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Unified Democrats push health care bill past Senate hurdle clearing way for full-scale debate (22 November 08:18) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Rep... |
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Death toll in northeast China coal mine blast jumps to 87 rescuers try to save 21 trapped (22 November 07:55) |
| HARBIN (AP) — Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese coal mine jumped to 87.
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Senate Democrats unite to push health bill over first hurdle (22 November 06:41) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — Sweeping health care legislation has cleared its first hurdle in the Senate on a party-line vote.
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More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving after last years drop most opt for car (22 November 05:40) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.
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Atlantis astronaut finishes 1st spacewalk still waiting for birth of daughter back on earth (22 November 04:02) |
| CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on ... |
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Democrats seal 60-vote majority to advance health care bill Landrieu Lincoln to vote yes (22 November 01:58) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ... |
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Scientists get Big Bang machine working again now plan to explore the depths of matter (22 November 12:36) |
| GENEVA (AP) — Scientists are preparing the world's largest atom smasher to explore the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year... |
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Democrats move toward crucial vote on Senate version of health care overhaul (21 November 10:37) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats called a revamp of the nation's health care system long overdue as historic legislation advanced toward a Saturday night Senate showdown, an early test of p... |
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Atlantis astronaut embarking on 1st career spacewalk awaits word on birth of daughter (21 November 10:28) |
| CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and concentrated instead on his first-ever venture outside the International Space St... |
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President Obama says his trip to Asia helped build steps toward US economys recovery (21 November 10:18) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 c... |
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Rescuers search for dozens trapped after gas blast at China coal mine kills at least 42 (21 November 10:08) |
| HARBIN, China (AP) — Rescuers working in frigid cold and darkness tried to reach 66 people believed trapped a third of a mile (half a kilometer) underground after a huge gas explosion ... |
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Scientists stunned by quick restart of European Big Bang machine after year of repairs (21 November 06:28) |
| GENEVA (AP) — Scientists moved Saturday to prepare the world's largest atom smasher for exploring the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following m... |
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Historic health care bill advances toward first vote Landrieus a yes vote (21 November 12:20) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — And then there was one.
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UC students protest 32 percent fee hike by occupying campus buildings in Berkeley Santa Cruz (21 November 10:59) |
| BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Dozens of demonstrators who barricaded themselves inside a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts... |
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Occupation of UC Berkeley building in protest over fee hike budget cuts ends (21 November 10:13) |
| BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The occupation of a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley, in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts has ended peacefully.
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Oprahs departure from broadcast TV leaves huge void for network affiliates (21 November 06:34) |
| CHICAGO (AP) — For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled lat... |
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Three Democratic moderates to decide fate of health bill -- for now -- in crucial Saturday vote (21 November 06:08) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her ... |
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Beams of protons circulate in European Big Bang machine after more than a year of repairs (21 November 05:15) |
| GENEVA (AP) — Scientists switched on the world's largest atom smasher Friday night for the first time since the $10 billion machine suffered a spectacular failure more than a year ago.... |
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Three Democratic moderates to decide fate of health bill _ for now _ in crucial Saturday vote (21 November 03:36) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her ... |
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UC students protest 32 percent fee hike by occupying campus buildings (21 November 03:19) |
| BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Students barricaded themselves inside buildings on University of California campuses to protest a 32 percent increase in student fees and budget cuts that have ... |
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CDC 4 people in NC test positive for Tamiflu-resistant swine flu first such US cluster (21 November 02:13) |
| ATLANTA (AP) — Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday.
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Attorney says Fort Hood shooting suspects 1st hearing planned for Saturday in hospital room (21 November 02:06) |
| SAN ANTONIO (AP) — An attorney for the Army psychiatrist charged in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says his client will have his first court hearing in his hospital room on Saturday.
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Senate Dems moving ahead with Saturdays crucial health care vote amid signs of party unity (20 November 10:34) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democratic leaders pushed ahead Friday toward a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill amid indications the... |
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Ethics committee admonishes Sen Burris of Ill in letter but recommends no punishment (20 November 10:16) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances su... |
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Oprah Winfrey says prayer careful thought influenced decision to end her show after 25 years (20 November 10:03) |
| CHICAGO (AP) — Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying "prayer and careful thou... |
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University of Calif imposes $2500 fee increase as police in riot gear watch over protest (20 November 09:37) |
| LOS ANGELES (AP) — As protests resounded outside, the University of California Board of Regents approved a fee 32 percent fee increase for students attending the state's premier public... |
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NY Republican advisers say Giuliani more interested in running for US Senate than governor (20 November 05:06) |
| ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who many Republicans have been pushing to run for governor in 2010, is instead leaning more toward a run for U.S. Senate, ... |
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Alaska volunteers strive to save Santa letter service after Postal Service puts program on ice (20 November 03:40) |
| ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Santa's "elves" at the North Pole have been given their walking papers — but they're not going quietly.
