Lawmakers say health overhaul has been slowed
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Top members of Congress say it's unlikely they will meet President Barack Obama's August deadline for a sweeping health care overhaul. Lawmakers on Sunday said they will not rush on a health care overhaul that isn't...
Obama urges patience on economic stimulus plan
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With the economy still firmly in the grip of a tenacious recession, President Barack Obama is urging Americans to have patience and give his economic recovery plan time to work. Restating themes he laid out in his...
Durbin: Probe possible Cheney concealment
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Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin says Congress should investigate whether former Vice President Dick Cheney and others in the Bush administration ordered the CIA to conceal the existence of a counterterrorism program. ...
Cornyn: Sotomayor must explain 'Latina' remark
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A top Senate Republican says Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor will have to explain statements suggesting that judges can't be neutral, but he also acknowledges that her confirmation as the high court's first...
AP source: Holder considering torture probe
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Contrary to White House wishes, Attorney General Eric Holder may push forward with a criminal investigation into the Bush administration's harsh interrogation practices used on suspected terrorists. Holder is...
Sebelius: All options on table for health plan
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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says the administration wants a health care overhaul this year but is still leaving the details to Congress. Sebelius said on Sunday that a health care overhaul...
US to spend another $1B to fight swine flu
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The United States is ready to announce another $1 billion in orders for swine flu vaccinations. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says she will announce Monday that Washington has approved another...
Sotomayor gets nod from police chiefs
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Police chiefs are backing appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor's bid to become a Supreme Court justice. International Association of Police Chiefs President Russell B. Laine says Sotomayor has outstanding qualifications...
Sheriff: Suspects in couple's slaying experienced
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A Florida couple killed in their home had an extensive surveillance system in the house that recorded three apparently experienced criminals swiftly slip into the house before driving off in a red van, police said. ...
Calif. leaders: We're making progress on $26B gap
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders reported steady progress on California's $26.3 billion budget mess and raised the prospect of a resolution in the coming week. Negotiators were scheduled to resume...
Chips in official IDs raise privacy fears
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Climbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he'd bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget cruised the streets of San Francisco with this objective: To read the identity cards of...
Obituaries in the news
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Reggie Fleming ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) _ Reggie Fleming, a former Chicago Blackhawks player, died Saturday. He was 73. Fleming died at a suburban Chicago hospital, his son Chris Fleming said. Fleming spent four...
Space companies eye HI as potential new frontier
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Tourists coming to Hawaii for high-end getaways could someday be launched from the sand to the stars, taking island-hopping to new heights. Hawaii could even be the first state where space travelers use rocket planes to...
Relatives go to Ill. cemetery looking for answers
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A constant stream of relatives hoping to find their loved ones showed up Saturday as officials exhumed one grave in a cemetery where four former employees are accused of digging up and dumping hundreds of bodies in a...
Kids recant abuse claims after dad jailed 20 years
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Former Vancouver police officer Clyde Ray Spencer spent nearly 20 years in prison after he was convicted of sexually molesting his son and daughter. Now, the children say it never happened. Matthew Spencer and Kathryn...
Palin says Alaska needs new ethics policy
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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she hopes the latest ethics complaint filed against her is a "wake-up call" that a new ethics policy is needed in the state. "The only saving grace in this recent episode is that it proves...
Swiss say hostage held in Mali has been freed
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A European tourist taken hostage in North Africa in January has been released, Swiss officials said. The Swiss citizen, who had been held in Mali after his capture with three other tourists, was being checked by a...
Relatives of plane crash victims to visit Comoros
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Yemenia Airways has organized a special flight to Comoros for relatives of victims who died when an Airbus 310 crashed in the Indian Ocean last month. At least 150 family members are expected to fly to Comoros on...
5 Iranian officials released by US return to Iran
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Five Iranian officials held in Iraq for more than two years by U.S. forces returned home Sunday after the U.S. released them under pressure from the Iraqi government. American officials said a U.S.-Iraqi security...
