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Iraq PM uses early lead to pursue new govt allies (AP)
AP - Seizing on an early lead in Iraq's election, the prime minister's political coalition began reaching out to rivals Friday as partial results signaled a tight race that was unlikely to produce a clear-cut winner.

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Twin suicide bombs kill 43 in Pakistani city (AP)
AP - Two suicide bombers killed 43 people in near-simultaneous blasts Friday, the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week and a clear sign that militants have the power to strike targets despite months of army offensives and U.S. missile strikes.

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Women on the pill may live longer, study says (AP)
AP - Women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says.

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Turner's long 3 at buzzer lifts Buckeyes (AP)
Evan Turner's accuracy was off, and the player widely regarded as one of the nation's best was becoming visibly frustrated in the final minutes. When the game clock showed 2.2 seconds, those issues no longer mattered. Turner took an inbounds pass, dribbled upcourt and drained a 37-footer at the buzzer to give No.

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Oregon QB Masoli suspended for season (AP)
Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli has been suspended for the upcoming season by coach Chip Kelly after pleading guilty to second-degree burglary in the theft of a pair of laptops and a guitar from a campus fraternity. Running back LaMichael James has been suspended for the season opener after he pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor harassment charge stemming from an altercation with his former...

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Kentucky comes from 11 down to beat Tide (AP)
John Calipari only hopes his young Kentucky Wildcats' first postseason game delivered the message he's been trying to send -- tournament time requires more intensity and desire than the regular season. John Wall had 23 points, including seven straight in the second half to give the Wildcats the lead for good, and No.

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Yahoo! News: Business News

Yellen at Fed would likely favor low-rate policy (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama's likely choice of Janet Yellen to become vice chairman of the Federal Reserve would favor a policy that stresses low interest rates to ease unemployment over higher rates to curb inflation.

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Examiner unveils Lehman accounting tricks (AP)
AP - An accounting gimmick called Repo 105 provided financial relief for Lehman Brothers in the months before its spectacular collapse, an autopsy of the once-venerable Wall Street house has found. The question now is whether the trickery spells legal jeopardy for executives of Lehman or its auditors Ernst & Young.

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Retail sales show surprising gain in February (AP)
AP - Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers refused to let snowstorms stop them from stepping up purchases for everything from clothes to appliances. The improvement provided hope that the recovery from the Great Recession is gaining momentum.

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Woods responders concerned about domestic violence (AP)
AP - The ambulance crew that responded after Tiger Woods crashed his SUV would not allow his wife to ride with him to the hospital because they suspected domestic violence, documents released Friday by the Florida Highway Patrol show.

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Why Rush Limbaugh would go to Costa Rica if Obama's healthcare plan passes (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh said this week he’d go to Costa Rica for medical treatment if Congress passes proposed reforms to the US healthcare system.

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Dems seek agreement, quick vote on health care (AP)
AP - Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand.

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