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IS THAT A BANJO ON YOUR KNEE?
I spent the week in Alabama, and let me tell you it was an eye-opener. With all the cheese grits, fried shrimp and barbecue, it was also something of a heart valve-closer, but that’s a different story.
International
Pakistan charges U.S. 5 with terror
A Pakistani court formally charged five young Americans of plotting terrorism in the country yesterday, their lawyer said, in a case that has raised alarm over the danger posed by militants using the Internet.
The Word
James admits to ‘poor judgment’
Sandra Bullock
is having quite a week with her dogs. On Thursday, husband
Jesse James
released a statement to People magazine about the affair rumors swirling around the couple, stating that a “vast majority” of the allegations are “untrue and unfounded,” but says, “It’s because of my poor judgment that I deserve everything bad that is coming my way.
Music
SXSW Day Two
Business
‘Free’ ad leads to fraud suit
NEW YORK.
A Wisconsin college student is suing credit firm Experian — the brains behind the ubiquitous FreeCreditReport.com jingles — for fraudulent advertising after she inadvertently signed up for a monthly $14.95 monitoring service.
My Travel
The key to Kyoto
Kyoto’s temples and Geisha culture are legendary, but this city is no slouch when it comes to mixing in a large slice of contemporary, too.
Final push is on for health care reform
Democrats in the House of Representatives on Thursday predicted weekend passage of a sweeping health care overhaul that budget analysts said would cut the U.S. deficit over 10 years and dramatically expand health coverage.
National
Data points to recovery
New applications for U.S. jobless benefits fell last week and factory activity in the mid-Atlantic region accelerated in March, suggesting the economy remained on a modest recovery path.
National
Tea Party: We’re not Republicans, just all-American
Accounts of a Feb. 16 meeting between Tea Party members and the GOP challenge a common perception that the grassroots-style movement was founded, funded and dominated by the Republican Party.
Philly
High-speed crash leaves two dead
Two people are dead and another two are on the run from police after a high-speed crash early Thursday morning initially thought to involve racing but may have simply been horrifically reckless driving, officials said.
National
Congress passes job-creation bill
A package of tax breaks and highway spending cleared Congress yesterday, the first of what Democrats hope will be several efforts to bring down the 9.7 percent unemployment rate.
Philly
Finding the right match
When Chris Greenleaf competed in the 2004 World Championship of Rowing, he learned a lot about anxiety and pressure.
Photo: RIKARD LARMA/METRO
Taxi drivers want backup
It was in 2005 when Steve Chervenka suffered a heart attack after working two straight 12-hour days driving a cab.
New York
Something smells funny at bake sale
Forget making your famous seven-layer bars or empanadas for your child’s school fundraiser. The city that cut our fat intake, and wants to curb the salt in our food, is monitoring bake sales.
New York
Med students hope to find perfect match
At noon on the third Thursday of March the country’s graduating medical students receive an envelope telling them where their careers as doctors will begin. Known as Match Day, it’s the emotional culmination of months of stressful interviews with hospitals.
National
Report: HIV patients canceled by insurer
Previously undisclosed records reveal that insurance company Fortis had a company policy of targeting policyholders with HIV. A computer program and algorithm targeted every policyholder recently diagnosed with HIV for an automatic fraud investigation, as the company searched for any pretext to revoke their policy.
National
’80s teen heartthrob is found dead of overdose
etterman extortionist pleads guilty
Runaway Prius probed
Millionaires up by 16% in 2009
Democrats get tough on insurance companies
Dems renew health care push; votes uncertain
House Dems can see reaching health deal
WILL IT BE COFFEE, TEA, OR POLITICS?
Doctors: ‘Fake weed’ real bad
FAA: Why is a kid directing traffic?
International
Canadian pols eat seal to make point to Europe
Sex sells ... for millions
‘Jihad Jane’ arrested in Web terrorism plot
Year of the quake? Turkey is latest hit
Economic refuge for young U.S. Jews
Gadahn still at large
Militants bomb Baghdad as Iraq votes
American al-Qaida caught
Leaders of world have female face
Sarkozy pledges support to Greece
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Music
MMMpod
The March MMMpod features conversation and music from
Surfer Blood and The Allman Brothers Band (There's a double-bill you're not too likely to see. However, Gregg Allman does mention Hannah Montana!). We also speak with Vampire Weekend and the Dropkick Murphys.
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Metro Life Panel
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