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Health care bill poised for Christmas Eve passage

Houston Chronicle - David Espo, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - ‎8 minutes ago‎
AP WASHINGTON - Jubilant Democrats locked in Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson as the 60th and decisive vote for historic health care legislation Saturday, putting President Barack Obama's signature issue firmly on a path for Christmas Eve passage ...

UN climate talks end with bare minimum agreement

Reuters - Gerard Wynn, Anna Ringstrom - ‎53 minutes ago‎
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - UN climate talks ended with a bare-minimum agreement on Saturday when delegates "noted" an accord struck by the United States, China and other emerging powers that falls far short of the conference's original goals.

Snowpocalypse: Winter Storm Blasts East Coast

ABC News - Jennifer Parker, David Kerley - ‎1 hour ago‎
As a wicked winter storm continues to wreak havoc on the East Coast, roadways are becoming impassable and increasingly dangerous and air traffic in the region been virtually been halted.

Eurostar train stuck between Paris and London

BBC News - ‎30 minutes ago‎
A special Eurostar service from Paris which became stranded near Ebbsfleet in Kent on Saturday night has finally arrived at London's St Pancras station.

Karzai ousts two over corruption, keeps two with rights accusations

MiamiHerald.com - Hashim Shukoor, Dion Nissenbaum - ‎3 hours ago‎
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai took a step on Saturday towards reassuring wary Western allies by appointing a new cabinet that sheds two prominent politicians accused of corruption and retains ...

In Iran, nuclear issue is also a medical one

Washington Post - Thomas Erdbrink, William Branigin - ‎21 minutes ago‎
TEHRAN -- Ruhollah Solook, a retired electrician living in Santa Monica, Calif., was in a desperate bind. He urgently needed a kidney transplant, as well as a series of radiation therapy diagnoses and treatments.

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Obama hosts community banks at White House Tuesday

Reuters - Alister Bull, Peter Cooney - ‎Dec 18, 2009‎
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday that President Barack Obama would host a meeting with community bankers next week, marking his latest bid to boost credit for small businesses amid double-digit unemployment.
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State girds for first snowstorm of season

Boston Herald - Jessica Fargen, Renee Nadeau - ‎33 minutes ago‎
Bay State road crews braced today to deal with the first major winter storm of the season, which was expected to dump 10 inches of snow on the Hub.

States get more time to comply with Real ID

Washington Post - Spencer S. Hsu - ‎22 hours ago‎
The Obama administration will abandon a Dec. 31 deadline for states to tighten security requirements for driver's licenses, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Friday.

Chicago shoppers look for last-minute gifts

ABC7Chicago.com - ‎48 minutes ago‎
December 19, 2009 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Super Saturday, the Saturday before Christmas, often is considered the second busiest shopping day of the holiday season.

First Federal Bank of California and Imperial Capital Bank of La Jolla closed

Los Angeles Times - ‎9 hours ago‎
Both are sold immediately to other Southern California institutions. Regulators have closed 140 US banks this year, 16 in California.

Swedish PM says winding down of Saab no surprise

Reuters - Mike Peacock - ‎9 hours ago‎
STOCKHOLM, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Sweden's prime minister said on Saturday he was unsurprised by the collapse of GM's [GM.UL] efforts to sell Saab because the US auto giant had failed to make the loss-making Swedish carmaker into a successful brand.

Obama's politics of hope inform healthcare, climate change efforts

Los Angeles Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
President Obama today praised progress on two fronts, healthcare reform and climate change, using similar language to argue that important, even historic, steps had been taken, but that there was still significant work to be done.

Week in Microsoft: Mozilla talks Bing, Bing talks iPhone

Ars Technica - ‎5 hours ago‎
This week in Microsoft, Bing made a lot of headlines, but we still managed to sneak in some top stories about Windows, Office, and COFEE.

Top 10 Smartphone Advances Of 2009

InformationWeek - Marin Perez - ‎13 hours ago‎
As smartphones further cemented their place in the enterprise, Apple, Motorola, Google Android, and RIM Blackberry vied for the spotlight.

