OVER THE PACIFIC: 9 feared dead in midair accident - Detroit Free Press

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OVER THE PACIFIC: 9 feared dead in midair accident Detroit Free Press Investigators were trying Friday to determine why a Coast Guard airplane on a nighttime search for a missing boater collided with a Marine Corps helicopter flying in formation with three others to a military island off southern California. ... Despite safeguards, peril of night flying is noted in midair collision Los Angeles Times Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater Philadelphia Inquirer Coast Guard air crew based in Sacramento area missing in crash Sacramento Bee The Desert Sun -Christian Science Monitor -The Associated Press  »

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Wild ride doesn't knock Lee off course - MLB.com

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Wild ride doesn't knock Lee off course MLB.com NEW YORK -- Cliff Lee's Game 1 masterpiece in the World Series grew even more impressive on Thursday when he revealed some details of a "hectic" taxi-and-subway adventure that got him to Yankee Stadium about an hour and a half ... Yankees' Rodriguez Is Still Searching for First World Series Hit New York Times Managers have plotting to do after 1-1 Series tie USA Today Lack of tickets doesn't stop Phillies die-hards in New York Philadelphia Daily News SportingNews.com -Philadelphia Inquirer -USA Today  »

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Lee quiets more than Yankees\' bats - FOXSports.com

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Lee quiets more than Yankees' bats FOXSports.com Mark Kriegel is the national columnist for FOXSports.com. He is the author of two New York Times best sellers, Namath: A Biography and Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich, which Sports Illustrated c »

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Militants Attack UN Guest House in Kabul, Killing Five - New York Times

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Militants Attack UN Guest House in Kabul, Killing Five New York Times KABUL, Afghanistan â€" Attackers stormed a guest house in central Kabul on Wednesday morning, killing five people, including three United Nations staff members, a United Nations spokesman and an Afghan rescue ... UN staff killed in Taliban attack in Kabul CNN International Taliban Attack Kabul Guesthouse, Kill 3 UN Staff Voice of America Six UN Workers Killed by Militants in Afghan Capital Bloomberg W »

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Senate to add 'public option' to healthcare bill - Los Angeles Times

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Senate to add 'public option' to healthcare bill Los Angeles Times Senate Democrats, bolstered by polls and party support, shape a provision that would let states opt out. Republicans criticize the idea. “While the public option is not a silver bullet, I believe itÂ's an important way to ensure competition and to ... Harry Reid, shopping for reelection insurance Washington Post Reid Says Bill Will Have Public Plan W »

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Iraq car bombings kill 147 - Los Angeles Times

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Iraq car bombings kill 147 Los Angeles Times Assailants strike just outside the Green Zone, near the Justice Ministry and the Baghdad provincial council building. Shocked Iraqis, blaming politicians, fear more violence as Jan. 16 election nears. By Liz Sly and Usama Redha Reporting from Bagdad ... Bombings rock Iraq's political landscape Washington Post Obama Condemns Deadly Twin Suicide Bombings in Baghdad Voice of America Deadly Blasts Rock Baghdad W »

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global call for climate action - Washington Post

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Mom admits to \"Balloon Boy\" hoax: court record - Reuters

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Public Option May Be Added to Health Bill - New York Times

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Public Option May Be Added to Health Bill New York Times WASHINGTON â€" Under immense pressure from the liberal wing of his caucus, the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, has told colleagues that he may include a government-run health insurance plan in a health care ... Optional public option enters health care talks CNN Offer to ! Let States Opt Out of Health Plan Gains Support W »

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Senate blocks Medicare payment bill - Los Angeles Times

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Senate blocks Medicare payment bill Los Angeles Times The measure to overturn a scheduled 21% reduction in doctors' fees is blocked by a mixture of Republicans and centrist Democrats who objected that its $250-billion cost over 10 years was not offset. By Janet Hook and Noam N. Levey Reporting from ... Democrats Lose Big Test Vote on Health Legislation New York Times Vote on Medicare Payment Cuts Divides Democrats W »

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U.S. House healthcare bill under $900 billion-Pelosi - Reuters

