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- House sends health care overhaul bill to Obama
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AP – A transformative health care bill is headed to President Barack Obama for his signature as Congress takes the final steps in Democrats’ improbable and history-making push for near-universal medical coverage.
- Obama lauds House for passing health care bill
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AP – Capping a long day and a consuming political journey, President Barack Obama celebrated the passage of health care legislation with hugs, high fives and an emboldened attitude. Said the president to the nation, “Tonight, we answered the call of history.”
- Clinton: US wants biting sanctions on Iran
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AP – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is vowing that the Obama administration will not accept a nuclear armed Iran and is working on sanctions “that will bite” to press it to come clean about its suspect atomic program. - Last Haditha defendant seeks to dismiss charges
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AP – Eight Marines were charged in the biggest criminal case against U.S. troops to arise from the Iraq war. Six have had charges dismissed, and one was acquitted.
- Bush, Clinton to visit rubble-filled Haitian city
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AP – Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are traveling to Haiti’s rubble-filled capital Monday as part of their effort to raise aid and investment for a country still reeling from a devastating Jan. 12 earthquake.
- Floods recede in Fargo, but other hazards linger
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AP – As the Red River slowly started to recede Monday and fears of major flooding diminished, Fargo residents were left to deal with another problem: environmental hazards that linger long after the waters decline.
- UN rejects Tanzania request for one-off ivory sale
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AP – A proposal by Tanzania to weaken the 21-year ban on ivory sales was rejected by a U.N. conservation meeting over fears the African country has been failing to crack down on rising incidents of poaching.
- Venezuela’s Chavez rules out Internet controls
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AP – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denied that the government plans to impose controls on the Internet, saying Sunday that his administration aims to increase Web access rather than limit it. - `Alice’ still reigns at box office with $34.5M
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AP – Alice remains the queen of the box office.
- NCAA: Finally, a break from the madness
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AP – The NCAA tournament’s regional semifinals are set after a thrilling and exhausting first two rounds, which filled wastepaper baskets with battered brackets and left coaches on their knees in agony and throwing their arms to the heavens in joy.
