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House passes health care bill on close vote- In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.
Some saw trouble ahead with Fort Hood shooter- In retrospect, the signs of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's growing anger over the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan seem unmistakable. But even people who worried his increasingly strident views were clouding his ability to serve the U.S. military could not predict the murderous rampage of which he now stands accused.
Ida becomes hurricane a 2nd time off Mexico coast- Ida grew into a hurricane for a second time as it roared over the Caribbean on a path that could take it between Mexico's resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba before heading for the southern United States.
- Twenty years ago Monday, they danced atop the Berlin Wall, feet thudding on the cold concrete, arms raised in victory, hands clasped in friendship and giddy hope.
- A suicide bomber apparently targeting an anti-Taliban mayor struck a crowded market Sunday in northwest Pakistan, killing the mayor and 11 other people and injuring dozens, police said.
- If holiday travelers on the same plane compare what they paid to fly, they're likely to find quite a spread, depending on when they bought their tickets.
Mickelson rallies to win HSBC Champions- Phil Mickelson won the HSBC Champions on Sunday by rallying against a familiar foe. Only it wasn't Tiger Woods.
New Book Provides Brutally Honest, Touching & Funny Essays about Women in Their 40s
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Available in October, "Knowing Pains" was conceived by
Starting in October, in honor of those affected by breast cancer, 100% of all book net proceeds will be donated to Breast Cancer Action (www.bcaction.org) to support breast cancer education and advocacy. Among the essayists featured in the book:
-- 89% have been personally impacted by the breast cancer epidemic. -- 37% have had breast cancer, or a breast cancer scare. -- 56% have had a family member with the disease. -- More than 70% have had a friend or colleague afflicted with breast cancer. For More Information: "Knowing Pains: Women on Love, Sex and Work in Our 40s" Publisher: WingSpan ISBN: 978-1-59594-254-8 50000 Pages: 231 Price: $16.95Purchase: Available through Knowing Pains (www.knowingpains.com), Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Knowing-Pains-Women-Love-Work/dp/1595942548), Ingram (www.IngramBook.com), and local booksellers (list available at www.knowingpains.com).
About Breast Cancer Action
Breast Cancer Action (BCA) is a national watchdog and advocacy organization that carries the voices of people affected by breast cancer to inspire and compel the changes necessary to end the breast cancer epidemic. (www.bcaction.org).
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