http://maycha.com/word Maycha Blog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:14:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en AP - President Barack Obama said Tuesday he'll bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his final push to overhaul the system. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maycha/~3/FnQ1dtv1tCU/17586 http://maycha.com/word/archives/17586 Reuters - President Barack Obama, making a final push for healthcare reform, will back bipartisan plans to stamp out waste in government-run medical programs for the old and needy, the White House said on Tuesday. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maycha/~3/_GtHlU77n9A/17589 http://maycha.com/word/archives/17589 AP - A suburban woman "desperate to do something" to help suffering Muslims has been accused of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas, even agreeing to move to Europe to try to kill a Swedish artist, prosecutors said Tuesday. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maycha/~3/x0l5Oz5WDCQ/17551 http://maycha.com/word/archives/17551 AP - The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maycha/~3/FRKHSw7Xdlk/17544 http://maycha.com/word/archives/17544 Reuters - A television producer pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to extort $2 million from U.S. talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal his affairs with women who worked on his late-night program on CBS. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maycha/~3/Weoubn3fSTQ/17594 http://maycha.com/word/archives/17594 AP - The pope's brother said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday that he slapped pupils as punishment after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s. He also said he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir but ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maycha/~3/mKSth749Edc/17543 http://maycha.com/word/archives/17543 AP - The executive director of the film academy said Tuesday that Farrah Fawcett wasn't included in the Academy Awards' In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maycha/~3/Jgvr0Bs3dyI/17547 http://maycha.com/word/archives/17547 AP - Hundreds of construction workers raised a rallying cry of "Build it now!" on Tuesday, gathering with elected officials at the World Trade Center site to urge a quick rebuilding of the complex. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maycha/~3/8CoorSmbEo8/17587 http://maycha.com/word/archives/17587 Reuters - LG Electronics Inc, the world's No. 3 mobile phone maker, on Wednesday launched a smartphone based on Google's Android operating system in South Korea, as it seeks to boost its relatively weak smartphone line-ups. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maycha/~3/w1nyC8lXRDs/17576 http://maycha.com/word/archives/17576 AP - Former Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned from Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, acknowledged Tuesday groping a staffer but denied it was sexual. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/maycha/~3/BzaCkWYi6Ms/17556 http://maycha.com/word/archives/17556