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Senate Dems win key vote to advance health bill

Nov. 21: After Sens. Mary Landrieu and Blanche Lincoln added their support, Senate Democrats overcome Republicans' opposition to advancing the overhaul. NBCs Kelly ODonnell reports.(Nightly News)A sweeping health care overhaul narrowly clears its first hurdle in the Senate, with Democrats casting 60 party-line votes to open debate.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:16:48 GMT
Judge keeps Hasan confined until trial

A military magistrate rules that the Army psychiatrist charged in one of the worst mass shootings on a U.S. military base will be held until trial.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:56:26 GMT
Michael Jackson glove sells for $350,000

This glove worn byMichael Jackson for his 1983 performance on a MotownTV special was auctioned off Saturday.The gleaming glove Michael Jackson wore when he premiered his trademark moonwalk dance in 1983 is auctioned off for $350,000.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:28:28 GMT
Afghan war grows more visible in U.S.

The casket of Marine Capt. Kyle Van De Giesen is carried out of the St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church in North Attleborough, Mass., on Nov. 6.Van De Giesen died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. A record number of Afghan war deaths in October has forced the U.S. to take new notice of Afghanistan as debate rages over whether President Obama should send tens of thousands more troops.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:27:58 GMT
Ex-Air Force nurse acquitted in deaths

A military judge in Texas has found a former Air Force nurse accused of killing three terminally ill patients not guilty of murder.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:44:38 GMT
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