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Senate Dems reach 60 vote threshold on health bill
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A holdout no more, Sen. Ben Nelson agreed Saturday to provide the 60th and deciding vote for sweeping health care legislation in the Senate, capping a year of struggle and a final burst of deadline bargaining on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.
Slow-going on roads as snow storm hits East Coast
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A treacherous wintry storm slammed the East Coast on Saturday, dumping more than a foot of snow in some areas and creating misery for motorists on the weekend before Christmas.
Divided climate talks end in Copenhagen with deal
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The historic U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen ended Saturday after a 31-hour negotiating marathon, narrowly avoiding collapse by accepting a compromise that gives billions to poor nations to deal with global warming but does not require the world's major polluters to make deeper cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions.
Senate sends big Pentagon budget bill to Obama
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Senators worked through a December blizzard Saturday to pass legislation ensuring that U.S. troops are armed and the jobless don't lose their benefits - and take one more step toward a Christmas week showdown over health care.
Iran acknowledges prisoners were beaten to death
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Iran's hard-line judiciary acknowledged for the first time Saturday that at least three prisoners detained after June's disputed presidential election were beaten to death by their jailers, confirming a key claim by the country's opposition movement.
Paris-London trains suspended after 2,000 stranded
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Four passenger trains broke down in the Channel Tunnel between France and Britain, stranding more than 2,000 passengers for hours Saturday, many without heating, light or water.
Iraqi troops in standoff with Iran
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Iraqi troops massed Saturday near an oil well on the border in a standoff with Iranian forces that seized control of the site in a sudden flare up of tension between the two uneasy neighbors.
Poland tightens border in hunt for Auschwitz sign
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Polish authorities stepped up security checks at airports and border crossings and searched scrap metal yards Saturday as the search intensified for the infamous Nazi sign stolen from the Auschwitz death camp memorial.
Report: USC investigating McKnight's use of SUV
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Southern California is investigating tailback Joe McKnight's use of an SUV registered to a businessman, according to a newspaper report.
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