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Democrats Have Votes to Pass Health Care, One Leader Says

3 hours 42 minutes ago |Politics Daily

(March 23) -- Connecticut Rep. John Larson, chairman of the Democratic Caucus, said Sunday morning that "we have the votes" to pass health care reform legislation in the House.

Volcano Erupts in Iceland, Hundreds Evacuated

6 hours 56 minutes ago |AP

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REYKJAVIK, Iceland (March 21) - A volcano erupted near a glacier in southern Iceland, shooting ash and molten lava into the air and forcing the evacuation Sunday of hundreds of people from nearby vil ...

Fargo's Fight Against Flooding Nears Climax

1 day ago |AP

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FARGO, N.D. (March 21) -- A weeklong fight against flooding neared its climax in Fargo on Sunday, with miles of sandbags and clay dikes expected to hold back the bloated Red River at its crest with r ...

2 Baltimore Officers Shot During Traffic Stop

1 hour 15 minutes ago |AP

BALTIMORE (March 21) - Two police officers who had pulled over a suspicious vehicle were shot and wounded by the driver, and the suspect was killed when the officers returned fire, Baltimore police s ...

Bill Clinton Pokes Fun at Democrats, GOP, Himself

6 hours 43 minutes ago |AP

WASHINGTON (March 21) - Former President Bill Clinton poked fun at Republicans, Democrats, his own health and his audience of reporters Saturday night, telling the Gridiron Club's annual dinner he wa ...

Internet Fuels Threats to Rare Species

4 hours ago |AP

DOHA, Qatar (March 21) - The Internet has emerged as one of the greatest threats to rare species, fueling the illegal wildlife trade and making it easier to buy everything from live baby lions to win ...

No End in Sight for School Budget Cuts

22 hours 48 minutes ago |AOL News

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(March 21) -- Last year was not a good year for anyone's wallet. But the recession is taking an extraordinary toll on school systems, as sweeping budgets cuts are enacted in cities and states nationw ...

Where Have All the Monarch Butterflies Gone?

22 hours 26 minutes ago |AOL News

(March 20) -- For the beloved monarch butterfly, these are dire times. In the 1980s, as many as 170,000 monarchs would descend each fall and spring upon Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, Ca ...

Essay: Back Home, Yet Closer to War Than Ever

18 hours 45 minutes ago |AOL News

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 21) -- The knot in my stomach tightened with each step. My heart beat faster and faster. It was as if a ghost were nearby. A ghost reminding me how it once took fear to motivate ...

Thousands Protest on Iraq War Anniversary

21 hours 27 minutes ago |AP

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WASHINGTON (March 20) -- Thousands of protesters - many directing their anger squarely at President Barack Obama - marched through the nation's capital Saturday to urge immediate withdrawal of troops ...

World's Most Useful Tree Purifies Water, Too

23 hours 58 minutes ago |AOL News

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(March 20) -- A widely cultivated and useful tropical tree may provide a solution to the diminishing supply of safe drinking water in many parts of the world, a researcher says. The seeds of the Mori ...

How a Coloratura Soprano Saved the Met

15 hours 47 minutes ago |AOL News

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(March 20) -- Two weeks ago, the Metropolitan Opera in New York found itself in a predicament. Ten days before the opening night of "Hamlet," a French opera that had not been performed there for 103 ...