>+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= >AMERICAN MORNING QUICKNEWS >from CNN.com >Top stories as of: Mar 9, 2006 05:02 AM EST >+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Do not miss live breaking news unfold, commercial-free, all on CNN Pipeline. Get it now for just 99 cents. http://www.CNN.com/pipeline >+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= ~~~~~~~~~~~ TOP STORIES ~~~~~~~~~~~ > CONGRESS DECLARES WAR ON PORTS DEAL Congress sent its first shot across President Bush's bow Wednesday, as the House Appropriations Committee voted 62-2 to block a controversial deal that would allow Dubai Ports World to operate some terminals at U.S. ports. ... http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/09/port.security/index.html > MOUSSAOUI DREAMED OF FLYING PLANE INTO WHITE HOUSE A man accused of plotting suicide attacks on American targets in Singapore and the Philippines testified Wednesday that Zacarias Moussaoui dreamed about flying a plane into the White House. ... http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/03/08/moussaoui.trial/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~ WEATHER ~~~~~~~~~~~ > MORE RAIN AND SNOW IN WEST A Pacific storm was expected to bring more moderate to heavy rain and mountain snow Wednesday, while scattered showers and thunderstorms were forecast for the nation's midsection. ... http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/03/08/weather.ap/index.html ....For a personalized weather forecast go to http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER ~~~~~~~~~~~ U.S. NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~ > SUSPECT: CHURCH FIRES STARTED AS 'JOKE' Three Birmingham college students were arrested and charged Wednesday in connection with a string of Alabama church fires that is described in court papers as a joke that "got out of hand," authorities said. ... http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/03/08/alabama.churches/index.html > TOP U.S. BISHOP ACCUSED OF SEX ABUSE A woman has filed a claim that she was sexually abused more than 40 years ago by Bishop William Skylstad, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and leader of the Spokane Diocese. ... http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/03/08/church.abuse.ap/index.html > MALE ACTIVISTS WANT 'SAY' IN UNPLANNED PREGNANCY Contending that women have more options than they do in the event of an unintended pregnancy, men's rights activists are mounting a long shot legal campaign aimed at giving them the chance to opt out of financial responsibility for raising a child. ... http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/03/08/fatherhood.suit.ap/index.html > GOVERNMENT MUM AMID SALMONELLA OUTBREAK The government declined to alert the public about suspect ground beef or request a recall after a 2004 salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 31 people nationwide, according to a report by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ... http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/08/salmonella.outbreak.ap/index.html .... More U.S. stories at http://www.cnn.com/US ~~~~~~~~~~~ WORLD NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~ > U.N. TACKLES IRAN NUCLEAR CRISIS The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have begun talks over Iran's nuclear program following a formal report by the head of the agency's atomic watchdog. ... http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/09/iran.nuclear/index.html > REPORT: BOMB KILLS 3 IN TURKEY A bomb set off by suspected Kurdish guerrillas killed three people and injured 14 others on Thursday in Turkey's Kurdish-dominated southeast, the Anatolia news agency reported. ... http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/03/09/turkey.blast.ap/index.html > REPORT: NORTH KOREA FIRES MISSILES North Korea launched a pair of short-range missiles Wednesday, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said. ... http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/08/nkorea.missiles/index.html > VIOLENCE LEAVES 4 DEAD IN BAGHDAD Gunfire and a roadside bomb left four people dead in Baghdad early Thursday, police said. ... http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/09/iraq.main/index.html .... More World stories at http://www.cnn.com/WORLD ~~~~~~~~~~~ SPORTS ~~~~~~~~~~~ > NFL OWNERS FINALLY APPROVE LABOR DEAL NFL owners were willing to trade nearly a billion dollars for the certainty of a salary cap rather than risk life without one. ... http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/03/08/bc.fbn.nfllabor.ap/index.html > MIRACLE ON GRASS: CANADA BEATS U.S. IN WBC Adam Stern hit .133 in 36 games for the Boston Red Sox in an injury-plagued 2005 season. Adam Loewen spent all of last year at Class A Frederick in the a Baltimore organization. ... http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/baseball/mlb/03/08/wbc.canada.us.ap/index.html .... More Sports stories at http://SI.com .... For scores see http://SI.com/scoreboards ~~~~~~~~~~~ BUSINESS ~~~~~~~~~~~ > SAVE MORE! SAVE LESS! The two major players in the global economy, the U.S. and China, are operating at opposite ends of the saving spectrum. Thrifty Chinese have taken saving to excess, while profligate Americans have spent their way into debt. ... http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/03/news/international/chinasaving_fortune/index.htm > RETAIL INVESTORS RUSH IN. UH OH. Individual investors are moving back into stocks at the fastest pace in years. Uh oh. ... http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/07/markets/markets_feature/index.htm .... More Business stories at http://CNNmoney.com .... For market numbers see http://CNNmoney.com/markets ~~~~~~~~~~~ HEALTH NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~ > PROMISING, RISKY MS DRUG CLEARS HURDLE A promising drug for multiple sclerosis should be returned to the market despite questions about a rare brain disease, scientific advisers told the government Wednesday -- even as they continued to grapple with just who should be allowed to use it. ... http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/03/08/ms.drug.ap/index.html > STUDY: NOTIFICATION LAW CUT TEEN ABORTIONS Abortion rates declined significantly among Texas girls -- though some got riskier abortions later in pregnancy -- after the state enacted a parental notification law, researchers say. ... http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/03/08/abortion.parental.ap/index.html .... More Health stories at http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH ~~~~~~~~~~~ TECHNOLOGY NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~ > MICROSOFT LAUNCHES WEB SEARCH ENGINE In its latest bid to catch up with rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp. is launching a revamped Internet search engine it says will help computer users find information faster, view it more easily and organize it better. ... http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/03/08/windows.live.search.ap/index.html > 'COMPUTER TERRORIST' TEACHES ANTI-HACKING He can find George Bush senior's social security number and Leonardo DiCaprio's mother's maiden name in under 15 seconds, and led the FBI on a three-year manhunt as he hacked his way into the world's biggest firms. ... http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/03/08/tech.hacking.reut/index.html .... More Technology stories at http://www.cnn.com/TECH ~~~~~~~~~~~ ENTERTAINMENT NEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~ > I PRONOUNCE YOU MAN AND WIFE, WIFE, WIFE There are so many ways to view "Big Love." ... http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/08/apontv.biglove.ap/index.html > ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: THE MUST LIST Special Oscar snub edition: These 10 entries received zero nominations (OK, "Star Wars" was nominated for makeup, but come on), but they're winners to us. ... http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/03/08/ew.must.nooscar/index.html .... More Entertainment stories at http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ CNN, The Most Trusted Name in News ============================================================================== = Are you a frequent traveller? 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