Top StoriesAustrian incest father pleads guilty to all counts | 18 March 2009 3:20 GMT  AP - In a stunning turn of events, an Austrian on trial for imprisoning his daughter for 24 years and fathering her seven children pleaded guilty Wednesday to all charges against him ? including negligent homicide ? after hearing his daughter's heart-wrenching testimony.Source: Yahoo! | Print story: Austrian incest father pleads guilty to all counts Bush says its essential to help Obama | 18 March 2009 2:53 GMT  AP - Former President George W. Bush, making his first public speech since leaving office in January, says he wants Barack Obama to succeed and that it's "essential" to support the new leader.Source: Yahoo! | Print story: Bush says its essential to help Obama Richardsons family gathers near injured actress | 18 March 2009 2:4 GMT  AP - Members of Natasha Richardson's venerable acting family were seen gathering near the Tony-winning actress after she suffered a reportedly serious head injury during a beginner's skiing lesson in Montreal.Source: Yahoo! | Print story: Richardsons family gathers near injured actress AIG chairman inherits retention bonus mess | 18 March 2009 1:5 GMT  AP - Edward M. Liddy, chairman and CEO of American International Group Inc. since last fall, has become the reluctant defender of princely employee bonuses that members of Congress ? and much of the American public ? find indefensible.Source: Yahoo! | Print story: AIG chairman inherits retention bonus mess Health care overhaul cost may reach $15 trillion | 18 March 2009 1:2 GMT  AP - Your lungs may work just fine, but the estimated price for universal health care could take your breath away.Source: Yahoo! | Print story: Health care overhaul cost may reach $15 trillion New England pastor houses child killer riles town | 17 March 2009 22:47 GMT  AP - A pastor in this quiet, picturesque New England town thought he was doing the Christian thing when he took in a convicted child killer who had served his time but had nowhere to go. But some neighbors of the Rev. David Pinckney vehemently disagree, one even threatening to burn his house down after officials could find no one else willing to take 60-year-old Raymond Guay.Source: Yahoo! | Print story: New England pastor houses child killer riles town Sources: US to sign UN gay rights declaration | 17 March 2009 22:28 GMT  AP - The Obama administration will endorse a U.N. declaration calling for the worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality that then-President George W. Bush had refused to sign, The Associated Press has learned.Source: Yahoo! | Print story: Sources: US to sign UN gay rights declaration Undersea volcano erupts off Tonga coast | 17 March 2009 20:52 GMT AP - An undersea volcano erupted off the coast of Tonga shooting clouds of smoke, steam and ash thousands of feet into the sky above the South Pacific ocean, officials said Wednesday. Source: Yahoo! | Print story: Undersea volcano erupts off Tonga coast Colorado gas pump explodes in flames killing 1 | 17 March 2009 20:46 GMT AP - A convenience store gasoline pump caught fire and exploded Tuesday, killing a woman and injuring at least one other person, police said. Source: Yahoo! | Print story: Colorado gas pump explodes in flames killing 1 Keepers shoot escaped lion at Australian zoo | 17 March 2009 19:58 GMT  AFP - A lioness was shot dead after escaping from its enclosure at an Australian zoo, forcing dozens of visitors to hide inside buildings, a zoo spokesman said Wednesday.Source: Yahoo! | Print story: Keepers shoot escaped lion at Australian zoo Washington knew AIG was preparing to pay bonuses | 17 March 2009 19:4 GMT  AP - Cue the outrage. For months, the Obama administration and members of Congress have known that insurance giant AIG was getting ready to pay huge bonuses while living off government bailouts. It wasn't until the money was flowing and news was trickling out to the public that official Washington rose up in anger and vowed to yank the money back.Source: Yahoo! | Print story: Washington knew AIG was preparing to pay bonuses Source: More feds to combat border violence | 17 March 2009 18:53 GMT  AP - The Obama administration plans to send reinforcements to the Southwest border to help contain the rampant violence of the Mexican drug cartel wars.Source: Yahoo! | Print story: Source: More feds to combat border violence Study: Being obese can take years off your life | 17 March 2009 18:5 GMT  AP - Being obese can take years off your life and in some cases may be as dangerous as smoking, a new study says. British researchers at the University of Oxford analyzed 57 studies mostly in Europe and North America, following nearly one million people for an average of 10 to 15 years. During that time, about 100,000 of those people died.Source: Yahoo! | Print story: Study: Being obese can take years off your life Petland is accused of scheme to sell sick puppies | 17 March 2009 16:33 GMT AP - An animal protection group has accused the Petland Inc. pet store chain of scheming to sell sick puppies bred in filthy conditions to thousands of unsuspecting people. Source: Yahoo! | Print story: Petland is accused of scheme to sell sick puppies
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