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Senate moderates frustrate other Democrats on bill
3 hrs ago
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Senate moderates on Sunday threatened to scuttle the health care bill if their demands weren't met, frustrating rank-and-file Democrats who say their colleagues' views were out of step with American voters.
RI bishop asked Kennedy in 2007 to avoid Communion
1 hr 57 mins ago
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The Roman Catholic bishop of Rhode Island said Sunday that he asked Rep. Patrick Kennedy in a 2007 letter to stop receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, because of the congressman's public stance on moral issues.
Lawyer: 9/11 defendants want platform for views
2 hrs 8 mins ago
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The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday.
Iraq PM ramps up attacks on Baathists before vote
1 hr 46 mins ago
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A stepped-up campaign by Iraq's prime minister against Saddam Hussein loyalists is alienating Sunni Muslims and stoking tensions between them and the majority Shiites ahead of key national elections.
Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty's next generation
2 hrs 48 mins ago
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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over.
Study: Scavengers big and small dwell in deep sea
2 hrs 54 mins ago
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Thousands of marine species eke out an existence in the ocean's pitch-black depths by feeding on the snowlike decaying matter that cascades down, and even sunken whale bones, according to a report released Sunday.
Ole Miss, Cal, UNC back in AP Top 25
1 hr 14 mins ago
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Mississippi, California and North Carolina, teams that started the season with lofty expectations before stumbling, have surged back into the AP Top 25 college football poll.