http://www.newsmeat.com/NEWSMEAT publishes daily news and Americas most popular campaign donor search engine.Copyright 2007 Polity Mediaen-ushttp://www.newsmeat.com/images/nmlogo.gifhttp://www.newsmeat.com/Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:01:40 -0400HeadlinesIn a fresh appeal directly to the Iranian people, President Barack Obama says in an online video that the United States wants more educational and cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the Internet to give them a more hopeful future.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099963&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Philip ElliottSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:57 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099963&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A Southern California police department plagued by booby trap attacks against its officers went on heightened alert Friday following yet another threat.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099678&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Thomas WatkinsSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:47 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099678&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Cheesecake in hand, the police commissioner personally apologized Friday for the 50 or so mistaken, door-pounding visits that police have made to the home of a bewildered elderly Brooklyn couple in the past eight years.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099576&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Verena DobnikSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:41 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099576&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Police say they have made an arrest in the case of a racial comment being made over the public-address system at a Walmart store in southern New Jersey.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099558&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281StaffSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:40 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099558&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Protesters riding thousands of motorcycles and crammed into trucks and cars set off Saturday for a daylong caravan through the streets of the Thai capital, hoping to enlist residents in their "class war" against the government.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099527&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Thanyarat DoksoneSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:37 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099527&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 The elderly Texas billionaire who married Anna Nicole Smith in the last year of his life never intended to leave the former stripper any portion of his vast fortune, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099508&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Paul EliasSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:36 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099508&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A Lehman Brothers whistleblower warned his bosses that accounting gimmicks the bank used before its collapse may have been illegal, his lawyer said Friday.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099506&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Stevenson JacobsSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:36 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099506&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 It was a day like any other day — except that it was the seventh anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. And, for the most part, that was forgotten.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099504&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Allen G. BreedSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:36 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099504&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A federal judge on Friday rejected a legal settlement that would have given at least $575 million to people sickened by ash and dust from the World Trade Center, saying the deal shortchanged 10,000 ground zero workers whom he called heroes.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099490&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281David B. CarusoSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:35 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099490&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 One by one, House Democratic fence-sitters began choosing sides Friday, and the long, turbulent struggle over landmark health care legislation tilted unmistakably in President Barack Obama’s direction.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099489&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281David EspoSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:35 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099489&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A three-day strike by British Airways cabin crew affecting thousands of travelers began Saturday after last-ditch talks between the airline’s management and union leaders collapsed.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099488&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Jane WardellSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:33 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099488&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Chinese women walk on a pedestrian bridge during a sandstorm hit in Beijing, Saturday, March 20, 2010. China’s capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country’s north, delaying some flights at Beijing’s international airport and prompting South Korean weather officials to issue a dust warning for Seoul. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099424&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Andy WongSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:24 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099424&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Paramilitary police officers march at the Tiananmen Square shrouded by sandstorm in Beijing, Saturday, March 20, 2010. China’s capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country’s north, delaying some flights at Beijing’s international airport and prompting South Korean weather officials to issue a dust warning for Seoul. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099394&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Andy WongSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:24 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099394&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A police woman, covering her face with mask, stands in front of Tiananmen Gate shrouded by sandstorm in Beijing, Saturday, March 20, 2010. China’s capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country’s north, delaying some flights at Beijing’s international airport and prompting South Korean weather officials to issue a dust warning for Seoul. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099384&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Andy WongSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:24 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099384&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A Chinese girl holds a national flag at the Tiananmen Square shrouded by sandstorm in Beijing, Saturday, March 20, 2010. China’s capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country’s north, delaying some flights at Beijing’s international airport and prompting South Korean weather officials to issue a dust warning for Seoul. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099374&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Andy WongSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:24 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099374&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A woman carries a child, both of them wearing face masks at the Tiananmen Square hit by sandstorm in Beijing, Saturday, March 20, 2010. China’s capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country’s north, delaying some flights at Beijing’s international airport and prompting South Korean weather officials to issue a dust warning for Seoul. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099364&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Andy WongSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:24 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099364&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 China’s capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country’s north, delaying some flights at Beijing’s airport and prompting a dust warning for Seoul.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099344&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Cara AnnaSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:24 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099344&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 President Barack Obama Saturday subtly shifted US rhetoric on Iran, pledging to ensure Iranians could access the Internet without fear of censorship, and blaming Tehran for isolating itself.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099323&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099323&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Thousands of red-clad Thai protesters began to snake across Bangkok on Saturday in a festive travelling rally aimed at winning over the city’s residents to their flagging anti-government campaign.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099322&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099322&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Beijingers woke up Saturday to find the Chinese capital covered in a film of yellow dust, as sandstorms caused by a severe drought in the north of the country and Mongolia swept into the city.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099320&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099320&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Russia and the United States will sign a new nuclear disarmament treaty in early April in the Czech capital Prague, Russian daily newspaper Kommersant reported Saturday, citing a diplomatic source.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099321&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099321&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 The trial of four Rio Tinto employees next week will be widely watched as a test of whether China is willing to honour commitments to foreign investors and be a responsible member of the world community.