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Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., right, accompanied by Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., gestures during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
By DAVID ESPO

WASHINGTON (AP) — Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of...

Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin

ROME (AP) — A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of...

US envoy criticizes coverage of Obama China visit

BEIJING (AP) — Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it failed to take into account...

Militia movement resurfaces across nation

NIKISKI, Alaska (AP) — Norm Olson's genial tone belies his reputation as a radical militiaman, yet here he is, at 63, an affable grandfather explaining why...

The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who?

LONDON (AP) — Catherine Ashton: International woman of mystery.

Ashton is Europe's new foreign policy chief, the international representative of half...

The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who?

LONDON (AP) — Catherine Ashton: International woman of mystery.

Ashton is Europe's new foreign policy chief, the international representative of half...

GM to release plan for European units in December

FRANKFURT (AP) — General Motors Co. said it expects to release a full restructuring plan for its Opel and Vauxhall operations in mid December, but did not specify the amount of...

'2012' a home run with patriotic fans in China

BEIJING (AP) — When the apocalypse comes, China will save the world.

Or at least that's how Chinese audiences are interpreting "2012," Hollywood's latest blockbuster...

AP IMPACT: Some lawmakers send few to academies

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — As the nation's military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren't getting much help from members of Congress from...

Palin's book tour to include stop at Fort Hood

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Sarah Palin's tour to promote her new memoir will include a stop at Fort Hood to benefit the victims of the shooting rampage and their families.

An...

La película "2012" entusiasma al público chino

BEIJING (AP) — Cuando sobrevenga el apocalipsis, China salvará al mundo. O al menos es así como el público chino interpreta la película "2012", la más reciente interpretación...

Top SKorean model found hanged in Paris apartment

PARIS (AP) — A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said...

Oil moves down near $77 amid economic uncertainty

Oil prices edged down toward $77 a barrel on Friday after a drop in many stock markets and amid concern about the strength of the global economic recovery.

By early afternoon in...

Analysis: Outlook for tough Iran sanctions is dim

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is shifting the focus of its Iran policy from talk to sanctions, but the prospect of winning early international support for toughened...

Obama answers questions from top Cuban blogger

HAVANA (AP) — President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the sake of talking" with Raul...

Obama answers questions from top Cuban blogger

HAVANA (AP) — President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the sake of talking" with Raul...

Swarbrick plans to have quick decision on Weis

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick plans to make a decision on the future of coach Charlie Weis within days of the season's end.

Swarbrick said...

GM analyst predicts solid November US sales

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto sales could top an annual rate of 10.8 million in November, General Motors Co.'s top sales analyst said Thursday. That would mark the first month this year...

AOL offers buyouts to over a third of work force

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The struggling Internet company AOL plans to shed up to 2,500 jobs — more than a third of its work force — as it prepares to separate from Time Warner and...

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Foreclosures hitting more people with good credit

WASHINGTON (AP) — The foreclosure crisis likely will persist well into next year as high unemployment pushes more people out of...

Memo: Utah regulators sped up mine permit decision

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah regulators hurried a decision to issue a strip mine permit after the coal operator complained to Gov. Gary Herbert that they were taking too long, according to a...

Group decries saturated fat in movie popcorn

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Forget the apocalyptic earthquakes and alien abductions on the screen, the real movie horror is the fat-saturated popcorn sold by some theater chains, a nutrition...

FDA panel backs safety, benefits of Spiriva

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health experts on Thursday brushed off lingering safety questions about a popular inhaler drug and suggested it carry bolder benefit claims.

The Food and...

Yahoo jumps on Twitter bandwagon to improve search

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo Inc. is jumping on the Twitter bandwagon in its latest attempt to get people to use its Internet search engine more frequently.

Beginning Thursday, Yahoo...


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