5 killed in New Delhi metro bridge collapse
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One section of a bridge being built for the Indian capital's metro rail system collapsed Sunday, crushing to death five workers and injuring 13 in a major setback to the project that officials hope to complete before...
Pakistani jets pound militant hide-outs, kill 8
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Fighter jets pounded suspected militant hide-outs in the South Waziristan tribal region on Sunday as part of ongoing operations against Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud. At least eight militants were killed,...
4 US Marines killed in Afghan bomb blasts
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Bomb blasts killed four U.S. Marines in southern Afghanistan, where thousands of American troops have deployed in recent weeks as part of an offensive in the country's dangerous drug-producing region, an official said...
4 runners gored in Pamplona's bull-running
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Bulls gored four runners, seriously injuring two of them, during a packed running of the bulls on the sixth day of the San Fermin festival on Sunday. One man, a Pamplona resident, was caught in the chest and legs when...
Guard for US miner Freeport shot dead in Indonesia
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Gunmen killed a security guard working for U.S. mining conglomerate Freeport on Sunday, then ambushed police responding to the attack blamed on separatist rebels in one of Indonesia's most underdeveloped and remote...
Owner may open QE2 as floating hotel outside Dubai
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The cash-strapped Dubai owner of the QE2 is weighing plans to open the British ocean liner as a floating hotel elsewhere in the Middle East or Africa rather than in the struggling Persian Gulf sheikdom. In an email...
Investors: 2Q revenue a sign of economic health
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Investors want to see some new math in companies' quarterly reports. No longer content with an economy that's limping toward recovery, the stock market is looking for signs that business improved in the second quarter...
Australia: Employee detention could hurt China biz
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The detention of an Australian Rio Tinto Ltd. employee on spying charges could damage the business environment for foreign companies wanting to work in China, an Australian cabinet minister said Sunday. The comments...
Chips in official IDs raise privacy fears
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Climbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he'd bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget cruised the streets of San Francisco with this objective: To read the identity cards of...
Planet Hollywood agrees to pay $500,000 fine in NV
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Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino has agreed to pay a $500,000 fine to Nevada gambling regulators over lax policing of illegal activity inside an independently operated nightclub at the resort. In a settlement with...
CIT Group said to hire bankruptcy adviser
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CIT Group Inc. is working with a premier bankruptcy firm as the troubled commercial lender awaits word on whether it will receive funds from a federal program designed to help banks, the company confirmed Saturday. The...
Special alloy sleeves urged to block hackers?
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To protect against skimming and eavesdropping attacks, federal and state officials recommend that Americans keep their e-passports tightly shut and store their RFID-tagged passport cards and enhanced driver's licenses...
Investors: 2Q revenue a sign of economic health
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Investors want to see some new math in companies' quarterly reports. No longer content with an economy that's limping toward recovery, the stock market is looking for signs that business improved in the second quarter...
Danny DeVito serves lemon liqueur at festival
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Actor Danny DeVito served up his own premium "Limoncello" liqueur flavored with zesty Italian lemons and gave a cry of "Salut!" to a drink-sipping crowd at Tales of the Cocktail, a New Orleans cocktail and culinary...
Dillinger's Ohio crime spree left out of new movie
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Before becoming Public Enemy No. 1, gangster John Dillinger pulled off his first bank robbery in a sleepy Ohio town. Police captured him months later when they swarmed his girlfriend's apartment, but within weeks he...
Dillinger's Ohio crime spree left out of new movie
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Before becoming Public Enemy No. 1, gangster John Dillinger pulled off his first bank robbery in a sleepy Ohio town. Police captured him months later when they swarmed his girlfriend's apartment, but within weeks he...
Comic Artie Lange charged with DUI in NJ
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Comedian and radio personality Artie Lange has been charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant and careless driving after a minor traffic accident in central New Jersey. Toms River police say Lange's...
GLAAD: `Bruno' reinforces negative gay stereotypes
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The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation said Friday that "Bruno," the new film starring Sacha Baron Cohen, reinforces negative stereotypes and "decreases the public's comfort with gay people." GLAAD president...