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Republicans assail health care bill Democrats set Saturday night test vote on Senate measure (20 November 01:51) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — Digging in for a long struggle, Republican senators and governors assailed the Democrats' newly minted health care legislation Thursday as a collection of tax increas... |
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Peruvian police says gang killed people for their fat allegedly for use in cosmetics (20 November 01:40) |
| LIMA, Peru (AP) — Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical ... |
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CDC Swine flu cases appear to be dropping in US but future cases are hard to predict (20 November 12:18) |
| ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say swine flu cases appear to be declining throughout most of the U.S., but the specter of Thanksgiving gatherings makes it hard to predict what will ha... |
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Moderate Democrat commits on crucial health care vote as Senate Democrats move forward (20 November 11:55) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — A wavering centrist Democrat said Friday he'd stand with Senate Democratic leaders on a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill amid indications ... |
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UC Berkeley students rally on campus against vote to hike undergraduate fees by 32 percent (20 November 11:45) |
| BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — University of California Berkeley students protesting a 32 percent increase in student fees barricaded themselves Friday inside part of a campus building.
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Group recommends less-frequent Pap tests (20 November 11:30) |
| The cervical cancer screening advice follows another panel's controversial mammogram report, but experts say it's a much different situation. Still, Paps are the only reason some women see a... |
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1 million stimulus jobs House panel investigates (20 November 11:30) |
| The economic stimulus package draws new scrutiny. Are its numbers 'propaganda' or coding errors?
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Miley Cyrus tour bus crashes driver dead Cyrus not on board (20 November 11:30) |
| Sources say it is the tour bus of singer Miley Cyrus
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Oprah Winfrey to retire Chicago-based syndicated show in 2011 (20 November 05:56) |
| Oprah Winfrey plans to tell viewers on Friday's live edition of her top-rated daytime program that she will retire the Chicago-based syndicated talk show that made her rich, famous and, if n... |
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Oprah Winfrey to retire top-rated daytime syndicated talk show in 2011 (20 November 05:56) |
| Oprah Winfrey plans to tell viewers on Friday's live edition of her top-rated daytime program that she will retire the Chicago-based syndicated talk show that made her rich, famous and, if n... |
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Flights delayed nationwide as glitch in FAA network cascades through air system (20 November 04:39) |
| ATLANTA (AP) — For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation's air travel system set off delays and cance... |
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Landmark court ruling on Katrina could bring new deluge billions in legal action (20 November 04:36) |
| NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge... |
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Pentagon launches quick hunt for more Hasans longer look at possible lapses in Fort Hood case (20 November 03:13) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting rampage and lapses that... |
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Gates names Togo West Vernon Clark to head broad probe stemming from Fort Hood shooting (20 November 02:16) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to avert another tragedy like the Fort Hood shootings, Defense Secretary Robert Gates named a former Army secretary and former Navy chief to review a broad ran... |
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FAA says widespread delays cancellations in US due to problem with flight plan system (19 November 10:38) |
| ATLANTA (AP) — Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 month... |
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Bus company Driver had aneurysm lost consciousness before southern Minn crash that killed 2 (19 November 08:22) |
| MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A tour bus driver suffered a ruptured aneurysm before a crash on a southern Minnesota interstate that killed two people and injured 21 others.
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FAA says widespread delays cancellations in US due to flight plan system problem (19 November 08:04) |
| ATLANTA (AP) — A problem with the FAA system that collects airlines' flight plans caused widespread flight cancellations and delays nationwide Thursday. It was the second time in 15 mo... |
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FOX News rolls wrong videoagain (19 November 05:58) |
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SC Gov Mark Sanford to face ethics accusations tied to probe into his travel finances (19 November 02:22) |
| COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford will face an ethics panel to answer charges that he may have violated state law, which his lawyer said would give the once-popula... |
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Ruling on Katrina flooding could leave federal government vulnerable to billions in claims (19 November 01:48) |
| NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal government could be vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims after a judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navi... |
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Karzai sworn in as Afghanistan president (19 November 12:49) |
| KABUL, Afghanistan _ Hamid Karzai was sworn in today for a second-five year term as Afghanistan's president, assuming leadership of a war-battered nation and a government that the West is de... |
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Gates names Togo West Vern Clark to head broad probe stemming from Fort Hood shooting (19 November 12:24) |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates is putting former Army Secretary Togo West and former Navy chief Vernon Clark in charge of a broad Pentagon review of the circumstances... |
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