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099317&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099317&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 North Korea’s parliament will hold its annual meeting on April 9, state media announced Saturday.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099315&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:10 GMTAFP Asian Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099315&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Team New Zealand took the early honours in the final of the Louis Vuitton Trophy yachting regatta on Saturday, winning the opening race against Italians Mascalzone Latino by 12 seconds.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099314&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 20 Mar 2010 06:10 GMTAFP Asian Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72099314&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Pope Benedict XVI addresses Ireland on Saturday in a letter apologizing for the sex abuse scandal here — a message being watched closely by Catholics from Boston to Berlin to see if it also acknowledges decades of Vatican-approved cover-ups.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72097639&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Shawn PogatchnikSat, 20 Mar 2010 05:18 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72097639&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 The North Korean’s note, scrawled in pen, was simple: "I want to go to South Korea. Why? To find freedom. Freedom of religion, freedom of life."http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72097624&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Kwang-Tae KimSat, 20 Mar 2010 05:15 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72097624&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 US President Barack Obama Saturday pledged to ensure Iranians access to the Internet "without fear of censorship" in a Nowruz, New Year message targeted at the country’s civilian population.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72097597&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 20 Mar 2010 05:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72097597&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Japan on Saturday marked the 15th anniversary of the deadly 1995 Tokyo subway nerve gas attacks, with families of victims leaving flowers at the scene of some of the deaths.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72097595&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 20 Mar 2010 05:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72097595&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Britain’s Mark Cavendish is maintaining hopes of pulling off a rare double by winning the gruelling Milan-SanRemo when it opens the one-day classics season on Saturday.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72097592&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 20 Mar 2010 05:10 GMTAFP European Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72097592&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Manu Ginobili scored 23 points and seven others reach doubles figures as the San Antonio Spurs routed the Golden State Warriors 147-116.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72097587&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 20 Mar 2010 05:10 GMTAFP American Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72097587&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James became the youngest player to reach 15,000 points, breaking Kobe Bryant’s mark in a National Basketball Association game.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72097586&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 20 Mar 2010 05:10 GMTAFP American Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72097586&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 President Nicolas Sarkozy’s party braced for a potential electoral wipeout in Sunday’s final round of regional elections, which an alliance of the rival left hopes will give it a national sweep and a staging ground for 2012 presidential voting.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72097578&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Elaine GanleySat, 20 Mar 2010 05:09 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72097578&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 A shootout in the northern city of Monterrey killed two suspected drug cartel gunmen and wounded a soldier Friday. Suspected gang members also blocked roads in the city for the second day, in a bold attempt to impede security patrols.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72097513&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Mark WalshSat, 20 Mar 2010 05:02 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72097513&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Rapid City’s police chief said in a report released Friday that he regrets his department’s outing of a lesbian Air Force sergeant led to her military discharge, but that his officers followed department protocol.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72097348&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Timberly RossSat, 20 Mar 2010 05:00 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72097348&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Anti-government protesters march in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday March 20, 2010. Protesters in more than 1,000 vehicles set off Saturday for a daylong caravan through the streets of the Thai capital, hoping to enlist residents in their "class war" against the government. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096633&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Sakchai LalitSat, 20 Mar 2010 04:34 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096633&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Anti-government protesters march, calling for fresh elections, in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday March 20, 2010. Protesters in more than 1,000 vehicles set off Saturday for a daylong caravan through the streets of the Thai capital, hoping to enlist residents in their "class war" against the government.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096623&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Sakchai LalitSat, 20 Mar 2010 04:34 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096623&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Anti-government protesters march, calling for fresh elections, in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday March 20, 2010. Protesters in more than 1,000 vehicles set off Saturday for a daylong caravan through the streets of the Thai capital, hoping to enlist residents in their "class war" against the government. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096613&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Sakchai LalitSat, 20 Mar 2010 04:34 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096613&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Anti- government protesters march in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday March 20, 2010. Protesters in more than 1,000 vehicles set off Saturday for a daylong caravan through the streets of the Thai capital, hoping to enlist residents in their "class war" against the government. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096603&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Sakchai LalitSat, 20 Mar 2010 04:34 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096603&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 The Boy Scouts of America has long kept an extensive archive of secret documents that chronicle the sexual abuse of young boys by Scout leaders over the years.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096564&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281William McCallSat, 20 Mar 2010 04:17 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096564&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 China’s capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country’s north, delaying some flights at Beijing’s international airport and prompting South Korean weather officials to issue a dust warning for Seoul.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096528&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281Cara AnnaSat, 20 Mar 2010 04:15 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096528&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 President Jacob Zuma visited a shantytown outside Johannesburg and vowed to improve public services to defuse anger that has erupted into protests ahead of the World Cup.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096432&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 20 Mar 2010 04:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096432&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Five people identified as ETA suspects in a surveillance video released in France and Spain are in fact firemen from Spain’s Catalonia region who were on holiday, Spanish media said Saturday.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096431&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 20 Mar 2010 04:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096431&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 The trial of four Rio Tinto employees next week will be widely watched as a test of whether China is willing to honour committments to foreign investors and be a responsible member of the world community.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096427&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 20 Mar 2010 04:10 GMTAFP Global Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096427&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Michael Carrick believes Manchester United can open the door to an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title by slaying their recent Liverpool jinx this weekend.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096423&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281AfpSat, 20 Mar 2010 04:10 GMTAFP European Editionhttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096423&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281 Today is Saturday, March 20, the 79th day of 2010. There are 286 days left in the year. Spring arrives at 1:32 p.m. Eastern time.http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096096&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281The Associated PressSat, 20 Mar 2010 04:01 GMTAP Newshttp://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=72096096&channelId=2951&buyerId=newsmeatcom&buid=3281