Thursday, March 11, 2010 - S2010.E49

2010/03/11 Headlines: PA Rejects Talks with Israel in Settlement Row; Report: Israel Plans 50,000 New Units in West Bank; Civil Trial Begins over Israeli Army Killing of Rachel Corrie; Gates Pledges Weapons Aid to Saudi Arabia; Préval: US Lawmakers Rejecting Direct Aid to Haitian Gov't; Burma Bars Political Opponents from Elections; Labor Dept: Unemployment Increases in 30 States; Senate OKs $138B Jobs Measure; Proposed Consumer Agency Won't Regulate Major Lenders; White House Faces Opposition to Overhauling Student Loans; Dems to Bar Federal Earmarks for Corporations; Judge Instructs Fed Agencies to Resume ACORN Funding; Kansas City Announces Major School Closures, Layoffs; UN Rapporteur: Obama Admin Should Probe Torture; State Dept. Awards 10 with International Women of Courage Award