AP Online back issues from Wednesday, March 19:
Obama Confronts Racial Division
Mar 19, 2008; ... Barack Obama confronted the nation's racial divide head-on Tuesday, tackling both black grievance and white resentment in a bold effort to quiet a campaign uproar over race and his former pastor's incendiary statements. Standing before a row of eight American flags near the building ...
New NY Governor Admits Affairs Years Ago
Mar 19, 2008; ... A day after his predecessor's sex scandal propelled him into office, Gov. David Paterson revealed Tuesday that he had affairs with a "number of women," including a state employee, but said that does not affect his ability to lead. Paterson had admitted one affair in a ...
AP Top News at 8:25 p.m. EDT
Mar 19, 2008 ... TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) _ The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by the baseball players' association as part of its annual review of the free-agent market. Less than two weeks before opening day, the 43-year-old home run king ...
College Gossip Site Under Scrutiny
Mar 19, 2008; ... New Jersey prosecutors have subpoenaed records of JuicyCampus.com, a Web site that publishes anonymous, often malicious gossip about college students. Language on the site ranges from catty to hateful and offensive. One thread, for example, on the "most overrated Princeton ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EDT
Mar 19, 2008 ... TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) _ The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by the baseball players' association as part of its annual review of the free-agent market. Less than two weeks before opening day, the 43-year-old home run king ...
Tuesday's Sports Scoreboard
Mar 19, 2008; ... All Times Eastern Baseball Spring Training L.A. Dodgers 2, Florida 1F Minnesota 4, Baltimore 2 F...
Writer Arthur C. Clarke Dies at 90
Mar 19, 2008; ... Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" and won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday, an aide said. He was 90. Clarke, who had battled debilitating post-polio syndrome, died ...
College Gossip Site Under Scrutiny
Mar 19, 2008; ... New Jersey prosecutors have subpoenaed records of JuicyCampus.com, a Web site that publishes anonymous, often malicious gossip about college students. Language on the site ranges from catty to hateful and offensive. One thread, for example, on the "most overrated Princeton ...
AP Top News at 8:01 p.m. EDT
Mar 19, 2008 ... TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) _ The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by the baseball players' association as part of its annual review of the free-agent market. Less than two weeks before opening day, the 43-year-old home run king ...
AP Top News at 8:12 p.m. EDT
Mar 19, 2008 ... TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) _ The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by the baseball players' association as part of its annual review of the free-agent market. Less than two weeks before opening day, the 43-year-old home run king ...
Spitzer Call Girl Already Gone 'Wild'
Mar 19, 2008; ... Stop that $1 million check: It turns out the call girl linked to Eliot Spitzer had already shed her clothes for "Girls Gone Wild" as an 18-year-old while partying in Miami, the video company's founder said Tuesday. Joe Francis had reached out to Ashley Alexandra Dupre, now ...
Visa Raises $17.9B in Largest US IPO
Mar 19, 2008; ... Visa Inc. raised $17.9 billion late Tuesday to complete the largest initial public offering in U.S. history and help prop up the wobbly financial services industry. The world's largest processor of credit and debit cards sold 406 million shares at $44 apiece to easily eclipse the ...
Clinton's First Lady Papers to Go Public
Mar 19, 2008; ... Thousands of pages of Hillary Rodham Clinton 's schedules as first lady are being released to the public after months of pressure and criticism that the Clintons were delaying the disclosure. The National Archives, which operates former President Clinton's presidential library in ...
Ranger's Trial in Comrade's Death Begins
Mar 19, 2008; ... A soldier accused of murdering his roommate _ a fellow Ranger who served with him in Afghanistan _ went to trial Tuesday in a case that will touch on how combat affected both men psychologically. Spc. Michael A. McQueen II died of a single gunshot to the right temple in September ...
Bush Says Iraq War Was Worth It
Mar 19, 2008; ... President Bush says he has no doubts about launching the unpopular war in Iraq despite the "high cost in lives and treasure," arguing that retreat now would embolden Iran and provide al-Qaida with money for weapons of mass destruction to attack the ...
Visa Raises $17.9B in Largest US IPO
Mar 19, 2008; ... Visa Inc. raised $17.9 billion late Tuesday to complete the largest initial public offering in U.S. history and help prop up the wobbly financial services industry. The world's largest processor of credit and debit cards sold 406 million shares at $44 apiece to easily eclipse the ...
AP Top News at 8:11 p.m. EDT
Mar 19, 2008 ... TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) _ The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by the baseball players' association as part of its annual review of the free-agent market. Less than two weeks before opening day, the 43-year-old home run king ...
