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Triumphant Democrats pass landmark health care legislation in the House, spurred by a summons from President Barack Obama to "answer the call of history."
Triumphant Democrats pass landmark health care legislation in the House, spurred by a summons from President Barack Obama to "answer the call of history."
Stocks posted a modest gain after the Labor Department said the unemployment rate topped 10 percent in October for the first time since 1983, but also that the pace of job losses slowed.
Phil Mickelson made two clutch putts down the stretch Sunday and closed with a 3-under 69 to overcome a late charge by Ernie Els, who was in the lead until hitting into the water on the last hole and making bogey.
In the blink of an eye, late-night TV is shifting from a white men's club to the start of a rainbow coalition.
A new national poll found that only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it. The numbers are about the same for parents who tried to get the vaccine for their children.
These prototypes from independent designers may never appear on shelves at the Apple Store, but they include lots of innovative ideas.
Climbing the Statue of Liberty or catching the view from the Empire State Building are still top New York attractions but tourists are also scrambling to see where their favorite TV shows are filmed.
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