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WP: When jobless benefits turn to welfare

Millions of Americans have been forced to rely on unemployment payments for extended periods, and critics are taking aim.


Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:19:19 GMT

Toyota, U.S. officials probe runaway Prius

U.S. safety regulators and Toyota Motor Corp dispatched investigators to San Diego on Tuesday to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway a day earlier.


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:21:19 GMT

NYT: Food aid to Somalia diverted

As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted from needy people to a web of corrupt contractors, Islamist militants and local U.N. staff, according to a new report.


Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:47:48 GMT

Pa. woman charged with recruiting jihadists

A federal indictment accuses a Pennsylvania woman of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and promote terrorism overseas, NBC News reports.


Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:26:21 GMT

Producer pleads guilty in Letterman case

Robert “Joe” Halderman has pleaded guilty to trying to shake down David Letterman over the comic’s sexual affairs.


Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:36:05 GMT

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