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Democrats put health care bill on brink of passage
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Democrats pushed sweeping health care legislation to the brink of Senate passage Wednesday, crushing a year-end Republican filibuster against President Barack Obama's call to remake the nation's health care system.
Winter storm starts to spread across Midwest
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Holiday travelers battled slick, icy roads and flight cancellations and delays on Wednesday as a major winter storm began to spread across much of the nation's midsection - and the worst of the weather was still expected to come.
Daylong hostage standoff at Va. town's post office
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Negotiators were trying to coax an armed man to release hostages that had been held for hours Wednesday in a post office in a rural, mountain town in western Virginia.
Guantanamo prison may have to stay open until 2011
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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.
Balloon boy parents are sent to jail for hoax
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The parents who pulled the balloon boy hoax in hopes of landing a reality TV show were sentenced to jail Wednesday - 90 days for him, 20 days for her - and barred from profiting from their newfound celebrity status for the next four years.
Vessels collide in Philippines, leaving 27 missing
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Search-and-rescue teams combed the waters of Manila Bay on Thursday for at least 27 people missing after a passenger ferry collided with a fishing boat, the coast guard said. At least 46 people have been plucked alive from the water, and the coast guard alerted all vessels in the area to look for others, said coast guard spokesman Armand Balilo.
Colleague: Fla. pastor ignored advice on convert
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A Florida pastor ignored warnings that he was breaking the law when he housed a runaway teenage girl who converted from Islam to Christianity, a former colleague said.
Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins split after 23 years
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One of Hollywood's most enduring couples has separated. Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins, partners for 23 years and parents of two sons, split up over the summer, publicist Teal Cannady said in a statement Wednesday. She did not elaborate.
Woman calls 911 when husband refuses to eat dinner
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Prosecutors will review the case of a woman authorities claim has called 911 30 times over six months for non-emergency reasons, including a call to complain that her husband refused to eat his dinner. Last Friday, the woman allegedly made a pair of calls to 911, including a hang-up and another where a woman was heard screaming.
TCU's Patterson is AP Coach of the Year
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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.
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