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The World at 2:10 p.m.
(Canadian Press DataFile Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) DEVELOPING:
_ HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL _ Congressional leaders meet at the White House at 2:30 p.m.
_ WIZARDS-GUNS _ Gilbert Arenas expected to enter plea at 2:30 p.m. court appearance.
_ PLANE SPLASHDOWN-ANNIVERSARY _ main event scheduled for 3:31 p.m.
_ STATE PARK CLOSURES _ Arizona to vote on plan to close 13 state parks; developing from afternoon meeting.
TOP STORIES:
HAITI-LIFE AND DEATH
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti _ On this patch of road from Haiti's capital to Cap Haitien, the only living people are those who bring the bodies by the truckload. One body lies on the side of the road. A few miles away, a pile of earth _ and more bodies. In succession, three mass gravesites where bodies are dumped into open pits. And then, suddenly, a body moves. It's a woman, and she's alive _ barely. By Tamara Lush.
AP photos, video.
HAITI-EARTHQUAKE
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti _ Earthquake victims are buried in mass graves, and increasingly angry survivors beg for water on the fourth day of desperation after a catastrophic earthquake. The U.S. military takes charge at Haiti's main airport, delivering the first aid, handling runway security and patrolling the perimeter in helicopters. By Alfred de Montesquiou and Mike Melia.
AP Photos, video, graphics.
HAITI-US MILITARY ROLE
WASHINGTON _ The Pentagon is leaving open the possibility of a wider security role for U.S. forces in securing Haiti if lawlessness mounts, a risky undertaking in a country already wracked by chaos and one that would put major new strains on a military already stretched thin by two wars. By National Security Writer Anne Gearan.
HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL
WASHINGTON _ In exhausting bargaining, President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats near agreement on key elements of sweeping health care legislation. But major abortion and immigration disputes remain, and the Democrats are worried they'll lose a vital Senate vote in next week's special Massachusetts election. By Special Correspondent David Espo.
With:
_ HEALTH OVERHAUL-IN AND OUT _ What's in and out after days of negotiations on final bill.
KENNEDY SUCCESSOR
BOSTON _ President Barack Obama is rushing to Massachusetts in hopes of defending a historically Democratic Senate seat _ and a vital vote for the health care overhaul he's spent his first year in office struggling to pass. Republican Scott Brown has pulled even with Democrat Martha Coakley four days before the special election to fill the late Edward Kennedy's seat. By Glen Johnson and Liz Sidoti.
AP photos.
AP EXCLUSIVE: FACEBOOK-AT&T-GLITCH
SAN FRANCISCO _ Three women in a Georgia family logging onto Facebook from mobile phones last weekend wound up in startling place: strangers' accounts with full access to troves of private information. The glitch _ the result of a problem with the family's wireless carrier, AT&T _ revealed a little-known security flaw with far reaching implications for everyone on the Internet, not just Facebook users. By Technology Writer Jordan Robertson.
AP photos, graphic.
MORE ON HAITI:
HAITI-THE CROSSROADS
CARREFOUR, Haiti _ Its name means crossroads, and Carrefour has passed many throughout Haiti's troubled history. This week's earthquake created a new and overwhelming sense of loss, reducing schools, hospitals and the mayor's office to rubble, robbing an already terrified people of the institutions they need now more than ever. By Jonathan M. Katz.
AP Photos, video.
HAITI-ADOPTIONS IN LIMBO
UNDATED _ Many Americans who were in the process of adopting Haitian orphans before the cataclysmic earthquake are worried about the safety of their children and afraid the necessary paperwork could be buried and lost forever in the rubble. By Carly Everson and Jeni O'Malley.
AP photos, graphic, video.
INTERNATIONAL:
AP ENTERPRISE: CHINA-CADMIUM CAUTION
GUANGZHOU, China _ David Smith pushes a cart piled high with boxes of jewelry through a wholesale market in southern China. The American shop owner says he will screen the beads for lead but is unaware that cadmium has been found in Chinese-made children's jewelry. It's small buyers like Smith who are playing a key role in importing untested products from Chinese factories that often ignore safety to earn a bit more profit. By Bill Foreman.
AP photos.
YEMEN-AL-QAIDA
SAN'A, Yemen _ Yemeni warplanes strike outside a desert village near the border with Saudi Arabia, killing six al-Qaida operatives, including a senior leader who plotted to assassinate the U.S. ambassador, security officials said. By Ahmed al-Haj.
AP graphic.
Also:
_ PAKISTAN _ U.S. missile strike kills one of the FBI's most-wanted terrorists, a man suspected in a plane hijacking with a $5 million bounty on his head, intelligence officials say.
JAPAN-TUNA BAN
TOKYO _ While activists harass Japanese whalers, another battle looms with high stakes for Japan's legions of sushi lovers and connoisseurs worldwide. A proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna _ prized for its succulent meat _ could slash supplies and drive up prices. By Malcolm Foster and Michael Casey.
AP photos.
Also:
_ POPE-JEWS _ Pope Benedict XVI's planned visit to Rome's main synagogue on Sunday has sharply divided Italian Jews, with some angered by his moves to push World War II Pope Pius XII toward sainthood. AP photo.
_ CHINA-MR GAY CHINA _ Police shut down what would have been China's first gay pageant an hour before it was to begin, underscoring the lingering sensitivity about homosexuality in the country. AP photos.
