• Click for Full Story Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A bruising debate on health care awaits the Senate after Thanksgiving now that the historic legislation has cleared a key hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.

     
  • Click for Full Story Kennedy says RI bishop banned him from Communion

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, in Rhode Island because of the congressman's support for abortion rights, Kennedy said in a newspaper interview published Sunday.

     
  • Click for Full Story Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty's next generation

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over.

     
  • Click for Full Story Biden says Senate handed Obama a big victory

    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden told Iowa Democrats on Saturday that the Senate handed the president a big victory with its decision to move forward with debate on sweeping legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system.

     
  • Terror trials differ in civilian, military courts

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal courts and military tribunals that will prosecute suspected terrorists vary sharply in their independence, public stature and use of evidence. But the Obama administration has so far offered no clear-cut rationale for how it chooses which system will try a detainee.

     
  • Rhodes Scholars named for 2010

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Thirty-two men and women from across the U.S. have been selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2010.

     
  • Click for Full Story Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future.

     
  • Click for Full Story Levin: More e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect possible

    WASHINGTON — 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.

     
  • Click for Full Story McCain: Tension between aides, Palin 'no big deal'

    HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplayed any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal."

     
  • Click for Full Story More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.

     
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