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Obama, other Dems praise new health compromise
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President Barack Obama as well as Democratic liberals and moderates all found something to like Wednesday in an emerging compromise to expand the role of government in the nation's health care system, raising hopes inside the party that passage of overhaul legislation might be within reach after a struggle lasting decades.
Petraeus reveals boost in US counterterror effort
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The rapid U.S. build up in the Afghan war will include more terrorist-hunting forces to chase down militants deemed too extreme to change sides, a top U.S. general revealed on Wednesday.
Heavy snowfall, wind pounding Midwest, New England
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A fierce storm left dangerous ice, heavy snow and vicious winds in its wake as it slogged eastward Wednesday, snarling traffic and closing hundreds of schools from the Upper Midwest through New England.
Iraq orders security shakeup after Baghdad blasts
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Iraq's Western-backed government - facing intense pressure to address security lapses after suicide bombings killed 127 people in the capital - ordered a shake-up Wednesday in the country's military leadership.
SC lawmakers nix impeachment, recommend rebuke
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South Carolina lawmakers voted down a measure to impeach Gov. Mark Sanford on Wednesday, but recommended a formal rebuke that said his travels and trysts with an Argentine mistress brought the state "ridicule, dishonor, disgrace and shame."
WWII veteran had Hitler's art book on bookshelf
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After fighting his way across Europe during World War II, John Pistone was among the U.S. soldiers who entered Adolf Hitler's home nestled in the Bavarian Alps as the war came to a close.
'Biggest Loser' sheds history-making 239 pounds
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The latest winner of NBC's "The Biggest Loser" is the biggest loser in the show's history. Danny Cahill, a 40-year-old land surveyor and musician from Broken Arrow, Okla., lost 239 pounds to win the $250,000 grand prize.
Fla. woman accused of hitting man with raw steak
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A 53-year-old was arrested after alledgedly hitting a man in the head with a raw steak. According to a Marion County Sheriff's Office report, the man told deputies Elsie Egan repeatedly hit him with the uncooked meat and slapped his face after he refused a piece of sliced bread. The man said he wanted a bread roll.
Pettitte, Yankees agree to $11.75M, 1-year deal
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Andy Pettitte asked himself all the important questions: Was he ready to prepare for another long year? Could he top last season? Was his family on board? And then he decided - rather quickly, too - he indeed wanted to pitch again for the New York Yankees.
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