AP - President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation won precious support from a longtime liberal holdout in the House on Wednesday and from a retired Catholic bishop and nuns representing dozens of religious orders — gaining fresh traction ahead of a climactic weekend vote.
AP - Idaho took the lead in a growing, nationwide fight against health care overhaul Wednesday when its governor became the first to sign a measure requiring the state attorney general to sue the federal government if residents are forced to buy health insurance.
AP - Products intended to treat cats and dogs for fleas and ticks kill hundreds of pets each year and injure tens of thousands, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday as it outlined plans to make the products safer.
AP - Buyers, beware: President Barack Obama says his health care overhaul will lower premiums by double digits, but check the fine print.
Lawmaker says health care ad distorts and hurts (AP)
AP - A Pennsylvania lawmaker whose parents recently died of cancer is among the targets of an ad campaign by a conservative group that questions congressional Democrats' interest in preventing the disease.
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,385 (AP)
AP - As of Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at least 4,385 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
Idaho high court: No new trials for 6 on death row (AP)
AP - The Idaho Supreme Court has denied requests from six death row inmates who said they were entitled to new trials because a U.S. Supreme Court ruling made after their convictions called on juries, not judges, to impose the death penalty.
FBI Director defends handling of Christmas case (AP)
AP - FBI Director Robert Mueller on Wednesday defended his bureau's handling of the Christmas airline bombing attempt, insisting agents in Detroit moved quickly to protect lives. The suspect, he added, has been cooperating after his arrest.
AP - The Basque separatist group ETA was blamed Wednesday for the shooting death of a French policeman outside Paris, as authorities interrogated one suspect and hunted for at least five other assailants who fled the scene.
Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he was sure Tiger Woods will still be a "terrific golfer" when he returns to competition, while one of the PGA Tour's most senior players urged America to forgive the scandal-hit golfer.
Kucinich's Switch on Health Care Is Boost for House Leaders (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich of Ohio, a liberal Democratic holdout against his party's efforts to pass a health care overhaul, said Wednesday he will vote for the final legislation despite his disappointment with some provisions.
Bloomberg - Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp.’s handling ofrecalls came under mounting criticism on the eve of theautomaker’s U.S. congressional testimony, including charges thatthe company misled the public on the adequacy of its recalls.
