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Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle

Updated: 11/22/09 1:46 AM
Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare.

More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving

Updated: 11/22/09 2:01 AM
The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.

McCain links political correctness to shootings

Updated: 11/21/09 6:51 PM
Sen. John McCain says he has no doubt that "political correctness" played a role in preventing concerns about the alleged Fort Hood gunman from reaching the right people.

Levin: could be more e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect

Updated: 11/21/09 8:01 AM
WASHINGTON - The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials.

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Italian police arrest 2 linked to Mumbai attacks

Updated: 11/21/09 1:01 PM
Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son who allegedly spent just over $200 to set up a reliable and untraceable phone network that was used by the militants who carried out last year's terror attacks in Mumbai, India.

FAA says equipment outage caused 819 flight delays

Updated: 11/20/09 7:01 PM
The Federal Aviation Administration is blaming an equipment outage this week for delaying 819 flights.

Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy

Updated: 11/21/09 8:21 PM
President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future.

Historic health care bill nears key Senate vote

Updated: 11/21/09 3:41 PM
In a show of unity, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with Republicans eager to doom the bill and inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.

China coal mine blast death toll jumps to 87

Updated: 11/21/09 9:31 PM
Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese coal mine jumped to 87.

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Davis departs

Brian C. Davis, the former Ellicott District member of Buffalo's Common Council, took a long time leaving. Even after he pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors regarding misuse of campaign funds, he clung to his seat, leaving only after his colleagues shoved him.

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