Archive for March, 2010

Poll: Close to 9 in 10 Latinos to fill out census (AP)

Radio host Tom Joyner, left, of the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show signs autographs as he hosts a show urging people to fill out the 2010 Census Wednesday, March 31, 2010, outside the Greenspoint Mall in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Nick de la Torre)AP – What boycott? Close to 9 in 10 Hispanics say they intend to participate in the 2010 census, with immigrants more likely to say the government count is good for their community and that personal information will be kept confidential, according to a new poll.


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Custom may explain dumping of dead babies in China (AP)

EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT A man points at the body of a baby dumped in a river on the outskirts of Jining in China's Shandong province, on Sunday, March 28, 2010. The bodies of 21 babies, some with hospital identification tags around their tiny ankles, washed ashore on a river in eastern China and two mortuary workers were detained for allegedly dumping them. (AP Photo)  CHINA OUTAP – Rural traditions of abandoning dead infants because they’re considered bad luck may have played a role in the case of 21 babies’ bodies found along a river in eastern China, apparently dumped by hospital mortuary workers.


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Seniors wary of health overhaul impact on Medicare (AP)

Fred Childress, of Oak Ridge, Tenn., wears a T-shirt showing his opposition to President Barack Obama's federal health care overhaul Wednesday, March 31, 2010, at the Legislative Plaza in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)AP – Seniors aren’t celebrating President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.


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Jay Leno tells HLN host Joy Behar: Conan O’Brien and I both got screwed

Jay Leno may have wrestled “The Tonight Show” back from Conan O’Brien, but he still thinks they both “got screwed.”

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Pope sees sex scandal as test; bishops urge reform (AP)

Pope Benedict XVI handles a staff with crucifix during a memorial Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, to mark the fifth anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II, Monday, March 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)AP – Pope Benedict XVI sees the priestly sex scandal as a “test for him and the church,” his spokesman said Wednesday, as bishops around Europe used Holy Week’s solemn call for penitence to announce new pledges of transparency in dealing with the abuse of children.


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Jay Leno tells ‘The View’s’ Joy Behar: Conan O’Brien and me both got screwed

Jay Leno may have wrestled “The Tonight Show” back from Conan O’Brien, but he still thinks they both “got screwed.”

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1963 letter indicates former pope knew of abuse (AP)

Manuel Vega former Los Angeles Police officer and alleged victim of clergy sex abuse speaks during a news conference outside of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles Wednesday March 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP – The head of a Roman Catholic order that specialized in the treatment of pedophile priests visited with the then-pope nearly 50 years ago and followed up with a letter recommending the removal of pedophile priests from ministry, according to a copy of the letter released Wednesday.


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