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Senate faces Christmas Eve vote on health care
1 hr 13 mins ago
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Senate Democrats are poised to pass a landmark health care bill that could define President Barack Obama's legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country's history.
Winter storm starts to spread across Midwest
42 mins ago
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A major winter storm lumbering across the nation's midsection promised a white Christmas for some but brought headaches for residents without power and travelers crawling along slick, icy roads and dealing with canceled and delayed flights.
Man in wheelchair surrenders after Va. standoff
32 mins ago
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A disabled man in a wheelchair who authorities say held three people for more than eight hours inside a small-town Virginia post office surrendered to police after freeing the hostages unharmed.
Officials: Suicide bomber kills 4 in NW Pakistan
1 hr 6 mins ago
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A suicide bomber struck a neighborhood full of government buildings in Pakistan's main northwest city Thursday, killing four people and underscoring that militant groups retain strength despite being under siege by the army.
Balloon boy parents are sent to jail for hoax
26 mins ago
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The balloon boy's supposed life-threatening journey in a runaway balloon riveted the nation for hours. But it will be years before the perpetrators of the October hoax - his parents - can benefit financially from the publicity stunt.
Guantanamo prison may have to stay open until 2011
12 hrs ago
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President Barack Obama's commitment to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by next month may be delayed until 2011 because it will take months for the government to buy an Illinois prison and upgrade it to hold suspected terrorists.
TCU's Patterson is AP Coach of the Year
7 hrs ago
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Gary Patterson guided TCU to its best season in 70 years on the way to becoming the first Associated Press Coach of the Year from outside the six conferences with automatic BCS bids.