WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation Saturday as the House opened debate on a bill to expand coverage to millions of the uninsured. Emerging from a closed-door meeting with the president, Speaker Nancy Pelosi predicted passage of the bill later in the day, adding, "We will pass health care reform."
The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Here is a look at some of the victims....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats maneuvered a massive overhaul of the nation's health care system toward a make-or-break vote in the House on Saturday, getting a last-minute appeal from President Barack Obama to pass his top domestic priority....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats maneuvered a massive overhaul of the nation's health care system toward a make-or-break vote in the House on Saturday, getting a last-minute appeal from President Barack Obama to pass his top domestic priority....
KABUL (AP) -- U.S. and Afghan authorities investigated Saturday whether a botched NATO airstrike was to blame for the death of Afghan soldiers and police during a search for two American paratroopers missing in a Taliban-infested area of the country's west....
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- A couple of California-bred geldings have turned the international Breeders' Cup into a local affair, with California Flag and Dancing in Silks winning on their home track....
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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State Lists Unclaimed Properties: Are You on the List? 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.
Ceiling Collapse Damages Emily Dickinson Homestead in Mass. A partial ceiling collapse at the Emily Dickinson Homestead in Amherst has damaged some historical artifacts and forced a temporary closure of the museum. Executive Director Jane Wald says plaster from a ceiling in the parlor area fell on Sunday, damaging a teapot, sofa and set of chairs.
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)
Tributes to Jasper Howard Around College Football 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.
Company Expands Recall of Highly Flammable Robes Highly flammable women's robes sold by Blair are now linked to nine deaths, and the company is expanding a recall to include more products imported from the Pakistani manufacturer. Since June, Blair LLC of Warren, Pa., has received four more reports of deaths linked to the full length women's chenille robes.
Listener Shares Pumpkin Photos WTIC listener Lois Zabel of Bristol has heard Angela Dias report each fall on stories involving pumpkins. This year she decided to share photographs she had taken in Damariscotta, Maine, this month, at that community's "Pumpkinfest and Regatta," including giant pumpkin races.
Find Flu Shot Clinics and Information on Seasonal and Swine Flu Some Connecticticut residents have reported problems finding locations to obtain flu shots. Click the headline for a list of sites and phone numbers which may help, both with general information on the swine and seasonal flu, and for links to find a clinic near you.
Four Years After Land Taken, Fort Trumbull Land Still Empty Feral cats glare at visitors from a miniature jungle of Queen Anne's lace, thistle and goldenrod. Weeds, glass, bricks, pieces of pipe and shingle splinters have replaced the knot of aging homes at the site of the nation's most well-known eminent domain project.
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Tower Operator Talks About Parachute Jump in Farmington Arnold Chase, president of Communications Site Management, describes what is known about the parachute jump from a television tower on Rattlesnake Mountain off Route 6.