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History
New York Times:
President Obama urged lawmakers to “answer the call of history” and approve reform of the health care system after Democratic leaders made major concessions to abortion foes to secure their votes.
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washingtonpost.com - In Congress:
Hours after President Obama exhorted Democratic lawmakers Saturday to heed the call of history, House leaders vowed to deliver a late-night victory on a broad restructuring of the nation's health insurance system aimed at ens (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
• Haye triumphed on a majority points decision• WBA champions has targeted London's O2 Arena for next boutAfter winning the WBA world heavyweight championship from Nikolai Valuev on a majority decision last night, British box (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
• Late burst carries popular mare to Classic victory• Six wins is Europe's best ever tally at meetingZenyatta, the unbeaten favourite, produced one of the most extraordinary performances in Breeders' Cup history to take the C (Read More)
Huffington Post:
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Navy did it to Notre Dame again – and this loss to the Midshipmen is even more costly.Craig Schaefer sacked Jimmy Clausen in the end zone with 60 seconds left Saturday and Navy held on for a 23-21 victory, (Read More)
Submitted by PinkLisa
from Google Reader:
"Coca Cola History: Left to Right1899 - 1900 - 1915 - 1916 - 1957 - 1986". (Read More)
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Last night former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura made a secret visit to the devastated military families at Fort Hood.The Bushes Instructed the mourning military base's commander that they wanted no publicity. W (Read More)
The Age World Headlines:
Zenyatta franked her stamp as one of the truly great racehorses in history here on Saturday when she won the Breeders Cup Classic. (Read More)
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The Daily Swarm - Headlines:
Huffington Post:We took photos. We hammered out our own pieces of the Wall. We celebrated with folks from East and West. At the end of the day, we were but tourists in the whole charade. Yet one American fit right in: (Read More)
The Guardian:
Twenty years after I watched the Berlin Wall fall, I worry that the hope it inspired is being slowly crushedWhen the European Court of Human Rights announces a ban on crucifixes in Italian schools, you can either celebrate th (Read More)
The Guardian:
Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar was gunned down in 1993. In an exclusive interview, his son tells Uki Goñi why he had to seek reconciliation with the children of Pablo's victimsJuan Escobar was a teenager when he first ch (Read More)
The Guardian:
While the impact of such contemporaries as Nelson Mandela on the events of the 20th century is firmly established in the public mind, the crucial role played the architect of glasnost is in danger of being overlookedAt the Br (Read More)
The Guardian:
Soaring demand for food and land may not stop the world's rural communities from plunging deeper into povertyThe villagers of Thatarber Manihatty in south India knew they had no choice but to mortgage their small plots of far (Read More)
The Guardian:
A clutch of new films will cement Matt Damon's reputation as the hit of his generation. But that won't change this most reserved and politically committed of actors. Vanessa Thorpe reportsRunners taking part in the annual Mia (Read More)
The Guardian:
Suppressed report reveals archaeological treasures were dug up after Gulf warA secret report on the chequered history of priceless Aramaic bowls loaned to a leading university has exposed an apparent attempt to cover up UK ac (Read More)
The Guardian:
by Anushka AsthanaStudents studying subjects such as languages, history and philosophy have access to less than nine hours a week "contact time" with lecturers or tutors, research reveals today.The study by the National Union (Read More)
Submitted by dwainj
from blog:
Great article on how the “movement” is now poised to the largest tax increase in world history -and we’ll be paying for it for a long, long time.It explains how they moved from radicals to the ones actually setting the agenda (Read More)
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Wars/Rumor/News & Video:
A growing number of Americans and researchers suggest that many corporations in the U.S. contribute to both Democrats and Republicans, so that no matter who wins the election, corporations can still exert their influence (Read More)
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