T-Wolves Owner Suggests KG 'Tanked It'
Mar 19, 2008; ... Kevin Garnett has heard plenty of criticism in his 13 years in the NBA. He doesn't hit the big shot in the fourth quarter. He only got the Minnesota Timberwolves out of the first round of the playoffs one time. His contract limited the team's ability to surround him with talent. ...
Lakers Expect Bynum Back in Playoffs
Mar 19, 2008 ... The Lakers have finally put a timetable on the return of Andrew Bynum: probably the first round of the playoffs. Bynum has been out since Jan. 13, when he dislocated his left kneecap and bruised a bone landing on a teammate's foot while going for a rebound. The Lakers haven't been ...
Verizon Recovers Man's Missing Recording
Mar 19, 2008 ... An 80-year-old man can hear his late wife's voice again, any time he wants. Verizon has recovered a lost message recorded by Charles Whiting's wife, Catherine, before her death in 2005. When Verizon upgraded the man's telephone service, his wife's voice disappeared from his voicemail ...
Union to Examine Why Bonds Has No Offers
Mar 19, 2008; ... The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by the baseball players' association as part of its annual review of the free-agent market. Less than two weeks before opening day, the 43-year-old home run king remains unsigned. "He's in playing shape right now. He just hasn't ...
Writer Arthur C. Clarke Dies at 90
Mar 19, 2008; ... Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who co-wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" and won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday, an aide said. He was 90. Clarke, who had battled debilitating post-polio syndrome ...
AP Top News at 8:31 p.m. EDT
Mar 19, 2008 ... TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) _ The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by the baseball players' association as part of its annual review of the free-agent market. Less than two weeks before opening day, the 43-year-old home run king ...
Tuesday's Sports Scoreboard
Mar 19, 2008; ... All Times Eastern Baseball Spring Training L.A. Dodgers 2, Florida 1F Minnesota 4, Baltimore 2 F...
Congressman Wants Bridge Hearing
Mar 19, 2008 ... Congressman Jim Oberstar says the National Transportation Safety Board made a mistake when it voted this week not to hold an interim public hearing into the collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge. The Minnesota Democrat who chairs the House Transportation Committee plans to write a ...
AP Top News at 8:16 p.m. EDT
Mar 19, 2008 ... TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) _ The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by the baseball players' association as part of its annual review of the free-agent market. Less than two weeks before opening day, the 43-year-old home run king ...
105 Rioters Surrender to Police in Tibet
Mar 19, 2008 ... Chinese state media says 105 people have surrendered to police for taking part in protests in Tibet's capital. Official Xinhua News Agency says the surrenders came after authorities promised harsh punishment for those who did not turn themselves in. The protests began ...
Mich. Affirmative Action Lawsuit Tossed
Mar 19, 2008; ... A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday that challenged a Michigan law banning racial and gender preferences in government hiring and public university admissions. The ruling upholds the constitutionality of a measure approved by Michigan voters in 2006. It had been challenged by ...
Chinese, French Take Early Leads
Mar 19, 2008; ... Things didn't go quite as planned for the favorites on the first day of the World Figure Skating Championships. A rare fall in the ice dance compulsories left Americans Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto in fifth place Tuesday, five points behind leaders Isabelle Delobel and Olivier ...
Biotech Co.'s Ex-CEO Charged With Fraud
Mar 19, 2008; ... The former chief executive of the biotechnology company InterMune Inc. was charged in federal court Tuesday with orchestrating an illegal marketing scheme of the drug Actimmune. Dr. W. Scott Harkonen served as the Brisbane-based company's top executive from 1998 until 2003. During ...
Gene May Help Explain Stress Disorder
Mar 19, 2008; ... Groundbreaking research suggests genes help explain why some people can recover from a traumatic event while others suffer post-traumatic stress disorder. Though preliminary, the study provides insight into a condition expected to strike increasing numbers of military veterans returning from ...
Bush Says Iraq War Was Worth It
Mar 19, 2008; ... President Bush says he has no doubts about launching the unpopular war in Iraq despite the "high cost in lives and treasure," arguing that retreat now would embolden Iran and provide al-Qaida with money for weapons of mass destruction to attack the ...
Workers Uncovering Mummified Dinosaur
Mar 19, 2008; ... Using tiny brushes and chisels, workers picking at a big greenish-black rock in the basement of North Dakota's state museum are meticulously uncovering something amazing: a nearly complete dinosaur, skin and all. Unlike almost every other dinosaur fossil ever found, the Edmontosaurus ...
