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Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle- Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare.
- The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday.
China coal mine blast death toll jumps to 87- Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped to 87 - the deadliest blast to hit the beleaguered industry in nearly two years.
Ex-Air Force nurse acquitted of killing patients- A court martial acquitted a former military nurse of murder Saturday after he was accused of giving lethal doses of painkillers to hasten the deaths of three terminally ill patients at the Air Force's largest hospital.
More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving- The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.
Baby can wait as expectant dad finishes spacewalk- A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday.
Jackson moonwalk glove sells for $350K in NYC- The shimmering, white glove Michael Jackson wore when he premiered his trademark moonwalk dance in 1983 was auctioned off for $350,000 - plus tax - on Saturday.
No. 11 Oregon tops Arizona; on track for Rose Bowl- Jeremiah Masoli tied it with a touchdown pass to Ed Dickson with six seconds left, then won it with a 1-yard run in the second overtime as No. 11 Oregon defeated Arizona 44-41 on Saturday night and took a big step toward the Pac-10 title.
U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for Nov. 9
WASHINGTON (Map) - Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9: MEDAL OF HONOR
Profile America -- Monday, November 9th. Among those who will be remembered at Veterans Day ceremonies later this week will be more than 3,400 who have received the nation's highest military decoration -- the Medal of Honor. One woman is on that list -- Mary Walker, cited for heroism in the Civil War by generals William T. Sherman and George Thomas. As the first woman surgeon in the U.S. Army, she was often exposed to great danger, operating as battles raged. Walker not only tended Union troops, but crossed lines to help wounded Confederates as well, and at one point was captured and made a prisoner of war. Today in the U.S. Army, there are 13,000 women officers -- more than 15 percent of the service's commissioned officers. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at http://www.census.gov.
Sources: Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009, t. 494
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the "Newsroom" button).
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