March 11 2010

Early results: Tight election in Iraq

Officials count parliamentary election ballots in Baghdad on Wednesday.Partial preliminary results from four of 18 provinces in Iraq showed the prime minister’s bloc and a secular challenger winning two provinces each.






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March 11 2010

School cuts a no-win lesson for all

Members of the Kansas City School Board listen to citizens during a meeting Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo. The  school board voted to close nearly half the district's schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat. Msnbc.com readers share stories about how large spending cuts are leading to drastic measures in their school districts.


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March 11 2010

6.9-magnitude earthquake rocks Chile

People run after an aftershock in Constitucion, Chile on Thursday. The strongest aftershock since Chile's Feb. 27 earthquake rocked the country as President Sebastian Pinera was sworn into office.The largest aftershock since Chile’s devastating earthquake rocks the South American country minutes before the inauguration of President Sebastian Pinera.


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March 11 2010

Lesbian teen back at school after prom flap

Constance McMillen, 18, a student at the Itawamba County Agricultural High School, pictured in 2009.An 18-year-old Mississippi lesbian student says she got some unfriendly looks from classmates when she reluctantly returned to campus Thursday.


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March 11 2010

Wall Street reform hits an impasse

Chances of a broad overhaul of U.S. financial regulation this year dimmed on Thursday after bipartisan Senate talks collapsed.



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March 11 2010

Woman rescued after car plows off Calif. bridge

A woman whose car plunged off a bridge into the murky Los Angeles River was fighting for her life after being submerged for nearly a half-hour, officials says.

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March 11 2010

Man accused of raping, beating 5 daughters

A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is accused of years of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three and beating his children with boards.

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March 11 2010

NFL Hall of Famer, ‘Little House’ star Olsen dies

Merlin Olsen, right, of the Los Angeles Rams, battles Atlanta guard Gregg Kindle in Olsen's final regular-season game with Los Angeles on Dec. 4, 1976.Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69.  Utah State University assistant athletic media relations director Zach Fisher says Olsen died Wednesday night at a Los Angeles hospital.






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March 11 2010

7.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Chile

Residents waiting to watch the inauguration of President-elect Sebastian Pinera run to higher ground as a strong aftershock shakes the region.The largest aftershock since Chile’s devastating earthquake rocks the South American country minutes before the inauguration of President Sebastian Pinera.


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March 11 2010

Highway deaths hit lowest level since ’50s

Morning commuters travel the 210 Freeway between Los Angeles and cities to the east.Fewer people are dying on America’s highways as more motorists buy into buckling up and embracing safety innovations. A sour economy that dampened traveling instincts also is a contributor.


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