Politics
Expect Senate Health Bill To Change, Durbin Says
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Protests, Arrests Follow UC's 32 Percent Fee Hike
()Dozens of demonstrators who barricaded themselves inside a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts were removed late Friday, bringing the daylong occupation to an end, university officials said.
Postal Service To Resume North Pole Santa Letters
Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa's "elves" after all.
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The Impact of War
Army Family's Choice: Kids' Care Or Deployment?()
KPLURepeated deployments of troops to Iraq and Afghanistan are taking an increasing toll on military families, especially those with young children. But for Ken and Kristie Halander, it came down to a difficult choice: another long deployment to Iraq for Ken or access to the medical care their children need.
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.
National Security
Leader Of Sears Tower Plot Sentenced To 13 Years()
November 20, 2009 Narseal Batiste, who faced a maximum of 70 years in prison, was convicted in May of conspiracy to provide material support to al-Qaida, plotting to blow up buildings and conspiracy to wage war against the U.S. Officials acknowledged the plot never got past the discussion stage and the group never acquired the means to carry it out.
Health Care
Insurance Mandate Could Spur Walk-In Clinic Boom()
November 20, 2009 WFCRAs it gets more difficult to see a primary care doctor, walk-in medical centers are picking up the slack. And if Congress succeeds in passing a nationwide health insurance mandate, the urgent care industry expects even more growth.
Environment
Scientist: 'Don't Give Up' On Stopping Asian Carp()
November 20, 2009 Two Asian carp species that could devastate the Great Lakes ecosystem may be a few miles from Lake Michigan. To halt their migration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built an underwater electric fence on a canal 20 miles south of the lake. But tests conducted by David Lodge at Notre Dame indicate that they have gotten close to the lake despite the barrier.
Business
Boeing Hopes Long-Delayed Plane Takes Off In S.C.()
November 20, 2009 Boeing has moved to South Carolina from its ancestral home in the Pacific Northwest to build the 787 Dreamliner. The company will spend less on labor and receive more than $175 million in state incentives. But it will have to train a new workforce, which Boeing's Seattle unions predict may be the undoing of the Southern operation.
