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Abortion vote paves way on House health bill
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WASHINGTON - The House approved an abortion amendment and rejected a Republican substitute for landmark health care legislation, paving the way to final passage of the Democrats' plan late Saturday. The
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House pases health care reform bill
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The House on Saturday passed an amendment to ban public funding for abortions in most cases under the public option. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Amendment passes banning most abortions under public option NEW:
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US House backs healthcare reforms
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The US House of Representatives has backed a healthcare bill in a step towards reforms promised by President Obama, despite strong opposition. Passed in a narrow 220-215 vote, the bill aims to extend
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Obama wraps up Afghan review, eyes final options
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WASHINGTON (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,
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Some fear backlash against Muslims in US military
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Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's family says he confided in them that he felt harassed as a Muslim in the U.S. military _ and wasn't treated as an American and soldier should be. He visibly lived his faith, wearing
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U.S. optimistic about new nuclear pact with Russia
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The optimism stems from a trip to Moscow in late October by national security adviser James L. Jones, who gave his Kremlin counterpart a package of proposals for the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty,
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Can't Obama hire you?
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Yet the national unemployment rate has now hit 10.2 percent, helping explain why Republicans won the governors' races in Virginia and New Jersey last week, just a year after the party's 2008 drubbing.
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Think before you drink all that juice
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To many people, it's a health food. To others, it's simply soda in disguise. That virtuous glass of juice is feeling the squeeze as doctors, scientists and public health authorities step up their efforts
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Obama visits Hill as U.S. health care vote looms
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Questions about an abortion-related provision had threatened to derail the health care bill in the House. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: 35 Democrats plan to vote no on legislation that needs 218 votes to pass
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NATO airstrike kills four Afghan soldiers
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KABUL -- Afghanistan's Defense Ministry said Saturday that a NATO airstrike in the western province of Badghis mistakenly hit a joint base housing coalition troops and Afghan security forces, killing
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Another attack leaves US Muslims fearing backlash
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As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the US Muslim community: He has an Islamic name. Muslim Community Center Imam
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House debates GOP healthcare proposal
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Reporting from Los Angeles and Washington - The House kicked off a contentious debate on healthcare legislation as Democratic Party leaders appeared confident they had enough votes to bring the measure
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Muslims brace for backlash after Fort Hood shootings
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Chicago's Islamic community denounces slayings Text Size Muslims proclaim their praise five times a day by raising their hands and declaring 'Allahu akbar,' or 'God is great' -- the same words Maj. Nidal
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Thousands of Japanese protest U.S. base plan
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GINOWAN, Japan (Reuters) - Thousands of Japanese gathered in sweltering heat on the southern island of Okinawa on Sunday to demand that a U.S. Marine base be moved out of the region, days ahead of a visit
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Suspect in Fort Hood shooting moved to San Antonio
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SAN ANTONIO - An Army medical official says the man suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood has been transferred to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. Hospital spokeswoman Maria
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President visits wounded at Ft. Hood
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Speak Your Mind, Start Your Blog, Rate Your Stocks Community Team Fools - who are those TMF's? Post of the Day: Macro Economics Business Following Government's Myopic Lead? Facebook Fool Fan Club Be a
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Medvedev eyes Arms control deal with US
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MOSCOW: Russia and the United States have a good chance of reaching a new nuclear arms reduction deal before year's end, but other nuclear powers must join disarmament efforts, Russian President Dmitry
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Obama makes pitch for US House healthcare votes
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By John Whitesides and Donna Smith WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama urged Democrats in the US House of Representatives to pass a broad healthcare reform bill on Saturday as they prepared for a close
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Aftermath Shows Sharper Picture of Hasan
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0 By Dean Reynolds Play CBS Video Video Updates in Ft. Hood Case As the Fort Hood investigation presses on, new details have emerged about the shooting. As Dean Reynolds reports, feds are trying to learn
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Obama asks House to vote on health care bill
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WASHINGTON -- Triumphant Democrats steered landmark health care legislation to the brink of passage in the House late Saturday night, spurred by a summons from President Barack Obama to "answer the call
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Afghans killed during search for missing U.S. troops
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NATO forces mistakenly killed seven Afghan soldiers and police in an air strike during a battle while searching for two missing American soldiers in Afghanistan, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Saturday,
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