Mar 19th, 2010 · U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ripped into the $657 million deal to compensate workers sickened by ash and dust from the collapsed World Trade Center. He said the figure was too low and workers did not have enough time to decide whether to accept the deal. "I will not preside over a settlement that is based on fear or ignorance," he said.
Mar 19th, 2010 · Keeping track of votes on health overhaul is driving us batty.
Mar 19th, 2010 · Swedish artist Lars Vilks has lived with a $100,000 bounty on his head since 2007 for a drawing he made depicting the Prophet Muhammad. But unlike the angry protest that erupted in 2005 after similar cartoons were published in Denmark, Swedes have remained largely silent on the controversy.
Mar 19th, 2010 · All of the 33 children that U.S. missionaries tried to take out of Haiti after the deadly January earthquake have been returned to their parents. But at least one mother says that she would consider giving up her children for a better life elsewhere than subject them to the desperate living conditions in Haiti.
Mar 19th, 2010 · The best feeling SXSW is capable of generating — and, if I may hyperbolize, one of the best feelings life is capable of generating — is the sensation that comes with falling in love with a band at first sight. At SXSW, Stephen knows he shouldn't see Wye Oak for the umpteenth time, but that doesn't stop him.
Mar 19th, 2010 · The attorney for Casey Anthony, who is accused of killing her daughter, told a court Thursday that ABC News had paid Anthony $200,000 for exclusive rights to reproduce family photos and a video. Several journalists said ABC's failure to tell viewers of the payment for the pictures was an ethical lapse.
Mar 19th, 2010 · Democratic leaders scrambling for every last vote on health care have managed to win over the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, despite its members' previous objections to the bill. That support came as the White House pledged to push through a comprehensive immigration overhaul. But that's a long shot for this year.
Mar 19th, 2010 · President Obama and House Democrats gathered support for the health care bill that is expected to be voted upon Sunday. Meanwhile, U.S.-Israeli relations were tense this week after an Israeli announcement that it will build new homes in an East Jerusalem neighborhood. David Brooks of The New York Times and E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post offer their insight.
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