pWhile former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff won the Democratic caucuses in Colorado Tuesday night, two days later he's fallen just under the 50 percent benchmark as the final counties report their totals./p
pAnd that shrinking margin in the early, non-binding contest that was tailor-made for Romanoff's activist base has Sen.
Read more »pChris Matthews interviewed Tim Phillips, the president of Americans for Prosperity, Thursday about health care reform. /p
pAt the center of their discussion was a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_PX5L_v_7I" target="_hplink"disturbing footage from an Ohio protest/a that showed opponents of the health care overhaul legislation shouting down a health care supporter, a man with Parkinson's Disease sitting before them. /p
pOne of the screaming men wore a pin for Americans for Prosperity.
Read more »pWASHINGTON mdash; Congressional Democrats on Thursday trimmed their original student loan plans, reduced spending for community colleges, and eliminated early childhood money from a broad rewrite of a college aid bill piggybacked on to fast-track health care legislation./p
pThe student loan measure would be the biggest change in college assistance programs since Congress created them in the 1960s, ending a private-lender program by having the government originate all loans to needy students./p
pBut facing savings smaller than anticipated from the switch and a shortfall in Pell Grant
pFor years, Minneapolis woman a href="http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=845755catid=14" target="_hplink"Sherry Hansonbr /
/a suffered from kidney disease, forcing her to go to dialysis three times a week. The process left her exhausted, taking away precious energy she would have used caring for her six children./p
pNow, Hanson is excited to have a new lease on life, after her generous landlord a href="http://www.gnn.com/article/woman-gets-new-kidney-from-landlord/951960" target="_hplink"Dan Hunt/a donated a kidney to her.
Read more »pOKLAHOMA CITY mdash; Using a grind-it-out defense and a clutch shot by Ali Farokhmanesh, Northern Iowa is moving on in the NCAA tournament for the first time in two decades./p
pFarokhmanesh hit a 3-pointer from the left wing with 4.9 seconds left to lift ninth-seeded Northern Iowa over UNLV 69-66 on Thursday night in the first round of the Midwest Regional./p
pFarokhmanesh found himself open after Kwadzo Ahelegbe had chewed up the majority of the clock following Oscar Bellfield's tying 3-pointer for UNLV with 35 seconds remaining.
pAli Farokhmanesh of Northern Iowa took matters into his own hands against UNLV, nailing a 25-foot three-point shot with less than two seconds left to a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/18/northern-iowa-sinks-unlv-_n_505210.html" target="_hplink"put his team up for good/a, 69-66. With the victory, the Panthers will face the winner of the a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/18/kansas-vs-lehigh-watch-li_n_504774.html" target="_hplink"Kansas-Lehigh game/a on Saturday.
Read more »pNEW ORLEANS mdash; To call this one a yawner would be understating things./p
pKentucky's blowout of East Tennessee State in the first round of the NCAA tournament was so thorough that fans were sleeping in the stands ndash; and not even the collective laughs of conscious spectators could awaken some of those caught snoozing on large video boards./p
pThat's what happens when a No.
London's Kilburn Theatre will present Women, Power and Politics, a season of 12 plays that explore the history and current role of women in politics in the U.K. Performances will begin June 4 prior to an official opening June 11.
Read more »Summit Entertainment has acquired the pitch Puzzle Palace via a competitive auction among several studios. The screenplay will be written by burgeoning screenwriter David Guggenheim. The film will be produced by Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen via their Temple Hill Entertainment banner. Adam Kolbrenner of Madhouse will executive produce.
Read more »FITCHBURG -- The "Friends For Hope" Relay For Life fundraising team will host an evening of entertainment at Destare, 320 Main St.
Read more »pCongressional Democrats have released a final version of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul bill in advance of a House vote planned for Sunday. Some of the main features of the legislation, which makes changes to the bill the Senate passed on Christmas Eve:/p
pCOST: $940 billion over 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office./p
pHOW MANY COVERED: 32 million uninsured. Major coverage expansion begins in 2014.
p"Models parade with balloons down the catwalk after a showing of underwear at an outdoor parade during the Melbourne Fashion Festival, in Melbourne on March 17, 2010. The Festival is the largest consumer fashion event in Australia and runs March 14 to 21, 2010.
Read more »AP - This was supposed to be Gucci Mane's time to finally gain mainstream appeal, as he collaborated with Mariah Carey, Mario and Usher while churning out street anthems like Wasted and Go Head, featuring Man Bre-Z.
Read more »(ARA) - When you think of Las Vegas, you probably think of gambling, bright lights and desert heat. And you can't forget one of the biggest draws of all - entertainment.
Read more »BEIRUT: The Arab League chief said yesterday that a renewal of Palestinian-Israeli peace talks would be "pointless" in the present climate, following the worst riots to shake Jerusalem in years.
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