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Do you agree with the House passing the bill to overhaul health care?Wall Street Journal - 28 minutes ago Late on November 7, the House narrowly passed its sweeping health bill, marking the biggest victory yet for Democrats in their drive to create near-universal health insurance. Video: House Passes Health Care Bill 
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Landmark health bill passes House on close vote The Associated Press Army Concludes Shootings Involved Only One GunmanNew York Times - - 3 hours ago The American flag flew at half-staff at Fort Hood on Friday morning. More Photos > By CLIFFORD KRAUSS and LIZ ROBBINS KILLEEN, Tex. Video: Army: Shooting Suspect Taken Off Ventilator
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Fort Hood shooting: Residents begin long healing process Los Angeles Times Berlin guard: Opening wall `terrible' but rightThe Associated Press - - 38 minutes ago BERLIN - Harald Jaeger was a loyal East German border guard - respected and trusted to command a crossing point to the west on Berlin's Bornholmer Strasse. East Germans lost much in 1989 guardian.co.uk Witness to revolution BBC News |
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Afghan Taliban deny have missing US troops' bodies
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
KABUL, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The Taliban denied on Sunday they were holding the bodies of two US soldiers who had gone missing last week in northwestern Afghanistan after earlier claiming they had recovered the two dead servicemen.
17 Rebels Killed in Afghan Battle Voice of America
All Afghan War Options by Obama Aides Said to Call for More Troops
New York Times - - 8 hours ago
WASHINGTON - Advisers to President Obama are preparing three options for escalating the war effort in Afghanistan, all of them calling for more American troops, as he moves closer to a decision on the way forward in the ...
Thousands in West Bank urge Abbas not to quit
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) - Thousands of Palestinians turned out in Hebron on Sunday to urge Mahmoud Abbas to run again for the presidency following his announcement that he did not want a second term in the job.
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Psychiatrists can get compassion fatigue
Dallas Morning News - - 3 hours ago
AP contributed to this report. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan had never set foot in Afghanistan or Iraq when he allegedly pulled out a semiautomatic pistol and began shooting his comrades at Fort Hood.
The lonely life of 'Number Nine' Washington Post
Why won't Obama give you a job?
Washington Post - - Nov 7, 2009
By Alec macgillis To hear President Obama tell it, he's been busy creating jobs since taking office. The $787 billion stimulus package, he said last winter, would "save or create 3.5 million jobs.
Video: Unemployment Rate 'disappointments' White House
The Associated Press
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Jobless Rate Surges to 10.2 Percent ABC News
Florida shooting suspect had money problems
Los Angeles Times - - 4 hours ago
Jason Rodriguez, accused of killing one and injuring five, 'is a compilation of the front page of the entire year -- unemployment, foreclosure, bankruptcy, divorce,' his lawyer says.
Lawyer Cites Mental Illness in Shooting New York Times
India to `Wind' Down Its Fiscal Stimulus Next Year Amid Growth, Singh Says
Bloomberg - - 52 minutes ago
Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- India will “wind” down fiscal stimulus from 2010 as growth in Asia's third-largest economy recovers to more than 7 percent, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today.
India Economic Forum Wall Street Journal
Indian PM hopes for 7 percent growth next year The Associated Press
Men of Steel
Wall Street Journal - - 9 hours ago
Billionaires, like little boys, have long liked to play with trains. With his latest purchase, Warren Buffett is on track to be today's Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Buffett's railroad buy fits in with Berkshire's strategy Columbus Dispatch
Encouraging economic reports drive gains Washington Post
Geithner: need stimulus, not financial transactions tax
Reuters - - 4 hours ago
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Saturday stressed the necessity of keeping global economic stimulus in place until recovery is assured and opposed the utility of a tax on financial ...
US Geithner: Against Global Transaction Tax Idea Wall Street Journal
Think The Droid Launch Was A Let Down? Not So Fast.
Washington Post - 11 hours ago
Yesterday I detailed my quest to find the throngs of Droid fans who had woken up at the crack of dawn to grab a place in line before Verizon unleashed the phone to the masses.
Modern Warfare 2 gearing up for massive launch
The Money Times - - 4 hours ago
New York, November 8 -- With holiday season around the corner, Activision Blizzard Inc. is gearing up to launch “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2”, touted to be the best video game of the year.
War Game Aims for Record Sales Los Angeles Business Journal
Beatles Albums Removed From Download Site BlueBeat
eWeek - - 20 hours ago
Get back to where you once belonged: Judge approves a temporary restraining order for digital music site BlueBeat.com over sale of Beatles songs.
