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Obama using 'bounty hunters' to root out fraud (AP)


AP - President Barack Obama said Tuesday he'll bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his final push to overhaul the system.


   

 

Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California (AP)


AP - The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid.


   

 

Biden condemns new Israeli settlement plan (AP)


AP - Vice President Joe Biden condemned an Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed east Jerusalem on Tuesday — a disagreement that tarnished a high-profile visit that had been aimed at repairing ties with the Jewish state and kickstarting Mideast peace talks.


   

 

Massa denies he sexually groped male staffer (AP)


AP - Former Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned from Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, acknowledged Tuesday groping a staffer but described it as tickling, not sexual behavior.


   

 

Ohio State janitor's gunfire kills co-worker, self (AP)


AP - An Ohio State University janitor who was about to lose his job walked into a maintenance building for his early morning shift Tuesday and shot two supervisors, killing one of them and fatally shooting himself. No students were hurt.


   

 

Pope's brother: I ignored physical abuse reports (AP)


AP - The pope's brother said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday that he slapped pupils as punishment after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s. He also said he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir but did nothing about it.


   

 

Pa. woman accused of recruiting jihadists online (AP)


AP - A suburban woman "desperate to do something" to help suffering Muslims has been accused of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas, even agreeing to move to Europe to try to kill a Swedish artist, prosecutors said Tuesday.


   

 

Workers urge faster rebuilding at ground zero site (AP)


AP - Hundreds of construction workers raised a rallying cry of "Build it now!" on Tuesday, gathering with elected officials at the World Trade Center site to urge a quick rebuilding of the complex.


   

 

Fawcett omission from Oscar segment no accident (AP)


AP - The executive director of the film academy said Tuesday that Farrah Fawcett wasn't included in the Academy Awards' In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star.


   

 

Woman delivers surprise baby, picks up other son (AP)


AP - A 32-year-old Kentucky woman who said she didn't know that she was pregnant delivered her newborn son on the floor of her laundry room by herself and even cut the umbilical cord. Kelly Bottom told The Advocate-Messenger that she also picked up her other son from school and stopped in at the baby's grandmother's house to show her the infant before going to the hospital Thursday.

   

 

Chocolate-powered racecar makes sustainability sexy (Reuters)


Reuters - Fueled by leftover chocolate and with components made from carrots, potato starch and flax, the world's first sustainable Formula 3 racing car has a top speed of 135 miles per hour and can go from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds.

   

 

Obama pushes climate change in White House meeting (Reuters)


Reuters - President Barack Obama, weighing in on the Senate's efforts to pass a climate change bill, gathered Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday to try to jumpstart an overhaul of U.S. energy policy.


   

 

Toyota, U.S. officials investigate runaway Prius (Reuters)


Reuters - U.S. safety regulators and Toyota dispatched teams on Tuesday to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway a day earlier, as the automaker struggled to reassure consumers shaken by its recall crisis.


   

 

NASCAR puts Carl Edwards on probation for 3 races (AP)


AP - Sticking with its "boys, have at it" attitude, NASCAR placed Carl Edwards on probation for three races Tuesday for deliberately wrecking Brad Keselowski's car last weekend in Atlanta.


   

 

Biden condemns new Israel settlement plan (Reuters)


Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned Israeli plans to build 1,600 more homes on occupied land where Palestinians seek statehood, announced in the middle of his visit to help revive peace negotiations.


   

 

Google welcomes chance to export to Iran, Cuba (AP)


AP - A senior Google executive welcomed on Tuesday a U.S. decision to relax restrictions on exporting Internet communications services to Iran, Sudan and Cuba.

   

 

Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast (AP)


AP - Is the Middle East about to go officially nuclear?


   

 

Analysis: Greece's crisis could presage America's (AP)


AP - Greece is a financial basket case, begging for international help. Is America heading down that same road?


   

 

'I do' in DC: Same-sex couples wed in Washington (AP)


AP - One bride wore a black suit, the other had on a white one with rhinestones. They walked down the aisle to Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are" and kissed after the pastor pronounced them "legally married."


   

 

Lindsay Lohan takes swipe at E-Trade babies (AP)


AP - Lindsay Lohan is feuding with the E-Trade babies.