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March 11, 2010
Kevin Spacey: Star of screen, stage and Las Vegas?
"Movies aren't an actor's medium...actors are just color in other people's paintings," Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey told CNN's Talk Asia.
Chief justice chides State of the Union as 'political pep rally'
Simmering tension between the White House and U.S. Supreme Court spilled into public this week when Chief Justice John Roberts labeled the political atmosphere at the State of the Union address "very troubling."
Feldman says Corey Haim was winning fight with drugs
Corey Haim seemed to be winning his battle against drug abuse in the weeks before his death, his manager and closest friend said Wednesday.
White House continues to slam insurers
President Obama took his increasingly populist health care overhaul pitch to the political battleground state of Missouri Wednesday, turning up the heat on private health insurers in a speech.
Nigerian violence fed by ethnic, economic issues, ex-president says
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo insisted Wednesday that this week's explosion of violence that claimed at least 200 lives is not driven by religious tensions between Christians and Muslims -- but by ethnic, social, and economic problems.
Ex-Toyota lawyer says documents prove company hid damaging information
When former in-house defense attorney Dimitrios Biller resigned from his top post at Toyota, he walked out with something potentially more valuable than his nearly $4 million severance package.
Mexican mogul Slim edges out Gates as world's richest person
Forbes magazine released its annual list of the world's richest people Wednesday, and for only the second time since 1995, Microsoft founder Bill Gates' name was not at the top.
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March 11, 2010
Northern Ireland ratifies police deal
The Northern Ireland legislature ratified an agreement to "devolve," or bring under local control, the province's police forces.
Background check missed suspected shooter's prison stint
A background check conducted in 2009 on an Ohio State University employee suspected of opening fire Tuesday on his co-workers turned up no criminal record, even though he apparently served five years in prison.
Irish police arrest 7 on murder plot charges
Irish police arrested seven people Tuesday suspected of plotting to commit a murder abroad, they announced.
'Lost Boys' star Corey Haim dies at 38
Former 1980s teen movie actor and heartthrob Corey Haim died early Wednesday, authorities said.
Obama pledges to continue Haiti aid, says situation 'remains dire'
President Obama met Wednesday with Haitian President Rene Preval to discuss relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts in Haiti.
Airman deployed to Haiti, died in quake
Air Force Lt. Col. Ken Bourland hugged his wife, Peggy, goodbye and headed out for his two-day mission.
Women fliers honored 65 years after World War II service
Some 65 years after their service, a group of former civilian women pilots whose unheralded work was key to helping the U.S. effort in World War II were honored Wednesday with the Congressional Gold Medal.
Pentagon trains workers to hack Defense computers
The Pentagon is training people to hack into its own computer networks.
U.S. hikers held in Iran allowed to call home, families say
Three U.S. hikers who have been detained in Iran for more than seven months have spoken by phone with their relatives for the first time since they were jailed, the hikers' families said Wednesday.
House Democrats plan ban on earmarks for for-profits
House Democrats said Wednesday that they will ban earmarks directed to for-profit companies.
Biden: U.S. won't play favorites between Israelis, Palestinians
The United States will hold both Israel and the Palestinians responsible for any steps that make peace between them more difficult, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday.
