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A Year in the Making, Health Care Vote Nears

17 hours 31 minutes ago |Politics Daily

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(March 20) -- With a controversy over abortion funding still unresolved and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seemingly just short of the votes necessary to pass the Democratic health care bill, the House i ...

Thousands Protest on Iraq War Anniversary

22 hours 30 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 ...

Former Interior Secretary Udall Dies at Age 90

19 hours 30 minutes ago |AP

SANTA FE, N.M. (March 20) - Stewart Udall, who sowed the seeds of the modern environmental movement as secretary of the interior during the 1960s and later became a crusader for victims of radiation ...

Photo Sparks New Search in Natalee Holloway Case

23 hours 5 minutes ago |AOL News

(March 20) -- Authorities in Aruba said today they would launch a new search in the Natalee Holloway case after a Pennsylvania couple came forward with an underwater photo that they believe may show ...

Final Health Care Push Met With Bitter Resistance

18 hours 1 minute ago |AP

WASHINGTON (March 20) -- House Democrats heard it all Saturday - words of inspiration from President Barack Obama and raucous chants of protests from demonstrators. And at times it was flat-out ugly, ...

Deadly Snow Storm Hits Plains on First Day of Spring

22 hours 13 minutes ago |AP

NORMAN, Okla. (March 20) -- A powerful storm began blowing through Oklahoma and the southern Plains on the first day of spring Saturday, bringing heavy snow and strong winds a day after temperatures ...

Three Die After Small Planes Collide Over Central Florida

22 hours 21 minutes ago |AP

WILLISTON, Fla. (March 20) -- A single-engine plane and a kit-built aircraft collided in clear, sunny skies Saturday over central Florida, killing three people, authorities said. A Williston woman wh ...

Skunk's Head Freed From Peanut Butter Jar

19 hours 56 minutes ago |AP

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (March 20) -- It was a sticky - and potentially stinky - rescue for a Colorado wildlife officer who pried a peanut butter jar off a skunk's head Saturday in Grand Junction. The ...

Teen Arrested in Walmart Racial Comment Case

1 day 8 hours ago |AP

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (March 20) -- A 16-year-old boy who police said made an announcement at Walmart ordering all black people in the southern New Jersey store to leave was charged with harassme ...

Obama Rallies Democrats As Health Care Vote Looms

22 hours 9 minutes ago |Politics Daily

WASHINGTON (March 20) -- Victory within reach, President Barack Obama rallied House Democrats on Saturday for a final health care push, and party leaders appeared confident they had overcome a flare- ...

Can Dems Reverse Decades of Failure on Health Care?

1 day 7 hours ago |Politics Daily

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(March 20) -- White House pressure, union pressure, leadership pressure – no stone is being left unturned this weekend as Democrats move to a final House vote Sunday on the health care overhaul ...

Could Virtual Worlds Make Better Spooks?

1 day 4 hours ago |AOL News

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(March 20) -- Realistic video games are being used to help surgeons make fewer errors, train U.S. military forces to operate in urban areas, and even assist soldiers dealing with traumatic memories. ...