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House narrowly passes health care bill

AP Features 5 hours ago

In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous. ...

US House approves sweeping health care overhaul

AFP Global Edition 5 hours ago

The US House of Representatives has approved the broadest US health care overhaul in a half-century, handing President Barack Obama a major victory on his top domestic priority. Obama hailed the "historic vote" and said he was sure of signing the ambitious ...

China's new Nasdaq-style board sees wild start

AFP Global Edition 5 hours ago

China's new Nasdaq-style market saw a week of wild yo-yo swings as frenzied investors sent the start-up shares to "ridiculously" high levels, analysts say, warning a correction is on the cards. The 28 stocks on the ChiNext board in the southern boomtown ...

Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be

AP News 5 hours ago

Unemployment tops 10 percent again _ and it's tougher off the job than a generation ago It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent. Americans have more than triple the debt they had ...

Key details of Democrats' health overhaul bill

AP News 5 hours ago

Key details of House Democrats' health care overhaul legislation The House health care bill passed Saturday would: _Require most Americans to purchase health insurance or pay a fine. _Expand health care coverage to 36 million more people over the next decade. _Require ...

Small businesses on front line in Obama's jobs fight

AFP Global Edition 6 hours ago

With unemployment fast becoming one of US President Barack Obama's biggest domestic challenges, focus is shifting from "too-big-to-fail" manufacturing and financial giants to struggling small businesses. After months of high-level intervention to save mega-firms like General Motors and Goldman Sachs, Obama's economic ...

Best simple gold indicator around

Stockhouse 7 hours ago

Would have turned $10,000 into $1.28 million Just over 2% per year... that's all gold has gained since the end of 1979. Gold sure hasn't done much. If you look over the last 41 years, gold performed better... about 8% per year. ...

guy fieri

WENN 9 hours ago

Guy Fieri presents a cooking demonstration during the Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show at the Verizon Center Washington DC, USA - 07.11.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

cobra starship

WENN 9 hours ago

Alex Suarez Cobra Starship performing following a press conference to announce a partnership between JetBlue and Sunrise Sports & Entertainment at the Bank Atlantic Center Sunrise, Florida - 06.11.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

Fry's, Safeway prepping for possible strike

AP News 11 hours ago

Fry's readies for possible walkout by union members; advertises for strike replacements In less than a week, unionized workers at two Arizona grocery store chains may be walking a picket line instead of stocking shelves and cutting meat. Fry's Food Stores has ...

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