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House Passes Historic U.S. Health-Care Bill
In a tight vote, the House passed its sweeping health bill late Saturday by a 220-215 margin, marking the biggest victory yet for Democrats in their drive to create near-universal health insurance.
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House Passes Historic Health-Care Bill
In a tight vote, the House passed its sweeping health bill late Saturday by a 220-215 margin, marking the biggest victory yet for Democrats in their drive to create near-universal health insurance.
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House Approves Health-Care Overhaul Bill
In a tight vote, the House passed its sweeping health bill late Saturday, marking the biggest victory yet for Democrats in their drive to create near-universal health insurance.
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House Approves Abortion Amendment
The House late Saturday approved an amendment restricting abortions under the health-overhaul bill, and was close to voting on the bill itself.
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Military Improves Mental Health Effort
The military is hoping that new programs at what they call the "resiliency campus" will help troops recover from one of the worst episodes of soldier-on-soldier violence in U.S. history.
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Bankers Cool on Rusal IPO
A $2.5 billion IPO by aluminum firm Rusal will be one of the year's hottest deals. But some banks are cool toward working with its founder, Oleg Deripaska.
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List of Fort Hood Fatalities Released
The Army released a list of names of those fatally shot at Fort Hood, while eight victims were still being treated, including two in the surgical intensive care unit.
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Treatment Continues for Victims
Eight victims of the mass shooting at Fort Hood were still being treated on Saturday, including two who remained in the surgical intensive care unit.
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House Moves Toward Vote on Health Bill
The House of Representatives began debate on a bill overhauling the health-care system after Democrats early Saturday cleared an abortion-related impasse. President Obama made a final pitch.
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House Starts Debate on Health Bill
The House of Representatives began debate on a bill overhauling the health-care system after Democrats early Saturday cleared an abortion-related impasse that had threatened to block the vote.
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G-20 Sets Timetable for Assessments
Finance officials from the G-20 nations agreed on a detailed timetable for assessing each others' policies with the aim of rebalancing the global economy.
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Some Bankers Cool on Rusal IPO
A $2.5 billion IPO by aluminum firm Rusal will be one of the year's hottest deals. But some banks are cool toward working with its founder, Oleg Deripaska.
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Brown Calls For Global Transaction Tax
The Group of 20 leading economies should consider applying a global financial transactions tax to pay for the cost of future banking crises, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said.
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Indonesia's Delta Raises $383 Million
Indonesia's PT Delta Dunia Petroindo raised more than $383 million in an equity placement Friday, the latest step in a deal that gives investors access to one of the country's largest coal-services contractors.
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Hedge-Fund Giant Surfaces in Trading Probe
The widening probe of insider trading on Wall Street is expected to examine transactions at Steven A. Cohen's SAC, one of America's largest and most successful hedge funds.
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Cioffi Lawyer: Case Lacks 'Credibility'
Defense lawyers made their final arguments in the trial of two former Bear Stearns hedge-fund managers.
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Bank Failures Hit 120 for the Year
U.S. regulators closed five more banks, reaching 120 for the year, as souring loans and the lingering effects of last year's financial crisis continued to weigh on the nation's financial institutions.
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Blackstone, Fortress Benefit From Market Gains
Both Blackstone and Fortress posted third-quarter earnings that showed how the sharp market rally has improved the fortunes of private equity and hedge funds.
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Tax Refunds, Relief for Builders
The new tax break for businesses signed into law on Friday will result in a windfall valued at hundreds of millions of dollars for the biggest home builders.
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GM Advances Opel Restructuring
GM marketing chief Robert Lutz will be installed to head Opel's supervisory board as the U.S. auto maker pursues a restructuring of its European operations.
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