A House plan to 'deem' the Senate version of healthcare reform is very convenient, especially for those who want to support the bill without admitting it to voters.
Building the health care legislation was not a shopping spree, but more like a trip to the local fruit stand with a set amount of money in hand and every item clearly marked.
AP - Historic health care change in the balance, Democrats plowed fresh billions into insurance subsidies for consumers on Thursday and added a $250 rebate for seniors facing high prescription drugs, last-minute sweeteners to sweeping $940 billion legislation headed for a climactic weekend vote.
AP - Pakistan's recent arrests of top Taliban leaders have halted the United Nation's secret talks with the insurgency, the U.N.'s former envoy to Afghanistan said.
AP - President Barack Obama, facing criticism from advocates of immigration reform, pledged Thursday "to do everything in my power" to get immigration legislation moving in Congress this year.
Questions are being raised about the authenticity of a letter of complaint, purportedly from 27 of Google's partners in China, which was sent to the company on Monday night.
Police in West Yorkshire England have reopened a traffic accident investigation after video surfaced on Youtube.The clip shows a small Renault being pushed down the highway by a tanker truck at speeds exceeding 60 mph. The harrowing scene was captured on a cell phone. The Renault is trapped at the front grill of the truck and pushed along the highway at high speed.
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment and the family of killer whale trainer Dawn Brancheau are fighting to keep videos and photos related to her death out of the public eye.
The latest on efforts to pass health bill: • Pelosi says bill would save $138B • Obama postpones Asia trip to wait for vote • GOP leader hopes bill "never, ever, ever passes"
The pilots of Northwest Flight 188 did not fall asleep when they overflew their destination by more than 100 miles in October, the NTSB said in a detailed report.
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