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Obama Camp Predicts Health Bill Will Pass SoonWall Street Journal - - 6 hours ago WASHINGTON--David Axelrod, an adviser to President Barack Obama, predicted health-care legislation would pass "soon," after Senate Democrats on Saturday secured the 60 votes needed to clear a ... GOP vows fight as White House defends health bill The Associated Press Actress Brittany Murphy dies at 32Washington Post - 29 minutes ago Brittany Murphy died early Sunday morning after she went into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived. Murphy starred in such films as "Clueless", "8 Mile" and "Don't Say a Word". Brittany Murphy dead at 32 Entertainment Weekly US actress Brittany Murphy dies BBC News A great step forward: Obama's verdict on climate change pactguardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago Activists demonstrate outside the Bella Center in Copenhagen at the end of the COP15 UN Climate Change Conference, 19 Dec 2009. Photograph: Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images Barack Obama returned to a snowbound Washington at the weekend clutching a deal ... Copenhagen Accord Divides Blogosphere Wall Street Journal Barack Obama's climate deal unravels at last moment Times Online |
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Iran regime on alert following death of dissident cleric Montazeri
guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago
The body of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri at his home in Qom, surrounded by relatives in mourning. Photograph: AP Thousands of mourners are gathering in the Iranian city of Qom following the death of leading reformist cleric Grand Ayatollah ...
Iran opposition calls for mourning Aljazeera.net
Spiritual father of Iran's reform movement dies The Associated Press
Eurostar suspends services for third day
BBC News - 1 hour ago
Eurostar has said there will be no services for a third day on Monday while further tests are carried out on its fleet of trains. But commercial director Nick Mercer said engineers have now pinpointed the cause of electrical problems and he hoped ...
Hariri's visit to Damascus ends years of bitterness between Lebanon, Syria
Xinhua - - 53 minutes ago
BEIRUT, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri ended on Sunday a landmark visit to Damascus, pledging with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to open new prospects on bilateral relations.
Lebanon, Syria Wrap Up Landmark Meeting Wall Street Journal
Lebanon, Syria pledge to repair relations ABC Online
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Pivotal Senate Health Vote Looms
Wall Street Journal - - 49 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- The Senate is marching toward a Christmas Eve vote on the biggest health-care legislation since the passage of Medicare 45 years ago, and its version is likely to form the template for the final bill that ...
Neb.'s Nelson sees backlash on health reform plan The Associated Press
Storm Creates Air-Travel Delays in Pre-Holiday Weekend
Wall Street Journal - - 45 minutes ago
The monster storm that barreled up the East Coast, burying airports from Washington to New York to Philadelphia in record snowfall Saturday, continued its march north Sunday, threatening more ...
Video: Blizzard-like Storm Cripples Mid-Atlantic Travel
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Storm Finally Exits a Snow-Covered East Coast New York Times
McCain understands why Palin blacked out visor
The Associated Press - 49 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain says he understands why Sarah Palin blacked out his name on a McCain campaign visor so she could avoid recognition while on vacation in Hawaii.
Sarah Palin's climate change flip-flop Seattle Post Intelligencer
GM Gets Inquiries About Saab After Plan to Shut Unit
Bloomberg - - 44 minutes ago
Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co. said it received inquiries from “several parties” regarding its Saab unit after announcing it would close down the Swedish automaker following the collapse ...
Tiny Automaker Renews Saab Offer New York Times
Citadel Broadcasting Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Bloomberg - - 1 hour ago
Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Citadel Broadcasting Corp., the owner of radio stations in cities including New York and Chicago, filed for US bankruptcy protection in Manhattan with a deal to shed $1.4 billion of debt.
Citadel Broadcasting files for bankruptcy CNNMoney.com
Ho Makes First Appearance, in Macau, After Long Hospital Stay
Bloomberg - 5 hours ago
By Chia-Peck Wong Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Macau casino billionaire Stanley Ho made his first public appearance in more than four months at the inauguration of the city's new government, a sign his health may be improving after two operations.
Chinese President Sends Message Of Gambling Reform For Macau Casino Gambling Web
Astronauts blast off for Christmas space mission
The Associated Press - - 39 minutes ago
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Russian rocket blasted off from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and hurtled spaceward Monday, shuttling an American, a Russian and a Japanese to the International Space Station.
Russian Rocket Blasts Off ABC News
Open house? Google has also been eying Trulia
CNET News - - Dec 19, 2009
According to sources close to the situation, along with its pending bid for Yelp, Google has been in on-again, off-again acquisition talks with Trulia, the real-estate search engine.
