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Living Legend Gets Foot In Mouth Disease
ABC News' Stu Schutzman reports: We usually cut living legends some slack. So here goes. Mike Singletary, legendary linebacker of the Chicago Bears, monster of the midway, Super bowl champ, hall of famer, has done it again. Singletary has a...
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March 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (2)
Giving Back the TARP Money: Three Banks Pull a 'Sarah Palin'
ABC News' Charles Herman reports: On the day that the first quarter of 2009 ended, three banks became the first in the nation to say "Thanks, but no thanks" to the Treasury Department and return the money the Treasury Department...
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March 31, 2009 in Economy | Permalink | User Comments (39)
Another Deadly Attack...Should We Ban Pit Bulls?
ABC's Terry McCarthy from Los Angeles: Yet again a child is killed by a pit bull attack -- a 7 month-old was killed by two pit bulls in San Antonio, TX, today, as his grandmother, who owned the dogs, went...
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March 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (42)
Trillions In TARP $$$: Who's Minding The Money?
From an ABC reporter on Capitol Hill: Six months after the Troubled Asset Relief Program was signed into law, lawmakers and oversight officials, worried about trillions of taxpayer dollars at stake, said Tuesday that the Treasury Department has not resolved...
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March 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (4)
New Israeli PM To Obama: Deal With Iran Or We Will
It is one of the nightmarish scenarios facing the Obama Adminstration: Israel informs the U.S. that it believes Iran has crossed the Rubicon to nuclear capability; the U.S. counsels restraint, and further diplomacy; Israeli leaders argue that diplomacy has failed,...
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March 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (8)
Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Open Your Inbox
Google has a division that tracks spam. Yes, Google. And what they are finding is disturbing: Spam is back! What are we talking about? Back in November a big spam disseminator was busted. It was a web hosting service that...
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March 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (2)
Quotes Of The Day
Bankruptcy may be "the strategy that we need to deploy...If I didn't want to be part of a bankruptcy, I would have said, no, I don't want to be part of it." -- New GM CEO Fritz Henderson "The US...
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March 31, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (1)
Daily Photo: U.S. Marines Look Out for Taliban in Afghanistan
ABC News' Kirit Radia Reports: The situation in Afghanistan has been bad for years, and all indications are the battle will get even more bloody as additional U.S. troops pour into the country this year while the Obama administration seeks...
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March 31, 2009 in Political Radar | Permalink | User Comments (4)
Europe Tells U.S. to 'Stick It'
ABC News' Stu Schutzman reports: On the eve of this momentous Economic Summit in London, one thing is crystal clear -- President Obama has his work cut out for him. Although the president is wildly popular among many Europeans, the...
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March 31, 2009 in Economy, Obama, Barack, President 44 | Permalink | User Comments (13)
Messages from the G20 Summit: Rising Tide
In preparation for the G20 Summit, ABC News asked a variety of groups from around London for their views. This is an exclusive interview with Sam, 43, from the grass root environmental group Rising Tide. He is also a musician...
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March 31, 2009 in World View | Permalink | User Comments (2)