Paris Hilton insists she plugged sorority movie
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Paris Hilton repeatedly fussed with her hair and makeup in a federal courtroom Friday, sported six-inch stiletto heels and a black dress and amused the judge with a little wave on the way to the witness stand. Once on...
McCartney returns to Ed Sullivan Theater
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Paul McCartney is going back to the Ed Sullivan Theater. The former Beatle will appear on David Letterman's "Late Show" on Wednesday. He'll be interviewed and perform, part of a promotion for some shows he's doing...
Jason Priestley and wife welcome a baby boy in LA
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It's a boy for Jason Priestley and his wife, Naomi. The actor's representative, Marla Farrell, says the Priestleys welcomed a healthy baby boy in Los Angeles on Thursday. Farrell says the couple refused to offer...
The public health plan: a pro-life non-starter
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WASHINGTON (BP)--The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee has posted on its website its version of the health care reform bill. It's called the "Affordable Health Choices Act," and, as promised,...
INTERNATIONAL DIGEST: Christians in Honduras thankful for president's removal
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Christians in Honduras say the June 28 removal of Manuel Zelaya as president was a defense of democracy and an answer to prayer.Thousands of protestors marched June 23 in the capital city,...
FCC's wireless mic decision still pending
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Churches across the country eventually will have to replace wireless microphone systems operating in the 700 megahertz range, but the Federal Communications Commission's decision on the specifics...
SBC’s Page opposes same-sex partners bill
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WASHINGTON (BP)--Extending marriage-like benefits to same-sex couples will give such unions an elite status and will promote a social agenda largely opposed by evangelical Christians, a former Southern Baptist...
World Changers marks work on 20,000 homes
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (BP)--There's something special about Eleanor Williams' home.Hers is the 20,000th home World Changers has worked on since the Southern Baptist ministry began as a pilot project in 1990.Each year when the...
Still alive, Samburu give thanks to God
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SAMBURU, Kenya (BP)--The women danced and sang, thanking God for the food that kept their families alive for a while longer.The food, delivered by Charlie Daniels, a Southern Baptist missionary in southern Kenya,...
Amid Kenya's drought, hunger fund feeds thousands
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ILMAMEN, Kenya (BP)--The rains come too late for the crops. Cows, selling for about $5, have no meat on their bones. The drought's damage will be fatal for many.From the Maasai Mara wildlife reserve in Kenya to Mount...
National Guard units strained by chaplain shortage
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When patriotism inspired the Rev. Jerry Fehn a decade ago to serve soldiers in combat zones abroad, the 45-year-old was afraid he had waited too long. He needn't have worried. The National Guard, wrestling with a...
Scrub tech causes major hepatitis scare in Colo.
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Kimberly Spencer's 9-year-old son went to Audubon Ambulatory Surgery Center last month for what was supposed to be a routine surgery. The rambunctious child stuck a BB in his ear and doctors had to operate to remove it....
Obesity a risk factor in swine flu?
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Some swine flu cases in Michigan are raising questions about obesity's role in why some people with infections become seriously ill. A high proportion of those who have gotten severely ill from swine flu have been...
Study: 1 in 3 breast cancer patients overtreated
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One in three breast cancer patients identified in public screening programs may be treated unnecessarily, a new study says. Karsten Jorgensen and Peter Gotzsche of the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Copenhagen analyzed...
Swine flu shots at school: Bracing for fall return
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U.S. swine flu vaccinations could begin in October with children among the first in line _ at their local schools _ the Obama administration said Thursday as the president and his Cabinet urged states to figure out now...
Monkeys live longer on low-cal diet; would humans?
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Eat less, live longer? It seems to work for monkeys: A 20-year study found cutting calories by almost a third slowed their aging and fended off death. This is not about a quick diet to shed a few pounds. Scientists have...
