Dems push for health care votes
WASHINGTON House Democrats are scrambling to secure enough support to pass President Barack Obama s historic health overhaul initiative, working to soothe last-minute concerns from rank-and-file Democrats ahead of a make-or-break vote. Voting is se...
 3.7K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 381.0 Winners, losers emerge for new TV season
NEW YORK If it were a television series, it would be called Defying the Odds. Five weeks into a new TV season, three of the four top broadcast networks have bigger prime-time audiences than they had in 2008. With cable networks flexing their muscl...
5.8K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 166.0 Ugly win just fine for Browns
BEREA, Ohio As the chilly, Western New York winds whipped past, Browns coach Eric Mangini was handed the game ball after his first win for Cleveland. He didn t drop it. Somebody wearing orange and brown finally showed decent hands. Of all the uglin...
5.1K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 214.0 Sports Briefs: Miami acquires QB Thigpen
MIAMI The Miami Dolphins placed Chad Pennington on the reserve-injured list to create a roster spot for quarterback Tyler Thigpen, who was acquired from the Kansas City Chiefs for an undisclosed draft pick. Pennington hurt his right shoulder Sunday...
4.4K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 166.0 Liberal Lion**
They called him The Liberal Lion. Ted Kennedy deserved that title, though with some asterisks added. There s no reconciling Kennedy worshippers with the Kennedy haters. But those who can deal with shades of gray will pay tribute to the legendary Ma...
3.3K - Aug. 27, 2009; scored 166.0 Jakes counsels patience in economic 'sorrows'
CHARLESTON, W.Va . (AP) As the economy continues to grind away at jobs, homes and lifetimes' of savings, Bishop Thomas D. Jakes looks back from his position as one of America's most successful preachers and re-members his own hard times. T.D. Jake...
7.1K - Aug. 15, 2009; scored 275.0 Obama takes his pitch to town hall
WASHINGTON His approval ratings slipping, President Barack Obama is retooling his message on health care overhaul, aiming to win over Americans who already have insurance. Polling shows that Americans especially those who already have coverage ...
4.5K - Aug. 11, 2009; scored 248.0 This is a recession, people
I was reading a story about how to eat cheaply during the recession, one of those stories that says you can keep living your same lifestyle if you make a few simple adjustments and cut out a few luxuries. One of their suggestions was to order the ham...
3.2K - Jul. 27, 2009; scored 166.0 White House delays its budget update
WASHINGTON The White House is being forced to acknowledge the wide gap between its once-upbeat predictions about the economy and today s bleak landscape. The administration s annual midsummer budget update is sure to show higher deficits and unempl...
6.8K - Jul. 20, 2009; scored 381.0 Senate panel approves insurance bill
WASHINGTON The Senate health committee cast a milestone vote today to approve legislation expanding insurance coverage to nearly all Americans, becoming the first congressional panel to act on President Barack Obama s top domestic priority. The 13...
3.0K - Jul. 15, 2009; scored 248.0 Obama prods Senate on health
WASHINGTON (AP) House Democrats are moving ahead with sweeping health care legislation that would tax the wealthy and require Americans to buy affordable insurance as President Barack Obama prods a Senate committee chairman to act quickly on a comp...
4.8K - Jul. 14, 2009; scored 333.0 Palin quits office
WASILLA, Alaska Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin surprised supporters Friday and announced she is resigning from office at the end of the month, leaving open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012. The news rattles a Republican Par...
8.3K - Jul. 4, 2009; scored 214.0 California to turn immigrant inmates over to the feds
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - With California slipping into a financial sinkhole, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is proposing to save more than $180 million by cutting short the sentences of thousands of immigrants in the state's prisons and turning the...
5.2K - Jun. 20, 2009; scored 166.0 Mickelson draws fans in droves at Bethpage
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. He won their hearts the last time, even though he couldn t win their tournament. Tiger Woods stood in his way, as he so often does, but that didn t stop New Yorkers from showing a lot of love for the swashbuckling lefty who kept g...
5.1K - Jun. 18, 2009; scored 166.0 Vick leaves prison for home confinement
RICHMOND, Va. Suspended NFL star Michael Vick left a Kansas prison before dawn today to begin home confinement in Virginia, one of his attorneys said, the latest step on a journey that Vick hopes will lead to his reinstatement. Vick, who turns 29 i...
6.2K - May. 20, 2009; scored 166.0 Other genres ignore it, but country taps recession
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Recession? What recession? Despite the sour economy, radio has been remarkably free of songs about tough times. The top songs from this week s Billboard s Hot 100 are heavy with dance tracks by the Black Eyed Peas, Lady GaGa and Fl...
4.4K - May. 15, 2009; scored 166.0 NBA: Spurs take No. 3 seed on final night
SAN ANTONIO Michael Finley didn t sneak away without a replay review this time. But there was no doubt he beat the buzzer on a 3-pointer that saved the San Antonio Spurs from starting the playoffs on the road for the first time since Tim Duncan was...
7.2K - Apr. 16, 2009; scored 214.0 Sliding house trial begins today
Thought the saga of the slipping house ended when the building was removed from a North Bend hill last November? Think again. A seven-day trial begins today between some of this story's main characters - the house's owner, a local engineering firm an...
2.8K - Apr. 1, 2009; scored 248.0 Despite stimulus, saving teacher jobs will be tough
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama promises his economic stimulus law will save hundreds of thousands of teaching jobs, but some states could end up spending the money on playground equipment or wallpaper - and the president might not have the autho...
5.4K - Mar. 31, 2009; scored 166.0 Huskies outrun the Tigers
From the Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Connecticut often overwhelms opponents with its size and strength. Harried by the fighting Missouri Tigers, UConn needed something else: speed. Enter 6-foot-1 freshman Kemba Walker, who matched a caree...
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