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Yahoo News |
8:30pm PST |
House passes bill to overhaul U.S. healthcare system
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare reform bill on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory. |
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Cnn.com |
8:29pm PST |
U.S. House passes health care bill |
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Summary: The House of Representatives on Saturday night passed a sweeping health care bill by a vote of 220-215.
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Yahoo News |
8:28pm PST |
US House approves sweeping health care overhaul
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Summary: AFP - The US House of Representatives has approved the broadest US health care overhaul in a half-century, handing President Barack Obama a major victory on his top domestic priority. |
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Yahoo News |
8:23pm PST |
House passes health care bill
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Summary: AP - In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Re |
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Yahoo News |
8:20pm PST |
U.S. House approves sweeping healthcare overhaul
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Summary: Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory. |
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BBC News |
8:19pm PST |
US House backs healthcare reforms |
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Summary: The US House of Representatives narrowly backs a healthcare bill in a step towards reforms pledged by President Obama. |
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Yahoo News |
8:18pm PST |
Obama wins as US House passes health care overhaul
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Summary: AFP - The US House of Representatives late Saturday approved the broadest US health care overhaul in a half-century, handing President Barack Obama a major victory on his top domestic priority. |
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BBC News |
8:17pm PST |
Fears over backing for UK's Afghan role |
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Summary: Public backing is "crucial" to military success in Afghanistan, a British commander warns as a poll suggests support is ebbing away. |
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BBC News |
8:17pm PST |
Warning on public Afghan support |
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Summary: Public backing is "crucial" to military success in Afghanistan, a British commander warns as a poll suggests support is ebbing away. |
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Yahoo News |
7:59pm PST |
2010 elections: Democratic fears, Republican hopes
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Summary: AP - Oh, how the tables have turned. |
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Yahoo News |
7:56pm PST |
Holiday airfares close to last year and climbing
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Summary: AP - If holiday travelers on the same plane compare what they paid to fly, they're likely to find quite a spread, depending on when they bought their tickets. |
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Yahoo News |
7:22pm PST |
Zenyatta, a mare, wins Breeders' Cup Classic
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Summary: AP - What a gal! |
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Cnn.com |
7:17pm PST |
Health care vote goes down to wire |
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Summary: President Obama will meet with members of the House Democratic caucus Saturday in a rare visit to Capitol Hill as he works to push forward proposed health care legislation.
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Yahoo News |
7:16pm PST |
Obama allies see health care victory
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Summary: AFP - The US House of Representatives is drawing close to a vote on the broadest US health care overhaul in forty years, spurred on by President Barack Obama's call to "answer the call of history." |
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Yahoo News |
7:02pm PST |
Ida hurricane watch for Mexico's Caribbean coast
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Summary: AP - Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats amid warnings that Tropical Storm Ida could become a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun. |
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Cnn.com |
6:57pm PST |
Official: Evidence indicates shooter acted alone |
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Summary: There is no evidence of "friendly fire" during this week's deadly shooting at Fort Hood, an Army spokesman said Saturday.
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Cnn.com |
6:57pm PST |
Army: No 'friendly fire' at Fort Hood |
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Summary: There is no evidence of "friendly fire" during this week's deadly shooting at Fort Hood, an Army spokesman said Saturday.
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Cnn.com |
6:57pm PST |
Official: Evidence indicates lone shooter |
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Summary: There is no evidence of "friendly fire" during this week's deadly shooting at Fort Hood, an Army spokesman said Saturday.
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Yahoo News |
6:24pm PST |
Obama wraps up Afghan review, eyes final options
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Summary: Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama is wrapping up deliberations on war strategy in Afghanistan and is considering final Pentagon options that include sending about 30,000 more troops, officials said on Saturday. |
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Cnn.com |
6:22pm PST |
Ida strengthens, heads to Gulf Coast |
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Summary: Tropical storm Ida could regain hurricane status Saturday night as it heads toward the Gulf Coast.
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Yahoo News |
6:14pm PST |
Pelosi predicts passage of health care reform
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Summary: AP - President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack it. |
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BBC News |
6:12pm PST |
US attack 'could have been worse' |
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Summary: Many more people could have died in Thursday's deadly attack at a Texas army base, a US military investigator says. |
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Yahoo News |
6:07pm PST |
Hopper: All's 'good right now' despite cancer
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Summary: AP - Prostate cancer couldn't keep Dennis Hopper away from the Breeders' Cup on Saturday. |
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Cnn.com |
6:04pm PST |
Investigator: No evidence of friendly fire |
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Summary: There is no evidence of "friendly fire" in the Fort Hood shooting, an Army CID spokesman said Saturday. He also said evidence indicates the suspect "acted alone."
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BBC News |
5:37pm PST |
Tough love 'is good for children' |
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Summary: Children whose parents bring them up using "tough love" are more successful in life, according to a study. |
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Yahoo News |
5:36pm PST |
No. 15 Ohio St beats No. 11 Penn St, 24-7
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Summary: AP - Terrelle Pryor tiptoed his way around the Penn State defense, then smiled and danced all over the Beaver Stadium turf. |
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BBC News |
5:23pm PST |
Rail line hit by driver shortage |
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Summary: The rail service on an entire route into London's Kings Cross station is cancelled for the day because there are not enough drivers. |
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Cnn.com |
5:20pm PST |
Hundreds protest outside Capitol |
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Summary: Foes of the House Democrats' health care bill rallied outside the Capitol Saturday afternoon, hours before what many of them anticipate will be a setback for their position -- approval of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's bill.
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Yahoo News |
5:16pm PST |
Army: Shooting suspect taken off ventilator
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Summary: AP - A U.S. Army spokesman says the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood has been taken off a ventilator but still remains in intensive care at a military hospital. |
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Yahoo News |
4:55pm PST |
Tide moves into title game with 24-15 win over LSU
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Summary: AP - No. 3 Alabama picked up another dramatic win and a second straight trip to the SEC championship game. |
