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Obama appeals for health care votes

President Barack Obama is surrounded by security as he leaves the U.S. Capitol after addressing the House Democratic Caucus, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation Saturday as the House opened debate on a bill to expand coverage to millions of the uninsured.

  • German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, left, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, center, and British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, right, are seen during a group photo session at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)
    G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus AP - 8 minutes ago

    ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.

  • Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during his interview with Germany's Der Spiegel magazine at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Medvedev has signaled that Moscow could back sanctions against Iran if it fails to take a constructive stance in international talks over its nuclear program. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)
    Iran lawmakers: No shipment of uranium abroad AP - Sat Nov 7, 6:18 AM ET

    TEHRAN, Iran - Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday any possibility of Tehran shipping uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.N.-backed plan altogether.

  • Muslim Community Center Imam Sheik Mohamed Abdullahi poses for a photo in Silver Spring, Md., on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. The suspected gunman at Fort Hood, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, attended the mosque when he lived in the area. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Laura Skelding)
    Another attack leaves US Muslims fearing backlash AP - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago

    As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S. Muslim community: He has an Islamic name.

  • File - This undated file photo released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows Nicholas Frank Prugo, 18, who has been arrested on suspicion of breaking into the homes of Lindsey Lohan and actress Audrina Patridge. According to a Las Vegas police search warrant obtained by The Associated Press on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 Prugo told Los Angeles police detectives that Rachel Jungeon Lee was the 'driving force' behind the break-ins. (AP Photo/Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, File)
    Police: LA celebrity burglaries led by 19-year-old AP - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago

    LAS VEGAS - A 19-year-old woman was the driving force behind a youthful burglary ring that preyed on Hollywood's rich and famous, often brazenly walking into unlocked homes to make off with cash, jewels and family heirlooms, authorities said.

  • Phil Mickelson tees off at the 5th tee during the third round of the 2009 HSBC Champions golf tournament at Shanghai Sheshan International Golf Club Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanghai, China. The American lefty shot a 67 on Saturday and grabbed lead with 14-under 202. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
    Mickelson takes lead over Woods, Watney at HSBC AP - Sat Nov 7, 7:36 AM ET

    SHANGHAI - Tiger Woods stalled with pars. Phil Mickelson poured it on with birdies.

  • A protester holds a sign outside a building where a dialogue on the proposed healthcare reform for ticketed guests is being held in Dallas, Texas August 17, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi
    Obama makes pitch for House healthcare votes Reuters - 7 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a broad healthcare reform bill on Saturday as they prepared for a close vote on the biggest changes in health policy in four decades.

  • Afghans killed during search for missing U.S. troops Reuters - Sat Nov 7, 9:06 AM ET

    KABUL (Reuters) - NATO forces mistakenly killed seven Afghan soldiers and police in an air strike during a battle while searching for two missing American soldiers in Afghanistan, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

  • Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling speaks at a Thomson Reuters newsmaker event in London October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew Winning
    UK joins G20 push for world levy on banks Reuters - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago

    ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Britain threw its weight on Saturday behind proposals to impose a global levy on banks to fund future bailouts but failed to make much progress on securing a G20 deal to meet the cost of climate change.

  • Iran says over 100 people detained at anti-U.S. rally Reuters - Sat Nov 7, 11:00 AM ET

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police detained more than 100 people for "disturbing public order" during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

  • Porfirio Lobo, presidential candidate of the National Party, arrives to attend the opening of the commission of the Organization of American States (OAS) to oversee the fulfilment of the accords between Honduran de facto government and a representative of the mission of the ousted president Manuel Zelaya, at a hotel in Tegucigalpa November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Henry Romero
    Honduran rivals signal new bid to solve crisis Reuters - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago

    TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' ousted president and de facto leader gave signs they would try again on Saturday to form a unity government to guide the country out of a four-month crisis after the process collapsed a day earlier.

  • U.S. Army gunman's act "impossible": grandfather Reuters - 11 minutes ago

    AL-BIREH, West Bank (Reuters) - The grandfather of a U.S. Army psychiatrist accused of shooting dead 13 people and wounding 30 others at a base in Texas said on Saturday he found it impossible to believe his grandson had committed the act.

