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• Higher prices for food are about to get worse
• US lacks people, authorities to face cyber attack
• Muslim removed from flight wants crew disciplined
• Teaching seen as crucial in topping ed rankings
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• 'Blood money' frees CIA contractor in Pakistan
• Obama to Bahrain, Saudi leaders: Show restraint
• US breaks with Japan over power plant warnings
• TSA defends privacy, safety of imaging machines
• Star witness grilled at NYC insider trading trial
• WH welcomes Davis release, silent on "blood money"
• Fact sheet: 2011 Mini Cooper Countryman
• Mini isn't so mini anymore
• Ind. businessman indicted, faces SEC fraud charges
• Marine in Iraq war crime case seeks clemency
• Rig victim's kin wants more safety before drilling
• Police: Ohio man robs bank, is caught on city bus
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• APNewsBreak: More review of fish fines allowed
• Cops: Man kills woman, 2 children, self in SC

Higher prices for food are about to get worse Posted: 16 Mar 2011 01:32 PM PDT Americans are noticing higher prices at the grocery store, and it's about to get worse.

US lacks people, authorities to face cyber attack Posted: 16 Mar 2011 01:32 PM PDT The Pentagon's cyber commander says the U.S. military does not have the trained personnel or the authorities it needs to respond to a computer-based attack on America or its allies, and a crisis would quickly strain the force.

Muslim removed from flight wants crew disciplined Posted: 16 Mar 2011 01:11 PM PDT A Muslim woman from San Diego wants a Southwest Airlines crew disciplined for removing her from a flight for wearing a headscarf.

Teaching seen as crucial in topping ed rankings Posted: 16 Mar 2011 01:11 PM PDT Countries that outpace the U.S. in education employ many different strategies to help their students excel. They do, however, share one: They set high requirements to become a teacher, hold them to a high esteem and give them plenty of support.

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'Blood money' frees CIA contractor in Pakistan Posted: 16 Mar 2011 01:02 PM PDT Pakistan abruptly freed the CIA contractor who shot and killed two men in a gunfight in Lahore after a deal was sealed Wednesday to pay $2.34 million in "blood money" to the men's families. The agreement, nearly seven weeks after the shootings, ended a tense showdown with a vital U.S. ally that had threatened to disrupt the war on terrorism.

Obama to Bahrain, Saudi leaders: Show restraint Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:51 AM PDT President Barack Obama has called King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain to express deep concern over the violence in Bahrain.

US breaks with Japan over power plant warnings Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:41 AM PDT The White House is recommending that U.S. citizens stay 50 miles away from a stricken nuclear plant, not the 20-mile radius recommended by the Japanese.

TSA defends privacy, safety of imaging machines Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:31 AM PDT The Transportation Security Administration is defending its privacy policy at airports and the safety of an advanced imaging machine that transmits low radiation doses.

Star witness grilled at NYC insider trading trial Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:21 AM PDT A star government witness is being cross-examined about allegations that he fed technology industry secrets to a wealthy New York City hedge fund manager.

WH welcomes Davis release, silent on "blood money" Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:21 AM PDT The White House says it welcomes the release by Pakistan of an American CIA contractor accused of shooting and killing two Pakistanis. White House spokesman Jay Carney says he has no information to confirm that more than $2 million in "blood money" was paid to the families of the victims.

Fact sheet: 2011 Mini Cooper Countryman Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:41 AM PDT 2011 Mini Cooper S Countryman All4 BASE PRICE: $21,650 for base model; $25,250 with turbo engine; $26,950 for all-wheel drive model.

Mini isn't so mini anymore Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:31 AM PDT The biggest Mini in new-car showrooms isn't so mini in size and price. The new-for-2011 Mini Cooper Countryman is some 15 inches longer, from bumper to bumper, than the diminutive, 12-foot-long 2011 Mini Cooper hatchback. The five-door Countryman also is 6 inches taller and 4 inches wider than the three-door Mini Cooper hatchback.

Ind. businessman indicted, faces SEC fraud charges Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:31 AM PDT A former Indianapolis businessman and top Republican donor was indicted Wednesday on charges stemming from an investigation into whether he operated a Ponzi scheme to defraud investors of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Marine in Iraq war crime case seeks clemency Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:21 AM PDT A lawyer for a Camp Pendleton Marine convicted of murder in a major Iraq war crime case has asked the Navy to grant him clemency.

Rig victim's kin wants more safety before drilling Posted: 16 Mar 2011 10:21 AM PDT The brother of one of the 11 workers killed on the Deepwater Horizon rig last year knows Gulf offshore drilling is important to his home state of Louisiana, but he wants Congress to keep pressuring the oil and gas industry to improve safety.

Police: Ohio man robs bank, is caught on city bus Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:31 AM PDT Police in Ohio say a man robbed a bank and then tried to flee on board a public bus, where officers eventually caught up with him.

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APNewsBreak: More review of fish fines allowed Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:22 AM PDT The U.S. commerce secretary has reversed course and will allow more fishermen who have been accused of violations to have their cases reviewed for fairness by a special investigator.

Cops: Man kills woman, 2 children, self in SC Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:11 AM PDT Sheriff's deputies in South Carolina say a man shot and killed his estranged girlfriend and her two children before shooting himself to death.

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