on servicemen.

GM CEO apologizes amid growing recall scandal Posted: 18 Mar 2014 03:04 PM PDT Automaker is facing intense criticism over deaths tied to delayed recall of 1.6M cars.

Malaysia Airlines expert weighs in on missing plane theories Posted:

U.S. suspends diplomatic relations with Syria Posted: 18 Mar 2014 08:23 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior State Department official says the Syrian government has been told it must immediately suspend its diplomatic and consular missions in the United States.

Seattle Fire Dept.: Two dead after TV helicopter crash Posted: 18 Mar 2014 08:10 AM PDT Spirals of smoke could be seen from the scene near the Space Needle.

'Crimea has always been...part of Russia' Posted: 18 Mar 2014 02:17 PM PDT Defiant of the West, Putin signs a treaty to annex part of the Ukraine.

Thai radar: Malaysia airliner followed a twisting path to Strait of Malacca Posted: 18 Mar 2014 06:36 AM PDT BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's military said Tuesday that its radar detected a plane that may have been Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 just minutes after the jetliner's communications went down, and that it didn't share the information with Malaysia earlier because it wasn't specifically asked for it.

Retired Pope Benedict critiqued Francis' interview Posted: 18 Mar 2014 07:59 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — The man who serves two popes has revealed that retired Pope Benedict XVI wrote four pages of critique and commentary on Pope Francis's landmark interview in which he blasted the church's obsession with "small-minded" rules.

TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau gets 10-year sentence Posted: 17 Mar 2014 05:26 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Best-selling author Kevin Trudeau, whose name became synonymous with late-night TV pitches, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday for bilking consumers through ubiquitous infomercials for his book, "The Weight Loss Cure 'They' Don't Want You to Know About."

China finds no terror link to its nationals on missing jet Posted: 18 Mar 2014 12:53 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Checks into the background of all the Chinese nationals on board the missing Malaysian jetliner have uncovered no links to terrorism, the Chinese ambassador in Kuala Lumpur said Tuesday.

Ukraine grapples with despair in Crimea takeover Posted: 18 Mar 2014 03:40 PM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's leadership simmered with a mix of hopelessness and anger at losing Crimea, tempering an influx of eager young men signing up as reservists with the growing certainty that no savior would deliver them from the Russian takeover.

Putin signs treaty to add Crimea to map of Russia Posted: 18 Mar 2014 03:17 PM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — In a gilded Kremlin hall used by czars, Vladimir Putin redrew Russia's borders Tuesday by declaring the Crimean Peninsula part of the motherland — provoking a surge of emotion among Russians who lament the loss of empire and denunciations from Western leaders who called Putin a threat to the world.

Investigators comb scene of deadly chopper crash Posted: 18 Mar 2014 04:52 PM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — A news helicopter crashed into a street and burst into flames Tuesday near Seattle's Space Needle, killing both people on board, badly injuring a man in a car and sending plumes of black smoke over the city during the morning commute.

Illinois GOP voters seek to upend political order Posted: 18 Mar 2014 05:03 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — With a hunger to reclaim the governor's office, Republican voters set out Tuesday to shake up Illinois' Democratic-dominated political order, energized by candidates' talk of taking on unions, unseating "career politicians" and righting the state's troubled finances.

Woods pulls out of Bay Hill because of back pain Posted: 18 Mar 2014 03:14 PM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Tuesday because of persistent pain in his back, creating even more uncertainty for golf's No. 1 player with the Masters only three weeks away.

Fueled by Syrian war, hostilities surge in Lebanon Posted: 18 Mar 2014 01:38 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Sunni Muslim demonstrators used burning tires to close key roads across Lebanon Tuesday to protest a blockade of their brethren by Shiite gunmen, officials said, as the country struggles to keep a lid on simmering sectarian tensions enflamed by the civil war in neighboring Syria.

Investigators examine fatal helicopter crash scene Posted: 18 Mar 2014 03:43 PM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — A news helicopter crashed into a street and burst into flames Tuesday near Seattle's Space Needle, killing two people on board, badly injuring a man in a car and sending plumes of black smoke over the city during the morning commute.

West looks for fresh ways to curb Russia Posted: 18 Mar 2014 01:40 PM PDT WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden and European leaders unleashed a torrent of angry words Tuesday against Russia's "dark path" as Western allies scheduled an emergency meeting in the Netherlands next week to figure out how to punish Vladimir Putin for taking Crimea — and stop him from expanding his reach even farther.

Jeb Bush in the White House? He's considering it Posted: 18 Mar 2014 09:57 AM PDT MIAMI (AP) — Jeb Bush gets the question at just about every public appearance these days: Will you run for president?

Witnesses: Unusual noises before chopper crash Posted: 18 Mar 2014 02:33 PM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — A federal official says witnesses reported hearing unusual noises from a KOMO-TV news helicopter before it crashed Tuesday, killing two people on board and injuring a third on the ground.

Could Westboro Baptist Church survive without ailing founder? Posted: 17 Mar 2014 02:03 PM PDT The church is known worldwide for picketing the funerals of military personnel and prominent people to promote its harshly antigay doctrines.  Mr. Phelps's son, Nate Phelps, has said his father is near death. But Westboro could survive and remain active, says Barry Crawford, a religion professor at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, where Westboro is located. Though the church has only 15 to 20 members, "They have this missionary zeal.

Putin approves draft bill to annex Crimea Posted: 18 Mar 2014 03:50 AM PDT President Vladimir Putin signs a draft treaty to make the Ukrainian region part of Russia.

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