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AIG Threatened with Subpoenas Over Bonuses
ABC News
By MADDY SAUER and JOSEPH RHEE The hot seat is getting even hotter for AIG Chairman and CEO Edward Liddy. Not only has President Barack Obama called on his Treasury Secretary to do everything possible to block the bailed-out insurance company from …
Obama: AIG Bonuses an 'Outrage' to Taxpayers Washington Post
Obama Orders Treasury Chief to Try to Block AIG Bonuses New York Times
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Mortgage Fraud Rises Even as Loans Decline
Washington Post
By Dina ElBoghdady Mortgage fraud rose last year even though fewer loans were issued nationwide, and Maryland ranked among the top five states with the most serious problems, according to an industry study released today.
Mortgage fraud reports up 26 percent The Associated Press
Mortgage fraud on the rise Los Angeles Times
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Telegraph.co.uk

Guantanamo inmates no longer "enemy combatants"
Reuters
By Randall Mikkelsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration stopped calling Guantanamo inmates "enemy combatants" on Friday and incorporated international law as its basis for holding the prisoners while it works to close the facility.
No more 'enemy combatants' at Guantanamo Bay Los Angeles Times
US Won’t Label Terror Suspects as ‘Combatants’ New York Times
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ABC News

Hardliner Avigdor Lieberman set to become Israel's foreign minister
guardian.co.uk
Avigdor Lieberman, the outspoken far-right Israeli politician, is set to be appointed his country's next foreign minister in a new coalition deal.
Video: Israel: Netanyahu reaches deal with Lieberman France 24
'Lieberman grilling after gov't formed' Jerusalem Post
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Times Online

Army Storms Madagascar Presidential Palace
Voice of America
By VOA News Gunfire and loud explosions have been reported in Madagascar's capital, and soldiers have forced their way into one of the city's presidential palaces.
Madagascar president's HQ seized Aljazeera.net
Madagascar: Dozens of soldiers seize a palace The Associated Press
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Big win for Pakistan protesters
Christian Science Monitor
By Ben Arnoldy | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Islamabad, Pakistan – They came with flags, candies, and chants of "Rule of law!
Clinton tells Pakistan Congress may not back aid AFP
Clouded details of Pakistan deal BBC News
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ABC News

Fritzl hears daughter's testimony
BBC News
Josef Fritzl is being questioned over taped testimony from his daughter at his trial in Austria for crimes against the children he kept in a cellar.
Video: Austrian man pleads guilty to incestuous rape – 16 Mar 09 Al Jazeera
'Secret' Fritzl trial spawns Austrian circus Times Online
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Washington Post

Government Seeks to Take Bernie and Ruth Madoff's Houses, Assets
ABC News
By MADDY SAUER Ruth Madoff, the wife of super scammer Bernie Madoff, had wanted to hold onto her Manhattan penthouse and million while her husband serves his sentence for 11 felony counts, but prosecutors do not intend to allow her to continue her …
Feds go after Bernard Madoff's riches CNN
US seeks Madoffs to forfeit homes, boats, piano Reuters
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Seattle Paper Shifts Entirely to the Web
New York Times
By RICHARD PEREZ-PENA On Tuesday, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper will produce its last printed edition and become an Internet-only news source, the Hearst Corporation said on Monday, making it by far the largest American newspaper to take …
Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper goes Web-only The Associated Press
Last edition of print PI set for Tuesday, Hearst says Seattle Times
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Washington Post

Red Cross: Torture Committed At CIA Sites
CBS News
Waterboarding was one technique used by CIA interrogators that the report's authors say constituted torture. (CBS) Detainees on trial, photos and a history of the naval base.
Red Cross report says detainees at CIA 'black sites' were tortured Christian Science Monitor
Report claims CIA used 'torture' BBC News
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