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Lesbian teen sues Miss. school over prom flap
(AP)
 AP - The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi is suing to force a school district to host a prom it canceled after a lesbian student asked to bring her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.
'Jihad Jane': How does Al Qaeda recruit U.S.-born women?
(The Christian Science Monitor)
 The Christian Science Monitor - The case of Colleen R. LaRose â also known as âJihad Janeâ and âFatima Roseâ â raises troubling questions about the ability of Al Qaeda to attract US-born women to terrorism.
First Lady marks International Women’s Day with Hillary ‘President’ joke
(The Newsroom)
 The Newsroom - In a fitting show of solidarity for International Women's Day, First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made light of the brutal 2008 battle Clinton conducted to defeat Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. As Michelle Obama launched a State Department commemoration of International Women's Day, she briefly stumbled over Clinton's job title. "Let me thank my dear friend, Senator - Secretary Clinton. I almost said, 'President Clinton,' " said the first lady to laughter and applause. "But let me thank you for that kind introduction, and most of all thank you for your friendship, thank you for your support, and thank you for your indispensable advice in getting me through this first year and helping me figure out how to get my family settled in our new life in D.C."
Court upholds 'under God' in Pledge of Allegiance
(AP)
 AP - A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments on Thursday that the phrases violate the separation of church and state.
Obama gives away $1.4M Nobel prize
(AP)
 AP - President Barack Obama plans to donate the $1.4 million from his Nobel Peace Prize to helping students, veterans' families and survivors of Haiti's earthquake, among others, drawing attention to organizations he said "do extraordinary work."
2-second video causes headache for ABC News
(AP)
 AP - For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer, ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles.
Dems look to health vote without abortion foes
(AP)
 AP - House Democratic leaders abandoned a long struggle to strike a compromise on abortion in their ranks, gambling Thursday that they can secure the support for President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation with showdown votes looming as early as next week.
Author assumes guise of 10-year-old to punk famous
(AP)
 AP - Over the years, "Little Billy" learned much from the country's top minds.
Slowly, Americans are regaining their lost wealth
(AP)
 AP - Americans are recovering their shrunken wealth — gradually. Household net worth rose last quarter, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios. But the gain was slight. And it was less than in the previous two quarters.
Betty White to host 'Saturday Night Live'
(AP)
 AP - The Internet has gotten its way: Betty White will host "Saturday Night Live."
Democrats to use contentious tactic on health care
(AFP)
 AFP - US Senate Democrats Thursday heralded a bitter endgame of President Barack Obama's health reform drive, announcing they would use a contentious legislative tactic to try to pass the bill.
CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella
(AP)
 AP - As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time — the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries.
Strong quakes torment Chile as president sworn in
(AP)
 AP - The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as Chile's president. It shook some more as they waited for him.
NY attorney general recuses self in Paterson probe
(AP)
 AP - Amid concerns over a conflict of interest and just two days after a poll showed the public opposed his investigation into two scandals involving Gov. David Paterson, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo took himself off the case Thursday and appointed a respected former judge to take over.
Analysis: Greece's crisis could presage America's
(AP)
 AP - Greece is a financial basket case, begging for international help. Is America heading down that same road?
U.S. children turn to inhaling to get high: study
(Reuters)
Reuters - More 12-year-olds in the United States admit to using potentially deadly inhalants to get high than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.
Football Hall of Famer, TV star Olsen dies at 69
(AP)
 AP - Labeled fierce for his relentless play as a Hall of Fame defensive lineman, Merlin Olsen was also gentle enough for a role on one of television's most wholesome shows and as a spokesman in a well-known flower ad campaign.
House votes to impeach US judge from Louisiana
(AP)
AP - The House voted unanimously Thursday to impeach a U.S. district judge from Louisiana, who lawmakers said avoided likely criminal charges related to alleged payoffs in part because the statute of limitations expired.
Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies at 69
(AP)
 AP - Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman and member of the Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" who followed up football with a successful television career in "Little House on the Prairie," NFL broadcasts and commercials, has died. He was 69.
Al-Qaida seen eyeing less complex attacks on US
(AP)
 AP - Ever since al-Qaida attacked the United States in 2001, U.S. authorities have worked to detect and prevent the next big terrorist strike.
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