Hundreds of Rescued Cats Get Tender Care
Mar 19, 2008; ... As the 3-day-old gray kitten cried softly for food Tuesday, a volunteer swaddled him in a towel and fed him formula from a dropper. The newborn is among about 350 sick and neglected cats removed in a raid from a suburban Pittsburgh animal sanctuary. Veterinarians and volunteers have ...
Raiders Close to Deal With Hall
Mar 19, 2008; ... The Oakland Raiders and former Pro Bowl cornerback DeAngelo Hall have made "significant progress" toward renegotiating his contract in one of the final steps needed to complete a trade with Atlanta, a person familiar with the talks said Tuesday. While the Raiders and ...
Bush Says Iraq War Was Worth It
Mar 19, 2008; ... President Bush says he has no doubts about launching the unpopular war in Iraq despite the "high cost in lives and treasure," arguing that retreat now would embolden Iran and provide al-Qaida with money for weapons of mass destruction to attack the United States. Bush is to ...
AP Top News at 8:01 p.m. EDT
Mar 19, 2008 ... TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) _ The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by the baseball players' association as part of its annual review of the free-agent market. Less than two weeks before opening day, the 43-year-old home run king ...
Central Florida Player Dies After Drills
Mar 19, 2008; ... A Central Florida wide receiver died Tuesday after voluntary strength and conditioning drills, the day before spring practice was set to begin. Police said there was no foul play or obvious cause for redshirt freshman Ereck Plancher's late morning collapse. UCF athletic director Keith ...
Spitzer Call Girl Already Gone 'Wild'
Mar 19, 2008; ... Stop that $1 million check: It turns out the call girl linked to Eliot Spitzer had already shed her clothes for "Girls Gone Wild" as an 18-year-old while partying in Miami, the video company's founder said Tuesday. Joe Francis had reached out to Ashley Alexandra Dupre, now ...
Raiders Close to Deal in Hall Trade
Mar 19, 2008; ... The Oakland Raiders and former Pro Bowl cornerback DeAngelo Hall have made "significant progress" toward renegotiating his contract in one of the final steps needed to complete a trade with Atlanta, a person familiar with the talks said Tuesday. While the Raiders and ...
Lynndie England Blames Media for Photos
Mar 19, 2008; ... Lynndie England, the public face of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, told a German news magazine that she was sorry for appearing in photographs of detainees in the notorious Iraqi prison, and believes the scenes of torture and humiliation served as a powerful rallying point for anti-American ...
Military to Boost Cyber-Protections
Mar 19, 2008; ... The military is beefing up efforts to gather intelligence, fend off cyber-attacks and improve relations with other nations as part of a strategy for keeping the U.S. safe while fighting two wars, according to a Pentagon document. The four-page plan acknowledges there is still a ...
Moving Day for Space Station Robot
Mar 19, 2008; ... Astronauts moved Dextre the robot to its new perch outside the international space station on Tuesday after devoting nearly a week to putting together and creating the monster-size machine. Dextre _ a 12-foot hulk with 11-foot arms _ will remain at its new location on the U.S. lab, ...
Writer Arthur C. Clarke Dies at 90
Mar 19, 2008; ... Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" and won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday, an aide said. He was 90. Clarke, who had battled debilitating post-polio syndrome for ...
AP Top News at 8:02 p.m. EDT
Mar 19, 2008 ... TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) _ The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by the baseball players' association as part of its annual review of the free-agent market. Less than two weeks before opening day, the 43-year-old home run king ...
Analysis: Fed's Bold Moves Have Risks
Mar 19, 2008; ... There's a risk in Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's bold moves of late. If recent history is any guide, the euphoria that met the Fed's three-quarter-point reduction to a key interest rate Tuesday could be short-lived. With a string of urgent and aggressive actions, the Fed ...
Bush Says Iraq War Was Worth It
Mar 19, 2008; ... President Bush says he has no doubts about launching the unpopular war in Iraq despite the "high cost in lives and treasure," arguing that retreat now would embolden Iran and provide al-Qaida with money for weapons of mass destruction to attack the United States. Bush is to ...
Lakers Expect Bynum Back for Playoffs
Mar 19, 2008 ... The Lakers have finally put a timetable on the return of Andrew Bynum: probably the first round of the playoffs. Bynum has been out since Jan. 13, when he dislocated his left kneecap and bruised a bone landing on a teammate's foot while going for a rebound. The Lakers haven't been ...
