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Obama arrives at Buckingham Palace to meet queen (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama has arrived at Buckingham Palace for a private meeting with Queen Elizabeth II. Several thousand well-wishers crowded the traffic circle in front of the gated palace on Wednesday to cheer and wave as the limousine carrying Obama and first lady Michelle Obama rolled past.
Republicans seek to undo much of stimulus spending (AP)
Obama, Brown talk at G-20 about ending recession (AP)
Obama accepts invitations to visit China, Russia (AP)
Feds drop case against former Sen. Stevens (AP)

17 die in militant attack on Afghan gov't building (AP)

AP - Four Taliban suicide bombers disguised in army uniforms detonated a car bomb and stormed a government office Wednesday, killing 13 people. The assault highlighted the increasingly deadly tactics that Taliban militants are learning from al-Qaida, an expert said.
AP - G-20 protesters in downtown London have smashed windows and entered the Royal Bank of Scotland building. They have also tried to storm the Bank of England.

G-20 protesters break into Royal Bank of Scotland (AP)
AP - Israel's new hard-line foreign minister has said he opposes his predecessor's peace talks with the Palestinians over the past year and warns that making concessions will only invite war.

New Israeli FM warns concessions will invite war (AP)
Reuters - European car markets reported tentative shoots of recovery on Wednesday but Honda (7267.T) moved to further cut U.S. output as General Motors Corp faced a rising bankruptcy risk and Chrysler raced to secure its survival.

Europe gets car sales tonic amid GM, Chrysler woes (Reuters)
AP - North Korea accused the United States of spying on the site of an impending rocket launch and threatened Wednesday to shoot down any U.S. planes that intrude into its airspace.

NKorea threatens to shoot down spy planes (AP)

Prosecutor: Church killing suspect had 'death day' (AP)

AP - A prosecutor says the 27-year-old man charged with gunning down a suburban St. Louis pastor in the middle of his sermon marked the day as "death day" in a planner.
AP - Martha Stewart's chow puppy was one of 17 dogs killed in an accidental propane explosion at an eastern Pennsylvania kennel.

Martha Stewart's puppy dies in Pa. kennel blast (AP)
AP - A western Pennsylvania state trooper hated his girlfriend's estranged husband, prayed that he would die and made up claims that he molested his adopted son, a state prosecutor told a jury as the trooper's trial began Monday.

Prosecutor: Pa. trooper prayed for dentist's death (AP)
AP - A man was charged Monday with gunning down a pastor in a Baptist church then stabbing himself and two worshippers who tried to tackle him.

Authorities charge man in Illinois church shooting (AP)
AP - Three more federal charges have been filed against a University of Tennessee student charged with hacking into the personal e-mail account of Sarah Palin, the Alaska governor and former Republican vice presidential nominee.

More charges filed in Palin e-mail hacking case (AP)

White House optimistic GM can avoid bankruptcy (Reuters)

Reuters - President Barack Obama's administration remains optimistic that General Motors Corp can restructure without going to bankruptcy court, a senior administration official said on Wednesday.
Reuters - Mounting job losses and plans to lay off more workers continued to weigh on the U.S. economy in March, according to private reports that have analysts and investors bracing for more grim U.S. government labor market data from the government on Friday.

U.S. sees more job losses, factory contraction slows (Reuters)
Reuters - Stocks rose on Wednesday as data on home sales and manufacturing added to hopes that the economic slump was moderating, prompting investors to scoop up bank shares.

Wall Street rises as data spurs optimism (Reuters)
Reuters - Stocks pared losses and briefly turned positive on Wednesday following data that showed an index of manufacturing activity rose more than expected in March, while sales of existing homes rose in February.

Wall Street little changed after upbeat data (Reuters)
Reuters - Wall Street was set for a lower open on Wednesday on news that struggling automaker General Motors could be headed for bankruptcy and data showing job losses in the U.S. private sector accelerated in March.

Wall Street set to fall on employment, GM worries (Reuters)

Wildcats make an expensive splash with Calipari (AP)

AP - John Calipari is going to get a lot of money to restore some of the luster to Big Blue.
AP - John Calipari has spent his career clamoring for the spotlight.

John Calipari leaving Memphis to coach at Kentucky (AP)
AP - Jay Cutler's days in Denver appear numbered.

Broncos owner to grant Jay Cutler's trade request (AP)
AP - John Calipari agreed Tuesday to leave Memphis and the dominant program he built and take on the challenge and riches of returning Kentucky to college basketball glory. Calipari will receive an eight-year, $35 million deal, making him the highest-paid coach in college basketball, ESPN.com reported, citing an unidentified source.

Calipari to leave Memphis for Kentucky (AP)
AP - The Denver Broncos said Tuesday they will grant Jay Cutler his request and try to trade the disgruntled Pro Bowl quarterback.

Broncos will try to trade unhappy QB Cutler (AP)

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