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Welcome to the Van Buren District Library with locations in Bangor, Bloomingdale, Covert, Decatur, Gobles, Lawrence, and Mattawan, Michigan, USA.

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Wi-Fi Now Available
at our Antwerp, Bangor, Lawrence, and Decatur libraries. More locations coming in 2010.

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VBDL Fall Newsletter
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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. NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell 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 03:23:30 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 by Michael Jackson for his 1983 performance on a Motown TV 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 05:29:35 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

Campus atheists come out of the closet

Iowa State University students chat on Nov. 13 at an "Ask an Atheist" booth on campus.

As the stigma of atheism has diminished, campus atheists and agnostics across the United States are coming out of the closet. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:46:21 GMT

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Very Beaded Christmas
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