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U.S. House healthcare bill under $900 billion-Pelosi Reuters WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday new estimates showed a healthcare overhaul drafted by Democrats would reduce the US budget deficit over 10 years and cost less than $900 billion. ... AP source: House Dems trim health bill to $871B The Associated Pres! s House Democrats Get Preliminary Numbers on Health Care Plans FOXNews Pelosi pushes strong public option Politico MiamiHerald.com -Huffington Post (blog) -New York Times  »

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Afghan Leader Said to Accept Runoff After Election Audit - New York Times

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Afghan Leader Said to Accept Runoff After Election Audit New York Times Musadeq Sadeq/AP By SABRINA TAVERNISE and HELENE COOPER KABUL, Afghanistan â€" Under heavy international pressure, President Hamid Karzai appears set to concede as early as Tuesday that he fell short of a first-round victory in the nation's disputed ... Clinton says Karzai set to announce his intentions The Associated Press Karzai 'to answer poll criticism' BBC News US Prods Karzai to Accept Runoff W »

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Balloon 'not capable of lifting off' with the boy, Colorado police say - CNN

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Pakistan launches all-out assault on Taliban with an extra 30000 troops - guardian.co.uk

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Balloon Boy, alive and upchucking - Los Angeles Times

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Boy thought to be in drifting balloon found safe - Reuters

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The Lost Decade of Stock Investing - Wall Street Journal

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Obama: \'Closer than ever\' to health care reform, but \'not there yet\' - USA Today

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Obama: 'Closer than ever' to health care reform, but 'not there yet' USA Today President Obama hailed today's Senate committee health care vote as a "critical milestone," but added that "the bill is not perfect and we have a lot of difficult work ahead of us." "Now is not the time to pat ourselves on the back," Obama said, ... Battle Lines Form Over Health Care W »

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California bill to recognize some same-sex marriages - CNN

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California bill to recognize some same-sex marriages CNN (CNN) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed legislation that requires the state to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states while such marriages were legal in California. California will recognize same-sex marriages from a ... Schwarzenegger signs, vetoes major health care bills Bizjournals.com Gay rights activist Milk honoured BBC News Schwarzenegger vetoes bill restricting insurers' ability to cancel policies of ... Los Angeles Times EDGE Boston -Los Angeles Business Journal -KSBY  »

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Gays and lesbians rally in Washington for equal rights - USA Today

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President Obama\'s Nobel Peace Prize win mocked in GOP fundraising letter - New York Daily News

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President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize win mocked in GOP fundraising letter New York Daily News Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele signed a fundraising letter mocking President Obama (below) for winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The step-grandmother of the President of the United States, Sarah Obama, reads a local ... Russians praise, GOP mocks, Obama's peace prize The Associated Press Reader Question: Obama's Prize Money New York Times Obama Wins Booker Prize Washington Post FOXNews -Times Online -ABC News  »

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Carter, Gore, Obama . . . No Clinton - Washington Post

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Carter, Gore, Obama . . . No Clinton Washington Post He helped promote peace in Northern Ireland (although the guys directly involved won the Nobel Peace Prize). He devoted more hours to achieving a Middle East peace deal than any other US president (although the effort was ultimately ... Obama's Nobel puzzles Pakistanis living close to war Los Angeles Times! From right and left, questions about peace prize The Associated Press Obama conducts another Afghanistan meeting USA Today CNN International -Chicago Tribune -New York Times  »

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Brooke Astor\'s son convicted of looting her estate - Los Angeles Times

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Key agency predicts health care bill will cost $829 billion - CNN

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Key agency predicts health care bill will cost $829 billion CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The amended version of the Senate Finance Committee's health care bill will cost $829 billion over the next 10 years, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. From left: Sens. ... CBO Says Health Bill Would Cost $829 Billion Over 10 Years W »

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Reid: Both parties assured war support to Obama - The Associated Press

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Reid: Both parties assured war support to Obama The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" The top Senate Democrat says lawmakers of both parties assured President Barack Obama on Tuesday that they will r »

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