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Student aid linked to health care gets a trim (AP)

AP - Congressional Democrats on Thursday trimmed their original student loan plans, reduced spending for community colleges, and eliminated early childhood money from a broad rewrite of a college aid bill piggybacked on to fast-track health care legislati...

 
 

Business news

Oil drifts below $82 as month-long rally stalls (AP)

 

AP - Oil prices drifted below $82 a barrel Friday in Asia, pulling back from a monthlong rally that was fueled by mostly positive news about the U.S. economy.

China calls on Washington cool yuan pressure (AP)

 

AP - China stepped up resistance Friday to U.S. pressure over currency, calling on Washington to cool its "politicization and emotionalization" of the issue and warning a further rise in its yuan could drive exporters out of business.

Oil falls to near $82 after 2-day rally (AP)

 

AP - Oil prices fell toward $82 a barrel Thursday in Asia, paring two days of gains that were fueled by signs U.S. crude demand may be improving.

Viacom, YouTube air dirty laundry in legal battle (AP)

 

AP - Viacom Inc. and Google Inc.'s YouTube site began airing each other's dirty laundry Thursday, providing a tantalizing peek at the wheeling and dealing that triggered a bitter battle over the copyright laws governing the Internet.

China Mobile says 2009 profit up 2.3 percent (AP)

 

AP - China Mobile Ltd., the world's biggest phone carrier by subscribers, said Thursday its 2009 profit rose 2.3 percent over a year earlier and warned it faces growing competition.

 
 

Entertainment news

Fess Parker, TV's `Davy Crockett,' dies at 85 (AP)

 

AP - Fess Parker, a baby-boomer idol in the 1950s who launched a craze for coonskin caps as television's Davy Crockett, died Thursday of natural causes. He was 85.

Polanski lawyers seek inquiry into misconduct (AP)

 

AP - Roman Polanski's attorneys filed an appeal Thursday asking that a special counsel be appointed to investigate alleged judicial and prosecutorial misconduct in the fugitive director's 32-year-old sex case.

Despite ratings wins, Leno still faces hurdles (Reuters)

 

Reuters - Can Jay Leno win and lose at the same time?

 
 

Sport news

Big East a bummer for President Obama's bracket (AP)

 

AP - The Big East was a big letdown for President Barack Obama.

Wake Forest tops Texas 81-80 in OT on Smith's shot (AP)

 

AP - From No. 1 to one and done: Ishmael Smith's last shot meant one more collapse for Texas.

Last gasp 3-pointer clinches Magic NBA win over Heat (AFP)

 

AFP - Rashard Lewis sank the game-clinching three-pointer with 28.4 seconds left in overtime as the Orlando Magic rallied to beat the Miami Heat 108-102 at American Airlines Arena on Thursday.

 
 
 
 

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