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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama put off the start of a scheduled Asian trip on Friday as the White House and senior Democrats reached for agreement on long-stalled health care legislation they hope to push through Congress within days.... Read more

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Asia, his first international trip of the year, to focus on the push to salvage health care legislation after a year of contentious debate. Read more

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Indonesian police killed two suspected Islamist militants in a firefight in remote Aceh province Friday during the latest in a series of raids made since an extremist training camp was discovered there last month. Eight other... Read more

DILI, East Timor — Nine blindfolded and buried bodies found during construction of a beachfront luxury hotel likely were East Timorese freedom fighters executed and put in a mass grave early in the Indonesian occupation, experts said Friday.... Read more

Mar. 12--Aproposed bilateral trade agreement between India and Indonesia has been put in cold storage as the South-East Asian nation expressed its inability to resolve domestic opposition to such a pact. A study group set up by the two countries had... Read more

Mar. 12--The 45th Annual Rockhound Roundup is underway, Thursday through Sunday, at the Southwestern New Mexico Fairgrounds, with its usual mix of local dealers and dealers from across the country. Read more

Today is Friday, March 12, the 71st day of 2010. There are 294 days left in the year.

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WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders Thursday abandoned a long struggle to strike a compromise on abortion in their ranks, gambling that they can secure the support for President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation with showdown votes... Read more

Mar. 11--I'm going to Indonesia soon, to write about the current plight of orangutans who are losing habitat to palm oil plantations. And to learn more about the illegal trade in wildlife, especially endangered primates. Read more

PARIS — A conference bringing together more than 60 nations Thursday added $1 billion to the fight against deforestation and boosted the morale of those hoping to save the world's forests -- a key defense against global warming. Read more