Bush Says Iraq War Was Worth It
Mar 19, 2008; ... President Bush says he has no doubts about waging the unpopular war in Iraq despite the "high cost in lives and treasure." He says that retreat now would embolden Iran and provide al-Qaida with money for weapons of mass destruction to attack the United States. Bush is to ...
AP Top News at 8:11 p.m. EDT
Mar 19, 2008 ... TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) _ The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by the baseball players' association as part of its annual review of the free-agent market. Less than two weeks before opening day, the 43-year-old home run king ...
Writer Arthur C. Clarke Dies at 90
Mar 19, 2008; ... Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" and won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday, an aide said. He was 90. Clarke, who had battled debilitating post-polio syndrome, died ...
10,000 Mourn Slain UNC Student President
Mar 19, 2008; ... The father of the slain University of North Carolina student body president asked thousands of mourners gathered Tuesday to find solutions to the world's violence, prejudice and inequity. The shooting death of 22-year-old Eve Carson, which police called a random act of violence, ...
AP Top News at 8:42 p.m. EDT
Mar 19, 2008 ... TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) _ The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by the baseball players' association as part of its annual review of the free-agent market. Less than two weeks before opening day, the 43-year-old home run king ...
Judge Boots Calif. Abortion Lawsuit
Mar 19, 2008 ... A federal judge has tossed out California's challenge to a national abortion law that officials say could cost the state billions of dollars in federal funds. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White made his ruling Tuesday. California had sued after President Bush in 2004 ...
Biotech Co.'s Ex-CEO Charged With Fraud
Mar 19, 2008; ... The former chief executive of the biotechnology company InterMune Inc. was charged in federal court Tuesday with orchestrating an illegal marketing scheme of the drug Actimmune. Dr. W. Scott Harkonen served as the Brisbane-based company's top executive from 1998 until 2003. During ...
Moving Day for Space Station Robot
Mar 19, 2008; ... Astronauts moved Dextre the robot to its new perch outside the international space station on Tuesday after devoting nearly a week to putting together and creating the monster-size machine. Dextre _ a 12-foot hulk with 11-foot arms _ will remain at its new location on the U.S. lab, ...
Clemson Extends Purnell Through 2014
Mar 19, 2008 ... Clemson coach Oliver Purnell agreed to a two-year contract extension on Tuesday that could keep him with the Tigers through 2014. Purnell guided the Tigers this season to their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1998. They play Villanova on Friday. He is 94-67 in five years with ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EDT
Mar 19, 2008 ... TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) _ The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by the baseball players' association as part of its annual review of the free-agent market. Less than two weeks before opening day, the 43-year-old home run king ...
AP Top News at 8:14 p.m. EDT
Mar 19, 2008 ... TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) _ The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by the baseball players' association as part of its annual review of the free-agent market. Less than two weeks before opening day, the 43-year-old home run king ...
AP Top News at 8:29 p.m. EDT
Mar 19, 2008 ... TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) _ The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by the baseball players' association as part of its annual review of the free-agent market. Less than two weeks before opening day, the 43-year-old home run king ...
Lakers Expect Bynum Back for Playoffs
Mar 19, 2008 ... The Lakers have finally put a timetable on the return of Andrew Bynum: probably the first round of the playoffs. Bynum has been out since Jan. 13, when he dislocated his left kneecap and bruised a bone landing on a teammate's foot while going for a rebound. The Lakers haven't been ...
Verizon Recovers Man's Missing Recording
Mar 19, 2008 ... An 80-year-old man can hear his late wife's voice again, any time he wants. Verizon has recovered a lost message recorded by Charles Whiting's wife, Catherine, before her death in 2005. When Verizon upgraded the man's telephone service, his wife's voice disappeared from his voicemail ...
Analysis: Fed's Bold Moves Have Risks
Mar 19, 2008; ... There's a risk in Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's bold moves of late. If recent history is any guide, the euphoria that met the Fed's three-quarter-point reduction to a key interest rate Tuesday could be short-lived. With a string of urgent and aggressive actions, the Fed ...
Chinese, French Take Early Leads
Mar 19, 2008; ... Things didn't go quite as planned for the favorites on the first day of the World Figure Skating Championships. A rare fall in the ice dance compulsories left Americans Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto in fifth place Tuesday, five points behind leaders Isabelle Delobel and Olivier ...
Writer Arthur C. Clarke Dies at 90
Mar 19, 2008; ... Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" and won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday, an aide said. He was 90. Clarke, who had battled debilitating post-polio syndrome for ...