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Obama seeks to reassure seniors on health care (AP)
AP - With a fresh sense of urgency, President Barack Obama sought to reassure seniors Monday about health care legislation approaching a final vote in Congress, pledging it would make preventive care cost-free and close a gap in Medicare prescription drug coverage.
Dodd unveils sweeping financial regulation plan (AP)
AP - A new Democratic Senate bill to tame the financial markets would give the government new powers to break up firms that threaten the economy and would force the industry to pay for its failures.
AP Source: Toyota to cast doubt in Prius case (AP)
AP - A person briefed on the matter says Toyota will cast doubt on a California man's claim that his Prius sped out of control.
Stubborn storm darkens, floods much of Northeast (AP)
AP - Torrential rains and high winds pounded the Northeast for a third day Monday, taking a heavy toll on people and property in a region that only recently restored power or finished digging out from the last of several major winter storms.
US census forms arrive in the mail: What to expect (AP)
AP - Let the count begin.
Edwards mistress: Still in love, living 'truth' (AP)
AP - The mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards says she is helping him live "a life of truth" and the two remain in love even after their affair helped trigger his downfall from the pinnacle of U.S. politics.
FCC unveiling sweeping national broadband plan (AP)
AP - Communications regulators are unveiling a sweeping proposal to overhaul U.S. broadband policy. Their aim: to bring affordable, high-speed Internet connections to all Americans and make access much faster for people who already have broadband.
NASA finds shrimp dinner on ice beneath Antarctica (AP)
AP - In a surprising discovery about where higher life can thrive, scientists for the first time found a shrimp-like creature and a jellyfish frolicking beneath a massive Antarctic ice sheet.
British actress Kate Winslet splits from husband (AP)
AP - Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has split from her film director husband Sam Mendes, a British law firm said Monday.
AP source: David Beckham's surgery completed (AP)
AP - The surgery on David Beckham's torn Achilles' tendon has been completed.
Dodd unveils bill that puts consumer agency at Fed (Reuters)
Reuters - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd on Monday unveiled a bill to revamp U.S. financial rules that would place a consumer protection agency within the Federal Reserve and give the central bank new powers over non-bank financial firms.
Snowstorms curb industrial output, rebound seen (Reuters)
Reuters - Industrial production braked sharply in February, held back by severe winter storms that slammed parts of the country, while manufacturing activity in New York state stalled this month.
Obama kicks off what may be final healthcare push (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama on Monday delivered an emotional closing argument for his healthcare plan, kicking off a week he hopes will end with a conclusive vote in Congress after a year of debate.
Euro ministers discuss Greek standby aid planning (Reuters)
Reuters - Euro zone finance ministers discussed the mechanics of a financial rescue for Greece on Monday but gave few details of their standby planning as Athens tries to fix its public finances alone.
Protesters push for polls as Thai tensions build (Reuters)
Reuters - Tens of thousands of protesters pressed ahead with a mass street rally in Bangkok on Monday after Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva rebuffed their demand for elections at a time of heightened political tension.
House Democrat says still short on health votes (Reuters)
Reuters - White House officials on Sunday confidently predicted quick final passage of healthcare reform but a top Democratic vote-counter said the party still needs to line up more support in the House of Representatives.
Netanyahu defies U.S. over Jerusalem settlement (Reuters)
Reuters - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday rejected any curbs on Jewish settlement in and around Jerusalem, defying Washington in Israel's deepening crisis with U.S. President Barack Obama's administration.
U.S. transfers prison, 2,900 ex-insurgents to Iraq (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. military handed over a $107 million prison and nearly 3,000 inmates to the Iraqi government on Monday as it prepares to leave Iraq seven years after ousting Saddam Hussein.
Israel vows more settlement building despite crisis with US (AFP)
AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made it clear on Monday settlement building in east Jerusalem would continue, in a move likely to further heighten tensions with key ally the United States.
US sends FBI to probe consular slayings in Mexico (AFP)
AFP - Faced with a brazen challenge from drug cartels, US FBI agents have joined a Mexican investigation into attacks on US consular staff and their families that left three dead in this border city, officials said Monday.

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