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Obama making final health care pitch to House Dems (AP)

President Barack Obama greets the audience after speaking about health care reform at the Patriot Center at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., Friday, March 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Claiming unstoppable momentum but still short of the goal line, President Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill to rally House Democrats for a final push on landmark health care legislation.


Thousands of BA flights canceled as crew on strike (AP)

A British Airways plane is seen from Terminal 4 moving along the tarmac at Heathrow Airport in London, early Saturday, March 20, 2010. A three-day strike by British Airways cabin crew affecting thousands of travelers began Saturday after last-ditch talks between the airline's management and union leaders collapsed. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - British Airways canceled more than 1,000 flights after its cabin crew launched a three-day strike Saturday, wreaking havoc on the plans of tens of thousands of passengers just before the busy spring holiday season.


Obama appeals to Iranian people in Internet video (AP)

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on health insurance reform during his event at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., Friday, March 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - In a fresh appeal directly to the Iranian people, President Barack Obama says in an online video that the United States wants more educational and cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the Internet to give them a more hopeful future.


UN chief is shown Israeli settlements, barrier (AP)

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the media after talks in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 19, 2010. Ban Ki-moon is participating in a meeting of the quartet of Middle East peace mediators - the U.S., Russia, the EU and the United Nations.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)AP - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Saturday got a closer look at what has emerged as a main obstacle to restarting Mideast peace talks — Israeli settlements on Palestinian-claimed land.


Bloated lake haunts North Dakota town again (AP)

In a photo made March 17, 2010, the main street of Kathryn, N.D. is shown. The town which barely survived last year's flood stands a 50-50 chance it could flood this year after $3 million was scraped together last year to replace the battered nearby Clausen Spring Dam but it hasn't been done. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)AP - Almost a year after worried authorities went door to door warning residents to flee as water carved through a nearby dam, this tiny North Dakota town is facing the possibility of having to evacuate again because of flooding.


Thai protesters stage weekend march around capital (AP)

Supporters cheer anti-government demonstrators as they pass through an intersection in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday March 20, 2010. The procession was cheered from the sidewalks by large crowds as it passed with red flags and ribbons fluttering and car horns honking.  (AP Photo/David Longstreath)AP - Tens of thousands of protesters riding motorcycles and crammed into trucks and cars rolled through the streets of the Thai capital Saturday in a giant caravan to rally residents to their "class war" against the government.


Year's biggest sandstorm turns Beijing sky orange (AP)

A paramilitary policeman stands at the Tiananmen Square shrouded by sandstorm in Beijing, Saturday, March 20, 2010. China's capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country's north, delaying some flights at Beijing's international airport and prompting South Korean weather officials to issue a dust warning for Seoul. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China's capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country's north, delaying some flights at Beijing's airport and prompting a dust warning for Seoul.


New threat puts Hemet officers on heightened alert (AP)

People stand outside the Hemet Christian Assembly church in Hemet, Calif., Thursday, March 18, 2010. The church is located near a repurposed home which is the Riverside County Gang Task Force headquarters. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - The tense atmosphere surrounding a California police department plagued by booby trap attacks has been stepped up a notch following the latest threat against officers.


Judge: $575M settlement rejected for 9/11 'heroes' (AP)

Retired New York City firefighter Keith Delmar, who testified in court, suffering from a variety of respiratory ailments is seen outside Manhattan federal court, Friday, March 19, 2010, in New York. A federal judge on Friday rejected a legal settlement of more than a half-billion dollars for people sickened by ash and dust from the World Trade Center, saying the deal to compensate 10,000 police officers, firefighters and other laborers didn't contain enough money for the workers. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)AP - A federal judge rejected a multimillion dollar settlement for people sickened by ash and dust from the World Trade Center, saying the deal to compensate 10,000 police officers, firefighters and other laborers didn't contain enough money.


Jacksonville NCAA survivors have plenty in common (AP)

Cornell player Jon Jaques, right, hugs coach Steve Donahue as they celebrate after defeating Temple 78-65 in an NCAA first-round college basketball game in Jacksonville, Fla., Friday, March 19, 2010.(AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP - Take your pick: Duke, California, Cornell or Wisconsin?


House Democrats see momentum on health bill (Reuters)

Ernest Sass, 52, (L) winces as he is attended to by Girish Bobby Kapur, M.D. (R) in a room used to see patients who don't require treatment for trauma inside the emergency room at Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston, Texas July 27, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives lobbied undecided members for support and voiced growing confidence on Friday they will win a close vote on final passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul.


Putin offers U.S. hints of support (Reuters)

U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton (R) and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meet at the presidential residence Novo-Ogaryovo outside Moscow, March 19, 2010. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Pool/Alexei NikolskyReuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin offered hints he could support the United States on two key issues -- an arms pact and Iran -- after a meeting on Friday with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.


Opposition "red shirts" try to win over Thai capital (Reuters)

Anti-government protesters gather by their motorcycles before marching through central Bangkok March 20, 2010. REUTERS/Damir SagoljReuters - Thousands of opposition activists paraded through Thailand's sprawling capital on Saturday in a bid to win over of Bangkok's middle classes to their anti-government campaign.


Quartet hopes package will unlock Middle East talks (Reuters)

Catherine Ashton, EU foreign policy chief, attends the session of Middle East mediators in Moscow March 19, 2010. Middle East mediators from Europe, the United States, Russia and the U.N. met on Friday seeking to defuse the latest crisis in peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians.  REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin  (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)Reuters - Two members of the international quartet of Middle East mediators suggested on Friday that stalled indirect peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians may be unblocked in coming days.


Judge in NY orders more talks on 9/11 deal (Reuters)
Reuters - A U.S. federal judge on Friday delayed a $657.5 million settlement for workers who suffered health problems after the September 11, 2001, attacks, saying the process must be transparent and lawyers fees should not be drawn from the funds.
Obama urges senators to support financial reform (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama urged lawmakers on Saturday to resist pressure to weaken a financial reform bill and called again for an independent consumer watchdog to help prevent future financial crises.
Court orders Fed to release bailout documents (Reuters)
Reuters - In a significant victory for news media, a federal appeals court said the Federal Reserve must disclose records on emergency lending programs to banks bailed out by the government in the financial crisis.
India to get access to U.S. man on Mumbai attack: U.S. (Reuters)
Reuters - Indian investigators will be given access to the Chicago man who pleaded guilty to helping plan the Mumbai attacks, but he won't be extradited to India on current charges, a U.S. official said on Saturday.
Pope prepares letter on Irish abuse amid growing anger (AFP)

Pope Benedict XVI was preparing Saturday to issue a pastoral letter on the child abuse scandal in the Church in Ireland, amid growing anger about similar affairs in other countries.(AFP/Pool/File/Gregorio Borgia)AFP - Pope Benedict XVI was preparing Saturday to issue a pastoral letter on the child abuse scandal in the Church in Ireland, amid growing anger about similar affairs in other countries.


Obama to drum up support for health care votes (AFP)

US President Barack Obama, seen here, was to meet key Democratic lawmakers to drum up support for his sweeping health care reform plan ahead of a decisive vote on it in the House of Representatives.(AFP/Getty Images/Win Mcnamee)AFP - US President Barack Obama was to meet key Democratic lawmakers Saturday to drum up support for his sweeping health care reform plan ahead of a decisive vote on it in the House of Representatives.


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