Tests reveal some pet supplements skimp on meds
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Arthritis supplements bought by millions of pet owners for their dogs, cats and horses sometimes skimp on the ingredients the makers claim can help aching paws and aging joints, and some contain high amounts of lead, an...
Ebola found in Philippine pigs for first time
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A form of ebola virus has been detected in pigs for the first time, raising concerns it could mutate and threaten humans, scientists report. Reston ebolavirus has only been seen in monkeys and humans previously and,...
WHO approves cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix
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The World Health Organization has approved a second cervical cancer vaccine, this one made by GlaxoSmithKline, meaning U.N. agencies and partners can now officially buy millions of doses of the vaccine for poor...
After day delay, NASA fuels Endeavour for launch
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NASA has begun fueling space shuttle Endeavour after delaying its scheduled launch for a day because lightning struck 11 times near the pad. Endeavour had been scheduled for liftoff Saturday night, but a severe...
Fast-growing kelp invades San Francisco Bay
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A fast-growing kelp from the Far East has spread along the California coast from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay, worrying marine scientists and outpacing eradication efforts. In May, scientists for the first time...
Social networking aggregator sues Facebook
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In a counterpunch to the world's biggest online hangout, a small Web company called Power.com has sued Facebook, saying it doesn't follow its own policy of giving users control over their content. Power lets users...
Smthg gr8 4 brkfst? Twitter's hyper-short recipes
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R Twttrd recips a gr8 new thing 4 bkg & ckng or r the dirctns 2 confusng for most peeps? Within the endless streams of bite-size personal updates and random thoughts that populate the Twitter-sphere, now you also...
General Motors to try selling new cars on eBay
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As part of its turnaround plan, General Motors Corp. said Friday it plans to experiment with auctioning new cars on eBay, expanding on an existing partnership covering certified used vehicles on the online marketplace. ...
AP proposes new article formatting for the Web
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The Associated Press is proposing that publishers attach descriptive tags to news articles online in hopes of taming the free-for-all of news and information on the Web and generating more traffic for established media...
Glitch in antivirus software troubles PC users
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Antivirus software cuts two ways. It's great at blocking known viruses, but it can sometimes misfire, mistakenly flagging clean files as malicious. That sends a computer into a tailspin trying to clean up stuff that's...
Storms NASA's only worry for shuttle launch
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Thunderstorms are threatening to delay NASA's planned launch Saturday night of space shuttle Endeavour, already running a month late. Endeavour is back from a series of hydrogen gas leaks for a third launch attempt....
The Nation's weather
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The most active weather events were expected to develop across the Eastern and Central U.S. on Sunday due to fronts associated with a storm system over southeastern Canada. In the East, light to moderate showers and...
The Nation's weather
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The most active weather in the country Saturday was expected to come from a cold front forecast to sweep through the eastern third of the country. The front itself would be attached to a low pressure system expected to...
The Nation's weather
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Thunderstorms and high temperatures were expected in several parts of the U.S. on Friday. In the Southern Plains, high temperatures were again expected to break into the triple digits. Lows were expected to barely drop...
The Nation's weather
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Severe weather was expected across the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest on Thursday, with some storms possibly producing hail, damaging winds and heavy downpours. Very hot temperatures were expected to continue in the...
The Nation's weather
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Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms were expected Wednesday from the central Gulf coast to the Carolinas. Heavier rain was possible along the central and eastern parts of the Gulf coast, with some isolated hail...
The Nation's weather
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Numerous showers and thunderstorms were expected across the Northeast on Tuesday, along with cooler temperatures and the possibility of large hail. More showers and thunderstorms were forecast from the Pacific...
The Nation's weather
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A low pressure system moving through the Central Plains on Saturday is forecast to kick up scattered showers and thunderstorms over the Upper Midwest and Mid-Mississippi River Valley. The Northern Plains may see...
The Nation's weather
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Strong thunderstorms were expected Friday across the Northern Plains as a weak area of low pressure in the upper atmosphere slides down the eastern slopes of the Rockies. A few of these storms could be capable of...