http://www.702.co.za Talk Radio 702 - The Podcasts en-us 2006 19 March 2010 2 702webmaster@702.co.za The US House of Representatives is set to hold a crucial vote on Sunday on sweeping health care reform legislation, and neighbours of Nashville's 15-foot-tall bronze sculptures of dancing nudes said unknown pranksters outfitted the statues in Irish garb for St. Patrick's Day. 19 March 2010 Companies that hire unemployed workers will get a temporary payroll tax holiday under a bill that easily won congressional approval Wednesday in what Democrats hope is just the first of several election-year measures aimed at boosting hiring; and a jogger has been killed by a plane as he was running along a beach. 18 March 2010 Tiger Woods announces that he will return to golf at the Masters; members of the Tea Party are protesting on Capitol Hill wanting the health care reform legislation scrapped before it becomes law; and a Los Angeles doctor found guilty of illegally prescribing drugs wrote more prescriptions than most hospitals. 18 March 2010 Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd is finalising a bill to rework financial market rules that is expected to be tougher against banks than previously expected; Toyota attacked the credibility of a California man who reported that his 2008 Toyota Prius took off last week and stopped only with help from a 911 dispatcher and a California Highway Patrol officer; and a dog attacks a police car. 16 March 2010 Three people with ties to the US Consulate were murdered just across the Texas-Mexico border; and spring could bring disastrous flooding again to the Upper Midwest, government forecasters are warning. 15 March 2010 The healthcare debate takes another step toward a vote; a search warrant executed on Tuesday authorised the seizure of records for more than 300 medical marijuana card holders, including doctors’ recommendations and personal contact information, after officers from the Grand Junction Police Department were called out to investigate a suspicious odour seeping from a building near the offices of the US Census Bureau; and escargot you probably don't want. 12 March 2010 The government will continue to distribute unemployment cheques; Bank of America Corp, the nation’s biggest bank by assets, announced on Wednesday that it would get rid of overdraft fees on debit-card purchases; and The National Governors Association was in Washington to call for students, teachers and schools across America to strive for the same performance in math and English. 11 March 2010 The US government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings, those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents can sling around their chests to carry their baby; a New York chef is offering diners at his restaurant a chance to munch on cheese made from his wife's breast milk; and a Colorado man who says marijuana is a sacrament in his religion has been convicted of misdemeanor drug charges. 10 March 2010 Toyota gave detailed evidence that it says disproves claims that electronics may cause the unwanted acceleration that led to the recall of more than 8 million cars and trucks; US President Barack Obama has criticised insurance firms for denying coverage to some and raising rates for their remaining customers; and for the next several weeks hunters with a licence will help stop the spread of non-native snakes in Florida. 09 March 2010 Obama praises the people of Iraq for voting; Technology getting in the way of justice in modern courtrooms; And a granny goes camping for her grandson. 08 March 2010