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The Abortion Debate Flares Again
House Democrats -- including top female lawmakers -- denounced a restrictive amendment on abortion that had been brokered so that conservative Democrats might support the House health care bill.
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Preliminary Inquiry Finds No Link to Terror Plot
Investigators believe that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the suspect in the mass shooting at Ford Hood, acted under a welter of emotional, ideological and religious pressures.
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House Nears Vote in Debate on Health Care Overhaul Plan
President Obama urged lawmakers to “answer the call of history” and approve reform of the health care system after Democratic leaders made major concessions to abortion foes to secure their votes.
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Zenyatta Wins Breeders’ Cup Classic
Zenyatta ran her record to 14-0 and put an exclamation point on a great year for fillies by coming from way back to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
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Inside the Global Gold Frenzy
Amid a global frenzy fed by hedge funds, speculators and governments all rushing to stock up, the price of gold briefly surpassed $1,100 an ounce on Friday, a record high.
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Pelosi Expresses Confidence Health Bill Will Pass
The House speaker seems confident that her leadership team has muscled the 218 votes required to pass the health care legislation.
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Rangel and Boehner Tangle Over Ethics, Abortion
The Democratic chairman of a powerful committee and the Republican minority leader argue over the abortion amendment.
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With Wall Just a Memory, German Divisions Fade
Germany is now more peaceful, more united and less turbulent than people had expected.
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Zenyatta Wins the Breeders Cup
Zenyatta ran her record to 14-0 and put an exclamation point on a great year for fillies by coming from way back to win the Breeders Cup Classic.
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NATO Airstrike Said to Kill 7 Afghan Soldiers
The Afghan Defense Ministry and local officials in Badghis Province said that seven members of the Afghan security forces had been killed in a NATO airstrike the day before.
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Hoisting Babies in Health Debate
In one of the stranger moments of the health care debate, Rep. John Shadegg channels a toddler's health care musings on the floor of the House.
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Painful Stories Take a Toll on Military Therapists
Those who treat soldiers’ psychological wounds say this week’s rampage highlights the strains of their profession.
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NATO Strike Said to Kill 7 Afghan Troops
The Afghan Defense Ministry and local officials in Badghis Province said that seven members of the Afghan security forces had been killed in a NATO airstrike the day before.
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Health Reform Passes a Big Test, With Obama’s Aid
Debate in the House is under way after President Obama made a rare appearance on Capitol Hill and Democrats surmounted a key procedural hurdle to passage of a health care bill.
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Lawmakers Join Protest Over Bill
Outside the House, a different type of debate raged about the health care legislation, with protesters waving signs and shouting, "Kill the bill."
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Ecosystem in Peru Is Losing a Key Ally
Peruvians pose what might be a final challenge to the ecosystem supported by the giant huarango tree, which is coveted as a source of charcoal and firewood.
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Obama Says Don’t ‘Jump to Conclusions’
President Obama, extending condolences to Fort Hood, Texas, reminded Americans that people of “every race, faith and station” serve in the military — an oblique attempt to prevent a backlash against Muslims.
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3 Are Killed in House Fire in Queens
According to Fire Department officials, the blaze started in the basement of an illegally subdivided home, and neighbors said the dead men were all from Bangladesh.
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New York’s Cabbies Like Credit Cards? Go Figure
Unlike in most other cities, riders in New York swipe the cards themselves, and the Taxi and Limousine Commission says revenue and tips have increased.
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Obama Weighs In as House Debates Health Overhaul
President Obama’s rare appearance on Capitol Hill was part of an all-out bid to rally Democrats to support a sweeping health care overhaul.
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