'Avatar' lands $27 million at box office on Friday

Entertainment Weekly - Adam B. Vary - ‎8 hours ago‎
Looks like Avatar is well on its way to an eye-popping opening weekend, banking an estimated $27 million at the box-office on Friday, according to Hollywood.

Kevin Jonas Gets Married

MTV.com - Jocelyn Vena - ‎38 minutes ago‎
As had been speculated earlier this week, Kevin Jonas of the Jonas Brothers married his longtime girlfriend, Danielle Deleasa, on Saturday (December 19) at the luxurious Oheka Castle on New York's Long Island.

Was That You, Santa?

New York Times - Kathryn Harrison - ‎22 hours ago‎
BEFORE the lie, a confession: My involvement with Christmas stockings approaches a fetish. As a child I was fixed on my own, filled always by my mother.
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Can Cowboys spoil Saints perfection?

Seattle Post Intelligencer - ‎4 hours ago‎
(Sports Network) - Motivation should not be hard to come by at the Louisiana Superdome on Saturday night, when the New Orleans Saints play host to the Dallas Cowboys in a matchup between two of the NFL's most compelling teams in 2009.

Recap: Anaheim vs. Phoenix

MiamiHerald.com - ‎51 minutes ago‎
By Sports Network Ryan Getzlaf and Bobby Ryan both scored a power-play goal, as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Phoenix Coyotes, 4-2, at Honda Center.
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Longhorns shred Tar Heels' defense, win 103-90

The Associated Press - Jaime Aron - ‎3 hours ago‎
ARLINGTON, Texas - Damion James led a four-man scoring frenzy that carried No. 2 Texas to a 103-90 victory over No. 10 North Carolina on Saturday in the first basketball game at Cowboys Stadium.

H1N1 vaccine clinic for kids on Monday

Yuma Sun - Stephanie A. Wilken - ‎54 minutes ago‎
Yuma County will host another H1N1 vaccination clinic, but this time it's just for the littlest residents. Health care workers with the Yuma County Public Health Services District will host a special H1N1 ...

Study: 1 in 110 US children had autism in 2006

CNN - Miriam Falco - ‎Dec 18, 2009‎
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that one in 110 children in the United States had autism in 2006.

Hangover hurts performance

Food Consumer - ‎18 minutes ago‎
By Jimmy Downs Your performance gets impaired the next morning after you drink and get sufficient alcohol in your vein or 0.11g% breath alcohol level.

Want an e-book reader? Put it on your after-the-holidays wish list

Los Angeles Times - ‎Dec 18, 2009‎
One of the hottest gadgets of the year is already in short supply. But that'll change next year when a wider array of choices, fancy features and, very likely, lower prices, will emerge, analysts say.

Can Anybody Make a Movie for Women?

New York Times - Daphne Merkin - ‎Dec 16, 2009‎
Nancy Meyers may have become the most powerful female director in Hollywood by making, as one critic said, ''sweet little middle-class romances.

The Adam Lambert Problem

Wall Street Journal - Peggy Noonan - ‎Dec 18, 2009‎
The news came in numbers and the numbers were fairly grim, all the grimmer for being unsurprising. A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll reported this week that more than half of Americans, 55%, think America is on the wrong track, ...

US planning to restart Israel-PA talks based on '67 borders

Ha'aretz - Akiva Eldar - ‎Dec 15, 2009‎
The United States and Egypt, along with France, are planning a joint move to restart Israeli-Palestinian talks on the basis of the June 4, 1967, borders, territorial exchanges and a complete freeze of construction beyond the Green Line, ...

That Hobby Looks Like a Lot of Work

New York Times - Alex Williams - ‎Dec 16, 2009‎
PRODUCTION MEETING Angie Davis and her dog Gertrude in their studio, formerly a schoolbus depot. To some craft enthusiasts that is just the name of a popular blog on Etsy, the fast-growing Web site that serves as a marketplace for ...
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