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Senate OKs health care measure, reaching milestone
52 mins ago
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Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill in a climactic Christmas Eve vote 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
1 hr 46 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.
Congress raises debt ceiling to $12.4 trillion
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The Senate voted Thursday to raise the ceiling on the government debt to $12.4 trillion, a massive increase over the current limit and a political problem that President Barack Obama has promised to address next year.
Pakistan Christians celebrate Christmas in fear
2 hrs 21 mins ago
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No Christmas decorations brighten the tent camp sheltering Christians left homeless by the worst violence against minorities in Pakistan this year. Instead, there is a pervasive sense of fear.
3 dead after Philippine sea collision; 24 missing
2 hrs 50 mins ago
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Three floating bodies were found as search-and-rescue teams combed the waters of Manila Bay on Thursday for at least 24 people missing after a passenger ferry collided with a fishing boat.
Man in wheelchair surrenders after Va. standoff
5 hrs 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.
FTC taking closer look at Google's AdMob purchase
14 hrs ago
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U.S. antitrust regulators are taking a closer look at Google Inc.'s proposed $750 million purchase of mobile phone marketer AdMob, the latest sign of greater government vigilance as Google tries to expand its advertising empire.
TCU's Patterson is AP Coach of the Year
11 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.