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- Schumer: Dems Ready To Go-It-Alone On Health Care
- A leading Senate Democrat said Monday his party is determined to push through a health care overhaul bill with or without Republican support because the "system is broken." "We prefer to go at it with Republicans if we can reach compromises…
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Time- 29 killed as crowded ferry sinks off Sumatra
- Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard a crowded Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off the island of Sumatra, but 29 people died and at least 17 others remained missing, officials said. A second ferry ran…
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WRAL- Q&A: Meet the pope's astronomer
- Brother Guy Consolmagno, the curator of meteorites at the Vatican Observatory, will give a free public lecture in the Clear Lake area.
- Houston Chronicle
- Families protest deadly China mine disaster
- HEGANG, China - Relatives of victims of a gas blast at a northeast Chinese coal mine scuffled with police and demanded answers from the owners on Monday as state media put the toll from the latest in a series of mine disasters at 104. The…
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Beaver County Times- Christmas kissing: On the cheek to avoid swine flu
- LONDON - Britain's authority on etiquette says it's more hygienic to exchange kisses on the cheek than to shake hands - so the swine flu pandemic should not make people afraid of kissing under the mistletoe this holiday season.But Debrett's…
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News4Jax.com- Kangaroo slashes man in dog-rescue attempt
- MELBOURNE, Australia - An Australian man was in stable condition Monday after being slashed across the abdomen and face by a kangaroo that was holding his dog underwater. Chris Rickard, 49, said he was walking his blue heeler, Rocky, on…
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WSVN-TV- Astronauts begin spacewalk No. 3
- CAPE CANAVERAL (AP) — A pair of astronauts stepped out on the third and final spacewalk of their mission Monday to take care of some odd jobs at the International Space station. Dr. Robert Satcher Jr. and Randolph Bresnik — the father of a…
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Idaho Statesman- Work to start on 2nd phase of Maine wind farm
- A groundbreaking for the second phase of First Wind's Stetson project near Danforth in eastern Maine is scheduled for Monday afternoon. State Energy Director John Kerry and Sen. Kevin Raye of Washington County are among the speakers. The…
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- MLS Would Like Montreal To Become 19th Team
- (AP) SEATTLE (AP) - Major League Soccer would like Montreal to become its 19th team in 2012, if it can get a stadium remodeled. MLS commissioner Don Garber said Sunday night at the MLS Cup title match that Montreal is a strong candidate for…
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CBS News- Michael Jackson wins 4, but Taylor Swift wins 5, named artist…
- LOS ANGELES - The King of Pop is still winning awards and setting records doing it. But while Michael Jackson won a record four posthumous awards, he couldn't beat Taylor Swift for top honors at Sunday night's American Music Awards. The…
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CP24& Canada- Kids are watching hours of TV at home day cares, study finds
- View full size Scott Shaw, PD file A new study out today shows that kids are watching up to two hours of television a day in care settings. SEATTLE — Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking…
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KSAT 12- Q&A: Meet the pope's astronomer
- Brother Guy Consolmagno, the curator of meteorites at the Vatican Observatory, will give a free public lecture in the Clear Lake area.
- Houston Chronicle
- Hunters become hunted in Mexico
- U.S. sportsmen have long enjoyed northern Mexico's hunting and fishing. But nine Houston travelers were terrorized by marauders last month.
- Houston Chronicle
- Hundreds expected at hearing on social studies
- New social studies standards will influence curriculum and textbooks for history, government, geography and economics classes for 4.7 million students over the next decade.
- Houston Chronicle
