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Biden says Dems have more momentum than ever in health care debate, dismisses noisy critics

By MIKE GLOVER , Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa - Vice President Joe Biden told Iowa Democrats on Saturday that the Senate handed the president a big victory with its decision to move forward with debate on sweeping...

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Fort Hood shooting suspect will remain hospitalized initially during pretrial confinement

SAN ANTONIO - A military magistrate has ruled that the Army psychiatrist charged in one of the worst mass shootings on a U.S. military base will be held until trial. For now, Maj. Nidal Hasan will stay in a military hospital in...

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Court martial finds ex-Air Force nurse not guilty of killing 3 terminally ill patients

By PAUL J. WEBER , Associated Press SAN ANTONIO - A military judge in Texas has found a former Air Force nurse accused of killing three terminally ill patients not guilty of murder. Capt. Michael Fontana was accused of...

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Resort island reels after deadly attack by

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Ex-guantanamo inmates sent to Palau US report sounds China spying alarm CENTRAL/S. ASIA Arrests...

A group of Uighurs freed from the US detention centre at Guanatamo Bay have been flown to Palau, the island nation in the Pacific ocean. The move is part of the American administration's efforts to close the infamous prison....

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Five divers rescued off of Saipan

By Bernice Santiago • Pacific Sunday News • November 22, 2009 Five divers were rescued off the southern tip of Saipan on Friday, according to U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam. Saipan's Emergency Management Office reported the five...

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Officials raise concerns on EIS

Access to land, strains on infrastructure, the timely transfer of funds for improvements, and the military's commitment to use local port and utility facilities were among the concerns raised by government officials after the...

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Family shocked by shooting

SAIPAN -- A truck pulled up to the shooting range hidden within the the depths of Kannat Tabla yesterday, and five pairs of eyes peered from the vehicle's marginally rolled-down windows, as if to scour the premises for an...

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Range may take civilian land

The military has scrapped a 2006 proposal to build a new firing range in the Finegayan area of Dededo -- which would have created a danger zone extending over popular fishing and recreational areas -- and instead wants to build...

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More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving after last year's drop; most opt for car

By NAFEESA SYEED , Associated Press WASHINGTON - The AAA auto club says a few more Americans will be traveling away from home for Thanksgiving this year, though most people are making their holiday treks by car. The group says...

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