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Historic health care bill nears key Senate vote

AP – 1 hr 50 mins ago

WASHINGTON – In a show of unity, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with Republicans eager to doom the bill and inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. Full Story »

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Pope and Anglican leader agree on closer relations

AP – 2 hrs 49 mins ago

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Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy AP – Sat Nov 21, 11:48 am ET
Ex-Air Force nurse acquitted of killing patients AP – 8 mins ago
More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving AP – 1 hr 2 mins ago
Atlantis astronauts take 2nd spacewalk of mission AP – 1 hr 33 mins ago
Hackers leak e-mails, stoke climate debate AP – 2 hrs 44 mins ago
Michael Jackson glove among items at music auction AP – 48 mins ago
No. 9 OSU tops Mich. 21-10 on 5 Forcier turnovers AP – 1 hr 27 mins ago

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Pope and Anglican leader agree on closer relations

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Italian police arrest 2 linked to Mumbai attacks Sat Nov 21, 12:46 pm ET
Hackers leak e-mails, stoke climate debate 2 hrs 39 mins ago

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A bad month in Afghanistan rippled across the US

Sat Nov 21, 2:03 pm ET

EPA: Uranium from polluted mine in Nev. wells 2 hrs 21 mins ago
NC man gets life in prison for woman's fatal scare Sat Nov 21, 12:38 pm ET
Atlantis astronauts take 2nd spacewalk of mission 1 hr 29 mins ago
More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving 58 mins ago

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Historic health care bill nears key Senate vote

1 hr 47 mins ago

Terror trials differ in civilian, military courts Sat Nov 21, 10:37 am ET
Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy Sat Nov 21, 11:48 am ET
Levin: could be more e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect Sat Nov 21, 7:50 am ET
GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care Sat Nov 21, 9:24 am ET

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Russia president criticizes ruling party over vote

Sat Nov 21, 8:45 am ET

Historic health care bill nears key Senate vote 1 hr 48 mins ago
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D.R. Horton sees 26 perecent spike in 4Q orders Fri Nov 20, 5:20 pm ET
More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving 1 hr 1 min ago

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Restored machine to explore mysteries of Big Bang

Sat Nov 21, 2:06 pm ET

Atlantis astronauts take 2nd spacewalk of mission 1 hr 32 mins ago
Ukraine's `hot air' bedevils global climate deal Sat Nov 21, 11:37 am ET
Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin Sat Nov 21, 1:24 am ET
Hackers leak e-mails, stoke climate debate 2 hrs 42 mins ago

Technology

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Sony hopes online service will build brand loyalty

Fri Nov 20, 5:43 am ET

200 Web sites spread al-Qaida's message in English Fri Nov 20, 1:28 am ET
Lester leads Hofstra past Yale 68-63 Mon Nov 16, 8:52 pm ET
Yahoo jumps on Twitter bandwagon to improve search Thu Nov 19, 2:38 pm ET
Google adding automatic captions to YouTube videos Thu Nov 19, 2:31 pm ET

Health

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GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care

Sat Nov 21, 9:24 am ET

Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care Fri Nov 20, 5:59 pm ET
Report: Homosexuality no factor in abusive priests Tue Nov 17, 5:55 pm ET
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC Fri Nov 20, 5:18 pm ET
SEC accuses 4 people in alleged Ponzi scheme Mon Nov 16, 10:16 pm ET

Entertainment

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Losing Winfrey would be big blow for Second City

Sat Nov 21, 12:38 pm ET

Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala Sat Nov 21, 1:44 pm ET
'New Moon' takes record $72.7M box office bite Sat Nov 21, 12:41 pm ET
Tween Justin Bieber fans lose control at NY mall Sat Nov 21, 10:00 am ET
Michael Jackson glove among items at music auction 45 mins ago

Travel

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NYC official: 98 percent of airport bag scales OK

Fri Nov 20, 2:53 pm ET

US carriers' passenger revenue down in October Fri Nov 20, 2:54 pm ET
3 more Tahoe ski resorts to open for season Fri Nov 20, 9:01 am ET
Cruise ships will not be used for Olympic lodging Fri Nov 20, 9:13 am ET
Snowbird Ski Resort in Utah opens for winter Fri Nov 20, 8:56 am ET

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No. 9 OSU tops Mich. 21-10 on 5 Forcier turnovers

1 hr 26 mins ago

Gators rout FIU 62-3, extend winning streak to 21 15 mins ago
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No. 4 TCU moves to 11-0 for first time in 71 years 1 min ago

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Ageing Santa gets $100,000 facelift for Christmas

Fri Nov 20, 11:04 am ET

Gang accused of killing to sell human fat Fri Nov 20, 11:03 am ET
Diplomats arrested for cigarette smuggling Fri Nov 20, 11:04 am ET
New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles Thu Nov 19, 4:21 pm ET
U.S. election, iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments Thu Nov 19, 4:20 pm ET

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