Beatles catalog is temporarily banned from music website BlueBeat Los Angeles Times
Judge stops 2 Web sites from selling Beatles songs The Associated Press
Opening day: 'Christmas Carol' debut not looking too jolly
Los Angeles Times - 17 hours ago
Walt Disney Studios' big-budget holiday bet "A Christmas Carol" got off to a soft start Friday, selling a studio-estimated $9 million in the US and Canada.
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Chris Brown on Rihanna's Interview: Assault Should Be "Between Us"
Us Magazine - 8 hours ago
Chris Brown has something to say about ex-girlfriend Rihanna's revealing interview with abc's Diane Sawyer, in which the singer spoke frankly about the Feb. 8 incident in which he assaulted her.
Rihanna: Chris Had No Soul in His Eyes TMZ.com (blog)
Taylor Lautner Plays Coy on Romance With Taylor Swift
Us Magazine - 17 hours ago
Taylor Lautner isn't too upset with all the rumors circulating that he and Taylor Swift are dating. "The very funny thing is that all of you have seen every single move I make, so I guess I can leave that up to you to decide," he said to reporters at ...
Fansite exclusive New Moon interview: The Cullens (and Hales) Twilight Source
Zenyatta earns zen moment, beats boys in $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic
New York Daily News - - 2 hours ago
Zenyatta beat the boys in Saturday's $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic, keeping her Horse of the Year hopes alive. The victory in the mile-and-a-quarter Classic improved her record to 14-for-14 in her amazing career, and 5-for-5 this ...
Zenyatta wins 14th straight Detroit Free Press
Zenyatta Wins Breeders' Cup Classic New York Times
Italy win Fed Cup after taking 3-0 lead over U.S.
Washington Post - - 12 minutes ago
REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy (Reuters) - Italy surged to their second Fed Cup title by taking an unassailable 3-0 lead over the United States in the final on Sunday.
Italy Takes 2-0 Lead on Americans in Fed Cup New York Times
Mickelson rallies to win HSBC Champions
The Associated Press - - 1 hour ago
SHANGHAI - Phil Mickelson won the HSBC Champions on Sunday by rallying against a familiar foe. Only it wasn't Tiger Woods. Mickelson made an 18-footer to save par on the 16th after whiffing on a flop shot, then holed a 10-foot birdie putt on the 17th ...
Mickelson triumphs in Shanghai BBC Sport
Thousands wait at fairgrounds to get swine flu vaccine
San Jose Mercury News - - 4 hours ago
Brigham Rich of Sunnyvale waits in line with hundreds of others for H1N1 flu vaccine shots as the Santa Clara County Public Health Department offers its first public clinic at the Santa Clara county Fairgrounds in San Jose ...
Is the new H1N1 vaccine safe? Detroit Free Press
Allergic to eggs? Ask doctor about flu shot Chicago Tribune
Cat swine flu: H1N1 latest illness shared by owner, pet
Chicago Tribune - - 11 hours ago
A 16-pound orange cat in Ames, Iowa, did something last month that will now and forevermore have a lot of cat lovers taking care to sneeze into their sleeves.
Video: H1N1 Pet concerns
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Saudi won't bar hajj pilgrims over swine flu fears
The Associated Press - - 19 hours ago
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not bar anyone considered high-risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year, though he urged countries where pilgrims set out from to take ...
Saudi minister gets H1N1 vaccine on TV to calm fears CNN International
The Purpose-Driven Wife
Newsweek - - Nov 6, 2009
Today, except for a few projects like the moribund TWA terminal at JFK, Eero Saarinen is better known for his furniture than his buildings.
After Mickey's Makeover, Less Mr. Nice Guy
New York Times - - Nov 4, 2009
LOS ANGELES - For decades, the Walt Disney Company has largely kept Mickey Mouse frozen under glass, fearful that even the tiniest tinkering might tarnish the brand and upend his $5 billion or so in annual merchandise sales.
CNN downplays ratings slump
Los Angeles Times - - Nov 4, 2009
After bragging about its election-year victories, the cable network now minimizes its sharp prime-time decline. Campbell Brown says that she and her "colleagues here at CNN are still trying to do journalism.
Sandra Bullock Battles for Custody of Kids
PopEater - Nov 4, 2009
Actress Sandra Bullock and her husband Jesse James are facing a fierce custody battle with James' ex-wife Janine Lindemulder. Although Bullock has been helping her husband raise his 5-year-old daughter Sunny while Lindemulder was in prison for tax ...
Fort Hood victims: Sons, a daughter, mother-to-be
CNN - Nov 6, 2009
Sister recalls Spc. Jason Dean Hunt's words: "He said he would die for a stranger" Sheryll Pearson, mother of slain soldier Pfc.