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Senate passes landmark health reform measure - 4 hours ago
In 60-39 party line vote, Senate approves bill that would provide coverage to more than 30 million...
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Yemen airstrike targets al-Qaeda - 1 hour ago
Assault on house of cleric linked to suspected Ft. Hood gunman; unknown if he was present.
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Mortgage chiefs could get $6M - 2 hours ago
Government approves Wall Street-style packages for top executives at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac.
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In Congress, searching for a deal - 5 hours ago
Democrats are already working to satisfy the more liberal House without upsetting Senate coalition...
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Charges filed in Md. kidnapping - 2 hours ago
A massive search is underway for missing girl; police take registered sex offender into custody.
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Senate Passes Health Care Overhaul Bill - 2 hours ago
The vote clears the way for negotiations with the House, which passed a broadly similar bill last...
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The Senate Majority Leader's Oh-No Vote - 2 hours ago
In a moment of exhaustion, the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, briefly voted against...
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Banks Bundled Bad Debt, Bet Against It and Won - 11 hours ago
Investigators are trying to determine whether banks like Goldman Sachs intentionally sold their...
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A 166-Year-Old Manuscript Reveals Its Secrets - 1 hour ago
Readers find countless insights in the additions and deletions that Charles Dickens made as he wrote...
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This Land: A Town That the Depression Built - 1 hour ago
For the town of Eleanor, which took its name from the First Lady of the New Deal, government action...
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Call Him Governor, Not David - 2 hours ago
As Gov. David A. Paterson prepares for a campaign, his backers want to portray him as a man with a...
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Boy Is Reunited With American Father in Brazil - 1 hour ago
A protracted family fight that had spilled over into diplomatic relations ended with the reunion on...
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Senate passes healthcare overhaul - 5 hours ago
Democrats win the vote 60-39 over Republican objections. It must be reconciled with the House's...
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Senate votes to raise debt ceiling to $12.4 trillion - 6 hours ago
The Senate voted early today to raise the ceiling on the government debt to $12.4 trillion. That is...
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Boy leaves Brazil with American father - 4 hours ago
A U.S. congressman says a New Jersey man and his 9-year-old son have left Brazil at the end of a...
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Bombings in Iraq kill 26 before Shiite rite - 3 hours ago
Explosions killed at least 26 people across Iraq on Thursday, most of them Shiite pilgrims taking...
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Los Angeles sees sharp rise in red-light camera revenue - 11 hours ago
Since late '07, monthly income grew from about $200,000 to about $400,000, according to estimates....
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Former Mahony aide testifies before grand jury in L.A. church abuse case - 11 hours ago
Msgr. Richard Loomis, ex-vicar of clergy for the archdiocese, spoke to a federal panel under 'use...
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Lawsuit against Toyota dropped - 11 hours ago
A lawyer who sought to reopen 17 rollover claims says he cannot prove his case after reviewing...
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