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Across the USA News from every state -News from every state Date: 2010/03/10
Source: http://www.usatoday.com/NEWS/usaedition/2010-03-10-states10_ST_U.htm?csp=34

Bay Area News Project has high hopes, few employees -A wealthy philanthropist has kicked in $5 million in seed money. A top management consultant has come up with a business plan. A renowned university will lend not only its students but research help. And the budding endeavor has a chief executive who will pull down $400,000 a year and one of the world's most prestigious newspapers ready to give its future news offerings a home. Date: 2010/03/10
Source: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-onthemedia10-2010mar10,0,2411166.column?track=rss

Sporting News college basketball Most Improved Player of the Year: John Shurna, Northwestern -John Shurna's massive improvement this year started in Colorado over the summer. Northwestern forward John Shurna's emergence from unknown freshman to Sporting News most improv Date: 2010/03/10
Source: http://www.sportingnews.com/college-basketball/article/2010-03-10/sporting-news-college-basketball-most-improved-player-year-joh

Sporting News college basketball Defensive Player of the Year: Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State -Jarvis Varnado is the nation's top defender and the NCAA's top shot blocker ever. The curious thing about Sporting News Defensive Player of the Year Jarvis Varnado's shot-blocki Date: 2010/03/10
Source: http://www.sportingnews.com/college-basketball/article/2010-03-10/sporting-news-college-basketball-defensive-player-year-jarvis-

Sporting News college basketball Player of the Year: Evan Turner, Ohio State -Jeff D'Alessio, Sporting News Evan Turner made a seamless transition from the frontcourt to point guard this year. Before a January ceremony honoring Ohio State's 1960 national championship team, a nervous Evan Turner broke the trophy he was to hand Jerry Lucas. It wouldn't be the last precious item he'd break that belonged to a Buckeyes legend. During a record-setting junior season, "Evan ... Date: 2010/03/10
Source: http://www.sportingnews.com/college-basketball/article/2010-03-10/sporting-news-college-basketball-player-year-evan-turner-ohio-

Ahead of Iraq election results news reports say Sunni, Kurd turnout strong -While preliminary Iraq election results aren't due out until Wednesday, turnout in Sunni provinces was as high as 75 percent, say news reports. Many Sunnis boycotted the last election. Date: 2010/03/10
Source: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2010/0309/Ahead-of-Iraq-election-results-news-reports-say-Sunni-Kurd-turnout-strong

Shanghai Housing Prices Drop 10% in 1st Week March, News Says -March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Shanghai’s average housing sale price dropped 10 percent to 18,549 yuan per square meter in the first week of March from the previous week, Shanghai Securities News reported, citing Shenzhen World Union Properties Consultancy Co. Date: 2010/03/10
Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601089&sid=aWam2fm2Y5gk

Et cetera: Smart insights on the news of the day -Et cetera Smart insights on the news of the day David Brooks, columnist, The New York Times: "We all have our emotional hot and cold spots. ... For the Democrats, expanding health care coverage is an emotional hot spot. ...... Date: 2010/03/10
Source: http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2010/03/et-cetera-smart-insights-on-the-news-of-the-day-1.html?csp=34

Latest News -My 8-year-old son was understandably confused earlier this month. He was sitting in my lap as I read news that the United Nations agency responsible for protecting children's rights was being criticized for supporting Cambodian detention centers where children are subject to arbitrary detention, torture, violent beatings and other sadistic punishments. Date: 2010/03/10
Source: http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/03/08/how-not-protect-children

News outlets press need for security -Bangkok-based news outlets are increasing security at their offices in the run-up to this weekend's anti-government protests. Date: 2010/03/10
Source: http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/34166/news-outlets-press-need-for-security