Health Care Bill Clears Key Hurdle In Senate
()Senate Democrats pushed through a procedural wall Saturday night and formally opened the floor debate on their effort to overhaul the nation's $2.5 trillion health care system. The Senate mustered 60 votes, the exact number required to end a Republican filibuster against consideration of the bill, in a straight party-line vote.
President Obama is asking Congress to find a way to extend coverage to every American.
Health
Evidence-Based Medicine: Hard For Some To Swallow()
November 20, 2009 Patients often find it difficult to base medical decisions on study results.
The Shootings At Fort Hood
Military Unaware Of Hasan E-Mails To Radical Cleric()
November 20, 2009 Sen. Carl Levin, the chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee, said there may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the alleged Fort Hood shooter before the deadly rampage.
Latin America
Socialite's School Brings Hope To Brazilian Slum()
Brazil's ghettos are poverty stricken and violent. But there are people fighting against the odds to turn things around for the poor children of Rio de Janeiro. Among them is an unusual apostle: a Rio socialite who founded a school for slum-dwelling children and views education as an equalizer.
Friday Night Lives
In Massillon, High School Football Is 'Who We Are'()
November 20, 2009 The Ohio school has a 20,000-seat stadium, a $3 million indoor practice facility and a live tiger for a mascot. Massillon teams have won 22 state championships and they're in the running for another one. It's football "sunup to sundown," the head coach says.
The Shootings At Fort Hood
Former Top Military Chiefs To Lead Fort Hood Review()
November 19, 2009 Defense Secretary Robert Gates named former Army Secretary Togo West and former chief of naval operations Adm. Vernon Clark to review a broad range of Pentagon programs. The review will try to find gaps in procedures for identifying service members who could pose threats to others, he said.
'America's Battalion' In Afghanistan
Marines Reflect On Duty, Death In Afghanistan()
November 20, 2009 When the Marines of "America's Battalion" first arrived in Afghanistan, they were eager to get into the fight against the Taliban. Now, as they wrap up their seven-month deployment — and after the loss of a dozen comrades — they see warfare in a different light.
Follow The Legislation
Senate Health Bill Faces Saturday Showdown()
November 20, 2009 Democrats will need to vote in lockstep to overcome GOP opposition in a key procedural vote to move the $848 billion measure to full debate. But it's not yet clear whether Majority Leader Harry Reid can round up enough support.
Holidays
Postal Service To Resume North Pole Santa Letters()
Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa's "elves" at the North Pole after all.
