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Woman’s parrot taken, house ransacked by Bank of America: lawsuit

A bird in the hands of a foreclosure business was worth untold angst for the pet’s rattled owner.

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Safety agency under spotlight in House hearing (AP)

A panel of experts answer questions during a live webcast  Monday, March 8, 2010, at Toyota Headquarters in Torrance, Calif. Toyota, dogged by millions of recalls and claims that it still has not fixed its safety problems, assembled a group of experts who said studies by an Illinois professor who revved Toyota engines simply by short-circuiting the wiring were flawed because they created conditions that would never happen on the road. (AP Photo/Bret Hartman)AP – Toyota’s massive recalls are bringing new scrutiny to the government’s auto safety agency, prompting Congress to look at how federal safety officials have lived up to their mission of protecting motorists.


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Democrats, White House close in on health bill (AP)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks about healthcare reform at her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 4, 2010. REUTERS/Jose Luis MaganaAP – A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president’s signature health care overhaul.


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House GOP leaders press earmark moratorium (AP)

House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 4, 2010.   (AP  Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP – House GOP leaders are pushing rank-and-file Republicans to break their addiction to pet projects by going cold turkey and giving up the long-cherished practice of directing federal dollars to their home districts.


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House leaders push toward health vote by Easter (AP)

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about healthcare reform, as medical professionals look on, in the East Room of the White House in Washington March 3, 2010. U.S. President Barack Obama, surrounded by health care personnel, speaks about healthcare reform from the East Room of the White House in Washington.     REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH)AP – House Democratic leaders are pushing to finish far-reaching health legislation and hold a climactic vote in the next three weeks, aiming to overcome reluctance from the rank-and-file lawmakers while answering President Barack Obama’s challenge for swift action.


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Some House foes eye switch to ‘yes’ on health care (AP)

President Barack Obama greets Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz. in the Blair House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, prior to the start of the health care reform summit. At left is House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio.  (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP – Ten House Democrats say they have not ruled out the possibility of switching their earlier “no” votes to “yes” on the big health care overhaul. That’s giving Democrats a glimmer of hope in the face of unyielding Republican opposition. The House members commented in interviews Monday with The Associated Press.


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White House OK on health care with or without GOP (AP)

In this photo taken Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, Democrat leaders, from left, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., with Vice President Joe Biden, and President Barack Obama take part in health care reform meeting at the Blair House in Washington.  Obama, Democrats and Republicans fought about a health care overhaul they've debated for a year. They broke no new ground and the gridlock that has paralyzed Washington, and infuriated the public, was on full display. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP – The White House’s top health care official is optimistic that Democrats will have the votes to pass a major health care overhaul.


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