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| Sebelius: Health bill limited without Texas' help Friday, Sep 27, 2013 08:42 AM PDT  U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited Texas for the fifth time in two months Thursday to tout the benefits of the federal health care overhaul, but she acknowledged that many ... Full Story | Top |
| Kenyan Hero's Harrowing Tale of Rescues in Mall Massacre Friday, Sep 27, 2013 06:41 AM PDT  By ALEXANDER MARQUARDT NAIROBI, Kenya–In one of the most memorable images to emerge from inside the Nairobi mall attacked last weekend by Islamic extremists, a 4-year-old girl is seen running toward a man who is reaching out a hand to pull her to safety. The... Full Story | Top |
| Goodwill Drops Theft Charges Against Teen Who Gave Customer Discounts Friday, Sep 27, 2013 02:45 PM PDT  A Goodwill store in Naples, Fla., reversed course today and decided to drop grand theft charges against a teen employee who had given discounts to poor customers. The decision came four days after the store had fired Andrew Anderson, 19, and had him arrested for... Full Story | Top |
| Capitol Hill’s 40 under 40: Will youth invasion change Washington? Friday, Sep 27, 2013 04:16 AM PDT Top Line Can youth and relative inexperience be virtues? Illinois Republican Aaron Schock and Hawaii Democrat Tulsi Gabbard are making the case that they can be – at least when it comes to getting things done on Capitol Hill. The two members of Congress, both in their thirties, are recruiting Congress' 40 members under the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Cruz, Lee delay votes on spending bill Friday, Sep 27, 2013 08:38 AM PDT  Ted Cruz and Mike Lee are the odd men out in the Senate — to both Republicans and Democrats. The GOP's frustration with the tea party conservatives was on full display Thursday in a remarkable, rhetorical ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama has historic call with Iran leader, warns GOP about shutdown Friday, Sep 27, 2013 01:08 PM PDT Republicans must not "burn the house down," the president says. Full Story | Top |
| Obama: Obamacare critics are 'desperate' fat-cat Fox News watchers Friday, Sep 27, 2013 04:04 AM PDT  The White House goes nuclear in Affordable Care Act battle. Full Story | Top |
| Obama's no-negotiation stance setting new tone Friday, Sep 27, 2013 03:00 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — This time, President Barack Obama says, he's not budging. This is the confrontational Obama, the "Make my day" president, betting Republicans blink to avoid a government shutdown or a first-ever default of the nation's debts. Full Story | Top |
| Ahead of talks, feds find $100M for broke Detroit Friday, Sep 27, 2013 04:35 AM PDT  The federal fingerprint in efforts to fix Detroit is growing larger as the Obama administration has found millions of dollars in grant money to help the bankrupt city hire more police and firefighters, ... Full Story | Top |
| Record Swimmer Diana Nyad’s Next Horizon: Broadway! Friday, Sep 27, 2013 03:16 PM PDT Diana Nyad has "Broadway lights" on her mind. The celebrated endurance swimmer, who, after four failed attempts over 35 years, completed her long journey – in 52 hours, 54 minutes and 18 seconds – from the rocky shoreline of Havana, Cuba, to Key West, Fla., on Labor Day, is eyeing a new horizon. "I'm a [...] Full Story | Top |
| Senate puts Obamacare funding back into spending bill and sends to House Republicans Friday, Sep 27, 2013 11:03 AM PDT  With a shutdown looming, House Republicans must respond before Tuesday Full Story | Top |
| Preparing for shutdown, government plans furloughs Friday, Sep 27, 2013 02:27 PM PDT  More than a third of federal workers would be told to stay home if the government shuts down, forcing the closure of national parks from California to Maine and all the Smithsonian museums. Low-to-moderate ... Full Story | Top |
| 25 Republican senators reject Cruz strategy to defund Obamacare Friday, Sep 27, 2013 11:56 AM PDT  The Senate rejects Cruz, but the fight isn't over. Full Story | Top |
| Climate panel: warming 'extremely likely' man-made Friday, Sep 27, 2013 08:47 AM PDT  Scientists now believe it's "extremely likely" that human activity is the dominant cause of global warming, a long-term trend that is clear despite a recent plateau in the temperatures, an international ... Full Story | Top |
| SAT scores continue decline; 57 percent of incoming freshmen not ready for college Friday, Sep 27, 2013 10:13 AM PDT The annual SAT scores have been released to the public and show a continued decline in math and writing scores. Full Story | Top |
| Brazil family fights to keep house-trained tigers Friday, Sep 27, 2013 07:26 AM PDT MARINGA, Brazil (AP) — Dan slurped desperately on his pink nursing bottle and spilled milk all over the place, while his brother Tom patiently waited to take a swim in the family pool. Full Story | Top |
| Official says Kenyan forces caused mall collapse Friday, Sep 27, 2013 11:23 AM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's military caused the massive collapse of three floors of Nairobi's Westgate Mall during the terrorist siege in which at least 67 people died, a top-ranking government official said Friday. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. internal watchdog finds NSA workers spied on significant others Friday, Sep 27, 2013 07:06 AM PDT  By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least a dozen U.S. National Security Agency employees have abused secret surveillance programs in the past decade, most often to spy on their significant others, according to the latest findings of the agency's internal watchdog. In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee's top Republican, Charles Grassley, NSA Inspector General George Ellard outlined 12 instances of "intentional misuse" of the agency's intelligence gathering programs since January 1, 2003. ... Full Story | Top |
| Caught on Video: Heartwarming Moment Bystanders Save Fallen Man from Subway Tracks Friday, Sep 27, 2013 09:42 AM PDT Sometimes it takes a moments of high tension and potential danger to remind us just how good people can be, even to those they've never met. Such was the case in Boston on Wednesday, when a man's tumble onto subway tracks gave way to a harrowing rescue scene. Full Story | Top |
| Can the White House sell America on health care exchanges? Friday, Sep 27, 2013 09:32 AM PDT The race to enroll Americans in the health insurance marketplaces established by President Barack Obama's 2010 health care law begins Tuesday. But the Obama administration has an uphill climb to explain what exactly the exchanges are. Full Story | Top |
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