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Senate nears first healthcare vote
Democrats in the U.S. Senate geared up for a fierce battle over a new healthcare reform plan on Thursday as Republicans condemned the bill's price tag and tax hikes before the first crucial test vote on Saturday.
Nov 20, 2009, 15:03
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Google PC will start in seven seconds or less
New Google Inc (GOOG.O) software will start up a computer as fast as a television can be turned on, the search company said on Thursday as it showed off its Chrome operating system designed for PCs that do their work on the Web.
Nov 20, 2009, 14:57
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Wall Street tax must be international: Pelosi
Any tax imposed on financial transactions would have to take effect internationally to keep Wall Street jobs and related business from moving overseas, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday.
Nov 20, 2009, 14:46
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Philip Morris ordered to pay $300 million to smoker
A Florida jury on Thursday ordered cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million in damages...
Nov 20, 2009, 14:43
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U.S. cracks down on border meeting spot for Mexicans
The United States has severely restricted access to a spot on the Mexican border where families and lovers divided by illegal immigration could unite briefly to hold hands or kiss through a fence.
Nov 20, 2009, 14:39
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Belgian PM chosen to be first full-time EU president
Leaders of the EU chose Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the first president of the EU
Nov 20, 2009, 14:35
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EU has one number for foreign policy
The European Union on Thursday evening (19 November) said it had solved the long-standing question of whom the US secretary of state should call with foreign policy problems
Nov 20, 2009, 14:30
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New U.S. guidelines: routine mammograms start at 50
Sweeping new U.S. breast cancer guidelines released on Monday recommend against routine mammograms for women in their 40s, but several groups immediately rebelled against the recommendations.
Nov 17, 2009, 14:06
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California gay marriage campaign kicks off
Gay marriage advocates on Monday launched a campaign to try to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban, hoping to become the first U.S. state to convince voters to approve gay people's right to wed.
Nov 17, 2009, 14:01
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Guantanamo detainee move not security risk: officials
Moving detainees from Guantanamo Bay to a largely unused prison in this hamlet would create much-needed jobs, said officials who toured the rural prison on Monday, dismissing widespread concern about risks to security from America's sworn enemies and their allies.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:55
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Rajaratnam in talks with U.S. for at least 30 days
Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam and five others charged a month ago in the biggest U.S. hedge fund insider trading case will be in talks with prosecutors for at least another month over the allegations against them, court documents said on Monday.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:53
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Had flu? You may have H1N1 protection
People who have had repeated flu infections -- or repeated flu vaccines -- may have some protection against the new pandemic swine influenza, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:49
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Ex-Goldman programmer may avoid jail
The criminal prosecution of Sergey Aleynikov, the former Goldman Sachs Group Inc programer charged this past summer with stealing some of the computer code for the firm's high-frequency trading program, appears headed to a rather anti-climatic conclusion.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:48
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Baseball stars, others, to get back Stanford funds
Some of alleged swindler Allen Stanford's investors, including baseball star Johnny Damon, will see their funds returned after a U.S. appeals court ruled the receiver in the fraud case may not sue them.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:46
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Hyatt says 6 of 98 fired Boston workers accept plan
Just six of the 98 Boston housekeepers sacked by Hyatt Hotels Corp in August have taken up its offer of alternative employment, and few have responded to overtures by phone or mail, a Hyatt manager said.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:43
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Pakistan seizes main Taliban bases
Pakistani forces have captured most main Taliban bases in their offensive in South Waziristan and will soon fan out into the rugged countryside to hunt for militants there, commanders said on Tuesday.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:40
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