• US police: Bank robbery suspect walked into bar only wearing hospital gown 3/22/2010, 8:40 a.m. CDT
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• AP Top Connecticut Headlines At 9:20 a.m. EDT 3/22/2010, 8:16 a.m. CDT
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• AP News in Brief 3/22/2010, 7:30 a.m. CDT
(AP) — House Democrats send historic health bill to President Obama; action shifts to Senate

• PepsiCo to cut sodium, sugar, fat in products 3/22/2010, 7:27 a.m. CDT
(AP) — NEW YORK - PepsiCo Inc. plans to cut the sodium found in each serving of its key brands by one-fourth in five years, the company announced Monday, as the industry deals with pressure from the government and health-conscious shoppers who want more options.

• AP Top Extended Business Headlines At 8:40 a.m. EDT 3/22/2010, 7:14 a.m. CDT
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• AP Top Connecticut Headlines At 8 a.m. EDT 3/22/2010, 6:55 a.m. CDT
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• AP Top Business News At 8:40 a.m. EDT 3/22/2010, 6:52 a.m. CDT
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• McCain said Democrats have not heard end of debate 3/22/2010, 6:41 a.m. CDT
(AP) — WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain says Democrats who championed the historic health care bill that passed the House haven't heard the last of the issue, predicting reprisals at the polls and in the courts.

• Rep. Kennedy calls bill testimonial to late father 3/22/2010, 6:32 a.m. CDT
(AP) — WASHINGTON - Rep. Patrick Kennedy says his late father, Sen. Edward Kennedy, would have been very proud to see the culimination of his dream of virtual universal health care for the country.

• Rep. Kennedy calls bill testimonial to late father 3/22/2010, 6:32 a.m. CDT
(AP) — WASHINGTON - Rep. Patrick Kennedy says his late father, Sen. Edward Kennedy, would have been very proud to see the culimination of his dream of virtual universal health care for the country.

• PepsiCo reiterates long-term profit outlooks for 2010, 2011, 2012 3/22/2010, 6:20 a.m. CDT
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• Stock futures sharply lower ahead of opening 3/22/2010, 5:49 a.m. CDT
(AP) — NEW YORK - Stock futures are falling sharply Monday as investors continue to worry about Greece's ability to repay debt.

• Stock futures sharply lower ahead of opening 3/22/2010, 5:49 a.m. CDT
(AP) — NEW YORK - Stock futures are falling sharply Monday as investors continue to worry about Greece's ability to repay debt.

• British Airways strike enters 3rd and busiest day 3/22/2010, 5:27 a.m. CDT
(AP) — LONDON - British Airways and the union representing its cabin crew were no closer to resolving a dispute over pay and conditions on Monday as a strike at the carrier entered its third-and busiest-day.

• Clinton: US wants biting sanctions on Iran 3/22/2010, 5:11 a.m. CDT
(AP) — WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is vowing that the Obama administration will not accept a nuclear armed Iran and is working on sanctions "that will bite" to press it to come clean about its suspect atomic program.

• Secretary of State Clinton: US commitment to Israel's security and future is 'rock solid' 3/22/2010, 5:00 a.m. CDT
(AP) — WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Clinton: US commitment to Israel's security and future is "rock solid."

• Alitalia cancels flights before airport strike 3/22/2010, 4:13 a.m. CDT
(AP) — ROME - Italy's national carrier Alitalia said it had canceled or delayed flights across the country because of a four-hour strike Monday by pilots, flight attendants and baggage handlers.

• President Testifies at Congressional Hearing on the Importance of Renewable Chemicals to our Nation's Manufacturing Agenda Business Editors/Chemicals Writers 3/22/2010, 4:00 a.m. CDT
(AP) — WASHINGTON-- (BUSINESS WIRE)-Mar. 22, 2010-- PMC Group, a privately held global chemicals manufacturer, announced today that President Debtosh Chakrabarti testified before the House Committee on Science and Technology on the future of U.S. manufacturing and the role that chemicals based on renewable sources can play in the sustainability of the manufacturing industry. The March 17, 2010 hearings were called by Committee Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN) to hear testimony from industry leaders regarding the opportunities and challenges facing U.S. manufacturers, views on the future and the role that the Federal Government can play in fostering innovation and competitiveness. Also testifying were key private sector leaders in manufacturing including Dr. Susan Smyth, Director of GM's Manufacturing Systems Research, GM R&D, and Chief Scientist for Manufacturing; Dr. Len Sauers, Vice President of Global Sustainability at Procter & Gamble; Dr. Mark Tuominen, Director of the National Nanomanufacturing Network; and Mr. Wayne Crews, Vice President for Policy and Director of Technology Studies for Competitive Enterprise Institute.

• Last Haditha defendant seeks to dismiss charges 3/22/2010, 3:31 a.m. CDT
(AP) — CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Eight Marines were charged in the biggest criminal case against U.S. troops to arise from the Iraq war. Six have had charges dismissed, and one was acquitted.

• Germany to introduce bank levy 3/22/2010, 3:19 a.m. CDT
(AP) — BERLIN - The German government plans to introduce a levy on banks to ensure that they pay for the costs of any future crises.

• House sends health care overhaul bill to Obama 3/22/2010, 3:10 a.m. CDT
(AP) — WASHINGTON - A transformative health care bill is headed to President Barack Obama for his signature as Congress takes the final steps in Democrats' improbable and history-making push for near-universal medical coverage.

• Album-a-month song's lyrics emphasize sharing 3/22/2010, 3:00 a.m. CDT
(AP) — Learning Music Monthly is an album-a-month project that asks its listeners for donations but gives its music away for free.

• L.A. band tries to cash in with free monthly album 3/22/2010, 3:00 a.m. CDT
(AP) — LOS ANGELES - In an instrument-filled garage almost every day for the past year, musician John Wood has tried to find a new way to make a living.

• Young mom finds temporary home for her newborn 3/22/2010, 3:00 a.m. CDT
(AP) — EDITOR'S NOTE-Already the mother of twin girls, a teenager who has no job and no home of her own discovers she's pregnant again. "What are you going to do?" asks her own mother, who's helped raise her twins. There are no easy answers-but there is a compromise that this young woman believes will help keep her family together, eventually. The first of three installments.

• President Obama's remarks on health care overhaul 3/21/2010, 11:51 p.m. CDT
(AP) — President Barack Obama's remarks on health care overhaul, delivered Sunday after the House passed the legislation: