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Obama calls holdouts on health care
WASHINGTON — Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, offering fresh concessions to abortion opponents and working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts.
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Emergency workers transport a victim from a shooting Friday in downtown Orlando, Fla. AP Photo: Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel Officials: 1 dead, 5 hurt in Orlando shooting
ORLANDO , Fla. — A gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, authorities said, killing one person and injuring five others.
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House Dems say Saturday vote on health care may slip
WASHINGTON — House Democrats acknowledged they don’t yet have the votes to pass a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health care system, and signaled they may push back the vote until Sunday or early next week.
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Neighbor: Fort Hood suspect emptied his apartment
FORT HOOD , Texas — An Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment in the days before the rampage that left 13 people dead, a neighbor said Friday.
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Jobless rate tops 10 percent for first time since '83
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 – and is likely to go higher.
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Obama to sign homebuyer, jobless bill assistance
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is set to sign a $24 billion economic stimulus bill providing tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and extending unemployment benefits to the longtime jobless who have been left behind as the economy veers toward recovery.
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Army: 12 dead, 31 hurt in attack at Fort Hood
by April Castro and Devlin Barrett
Associated Press Writers
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FORT HOOD, Texas — An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States.
NM boy tells 911 operator he shot father in anger
by Melanie Dabovich
Associated Press
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Desperation filled the voice of the boy on the other end of the phone line. Through fits of agitation and sobbing, he pleaded repeatedly with the emergency operator on the other end to send someone quickly.
Obama: U.S. must reverse course with American Indians
by Ken Thomas
Associated Press Writer Ken Thomas
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WASHINGTON — Making good on a campaign promise to hold a yearly summit with American Indians, President Barack Obama told tribal leaders Thursday gathered in Washington that he is determined to reverse the federal government's history of marginalizing Indian nations.
Obama welcomes AARP, AMA backing of health care bill
by Erica Werner and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
Associated Press Writers
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama trumpeted two major endorsements for his health overhaul push Thursday as House Democratic leaders pushed toward a vote Saturday on the far-reaching legislation remaking the U.S. health care system.
Congress votes for more aid to jobless, homebuyers
by Jim Abrams
Associated Press Writer
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WASHINGTON — Congress took further steps to right the staggering economy by expanding a popular tax credit for homebuyers and extending unemployment checks for the growing legions of people running out of benefits with few job prospects.
Productivity gains may be bad news for job seekers; new jobless claims drop to 512K
by Martin Crutsinger and Christopher S. Rugaber
AP Economics Writers
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WASHINGTON — Companies across the economy are finding ways to do more with fewer workers, dimming hopes that hiring will take off anytime soon.
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