AP - President Barack Obama said Tuesday hell bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his final push to overhaul the system.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:43:14 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama said Tuesday hell bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his final push to overhaul the system.
AP - The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid.
AP - Vice President Joe Biden condemned an Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed east Jerusalem on Tuesday — a disagreement that tarnished a high-profile visit that had been aimed at repairing ties with the Jewish state and kickstarting Mideast peace talks.
AP - Former Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned from Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, acknowledged Tuesday groping a staffer but described it as tickling, not sexual behavior.
AP - An Ohio State University janitor who was about to lose his job walked into a maintenance building for his early morning shift Tuesday and shot two supervisors, killing one of them and fatally shooting himself. No students were hurt.
 BBC News | Mishaps galore as Israel tries to welcome US Vice President Ha'aretz US Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Jerusalem Tuesday was not free of embarrassing moments. The first occurred at the President's Residence, at the start of a meeting between Biden and President Shimon Peres. ... Biden's Israel visit takes a rocky turn Biden condemns new Israel settlement plan Biden reassures Israel on Teheran |
 Reuters | Health Care Costs, Not Profits, Driving Premium Increases, Analysts Say FOXNews Health insurers are a frequent and easy target, of course, but the question is whether their profits are responsible for higher health care costs or whether they're just a symptom of them. Picking up on President Obama's attack Monday on ... Health Care's Obstacle: No Will to Cut Health care ad cyclorama to clog airwaves Obama backs bipartisan crackdown on healthcare cheats |
 New York Times (blog) | Massa flirts with the right, but Beck isn't tickled Washington Post Just seven minutes into Glenn Beck's hour-long interview of Eric Massa on Tuesday evening, things had already gone very wrong. Conservatives had hopes that the now-former Democratic congressman from Upstate New York, who resigned ... Allegations rise against NY's Massa Massa: 'I Forced Myself Out' of Congress Rahm Emanuel controversy: White House fights image of turmoil |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Pennsylvania Woman Tied to Plot on Cartoonist New York Times By CHARLIE SAVAGE and ANAHAD O'CONNOR WASHINGTON — A Pennsylvania woman who called herself JihadJane was tied Tuesday to an alleged assassination plot against a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the prophet Muhammad atop the body of a dog. ... 'Jihad Jane' indictment alleges threat from within US Pa. woman accused of recruiting jihadists online US Unveils Terror Charges Against 'Jihad Jane' |
 USA Today | Calif. jury recommends death for serial killer The Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. — A California jury on Tuesday recommended a death sentence for convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala, only hours after the 66-year-old pleaded for his life to be spared. Alcala was convicted last month of murdering 12-year-old Robin ... Serial killer Rodney Alcala won 'The Dating Game' just before murder spree Alcala jurors: Death vote was easily reached Jurors recommend death for Alcala |