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AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 9:51 pm ET
President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove to lock down support to prevail in a landmark first test vote on his top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system.
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Rockford Register Star - 1 hour 19 minutes ago
THOMSON — Democratic senators and representatives from Illinois and Iowa toured the state prison here today in a show of support for President Barack Obama’s plan to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and move about 100 al-Qaida and Taliban terrorism suspects to the northwest Illinois maximum-security facility. OPINIONS Our View: It makes sense for Thomson to house Gitmo ...
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 21, 8:41 am ET
Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games on Sunday to help protect its nuclear facilities against any attack, a senior commander said.
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The Houma Courier - 1 hour 35 minutes ago
DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON - Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united tonight to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 9:27 pm ET
President Barack Obama will wait until after Americans mark Thanksgiving on November 26 to announce whether or not he sends reinforcements to Afghanistan, his spokesman Robert Gibbs said.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 21, 8:21 am ET
Buddhist monks from South and North Korea held a joint ceremony at a temple in the communist country Saturday in a continuation of civic exchanges between the nations despite a bloody naval skirmish earlier this month.
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The Record and Herald News - Sat Nov 21, 5:03 pm ET
Barack Obama was elected last year, preaching the Audacity of Hope.
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Detroit News - Sat Nov 21, 12:13 pm ET
Washington -- Democratic senators pressed ahead Saturday toward a crucial first vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a test of party unity in the face of solid Republican opposition.
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MSNBC - Sat Nov 21, 6:51 pm ET
A military judge in Texas has found a former Air Force nurse accused of killing three terminally ill patients not guilty of murder. Air Force - United States - Military - Texas - Government
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Bloomberg - Sat Nov 21, 7:43 am ET
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said he focused much of his recent week-long trip to Asia on exploring ways to increase U.S. exports and thereby create jobs.
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MSNBC - Sat Nov 21, 6:36 pm ET
A record number of Afghan war deaths in October has forced the U.S. to take new notice of Afghanistan as debate rages over whether President Obama should send tens of thousands more troops.
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Denver Post - Sat Nov 21, 11:55 am ET
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create
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Pioneer Press - Sat Nov 21, 4:16 pm ET
WASHINGTON — In a show of unity, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation today ahead of an evening showdown with Republicans eager to doom the bill and inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.
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WOI-TV Des Moines - Sat Nov 21, 8:19 pm ET
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A new Iowa Poll by The Des Moines Register shows fewer than half of Iowans approve of President Barack Obama's performance in office.
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CBS 3 Philadelphia - Sat Nov 21, 8:01 pm ET
A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up. The sign, completed Friday by artist David Lee, shows a grinning, cartoonish Obama and bears the words "PRESIDENT or JIHAD?" Underneath the president's image is a big yellow square with the phrase, "BIRTH CERTIFICATE, PROVE IT!"