WASHINGTON:
GUANTANAMO TRIAL
WASHINGTON _ An intense security review is under way as the Obama administration considers bringing to trial in Washington the Guantanamo Bay detainee suspected of planning the deadly Bali nightclub bombing _ a move that would bring one of the world's most notorious terrorism suspects to a courthouse just steps from the Capitol. By Matt Apuzzo and Devlin Barrett.
AP photo.
Also:
_ FORT HOOD-PENTAGON REVIEW _ Defence Secretary Robert Gates says the military isn't prepared to prevent another attack from within its ranks like the Fort Hood shootings, and he orders changes.
_ CENSUS-WORKING MOMS _ Thanks to layoffs, more U.S. moms than ever are the sole breadwinners in their families and the number of stay-at-home dads has edged higher, the Census shows.
MORE ON THE ECONOMY:
CHINA-GOOGLE-BEIJING'S DILEMMA
BEIJING _ At a time when they wanted to focus on the economy, Chinese leaders face a surprise political challenge: A possible Google pullout that could anger China's public and embolden other companies to vent grievances. By Joe McDonald.
AP photos.
Also:
_ J&J-KICKBACK-CHARGES _ Federal prosecutors in Boston say Johnson&Johnson paid tens of millions of dollars in kickbacks so nursing homes would put more patients on its blockbuster schizophrenia medicine and other drugs.
_ EARNS-JPMORGAN-CHASE _ JPMorgan Chase's earnings report carries a sobering message: Consumers are expected to keep defaulting on mortgage and credit card loans, making for a bleak outlook for the economy this year.
_ ECONOMY _ American families were squeezed last year as their inflation-adjusted weekly wages fell 1.6 per cent _ the sharpest drop since 1990 _ even as consumer prices rose only modestly.
NATIONAL:
ABORTION SHOOTING-JUDGE
WICHITA, Kan. _ The judge overseeing the trial of the man accused of gunning down a Kansas abortion doctor is a practicing Roman Catholic who courted the endorsement of an anti-abortion group _ but who has insisted the case won't be about abortion. His background has come under scrutiny as the case unfolds. By Roxana Hegeman and John Hanna.
AP photos.
UTAH AIR POLLUTION
SALT LAKE CITY _ A thick layer of smog stubbornly lingering over Utah has fouled the state's mountain air so badly this week that health officials are warning people not to exercise outside and schools are keeping children inside for recess and sports. The smog is blamed on a weather phenomenon that pins pollution to the valley floors. By Mike Stark.
AP photos.
PLANE SPLASHDOWN-ANNIVERSARY
NEW YORK _ The spot where a crippled jet slowly sank in the frigid Hudson River amid panic and heroism, terror and incredulity, transforms a year later into a site of celebration, as the crew and passengers of US Airways Flight 1549 join with their rescuers and raise a glass to toast their unlikely survival. By Samantha Gross.
AP photos, graphic, video, multimedia.
ENTERTAINMENT:
SPIDER-MAN BROADWAY
NEW YORK _ The drawing of a familiar superhero stares out from the double doors of the dark Hilton Theatre on 42nd Street, just west of Times Square. The red-and-blue-clad figure looks trapped inside the building, unable to get out, an apt metaphor perhaps for the show he is trumpeting: ``Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark,'' a $50 million _ and counting _ Broadway musical celebrating the exploits of America's most famous web slinger. So far, all the drama has been offstage for what most likely will be the most expensive production in Broadway history. By Drama Writer Michael Kuchwara.
AP photos.
SCIENCE:
PETRI PORK
LONDON _ Call it pork in a petri dish _ a technique to turn pig stem cells into strips of meat that scientists say could one day offer a green alternative to raising livestock, help alleviate world hunger, and save some pigs their bacon. By Maria Cheng.
AP photos.
LIFESTYLES:
FOOD-BOUTIQUE BOOZE
SPOKANE, Wash. _ If your liquor cabinet contains mostly familiar names like Chivas Regal, Jack Daniel's or Smirnoff, get ready to make some new acquaintances. Small-scale distilleries making high-quality whiskey, gin, vodka and other spirits are taking off across the country. Boutique booze _ formally called artisanal spirits _ is a big trend in the bar business. By Nicholas K. Geranios.
AP photos.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
_ KING MEMORIAL _ After 13 years of planning and fundraising, MLK memorial construction begin on National Mall in DC. AP photos.
_ PANTS ON THE GROUND _ Show's not over yet for 'American Idol' Internet sensation after show-stealing performance. AP photos, video.
_ SOLAR ECLIPSE _ Thousands of people in Africa and Asia view an eclipse as the moon crossed the sun's path blocking everything but a narrow, blazing rim of light. AP photos, video.
_ RUSSIA-PORN IN THE CITY _ Honey, keep your eyes on the road: Moscow highway electronic billboard shows porn video.
MULTIMEDIA:
Notable Photos:
_ HAITI EARHTQUAKE, XRE101: People fight over goods scavenged from collapsed buildings.
_ HAITI EARTHQUAKE, XGB106: Makeshift tents cover the field of the soccer stadium in Port-au-Prince.
_ HAITI EARTHQUAKE, HTIGH135: 2-year-old boy looks at his mother after he was rescued from a collapsed home.
_ BIN LADEN NEW IMAGES, NY110: composite image showing Osama bin-Laden in April 1998 and two digitally enhanced images on State Department Web site showing what bin-Laden could look like today with a full beard and with his hair trimmed.
_ PAKISTAN DAILY LIFE, XMM105: customer is reflected in mirror in a street as a barber makes the last touches in Islamabad.
_ JAPAN AUTO SALON, XITS108: Japanese automotive accessories company worker inspects Mercedes-Benz coated in gold shadow crystal pieces.
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