Health co-ops' fans like cost and careBoston Globe - - 2 hours ago
Group Health clinic's Dr. Harry Shriver with patient Grover Williams in Bellevue, Wash. The co-op has helped the state maintain low insurance rates.
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Q+A-What are the stakes for US in Afghanistan vote?Reuters - - 37 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Afghans were set to vote in a presidential election on Thursday under threat of violent disruption by the Taliban in a critical test of President Barack Obama's strategy in what he calls ...
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The Heart of the 'Prince of Darkness'Washington Post - - 3 hours ago
He was an opinionated op-ed man, a combative conservative on television, but through it all, Robert Novak prided himself on being a shoe-leather reporter.
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TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Defense Minister Chen Chao-min has offered to quit over criticism that the government was too slow in its response to Typhoon Morakot which may have killed as many as 500 people, local television said on Wednesday.
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Russia Detains 8 in Hijacking of Ship
Washington Post - - 4 hours ago
MOSCOW, Aug. 18 -- Russia said Tuesday that it has detained eight suspected hijackers aboard the cargo ship that went missing near the English Channel this month, but it offered few details to explain the maritime mystery that has ...
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President Barack Obama said Tuesday he is encouraged by progress in US efforts to bring Israel and the Palestinians back to the negotiating table.
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Even as high school graduates in recent years have grown increasingly better prepared for college, too many members of the class of 2009 cannot adequately perform all of the academic skills they will need to succeed, ...
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Law Requiring Ultrasounds for Abortions Is Struck Down
Washington Post - - 3 hours ago
An Oklahoma judge decided Tuesday that doctors do not need to perform ultrasounds and offer women detailed information about the tests before performing abortions, striking down the strictest such law in the country.
Oklahoma: Abortion Law Overturned New York Times
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Senate bid dogged by Fiorina's failure to vote
San Francisco Chronicle - 3 hours ago
(08-18) 19:51 PDT -- Republican Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO, took her first formal step Tuesday to challenge incumbent Democratic US Sen. Barbara Boxer - but does she pass the Citizenship 1o1 test?
California: Senate Race Shaping Up New York Times
Fiorina takes first step in run for Boxer's US Senate seat Los Angeles Times
HK shares little changed; China stocks slip
Reuters - - 2 hours ago
By Parvathy Ullatil & Claire Zhang HONG KONG, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares weaved in and out of negative territory on Wednesday as investors exercised caution ahead of key earnings announcements, including those from Chinese lenders and top ...
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Home Depot, Target Fuel Day's Turnaround
Wall Street Journal - - 6 hours ago
NEW YORK -- A string of better-than-expected quarterly reports from retailers, including Home Depot and Target, and an American Express-led bounce-back for financials helped stocks close higher.
Sluggish PC, ink sales hurt Hewlett-Packard
The Associated Press - - 1 hour ago
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Sony slashes price of PlayStation 3 by $100 to $299
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The Japanese electronics giant, which is seeking to goose sales ahead of the crucial holiday shopping season, also unveils a sleeker, thinner model of the game console.
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Gonzales just tip of iceberg in Heartland attack
ZDNet - - 50 minutes ago
Albert Gonzales, previously accused of breaking into TJX's computer systems, was indicted on charges that a separate group he was involved in breached Heartland Payment Systems.
Hacker's lawyer quiet about next legal move MiamiHerald.com
Which will Appear at Apple's September Event: Tablet, Steve, or ...
PC World - - 7 hours ago
Bummer. Because what most Apple watchers, including me, want to see most is the mythical tablet device that's appeared only in grainy photos and shaky videos from dubious sources.
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Jackson to be buried Aug. 29 at Forest Lawn in Glendale
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The pop star's family announced that he will be interred in the cemetery's Great Mausoleum on what would have been his 51st birthday.
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A not-so-delicate dance: Quotes from Tom Delay
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'Perfect fit' for Brett Favre: QB could take off in Vikes' offense
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That's what Brett Favre said Tuesday evening when assessing his compatibility with his latest team, the Minnesota Vikings. Not everything Favre has said in recent years has checked out, but it's hard to argue with his analysis ...
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Billingsley pitches Dodgers past Cardinals 7-3
The Associated Press - - 29 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES - Chad Billingsley claims he got just as much satisfaction from the first pitch of his comeback start as the final fastball, which coaxed a rally-killing double play grounder from Albert Pujols.
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Mozart's death most likely caused by strep infection, study suggests
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Hurricane Bill Strengthens Over Atlantic Into Category 3 Storm
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Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Bill strengthened into a Category 3 storm as it churned across the Atlantic on a course that's forecast to take it toward Bermuda, the US National Hurricane Center said.
Reality show contestant sought in model's death
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Seattle saying 'no' to grocery bag tax
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