  • Storm Ida revives, churns toward Gulf of Mexico Reuters - 30 minutes ago

    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical storm Ida regained strength off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Saturday and spun north toward the Gulf of Mexico, where it could again become a hurricane.

  • Shooting suspect Jason Rodriguez is taken into custody by police in Orlando, November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Image courtesy of News 13/Handout
    Laid-off Orlando engineer kills one, wounds five Reuters - Fri Nov 6, 4:42 PM ET

    ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - An ex-employee of an engineering consulting firm who was laid off in 2007 opened fire at his former workplace in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, killing one person and wounding five others, police said.

  • Chancellor Alistair Darling attends a G20 Finance Ministers group photograph outside the Fairmont Hotel, in St Andrews. G20 countries committed to work for an "ambitious outcome" at next month's vital UN climate change conference after meeting Saturday, but fell short of agreeing a figure on climate funding.(AFP/Derek Blair)
    G20 wants 'ambitious' Copenhagen talks, but gives no figures AFP - 8 minutes ago

    ST ANDREWS, Scotland (AFP) - G20 countries committed to work for an "ambitious outcome" at next month's vital UN climate change conference after meeting Saturday, but fell short of agreeing a figure on climate funding.

  • An Afghan army medic soldier looks out from an ambulance in Kabul. Seven members of the Afghan security forces were killed in a NATO air strike in remote western Afghanistan, the defence ministry has said.(AFP/Nicolas Asfouri)
    NATO strike kills 7 Afghan security forces: Kabul AFP - Sat Nov 7, 9:27 AM ET

    KABUL (AFP) - Seven members of the Afghan security forces were killed in a NATO air strike that also injured international forces in remote western Afghanistan, the Afghan defence ministry said on Saturday.

  • Machines use yellowcake to produce Uranium hexafluoride (UF6) at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities in central Iran. Iran has decided to turn down proposals from the major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading member of parliament says in a serious setback for UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns about its ambitions.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)
    Iran to reject UN-brokered nuclear plan: leading MP AFP - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago

    TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran has decided to reject proposals from major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading member of parliament said on Saturday, in a serious setback for UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns about its atomic ambitions.

  • Protestors wave flags during a news conference "To Make a Healthcare 'House Call' on Washington" at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, is to make a rare in-person plea for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care(AFP/Getty Images/Kris Connor)
    Obama to push lawmakers on health care vote AFP - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, was to make a rare in-person plea Saturday for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care.

  • Sgt. Maj. Leroy Walker Jr. wipes away tears during a candlelight vigil at Fort Hood. Investigators on Saturday worked to uncover the motives of a Muslim army doctor suspected of killing 13 people and wounding 30 others in a shooting rampage at a US military base.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)
    US probe of army shooting focuses on suspect's motive AFP - 29 minutes ago

    FORT HOOD, Texas (AFP) - Investigators on Saturday worked to uncover the motives of a Muslim army doctor suspected of killing 13 people and wounding 30 others in a shooting rampage at a US military base.

  • British Prime Minister Gordon Brown attends the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, in Scotland. The world's biggest economies have agreed a timetable on mutual monitoring of each other's economic policy aimed at preventing a fresh financial crisis, a G20 communique said on Saturday.(AFP/POOL/Andrew Winning)
    G20 agrees timetable for monitoring economic policy AFP - 17 minutes ago

    ST ANDREWS, Scotland (AFP) - The world's biggest economies have agreed a timetable on mutual monitoring of each other's economic policy aimed at preventing a fresh financial crisis, a G20 communique said on Saturday.

  • US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) talks to Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting, in St Andrews, Scotland. The International Monetary Fund on Saturday said emergency stimulus measures must remain to avoid endangering a "nascent" economic recovery, as the G20 agreed here to maintain support.(AFP/POOL/Andrew Winning)
    IMF says stimulus needed to aid 'nascent' recovery AFP - 12 minutes ago

    ST ANDREWS, Scotland (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund on Saturday said emergency stimulus measures must remain to avoid endangering a "nascent" economic recovery, as the G20 agreed here to maintain support.

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  • President Barack Obama meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not shown) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing
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  • Sgt. Anthony Sills, right, comforts his wife as they wait outside the Fort Hood Army Base near Killeen, Texas on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Sills' 3-year old son is still in daycare on the base, which is in lock-down following a mass shooting earlier in the day. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)
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