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White House: Dems near accord on health care bill

(AP) -- The White House and congressional leaders are preparing a detailed health care proposal designed to win passage without Republican support if GOP lawmakers fail to embrace bipartisan compromises at ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 18, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

House Dems unveil health bill

(AP) -- Cheered by President Barack Obama, House Democrats rolled out landmark legislation Thursday to extend health care to tens of millions who lack coverage, impose sweeping new restrictions on the insurance ...

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Internet campaigning arrives cautiously in Japan

(AP) -- Japan is one of the world's most Internet-savvy nations - except when it comes to politics. Decades-old rules have effectively banned campaigning on the Web.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

House Democrats to open hearings on health bill

(AP) -- House Democrats are pushing forward with a partisan health care bill even as a key Senate Democrat labors to achieve an elusive bipartisan compromise on President Barack Obama's top legislative priority.

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created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1




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Review: Netflix and Hulu's new scripted originals

Within just over a week, Netflix and Hulu are both debuting their first stabs at original scripted programming.

Technology / Business

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Q&A: Obama and the birth control controversy

(AP) -- What birth control debate? A half-century after the introduction of the pill, acceptance of birth control by American women is virtually universal.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cable TV top source for US political news: study

Cable television is the leading source of US political news for Americans, according to a study released Tuesday, but fewer people are closely following the presidential campaign than four years ago.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Political leaders play key role in how worried Americans are by climate change: study

More than extreme weather events and the work of scientists, it is national political leaders who influence how much Americans worry about the threat of climate change, new research finds.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 79

Colo. lawmakers consider trans-fat ban in schools

(AP) -- The nation's leanest state is taking aim at junk food in school cafeterias as it considers the nation's toughest school trans-fat ban.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

First lady promotes healthy food in California

(AP) -- Michelle Obama says a proposed new supermarket in the middle of a blue-collar Hispanic neighborhood in Southern California is an example of how the effort to bring healthy foods to low-income communities is paying ...

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created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US lawmakers seek Google answers on privacy

Two US lawmakers have asked Google chief Larry Page to brief congress on changes to the Internet search giant's privacy policies, citing concerns about collection and sharing of personal data.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Romney sees starships fueled by private enterprise

Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney tried to boost support on Florida's "Space Coast" Friday ahead of next week's key primary, promising business would play a bigger role in future missions.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 28, 2012 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (10) | comments 7

For most Mexicans, the digital age is still out of reach

Israel Vasquez, 12, has no computer or Internet access at home, but he needs both to do his homework.

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created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

INFLUENCE GAME: Online companies win piracy fight

(AP) -- Outspent but hardly outgunned, online and high-tech companies triggered an avalanche of Internet clicks to force Congress to shelve legislation that would curb online piracy. They outmaneuvered the ...

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created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 3


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