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World (from New York Times)

• Attacks on Detainee Lawyers Split Conservatives Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:10:53
  Right-leaning legal scholars have bristled at a video, produced by a group that Liz Cheney runs, that questions the loyalty of lawyers who worked for terror detainees.
  
  
  
  
  
• Food Aid Bypasses Somalia’s Needy, U.N. Study Finds Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:20:41
  As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted to a web of corrupt contractors, Islamist militants and local U.N. staff, according to a report.
  
  
  
  
  
• Ravitch Sets Broad Plan on New York Fiscal Crisis Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:10:22
  Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch will unveil a plan that includes borrowing billions and imposing curbs on future spending.
  
  
  
  
  
• Bank of America Plans to End Overdraft Fees on Debit Card Purchases Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:00:33
  Customers who try to make purchases with their debit cards without enough money in their accounts will simply be declined.
  
  
  
  
  
• Abroad: Caravaggio in Ascendance: An Antihero’s Time to Shine Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:18:26
  By at least one amusing new metric, Michelangelo has been bumped from his perch atop the Italian art charts by Caravaggio, a hyperrealist whose art is instantly accessible.
  
  
  
  
  
• Upset by U.S. Security, Pakistanis Return as Heroes Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:20:39
  A U.S. tour arranged by the State Department ended in a public relations fiasco when the group of Pakistani legislators refused to submit to extra airport screening.
  
  
  
  
  
• Pennsylvania Woman Tied to Plot on Cartoonist Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:01:33
  Federal prosecutors accused Colleen R. LaRose, who called herself “JihadJane,” of linking up online with militants overseas, culminating in an alleged murder plot.
  
  
  
  
  
• No. 1 UConn 60, No. 8 West Virginia 32: No. 1 UConn Women Improvise to an All-Too-Familiar Tune Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:09:35
  UConn won its 72nd consecutive game, an N.C.A.A. women’s record, and another Big East title on Tuesday.
  
  
  
  
  

India (from NDTV)

• Tatas make a comeback in Assam March 10, 2010 9:43 AM
  Guwahati gets a Taj as the Tatas slowly make a comeback to one of their plantation states, well timed with the government readying itself for talks with the ULFA. Some of the country’s most successful business people are getting together to form the Assam Investment Advisory Board. Ratan Tata was also amongst them.

  
  
  

  

• Women’s Bill: And now the rumbling allies March 10, 2010 8:02 AM
  Sonia Gandhi expressed her surprised with Mamata Banerjee’s decision to abstain from voting on the Women’s Reservation Bill. So, what made Mamata do what she did? She’s clearly eyeing the battle for Bengal. Dissent from the government ’s largest ally is out in the open and there is a sound political reason.

  
  
  

  

• India okays Copenhagen Accord, with riders March 10, 2010 8:00 AM
  India and China on Wednesday formally backed the Climate Change Accord hammered out in Copenhagen last year calling for voluntary cut in greenhouse gas emissions.

  
  
  

  

• Slighted Yadavs plan their next attack March 10, 2010 10:38 AM
  Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav are likely to hand their letters withdrawing support to the UPA to the President on Wednesday.

  
  
  

  

• Govt ready to revisit new tourist visa guidelines March 10, 2010 7:42 AM
  The government said on Tuesday that it was ready to revisit the new guidelines issued for granting tourist and conference visas if there were genuine grievances. Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai said the government has received a number representations requesting it to reconsider the revised guidelines.

  
  
  

  

• Sonia Gandhi speaks exclusively to NDTV March 10, 2010 1:27 AM
  In an exclusive interview to NDTV’s Barkha Dutt, Sonia Gandhi has discussed the Women’s Bill and the role she played in pushing it through the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Gandhi had made a public commitment to delivering the bill.

  
  
  

  

Technology (from CNET News.com)

• Google Maps to add bike maps, directions Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:00:00
  Cyclists will be able to use Google Maps to plot directions around 150 U.S. cities when bike directions go live on Google later on Tuesday.
• Lindsay Lohan sues E-Trade over Super Bowl spot Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:21:41
  The troubled actress is suing E-Trade, claiming that it mocked her in one of its cute baby ads. She is asking for $100 million.
• How Epic fit the Unreal Engine into the iPhone Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:26:11
  The Unreal Engine 3 is on its way to the iPhone, though creators Epic Games have had to make some compromises to get there.
• Google announces business app store for Google Apps Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:15:00
  Software developers can cater to Google Apps customers through a new application store announced at Google’s Campfire One event in Mountain View.

Finance (from CNN Money.com)

• Energy crystals under the sea Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:46:20
  It looks like ice — but this ice could one day be used to heat your home.
• Stocks muster gains; Nasdaq at 18-month high Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:30:01
  Stocks managed gains Tuesday at the end of a choppy session as investors mulled the latest corporate deal and profit news on the anniversary of the bear-market bottom.
• I.D. theft company settles for false claims Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:03:21
  Federal regulators said Tuesday that LifeLock has agreed to pay $12 million to settle charges the company made deceptive claims about its ability to protect customers from identity theft.
• Budget squeeze sours jobs picture Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:23:24
  Another big employer is hanging out the “Not Hiring” sign.
• Some execs get ‘pity’ bonus Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:05:35
  Maybe you missed your earnings target last year or your stock was crushed. But if you’re a corporate executive, that might not necessarily prohibit you from earning a generous bonus.

Cricket (from Cricinfo)

• Hopkins emerges from McCullum’s shadow Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:33:09
  Being Brendon McCullum’s back-up isn’t easy but Gareth Hopkins is starting to be viewed as a first-choice instead of a replacement
• Clarke still not locked in for New Zealand Test tour Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:35:48
  Michael Clarke will take part in the Test tour of New Zealand after being named in the 14-man squad a couple of days after leaving the one-day trip
• Australia eye Chappell-Hadlee Trophy Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:11:15
  Cricinfo’s preview of the fourth ODI between New Zealand and Australia in Auckland
• Bermuda announce squad for Namibia tour Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:19:49
  Bermuda have announced their 14-man squad for the tour to South Africa and Namibia, which takes place from March 23 to April 12.

Movies (from Hollywood.com)

• Children of Invention, Rated: NR, Opens: 03/12/2010
  Two children are left to fend for themselves when their mother is arrested for unwittingly taking part in an illegal pyramid scheme.

  
  
  

  

• Green Zone, Rated: R, Opens: 03/12/2010
  Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller, is a rogue U.S. Army officer who must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil before war escalates in an unstable region.

  
  
  

  

• Our Family Wedding, Rated: PG-13, Opens: 03/12/2010

  
  
  

  

• Remember Me, Rated: PG-13, Opens: 03/12/2010