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House passes health care bill on close vote (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:43 PM PST

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, is joined by (L-R) House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif. during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Washington after the passage in the house of the health care reform bill. at the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - 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 Hasan (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 12:37 AM PST

Flowers are left outside the entrance of Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers during a rampage that left 13 people dead and 30 injured on Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - 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 (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 12:41 AM PST

This image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Ida taken at 12:02 a.m. EST Sunday Nov. 11, 2009. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Ida's winds had picked up to 75 mph (120 kph), making it a Category 1 storm. Ida plowed into Nicaragua's Atlantic coast on Thursday as a Category 1 hurricane, damaging 500 homes along with bridges, power lines, roads and public buildings. The hurricane was on a path that would take it through the middle of the Yucatan Channel that separates Mexico and Cuba on Sunday. Forecasters predict Ida will enter the Gulf of Mexico, eventually weaken again to tropical storm strength and possibly brush the U.S. Gulf Coast next week. (AP Photo/NOAA)AP - 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.

Police: Suicide bomb in Pakistan market kills 12 (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 12:39 AM PST

A man, who was injured in a suicide bomb blast in Matni village, is moved to Lady Reading hospital in Peshawar November 8, 2009. A suicide bomber killed an anti-Taliban village mayor and seven other people in an attack on the outskirts of Pakistan's volatile city of Peshawar on Sunday, officials said. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT)AP - 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.

Holiday airfares close to last year but climbing (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:00 PM PST

AP - 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.

2010 elections: Democratic fears, Republican hopes (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 07:59 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2009, file photo, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine listens as President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally for Corzine at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, N.J. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, FILE)AP - Oh, how the tables have turned.

High court to look at life in prison for juveniles (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

This 2007 photo provided by Equal Justice Initiative shows inmate Joe Sullivan, 31, at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Lake City, Fla. Sullivan raped an elderly woman when he was 13-years-old, was judged incorrigible, and sentenced to life in prison without parole. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, that locking up juveniles and throwing away the key is cruel and unusual punishment, and thus unconstitutional. According to Equal Justice Initiative Sullivan uses a wheelchair because he has multiple sclerosis. (AP Photo/Glenn Paul)AP - Joe Sullivan was sent away for life for raping an elderly woman and judged incorrigible though he was only 13 at the time of the attack.

Hopper: All's 'good right now' despite cancer (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 06:07 PM PST

Actor Dennis Hopper watches the Breeders' Cup World Championship thoroughbred horse racing at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT SPORT HORSE RACING)AP - Prostate cancer couldn't keep Dennis Hopper away from the Breeders' Cup on Saturday.

Mickelson rallies to win HSBC Champions (AP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 12:06 AM PST

AP - Phil Mickelson won the HSBC Champions on Sunday by rallying against a familiar foe.

Collaros, No. 4 Cincy stay perfect with 47-45 win (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:24 PM PST

Cincinnati receiver Armond Binns, left, catches a 41-yard touchdown pass against Connecticut safety Robert McClain (42) in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/David Kohl)AP - Zach Collaros kept No. 4 Cincinnati unbeaten with the second-best passing performance in school history, one that will make it tough to send him back to the bench.

House passes sweeping healthcare overhaul (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 10:12 PM PST

A protester holds a sign outside a building where a dialogue on the proposed healthcare reform for ticketed guests is being held in Dallas, Texas August 17, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - The House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare reform bill on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory.

Obama wraps up Afghan review, eyes final options (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 10:28 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement on health care reform in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Yuri GripasReuters - President Barack Obama is wrapping up deliberations on war strategy in Afghanistan and is considering final Pentagon options that include sending about 30,000 more troops, officials said on Saturday.

UK urges G20 to consider bank levy (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 10:25 PM PST

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling speaks at a Thomson Reuters newsmaker event in London October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Britain pressed the G20 on Saturday to come up with a plan to make banks pay for any future bailouts but one idea of imposing a global financial transactions tax was immediately shot down by the United States.

House backs anti-abortion amendment (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 10:14 PM PST

Reuters - The House of Representatives voted on Saturday to tighten a ban against using federal funds to finance abortions under the proposed Democratic healthcare reform legislation.

Thousands of Japanese protest U.S. base plan (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:44 PM PST

Reuters - Thousands of Japanese gathered in sweltering heat on the southern island of Okinawa on Sunday to demand that a U.S. Marine base be moved out of the region, days ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama.

Market attack in Pakistan kills at least 8 (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 12:12 AM PST

A man, who was injured in a suicide bomb blast in Matni village, is moved to Lady Reading hospital in Peshawar November 8, 2009. A suicide bomber killed an anti-Taliban village mayor and seven other people in an attack on the outskirts of Pakistan's volatile city of Peshawar on Sunday, officials said. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT)Reuters - A suicide bomber killed an anti-Taliban village mayor and seven other people in an attack on the outskirts of Pakistan's volatile city of Peshawar on Sunday, officials said.

Obamas to attend Fort Hood memorial Tuesday (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:09 AM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will attend a memorial service in Fort Hood, Texas, on Tuesday for victims of a mass shooting.

Hurricane Ida strengthens on way to Gulf of Mexico (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:06 PM PST

This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at 12:45 p.m. EST shows a mass of clouds east of the Yucatan Peninsula associated with Tropical Storm Ida as it moves generally northward towards the Gulf of Mexico. This storm may become a threat to the Gulf Coast early next week. Clear skies are noted through the East as no precipitation is observed. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)Reuters - Hurricane Ida strengthened in the Caribbean off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Sunday and was expected to move into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico later in the day, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Obama wins big as House approves health care bill (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 12:46 AM PST

A medical assistant checks the blood pressure of a young woman who cannot afford health insurance at a health center in Hialeah, Florida. The US House of Representatives has approved the broadest US health care overhaul in a half-century, handing President Barack Obama a major victory on his top domestic priority.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AFP - The US House of Representatives has approved the broadest overhaul of US health care in four decades, handing President Barack Obama a hard-fought victory for his top domestic priority.

12 killed in Pakistan bomb, anti-Taliab head dies (AFP)

Posted: 08 Nov 2009 12:44 AM PST

File photo shows a Pakistani police officer near the site of a bomb blast in Peshawar in late August. A suicide car bomber struck near a busy cattle market in the city on Sunday, killing 12 people including a former Taliban supporter turned anti-militant mayor, police said.(AFP/File/A Majeed)AFP - A suicide car bomber struck near a busy cattle market in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Sunday, killing 12 people including a former Taliban supporter turned anti-militant mayor, police said.
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