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| House sends Senate spending bill that delays Obamacare Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 09:25 PM PDT The House approved a spending bill just after midnight Saturday that would fund the government through Dec. 15, but tacked on amendments that would delay the federal health care law known as Obamacare for one year and repeal the medical device tax, a move that sets up a showdown with Senate Democrats and increases the probability of a government shutdown Tuesday. Full Story | Top |
| Miss Philippines wins Miss World in Indonesia Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 08:47 AM PDT  BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Miss Philippines, Megan Young, was crowned Miss World on Saturday amid tight security on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, where the contest's final round was moved following protests by Muslim hardliner groups. Full Story | Top |
| US shutdown likely as House Republicans amend budget bill Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 07:09 PM PDT  Washington (AFP) - Setting up a high-stakes political showdown, the US House votes Saturday on a Republican plan that keeps government open through mid-December while delaying implementation of President Barack Obama's health care law. Full Story | Top |
| Congress voted before to repeal medical device tax Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 12:49 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers on both sides of the Capitol already have overwhelmingly rejected the medical device tax that House Republicans insist on repealing as a condition for keeping the government open. It's just that those earlier votes didn't count. Full Story | Top |
| How budget showdowns could squeeze the US economy Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 09:33 AM PDT  Just as the U.S. economy is struggling to expand at a healthy pace, a pair of political standoffs threatens to slow growth and spook investors. Unless Congress acts before Tuesday to fund federal spending, ... Full Story | Top |
| Shutdown threat puts heat on House GOP Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 03:13 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Heat is building on balkanized Republicans, who are convening the House this weekend in hopes of preventing a government shutdown but remain under tea party pressure to battle on and use a must-do funding bill to derail all or part of President Barack Obama's health care law. Full Story | Top |
| Greek far-right leader, other legislators arrested Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 01:15 PM PDT  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leader of Greece's extreme-right Golden Dawn party and four other of its parliamentarians were formally charged Saturday with membership in a criminal organization with intent to commit crimes, in an escalation of a government crackdown after a fatal stabbing blamed on a supporter. Full Story | Top |
| Chinese doctor builds new nose on man's forehead Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 12:12 AM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — A surgeon in China says he has constructed an extra nose out of a man's rib cartilage and implanted it under the skin of his forehead to prepare for a transplant in probably the first operation of its kind. Full Story | Top |
| Miss Philippines crowned Miss World amid Muslim anger Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 09:37 AM PDT  Nusa Dua (Indonesia) (AFP) - Miss Philippines was crowned Miss World 2013 in a glittering finale Saturday on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, amid tight security following weeks of hardline Muslim protests. Full Story | Top |
| CONSERVATIVES OPPOSE OBAMACARE BECAUSE IT MAY SUCCEED Friday, Sep 27, 2013 10:00 PM PDT Even acknowledging that our national politics have become increasingly contentious, here's a development that is really odd: Two billionaire brothers are spending millions of dollars to try to persuade young Americans not to buy health insurance. What's up with that?The industrialist Koch brothers, David and Charles, are among the very richest Americans -- indeed, among the very richest people on the planet. They are not merely members of the 1 percent; they're in the topmost fraction of the 1 percent. ... Full Story | Top |
| Shutdown impact: Tourists, homebuyers hit quickly Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 06:52 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — A government shutdown would have far-reaching consequences for some, but minimal impact on others. Full Story | Top |
| Iran unveils short-range reconnaissance drone Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 08:14 AM PDT  Tehran (AFP) - Iran's army unveiled a highly mobile propellant-powered reconnaissance drone on Saturday, according to local media. Full Story | Top |
| Historic phone call, then optimism for US, Iran Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 05:38 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Iranian president, his visit to the U.S. nearing its end, makes contact with the White House. As his car inches through New York's snarled traffic, he hears Barack Obama's voice on the phone as the U.S. president sits at his desk in the Oval Office. Full Story | Top |
| Iran leader's US outreach meets praise, some anger Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 09:54 AM PDT  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Smiling and waving flags, Iranians from across the political spectrum welcomed President Hassan Rouhani home Saturday with cheers for his historic phone conversation with his American counterpart. But pockets of anger over the new contact between the two enemy nations signaled challenges ahead. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. Republicans reject Senate bid to avoid government shutdown Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 01:33 PM PDT By Thomas Ferraro and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government edged closer on Saturday to a shutdown as Republicans in the House of Representatives rejected an emergency spending bill approved by the Senate and pushed instead for a one-year delay of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law. In the latest round of high-stakes brinkmanship between Democrats and Republicans, Republican leaders said after a closed-door meeting, punctuated by loud cheering, that the House would vote later on Saturday on their latest plan to scuttle the healthcare law, known as "Obamacare. ... Full Story | Top |
| Race to get Obamacare online sites running goes to the wire Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 08:50 AM PDT  By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - Just days before the launch of the new U.S. state health insurance exchanges that are the centerpiece of the Affordable Care Act, a nationwide push is still under way to test and patch the technology behind the online sites. Officials working on the sites have acknowledged that information technology (IT) failures will prevent many of them from functioning fully for weeks, and perhaps longer. That will slow the government's drive to enroll millions of uninsured Americans under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law starting Tuesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| No. 2 US nuke commander suspended amid probe Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 12:00 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The No. 2 officer at the military command in charge of all U.S. nuclear war-fighting forces has been suspended and is under investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service for issues related to gambling, officials said Saturday. Full Story | Top |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle grounds Boeing 787 Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 12:51 PM PDT COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA on Saturday became the latest airline to ground a Boeing 787 so that officials from the American company can examine what appears to be a technical problem. Full Story | Top |
| Women Leaders Look Beyond The 'Glass Ceiling' Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 03:22 AM PDT  As speculation over Hillary Clinton's 2016 plans intensified this week (thanks, in part, to her recent New York magazine interview) one current and one former woman governor and the head of the Democratic group, Emily's List, deliberated on Friday about how to elect the first woman president in... Full Story | Top |
| Cheerleader coach’s team delivers surprise wedding proposal Saturday, Sep 28, 2013 04:34 PM PDT A high-school cheerleader coach gets a surprise wedding proposal delivered by her own squad of girls Full Story | Top |
| NJ legal battle over gay marriage will continue Friday, Sep 27, 2013 10:09 PM PDT  A judge's ruling Friday that New Jersey must allow gay couples to marry will not be the last word on the issue after Gov. Chris Christie's administration said it would appeal to a higher court. Full Story | Top |
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