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Senate vote under way on 1st test of health care

|Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

The Senate has begun voting on whether to move ahead on a sweeping health care bill.Read more

EPA: Uranium from polluted mine in Nev. wells

| |Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

Peggy Pauly lives in a robin-egg blue, two-story house not far from acres of onion fields that make the northern Nevada air smell sweet at harvest time.Read more

Comparison of Democratic health care bills

| |Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

A comparison of the health care bills before Congress:Read more

More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving

| |Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

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.Read more

Hawaii anxiously watching year-end tuna supply

| |Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

On New Year's Eve each year, thousands line up at fish counters across Hawaii to buy blocks of raw tuna, hoping that eating it will bring good luck and prosperity in the new year. This year, the long tradition may get a little more difficult to observe.Read more

LyondellBasell gets buyout offer from Reliance

|Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

LyondellBasell Industries said Saturday Reliance Industries offered to acquire a controlling interest in the beleaguered chemical company, which is under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.Read more

Russia president criticizes ruling party over vote

| |Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for manipulating recent regional votes, saying it must learn to win fairly.Read more

Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy

| |Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

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.Read more

Philly transit union ratifies labor pact

|Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

A labor agreement for Philadelphia transit workers has been ratified overwhelmingly by union members.Read more

More ethics rules issued for NC treasurer workers

|Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

State Treasurer Janet Cowell unveiled new rules Friday banning employees from taking gifts from companies that do substantial business with the agency and setting a limit on charitable solicitations.Read more