Health bill may be dead in Senate
WASHINGTON — The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate.
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Obama to meet with Israeli PM Netanyahu
WASHINGTON — The White House announced Sunday that President Obama would meet with Benjamin Netanyahu during the Israeli prime minister's trip to Washington to address Jewish groups, ending days of uncertainty.
Calls from nurse might help lower blood pressure
CHARLOTTE, N.C. —As Congress weighs options for cutting some of the $2.2 trillion Americans spend on doctors, surgeries, treatments and drugs, some solutions may be as simple as a phone call.
Calif. struggles to regulate pot shops
SEBASTOPOL, Calif. —The medical marijuana dispensary in this California wine country town is in a former auto dealership, and has more registered patients than the town has residents. Los Angeles has more pot shops than Starbucks and almost as many as public schools.
House passes health care bill
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Saturday passed, by a 220-215 vote, historic health care overhaul legislation that would require virtually all Americans to obtain health insurance and create a government-run health insurance plan to help them do so.
White House groundskeeper gets dog duties, too
WASHINGTON — Dale Haney is the keeper of the White House grounds. In nearly 40 years of keeping the grass green and the flowers blooming, he's also managed to cultivate something just as important: relationships with the presidents' pooches.
For thousands of retirees, Texas a hot place to settle
GALVESTON, Texas — After trying out Atlanta, Miami and Southern California, Lilian Junco decided that Texas was the place to retire.
Amendment bars abortion coverage in health bill
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan House coalition voted Saturday to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democrats would establish to compete with private insurers.
Accused shooter's beliefs worried others
FORT HOOD, Texas — There was the classroom presentation that justified suicide bombings. Comments to colleagues about a climate of persecution faced by Muslims in the military. Conversations with a mosque leader that became incoherent.
Preemies lift U.S. infant death rate
ATLANTA — Premature births, often due to poor care of low-income pregnant women, are the main reason the U.S. infant mortality rate is higher than in most European countries, a government report said last week.
House, Senate health bills compared
WASHINGTON — Here is a comparison of two health care bills before Congress, one by House Democrats and the other by Senate Democrats.
Study: Switch to 'light' cigarettes hinders efforts to quit smoking
Smokers who want to quit and think a good first step is to switch to light or low-tar cigarettes might be making a mistake. A study has found that those smokers instead have about a 50 percent lower chance of giving up smoking.
First books, now DVDs in online price war
NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. started another price war Thursday, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following its price cut on books last month. And, once again, competitors Amazon.com and Target scrambled to match the prices.
More details of shooting rampage at Fort Hood emerge
FORT HOOD, Texas — Pfc. Marquest Smith, on his way to Afghanistan in January, was completing routine paperwork about a bee-sting allergy when the sounds erupted.
KC-area soldier among those injured in shooting
Army Reserve Spc. Keara Bono's family was working up to the idea of her going to Iraq.
Pittsburgh PBS studio re-creates Mr. Rogers set
PITTSBURGH — For just this weekend, a neighborhood in this city that has lain dormant in boxes and under plastic coverings for nearly a decade, is coming back to life.
Europeans get H1N1 vaccine by invitation
LONDON — In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it.
Officer who stopped shooter praised
KILLEEN, Texas — Kimberly Munley was a worried mother who fretted over swine flu, praying that the H1N1 virus would skip her young daughter. She was a polite neighbor, waving to fellow residents in a development of tidy lawns here on the outskirts of town.
House seeks votes to pass health plan
WASHINGTON — Democrats in the House of Representatives struggled Friday to find enough votes to pass sweeping health care legislation, as lawmakers prepared for an all-day debate and perhaps a final vote on the bill today.
FDA to review drug errors, misuse
WASHINGTON — In an effort to reduce the annual toll of deaths and serious problems caused by mistakes and misuse of prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications, the Food and Drug Administration is launching an effort to identify the greatest threats and find ways to avoid them.
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