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US-PATRIOT ACT
WASHINGTON â€" The Senate votes to extend for 90 days the legal life of three post-Sept. 11, 2001 terrorism-fighting measures, including the use of roving wiretaps, that are set to expire at the end of the month. By Jim Abrams.
US-IRAN
WASHINGTON â€" American officials say that U.S. intelligence agencies believe Iran's leadership is split over whether to use its nuclear program to develop atomic weapons. Two officials tell The Associated Press that the U.S. believes Iran's regime is fragmented on the matter and has not yet made a decision to move forward on a nuclear bomb. By Matthew Lee.
MEXICO-ICE AGENTS SHOT
MEXICO CITY â€" Gunmen who shot up an SUV carrying two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, killing one, knew they were attacking law enforcement officers, according to U.S. officials. By Katherine Corcoran. AP Photos and Video.
US-BIN LADEN-IF CAPTURED
WASHINGTON â€" What would the government do if Osama bin Laden, an FBI most-wanted terrorist for more than a decade, were captured? The director of the CIA says bin Laden and his deputy probably would go to Guantanamo Bay. By Eileen Sullivan.
AP Photos.
ARGENTINA-US
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina â€" An Argentine official demands that the U.S. apologize in a dispute over the seizure of U.S. military equipment brought in by a police-training team. U.S. officials say they have nothing to apologize for. By Michael Warren.
HAITI-WYCLEF JEAN
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti â€" Hip-hop musician Wyclef Jean endorses the candidacy of popular carnival singer Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly in his bid to become the next president of Haiti.
PEOPLE-ARETHA FRANKLIN
NEW YORK â€" Aretha Franklin says she's back at "150 percent" and plans to return to the stage in May for her first post-surgery performance. The Grammy Award-winning singer will also release an album that month with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. More personally, she's working on losing more weight from her frame, which is noticeably slimmer since her December surgery, which she said was "more than minor." By AP Music Writer Nekesa Mumbi Moody.
AP photos.
US-MYANMAR
WASHINGTON â€" The U.S. government is concerned about the safety of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi after what it called a "veiled threat" against her in a state-run newspaper article. By Matthew Pennington.
US-PIRACY SUSPECT
NEW YORK â€" A Somali pirate who kidnapped and brutalized the captain of a U.S.-flagged merchant ship off the coast of Africa in 2009 is sentenced to more than 33 years in prison by an emotional judge who told him he deserved a stiff punishment for leading a crew of armed bandits bent on committing "depraved acts." By Tom Hays.
AP Photos.
US-REPUBLICANS-JOBS
WASHINGTON â€" Republicans won sweeping victories last November by taunting Democrats with "Where are the jobs?" Democrats are now throwing those taunts back, saying it's Republicans who knock thousands of Americans out of work with their demands for deep cuts in federal spending.
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US-ECONOMY
WASHINGTON â€" Steady improvement in the economy may soon come at a price â€" faster inflation. Shoes, clothes, tires, plastics and other products all cost more at the wholesale level last month, putting pressure on businesses to pass the increases along to their customers. By Christopher S. Rugaber.
AP photos, video.
NYSE-PATH OF A STOCK
NEW YORK â€" Why is the New York Stock Exchange selling itself to a German competitor? One answer lies in how a single stock trade, 400 shares of Coca-Cola, was executed this week. Tracking it illustrates how the NYSE often loses out to computer servers in places like New Jersey and Kansas that make trades trillionths of a second faster and fractions of a penny cheaper. By Bernard Condon.
WITH: NYSE-NEW YORK
BORDERS-BANKRUPTCY
NEW YORK â€" Borders was slow to get the message as the big-box retailer lost book, music and video sales to the Internet and other competition. The result: It filed for bankruptcy, and will close nearly a third of its stores. Less nimble than rival Barnes & Noble, Borders now begins what analysts expect will be a quickly resolved struggle for the survival of its remaining stores. It's the latest cautionary tale about the dangers retailers face when they fail to keep up with swiftly changing technology and consumer habits. By Mae Anderson.
AP photos.
FEATURES:
MAN VS. MACHINE
WASHINGTON â€" Machines first outcalculated us in simple math. Then they replaced us on assembly lines, explored places we couldn't, even whipped our champions at chess. Now a computer called Watson is beating our best as they go into the finale of "Jeopardy!" But is it a genuine breakthrough in artificial intelligence or just a parlor trick? What sort of real-world applications could the technology have apart from making good TV? By Seth Borenstein and Jordan Robertson.
AP photo.
SPRING BREAK-MEXICO
MEXICO CITY â€" Despite headlines about Mexico's violent drug war, tourism remains relatively strong and Cancun is expecting spring-breakers. By Matthew Reed.
AP Photos.
SPRING BREAK-MARDI GRAS
NEW ORLEANS â€" This year Mardi Gras falls on March 8, during the week many American students have off from college, so New Orleans is hoping for an influx of young tourists for the big celebration. By Mary Foster.
AP Photos.
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