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Democrats sweeten health overhaul bill; vote likely over weekend
WASHINGTON — Historic health care change in the balance, Democrats plowed fresh billions into insurance subsidies for consumers on Thursday and added a $250 rebate for seniors facing high prescription drugs, last-minute sweeteners to sweeping $940 billion legislation headed for a climactic weekend vote.By David Espo , March 19, 2010
American native 'Jihad Jane' due in federal court in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — Whether she was seeking love or vengeance, or just an escape from her dreary, small-town existence, Colleen LaRose searched the Internet and found Muslim extremists eager to engage the unhappy American.
March 18, 2010
Judge allows Roundup Ready sugar beets - for 2010, at least
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that farmers can plant and harvest their genetically engineered sugar beets this year, saying the the economic impact too great and that environmental groups waited too long to request that the crop be yanked from the ground and otherwise barred from the market.March 18, 2010
AP corrects caption to reflect soldiers' memory
NEW YORK — For 68 years, John E. Love has been haunted by memories of being forced to carry the bodies of fallen comrades to a mass grave hollowed out of a Filipino rice field. Now, at last, a bit of history is being rewritten because of those memories.
March 18, 2010
Friends pitch in to save N.D. house after owner dies
BRIARWOOD, N.D. – In 2009, Dick Knutson arrived too late to save his house here.
By Dave Roepke , March 18, 2010
Interstate floods in southeast ND
ORISKA, N.D. - A portion of Interstate 94 in southeast North Dakota is covered by water from overland flooding.March 18, 2010
Massachusetts dentist accused of using paper clips for root canals
FALL RIVER, Mass. - A former Massachusetts dentist is accused of placing paper clips instead of stainless steel posts inside the teeth of root canal patients while billing Medicaid for the more expensive parts.March 17, 2010
Bismarck Bobcat building selling for $8.3M
BISMARCK, N.D. - The old Bobcat Co. building in Bismarck is on the market for $8.3 million.
March 17, 2010
2 Agriprocessors suspects still at large
DES MOINES, Iowa - An Israeli diplomat says Israel would glad to hand over two former Agriprocessors meatpacking supervisors to face felony charges, but only if they can be found.March 16, 2010
Flooding continues to plague southeast SD
DAVIS, S.D. - Turner County farmer Dave Smit says flooding in the Vermillion River basin near Davis is the worst in memory.March 16, 2010
Founding of Republican Party to be re-enacted at original Wis. location
MADISON, Wis. - The founding of the Republican Party is being re-enacted in the same one-room schoolhouse where the original event took place more than 150 years ago.March 15, 2010
‘Mission: Impossible’ star Peter Graves dies in LA
LOS ANGELES — Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in the long-running television series “Mission: Impossible,” died Sunday.By Bob Thomas , March 15, 2010
Dems seek agreement, quick vote on health care
WASHINGTON — Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama’s health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand.
By David Espo , March 13, 2010
Pelosi: Hill closing in on health care overhaul
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is voicing fresh confidence there are enough votes to pass sweeping health care legislation, saying lawmakers are “one day closer” to a historic achievement.March 12, 2010
Former Iowa workers to pay for deportation
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Immigration officials say 37 former workers at an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse who are being deported by the end of the month will have to pay their own way home.March 12, 2010
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