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GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care
November 21, 2009, 9:23AM ET
Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care -- and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.
Thousands of Spanish farmers protest low prices
November 21, 2009, 9:14AM ET
Several thousand farmers protested the low prices Saturday they receive for their products, saying that commercial middlemen take too high a cut.
Religious Jews protest against Intel in Jerusalem
November 21, 2009, 8:36AM ET
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews are demonstrating outside an Intel facility in Jerusalem against the U.S. company operating on the Jewish Sabbath in the holy city.
1st Senate vote looms on health legislation
November 21, 2009, 7:48AM ET
A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige.
Russia president criticizes ruling party over vote
November 21, 2009, 7:42AM ET
Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for using its clout and undermining democracy in recent regional votes, saying it must learn to win fairly.
Putin calls for modernization of Russian economy
November 21, 2009, 6:13AM ET
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Russia must modernize its economy and reduce its dependence on raw materials exports.
China says 42 dead, 66 trapped in mine explosion
November 21, 2009, 5:51AM ET
A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 42 people and leaving 66 others trapped underground as rescuers worked hastily to save them.
Initial Senate vote looms on health legislation
November 21, 2009, 4:32AM ET
A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige.
Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote
November 21, 2009, 1:16AM ET
Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.
Philly transit union ratifies labor pact
November 20, 2009, 10:03PM ET
A labor agreement for Philadelphia transit workers has been ratified overwhelmingly by union members.
Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote
November 20, 2009, 9:42PM ET
Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.
Texas high court agrees to rehear Exxon case
November 20, 2009, 9:07PM ET
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said it will again hear arguments in the nearly 15-year legal battle over accusations that Exxon Mobil Corp. loaded abandoned wells with junk, sludge and even explosives to keep other companies from drilling there.
13 charged in $19M Central Oregon bank fraud
November 20, 2009, 8:59PM ET
The collapse of a Bend real estate development company has resulted in charges against 13 people in what prosecutors say is the largest Oregon fraud case to emerge from the national real estate boom and bust.
Pa. residents sue gas driller over polluted wells
November 20, 2009, 8:36PM ET
Pat Farnelli says there's something in the water at her house. The last time she drank it, she says she vomited four times. It's made her children sick, too.
Publisher says buyer emerges for Ariz. paper
November 20, 2009, 8:08PM ET
The publisher of the East Valley Tribune in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa said Friday that a buyer has made an offer that would keep the paper and its Web site in business.
More ethics rules issued for NC treasurer workers
November 20, 2009, 8:07PM ET
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.
Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations
November 20, 2009, 8:04PM ET
For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night.
UConn: Merger with Hartford Hospital not feasible
November 20, 2009, 7:36PM ET
University of Connecticut officials say a plan to merge the UConn Health Center in Farmington with Hartford Hospital is unlikely to win official approval.
Ex-Vivendi CEO: I made mistakes but never misled
November 20, 2009, 7:35PM ET
Former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier told a jury Friday he made mistakes in his troubled bid to turn the French water company into a global media giant, but he never misled shareholders about the risks.
Monsanto aims to stop leaks at Idaho mine dump
November 20, 2009, 7:28PM ET
Monsanto Co. is installing a water management system at an Idaho phosphate mine the company depends on to make its Roundup weedkiller to stop the leakage of selenium and heavy metals into a tributary of the Blackfoot River.
