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AP – Trailing 68-64, New Mexico State used up nearly all the shot clock before Hernst Laroche missed a deep 3-point try. The ball bounced out of bounds to stay with the Aggies, but there is only 22.9 seconds left and it’s a two-possession game.
Politico – House leaders are negotiating with some reps. to free up anti-abortion lawmakers’ votes.
The Christian Science Monitor – As congressional leaders and the White House push to attract the remaining votes needed to pass a healthcare reform measure this weekend, opponents are poised to take their fight to the courts, and potentially all the way to the US Supreme Court.
McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Republican prosecutors from South Carolina and Florida said Friday they were preparing to file a lawsuit if the health care bill before Congress becomes law, challenging its requirement that all Americans buy insurance.
McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — One big reason the Congressional Budget Office projects that federal budget deficits would drop by $138 billion over the next decade under the Democrats’ pending health care overhaul is that the bill includes a tax on high-end insurance policies. That alone accounts for almost 25 percent of the expected savings.
AP – As of Friday, March 19, 2010, at least 939 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.
Time.com – The worst recession in generations torpedoed 8.4 million U.S. jobs. Getting them back and creating employment means understanding what makes the economy tick
CQPolitics.com – The group that recently won a recent landmark soft money Supreme Court case is spending money to try to defeat President Obama’s health care plan.
AFP – A senior US senator urged Attorney General Eric Holder Friday to create a task force to investigate possible criminal conduct behind the collapse of Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers.
AP – The Agriculture Department has failed to enforce penalties against some who falsely marketed foods as organic, according to an internal department investigation.
AP – It was a bold response to skyrocketing health insurance premiums. President Barack Obama would give federal authorities the power to block unreasonable rate hikes.
