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In historic vote, House approves health care bill

Updated: 11/08/09 12:40 PM
WASHINGTON — For the first time ever, the House late Saturday passed comprehensive legislation aimed at remaking the American health care system to provide coverage for all.

Alleged shooter tied to mosque of 9/11 hijackers

Updated: 11/08/09 8:05 PM
The family of the alleged Fort Hood shooter held his mother's funeral at the same Virginia mosque that two Sept. 11 hijackers attended in 2001, at a time when a radical imam preached there.

Germany celebrates memory of Berlin Wall falling

Updated: 11/08/09 5:25 PM
With concerts and memorials on Monday, Germans will celebrate the day the Berlin Wall came crashing down 20 years ago.

Ida brushes past Mexico, watch issued for US coast

Updated: 11/08/09 12:15 PM
Hurricane Ida swiped the resort city of Cancun on Sunday with bands of wind and rain as it steamed north toward the Gulf of Mexico, where officials issued a hurricane watch for coastal Louisiana and Mississippi.

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G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus

Updated: 11/07/09 8:20 PM
Finance officials from rich and developing countries have pledged to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.

US attorney general: Gitmo reviews under way

Updated: 11/08/09 9:45 AM
U.S. officials are reviewing which Guantanamo Bay detainees could face trial in American courts and the first indications could come next week, the U.S. attorney general said Sunday.

Obama confronts an Asia reshaped by China's rise

Updated: 11/08/09 8:30 AM
Days after coming to power in September, Japan's new prime minister broached forming a new East Asian trading bloc with rival China - one that would exclude the United States.

Suspect in Vail bar shooting faces murder charge

Updated: 11/08/09 3:00 PM
A 63-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting one person and wounding three others in a Vail bar has been arrested in what authorities say was an apparently random shooting.

Chinese premier pledges funds, aid to Africa

Updated: 11/08/09 11:55 AM
China's premier on Sunday pledged $10 billion in new low interest loans to African nations over three years, offering the beleaguered continent sorely needed cash while dismissing criticism that Beijing's motives in Africa are far from altruistic.

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