 Telegraph.co.uk | Budget will be on 24 March, Darling says BBC News The statement will be six weeks ahead of the widely expected general election date of 6 May. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the government had guided the economy through a "storm". The Tories say Labour cannot be trusted on the economy and the ... Brown: UK economy remains fragile UK's Brown paves way for election with budget date UK PM Brown: Recovery Still Fragile, Unpredictable |
 Sydney Morning Herald | PA: J'lem plan 'damaging' talks Jerusalem Post By AP As US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Ramallah on Wednesday to meet with Palestinian leaders, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said the Interior Ministry's approval of a plan to build 1600 news housing units in the east ... The Israeli 'as if' settlement policy Biden says Palestinians deserve 'viable' state Middle East press unmoved by Biden visit |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Border Security Questioned in Indonesia New York Times JAKARTA, Indonesia — The fugitive Islamic militant killed by Indonesian security forces traveled to Indonesia from the Philippines within the last few months, police officals said on Wednesday, an admission that raised concerns about ... Police tracked Bali bomb terrorist Dulmatin for weeks Bomber's death fresh blow to Indonesia militants Obama's visit is the cause of anti-terrorism raids in Indonesia |
 Reuters | Obama and health care: When's the vote? USA Today President Obama and his critics are using campaign-style tactics in the health care battle, but this kind of political contest has one big difference: No one knows exactly when the election will be. A House vote on the Senate health care plan is the ... Basically unhealthy Protests mount over health care President Obama Will Try to Build Support for Health Care Reform through New ... |
 New York Times (blog) | Hoyer says some trying to politicize Massa case The Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer accused political opponents Wednesday of trying to exploit the controversy surrounding former Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned from Congress amid accusations of sexual harassment. ... Massa seeks to divert attention from harassment allegations Massa's mess Ex-Congressman Massa says groping wasn't sexual |
 CBS News | Actor Corey Haim dead at 38, overdose suspected: reports New York Daily News Corey Haim died Wednesday morning of an apparent drug overdose, according to Los Angeles police. Eighties teen idol Corey Haim died Wednesday morning of an apparent drug overdose, according to Los Angeles police. ... Former Child Star Corey Haim Found Dead, Investigation Underway LAPD: 80s Teen Idol Corey Haim Dead at 38 Corey Haim, 38, Found Dead |
 Sydney Morning Herald | 'Jihad Jane's' Arrest Raises Concern About Homegrown Terrorists ABC News The arrest of a suburban Pennsylvania woman, known by the alias Jihad Jane, who was allegedly plotting with Islamic radicals abroad to kill a Swedish cartoonist, has raised concerns about homegrown terrorists ... 'Jihad Jane' and 7 others held in plot to kill Swedish cartoonist Feds: Montco woman led Net death plot JihadJane, an American woman, faces terrorism charges |
 New York Daily News | Is Eric Massa Part of the Problem or Solution? FOXNews A few weeks ago on this program, we talked about the "Chicago way" of doing things and how Rahm Emanuel and President Obama did not leave it in Chicago. They packed it up and brought it along to Washington. It's already corrupt enough, ... Lawmakers insist shower run-ins like the one Massa alleges are far from norm US Democrats doubt March 18 deadline on healthcare Tickle-tattle rocks Washington |
 CBC.ca | Prius Tale Prompts New Probe Wall Street Journal Toyota Motor Corp. and federal investigators probed the latest report of sudden acceleration Tuesday, a dramatic incident on a California highway that ricocheted around the Internet. A California man called 911 for ... Police Probe Toyota Prius Crash in NYC Suburb Runaway Prius driver: Brakes were 'almost burned' 2 Reports of Trouble in Stopping Priuses |
 Reuters | Gates: Early pullout reliant on 'conditions' in Afghanistan CNN International Robert Gates, center right, and Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak tour Camp Blackhorse on Wednesday. Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- After surveying training camps in eastern Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates hinted Wednesday that US ... Iran's Ahmadinejad Visits Kabul Fighting intensifies in Iran over subsidy cuts Iranian President Assails US "Double Game" In Afghanistan |