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Biden: Palestinians deserve 'viable' state (AP)

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, walks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas past the honor guard, ahead of their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jews in Palestinian-claimed east Jerusalem overshadowed Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the West Bank on Wednesday. Biden was to hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, in part to ease their doubts about the latest U.S. peace efforts. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

AP - Vice President Joe Biden's displeasure over an Israeli plan to enlarge an east Jerusalem settlement was on display Wednesday as he warned against actions that "inflame tensions" and reassured his Palestinian hosts that they deserve a sustainable, independent state.

German Catholics to investigate abuse charges (AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2006 file picture Pope Benedict XVI, right, walks with his brother priest Georg Ratzinger in Regensburg, southern Germany. The pope's brother says in a newspaper interview that he slapped pupils across the face after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s. He also says he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir, but did nothing about it. In an interview with the Passauer Neue Presse published Tuesday March 9, 2010 , he said 'repeatedly administered a slap in the face' to pupils at the Regensburger Domspatzen boys choir. He says it was common then and he stopped after Germany banned corporal punishment in 1980. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher,File)

AP - Catholic authorities in Germany announced two major abuse investigations Wednesday — one into the renowned choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother and another into what everyone, including the pope, knew about the sexual and physical abuse of students.

Dalai Lama: China aims to annihilate Buddhism (AP)

The Dalai Lama smiles as he prepares to deliver his annual address from exile in India, marking the 51st anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule in Dharamsla, India, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The Dalai Lama said Wednesday that Chinese authorities had rebuffed all his efforts to reach a compromise over Tibet and had instead engaged in systematic repression as part of a plan to 'annihilate Buddhism' there. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

AP - The Dalai Lama lashed out at China on Wednesday, accusing it of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet and rebuffing all his efforts to reach a compromise over the disputed Himalayan region.

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Garciaparra retires as member of Red Sox (AP)
Nomar Garciaparra has retired as a member of the Boston Red Sox. The 1997 American League MVP signed a one-day contract with his former team Wednesday, then announced he's ending his 14-year career. Garciaparra will become an analyst for ESPN. "From the first day I had the thrill of putting on a Red Sox uniform and playing in front of all the great fans at Fenway Park, I have felt at home...

A-Rod to interview with feds soon (AP)
Alex Rodriguez's lawyers are setting up an interview with federal authorities as part of an investigation into a Canadian doctor who is the focus of a cross-border drug smuggling case involving human growth hormone. The Yankee slugger said from the team's spring training complex Wednesday that the interview site is under discussion but he would like it to be in Tampa so his training is not...

Bryant's late jumper ends Lakers' slide (AP)
Kobe Bryant never gets tired of being the Lakers' closer. And though he savored the chance to stop Los Angeles' longest losing streak in nearly three years with yet another flawless game-winning shot, Bryant is hoping he won't have to bail out the Lakers quite so frequently in the final weeks before they defend their title.

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Wholesale inventories fall while sales increase (AP)
AP - Businesses trimmed inventories at the wholesale level again in January even though sales rose for a 10th consecutive month. The dip in inventories underscored that businesses remain cautious about restocking their depleted shelves.

Stocks rise after inventories fall but sales gain (AP)

People walk on Wall Street, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in New York. Investors are continuing to search for direction Wednesday, March 10, after two days of relatively flat trading. Stock futures are narrowly mixed.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

AP - Stocks edged higher Wednesday after the government said businesses trimmed their inventories again in January.

Terra favoring CF over Yara in buyer battle (AP)
AP - Fertilizer company Terra Industries said Wednesday its board favors a bid to be acquired by CF Industries instead of a previous agreement with Norway's Yara.

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'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead in Burbank at 38 (AP)

This undated publicity image provided by A&E shows actor Corey Haim, who appeared in the A&E reality TV show 'The Two Coreys' with his friend Corey Feldman. Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob for his roles in 'Lucas' and 'The Lost Boys' whose career was blighted by drug abuse, died Wednesday March 10, 2010. He was 38. (AP Photo/Courtesy AETN, L. Pief Weyman) NO SALES. MANDATORY CREDIT

AP - Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob for his roles in "Lucas" and "The Lost Boys" whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38.

Glenn Beck Felled by Eric Massa's Performance (Time.com)

US Representative Eric Massa, pictured in 2009, resigned suddenly this week facing harassment allegations from a former male staffer. In his most colorful parting shot, on a radio show on Sunday, he accused the White House chief of staff of cornering him at the locker room of the House of Representatives gym and hammering him for failing to back Obama's budget.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)

Time.com - Many conservatives had rightly warned the Fox News superstar to steer clear of the aggrieved Democratic Congressman, but he just couldn't resist

'Jihad Jane' indictment shows terror's evolution (AP)

ADDS ID OF SWEDE CARTOONIST LARS VILK AND CLARIFIES THAT LAROSE WAS ACCUSED OF MOVING TO EUROPE TO TRY TO KILL VILKS WHO IS CURRENTLY IN STOCKHOLM - This image provided by the SITE Intelligence Group shows Colleen LaRose, an American woman from Pennsylvania indicted Tuesday March 9, 2010 and accused of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas. The indictment accuses LaRose of moving to Europe to try to kill Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks who is in Stockholm. (AP Photo/SITE Intelligence Group) -- MANDATORY CREDIT SITE INTELLIGENCE GROUP --

AP - The self-described "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond hair and blue eyes would let her blend in as she sought to kill an artist in Sweden is a rare case of an American woman aiding in foreign terrorism and shows the evolution of the global threat, authorities say.

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