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Health bill gains ground but release delayed
(AP)
 AP - President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation won precious support from a longtime liberal holdout in the House on Wednesday and from a retired Catholic bishop and nuns representing dozens of religious orders — gaining fresh traction ahead of a climactic weekend vote.
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Obama argues for health care effort on Fox News
(AP)
 AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday took to the Fox News Channel, derided by his White House as a wing of the Republican Party, to sell his embattled health care overhaul in an interview punctuated with interruptions from the host and chiding from the guest.
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More than 100 complaints lodged over fixed Toyotas
(AP)
 AP - Complaints of sudden acceleration in Toyotas repaired under recalls have nearly doubled in the past two weeks, according to an Associated Press analysis of government data.
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Pakistani court charges 5 Americans with terrorism
(AP)
 AP - A Pakistani court charged five young Americans on Wednesday with planning terrorist attacks in the South Asian country and conspiring to wage war against nations allied with Pakistan, their defense lawyer said.
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Recent cases show challenge of US terrorists
(AP)
 AP - The growing front in the war on terrorism may be no farther than Main Street. The terror cases that have emerged in the past week have one common characteristic: The suspects are all Americans.
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Senior official: Al-Qaida leader believed killed
(AP)
AP - An al-Qaida leader believed to have played a key role in the bombing of a CIA post in Afghanistan last December was apparently killed by an American missile strike last week, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday.
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Black people must leave, NJ Walmart announcer says
(AP)
 AP - A Walmart store announcement ordering black people to leave brought chagrin and apologies Wednesday from leaders of the company, which has built a fragile trust among minority communities.
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EPA: More pets injured by flea and tick products
(AP)
 AP - Products intended to treat cats and dogs for fleas and ticks kill hundreds of pets each year and injure tens of thousands, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday as it outlined plans to make the products safer.
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First 'American Idol' finalist booted
(AP)
 AP - Lacey Brown is down and out on "American Idol."
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Texas manager tested positive for cocaine in 2009
(AP)
 AP - Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington admitted he made a "huge mistake" when he used cocaine and failed a Major League Baseball drug test last season.
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Obama picks up new support for health bill
(Reuters)
 Reuters - President Barack Obama picked up support for healthcare reform on Wednesday from a prominent liberal and a group of Catholic nuns, who broke with bishops on the issue of abortion and urged passage of the overhaul.
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U.S. believes key al Qaeda planner killed in Pakistan
(Reuters)
Reuters - A U.S. drone strike in Pakistan last week appears to have killed a top al Qaeda planner who Washington believes helped organize December's deadly suicide bombing at a CIA base in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
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First of several job-creation bills clears Congress
(Reuters)
Reuters - A package of tax breaks and highway spending cleared Congress on Wednesday, the first of what Democrats hope will be several efforts to bring down the 9.7 percent unemployment rate.
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California police report supports Prius driver
(Reuters)
Reuters - A California Highway Patrol report released on Wednesday in a sensational "runaway" Toyota Prius incident appears to support the version of events given by the driver, which the automaker has called into question.
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Obama says Israel home plans not helpful for peace
(Reuters)
 Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday Israeli plans to build more homes near East Jerusalem were not helpful for the Middle East peace process, but he said the issue had not led to a crisis with one of the United States' closest allies.
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Would U.S. forces kill or capture bin Laden?
(Reuters)
Reuters - Would U.S. forces kill or capture al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, if they ever found him? The goal is to capture him, the Pentagon insists, but the leading U.S. law enforcement official says that's not likely.
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Toyota tells regulators weighing fix to 1.2 million Corollas
(Reuters)
Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp has told U.S. safety regulators that it is considering how to fix nearly 1.2 million Corolla and Matrix models at risk of stalling out because of flaws in an electronic system.
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Iraq's PM leads again in tight election race
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki reclaimed the lead on Wednesday over secularist challenger Iyad Allawi in results from a March 7 parliamentary election that has been dogged by fraud allegations.
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Israel rejects Jerusalem settlement halt on eve of Quartet
(AFP)
 AFP - Israel on Wednesday dismissed mounting pressure to stop building homes for Jewish settlers in annexed east Jerusalem, with Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman saying the demands were "unreasonable."
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ETA blamed for French policeman's murder
(AFP)
 AFP - Basque ETA militants were accused Wednesday of killing a policeman in a shoot-out near Paris, the first deadly attack on a French officer in the separatist group's 40-year campaign.
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