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House vote counter hunting for health care votes
about 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Democrat's chief vote counter in the House says that right now there aren't enough votes to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul....  Read Story.
Social Security to start cashing Uncle Sam's IOUs
about 2 hours ago
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) -- The retirement nest egg of an entire generation is stashed away in this small town along the Ohio River: $2.5 trillion in IOUs from the federal government, payable to th  Read Story.
Axelrod confident health overhaul bill will pass
about 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's top political adviser says lobbyists are gathering on Capitol Hill "like locusts" to try to derail health care legislation....  Read Story.
Boehner determined to kill Dem health care bill
about 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top House Republican says the GOP can defeat the Democratic health care bill that may reach the House floor this coming week....  Read Story.
China PM defends assertive trade, foreign policy
about 6 hours ago
BEIJING (AP) -- China vowed Sunday to remain alert to any renewed signs of economic crisis and forcefully defended its currency, trade and more assertive foreign policies as helping global rebalan  Read Story.
China promises steps to boost imports
about 8 hours ago
BEIJING (AP) -- China's premier promised Sunday to increase imports to promote trade and appealed to other nations to oppose what he said was rising global protectionism....  Read Story.
APNewsBreak: Probe questions runaway Prius story
about 9 hours ago
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal government were unable to make a Toyota Prius speed out of control as its owner said it did on a California freeway, accordi  Read Story.
Premier: China's yuan to remain `basically stable'
about 10 hours ago
BEIJING (AP) -- China's premier rejected foreign pressure over its exchange rate controls and said Sunday the Chinese currency will be kept "basically stable."...  Read Story.
China wants US reassurance over dollar
about 10 hours ago
BEIJING (AP) -- China's premier expressed concern about the U.S. dollar and called on Washington on Sunday to take "concrete steps" to reassure Beijing about the safety of its huge Treasury bond h  Read Story.
FAA directs airlines to check tail flap of 737s
about 13 hours ago
SEATTLE (AP) -- The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an emergency airworthiness directive demanding that airlines check a mechanism that controls tail flaps on about 600 Boeing 737s....  Read Story.
Report: Probe questions account of runaway Prius
about 14 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Investigators probing a dramatic high-speed incident on a California freeway involving a Toyota Prius didn't find as much wear as they expected on its brakes, the Wall Street  Read Story.
New Sen. Brown bashes Obama's 'bitter' health push
about 15 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Newly arrived Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts accused President Barack Obama and Democrats on Saturday of a "bitter, destructive and endless" drive to pass health o  Read Story.
JetBlue waives fees on rebooking Sat. NY flights
about 15 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- JetBlue Airways says customers whose flights were canceled Saturday because of poor weather in the New York area can rebook their flights without paying extra....  Read Story.
Report: Google near certain to close China site
about 17 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- A newspaper Web site is reporting Google Inc. is "99.9 percent" sure to close its search engine in China after negotiations over censorship stalled....  Read Story.
Ohio woman says Lexus sped up, caused Ind. crash
about 18 hours ago
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) -- An Ohio woman says her Lexus careered through a parking lot and crashed into a light pole in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after its accelerator dropped to the floor....  Read Story.
Catholic hospitals support health care bill
about 21 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A group representing Catholic hospitals is rallying behind President Barack Obama's health care bill....  Read Story.
China's new generation picky about factory jobs
about 22 hours ago
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) -- Factory worker Chen Qinghai frowned as he looked at a tall bulletin board full of help-wanted notices from companies making everything from photocopiers and DVD drives to   Read Story.
Senate, Obama spar over health plan's pet projects
about 23 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he wants projects helping specific states yanked from the health care bill Congress is writing. Democratic senators, being senators, beg to differ...  Read Story.
A look at Democrats' health care overhaul
about 23 hours ago
President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are pulling together a final version of a health care overhaul bill and pushing for House votes as early as this coming week. Democrats are awaiting   Read Story.
Hearts may swoon when stocks do, study suggests
March 13, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) -- Stock market slides may hurt more than your savings. New research suggests they might prompt heart attacks....  Read Story.


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