WASHINGTON (AP) - A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige. Democratic leaders are optimistic of success, but they need every Democrat and both independents to vote "yes," and two moderates remained uncommitted ahead of the roll call, which is expected around 8 p.m. The vote will determine whether debate can go forward on Majority Leader Harry Reid's 2,074-page bill to dramatically remake the U.S. health care system over the next decade.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige....
ROME (AP) -- Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son accused of helping fund and providing logistical support for last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, authorities said....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jim Boeheim has always made a point of telling the media not to get too caught up in runs because basketball, especially on the college level, is a game of runs....
The Rush Limbaugh Show is the most listened to radio talk show in America, broadcast on over 600 radio stations nationwide. It is hosted by America's Anchorman, Rush Limbaugh, also known as: America's Truth Detector; the Doctor of Democracy; the Most Dangerous Man in America; the All-Knowing, All-Sensing, All-Everything Maha Rushie; defender of motherhood, protector of fatherhood and an all-around good guy.
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A review of newly released census data shows smaller cities of between 20,000 and 50,000 residents have lagged
behind their larger counterparts in attracting higher-educated residents in this decade. The smaller locales include remote towns, inner suburbs, the distant suburbs known as ``exurbs'' and other distinct areas.Darien, Conn., topped all other cities with the highest median income, at $188,823.
The Boston Red Sox have announced that tickets for most Fenway Park seats will remain the same price in 2010.
The team said Monday that 2010 regular season ticket prices will be held at last year's level in 12 areas of Fenway Park.
Amtrak is preparing for what it believes will be its busiest travel day this year. Amtrak said Monday that it believes the Wednesday before Thanksgiving _ Nov. 25 _ will be its busiest travel day. The railroad predicts ridership could be as high as 125,000 passengers that day.
about a million Maclaren strollers sold by Target and Babies ``R'' Us are being recalled after 12 reports of children having their fingertips amputated by a hinge mechanism. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the recall includes nine models of Chinese-madesingle and double umbrella Maclaren strollers, which have been sold around the country since 1999.
Connecticut officials are trying to solve a $400 million mystery: Who owns the cash? The state treasurer's office says the unclaimed funds include dormant balances in savings and checking accounts, unclaimed wages and uncashed checks for insurance benefits. The agency says the money belongs to 887,000 people.
Miami quarterback Jacory Harris wears the name of Jasper Howard, the University of Connecticut football player who was killed last week. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
The University of Connecticut Huskies took the helmet and jersey belonging to Jasper Howard with them to Mountaineer Field, where WVU fans also paid tribute to the fatally stabbed cornerback. Deleon Gause of Boston College and Chris Chancellor of Clemson wore #6 jerseys in his memory.
Associate Counsel in the Governor's Office Stacey Serrano and Bill Gammell of the Connecticut State University System talk about efforts already underway to make certain Connecticut is properly counted in the 2010 Census.