Google, Yelp, and the Future of Search The Faster Times
3D high-def movies coming to your living room on Blu-ray
Ars Technica - - 33 minutes ago
Get ready for the 3D movie revolution to come your your home theater next year. The Blu-ray Disc Association has approved a final spec to deliver high def 3D movies on Blu-ray discs.
Could 'Avatar' hit $1 billion?
Los Angeles Times - 20 minutes ago
20th Century Fox's $430-million bet on James Cameron is off to a rip-roaring start and set up for a huge holiday haul. "Avatar" sold a studio-estimated $232.2 million worth of tickets around the world this weekend, the ninth-biggest global debut of all ...
Box Office Report: 'Avatar' takes No. 1 with $73 million Entertainment Weekly
Weather doesn't stop Jonas brother's wedding
msnbc.com - 16 hours ago
NEW YORK - In a setting fit for a Disney prince and his princess, Kevin Jonas married Danielle Deleasa Saturday night at Oheka Castle, a turn-of-the-century French-style chateau, on a sprawling estate in Long Island.
Kevin Jonas marries bride Danielle Deleasa Monsters and Critics.com
Angry off-duty cop waves his gun around after his Hummer is pelted with snowballs
New York Daily News - - 37 minutes ago
Frame grab of an off-duty cop in Washington DC waving gun after his vehicle was hit by snowballs. Courtesy of reasontv.com An off-duty Washington DC police detective went berserk and began waving his gun around when his Hummer was ...
Cribbs, Harrison lead Browns over Chiefs 41-34
The Associated Press - - 19 minutes ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jerome Harrison ran from nowhere into the record books. Joshua Cribbs topped even himself. Embattled Browns coach Eric Mangini should thank them both.
Gonzalez's 6-yard TD leads Falcons past Jets 10-7
The Associated Press - - 59 minutes ago
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - The Atlanta Falcons' offense kept stalling in the cold of the Meadowlands until finally busting through the New York Jets' top-ranked defense at the end.
Ryan's late TD toss to Gonzalez helps Falcons edge Jets Seattle Post Intelligencer
Live Analysis: Falcons Beat Jets, 10-7 New York Times (blog)
Stanton plays but Lions lose at home to Cardinals
Detroit Free Press - - 30 minutes ago
Anquan Boldin's 5-yard touchdown pass with 1:54 to play handed the Lions a 31-24 loss to the Cardinals today at Ford Field. Drew Stanton wasn't able to lead a last-minute drive, which fizzled on a fourth-down incompletion.
Cardinals score with 1:54 left to beat Lions 31-24 The Associated Press
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H1N1 vaccine plentiful in WNC, but seasonal flu shots hard to come by
Asheville Citizen-Times - - 17 hours ago
ASHEVILLE - The long-awaited swine flu vaccine is finally here and available to anyone who wants it, but those looking for a seasonal flu shot may be out of luck.
Beware fake CDC e-mails about H1N1 vaccines MiamiHerald.com
Negotiating to 60 Votes, Compromise by Compromise
New York Times - - 21 hours ago
WASHINGTON - Thirty million people without health insurance stand to gain coverage under a deal announced on Saturday by Senate Democrats.
Insurers may have to hike percentage spent on care Palm Beach Post
Time to Pull the Plug on Health-Care 'Reform' Chicago Tribune
Maine to consider cell phone cancer warning
The Associated Press - - 5 hours ago
AUGUSTA, Maine - A Maine legislator wants to make the state the first to require cell phones to carry warnings that they can cause brain cancer, although there is no consensus among scientists that they do and industry leaders dispute the claim.
Mayor can't keep his nose out of cell phone business San Francisco Chronicle
Yahoo gets kicked to curb by Google, Bing
CNNMoney.com - - Dec 17, 2009
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Once the world's online search leader, Yahoo's share has sharply declined, putting it in danger of losing its relevance in a market increasingly dominated by Google.
'Hot Stocks For a New Decade?' Wait!
Wall Street Journal - - 6 hours ago
You should have. These were top stocks of the decade in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index. Ten years ago, the smartest thing you could have done with your money was to invest in these.
Blunder on the Mountain
New York Times - - 20 hours ago
Flying over the waves of snow-covered mountains that make Afghanistan a natural fortress and a sinkhole for empires, it's impossible not to think of Osama's escaping from Tora Bora as one of the greatest bungled opportunities in history ...
STEPHEN GLOVER: 50 days to save the world? I might listen to the doomsayers if ...
Daily Mail - - Dec 16, 2009
Not many people understand climate change. But they can recognise hypocrisy when they see it, and are also likely to count their spoons whenever wild-eyed politicians invoke the impending end of the world.
New hope for celiac disease sufferers?
Los Angeles Times - - Dec 18, 2009
In a sense, the 2 million plus Americans with celiac disease are lucky. No other autoimmune disease has such a safe and effective treatment.