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Friday, September 18, 2009

Obama links healthcare, immigration reform

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Healthcare reform is crucial for Hispanic Americans because reforming the U.S. healthcare system is linked to immigration reform, U.S. President Obama said. "My commitment is real and so is my desire to get this (immigration reform) done," Obama said Wednesday during... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Implanted tooth helps restore vision

MIAMI, Fla., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A 60-year-old woman says she can see again after a tooth was implanted into her eye in a Miami surgery. Though the process has long been used in Asia and Europe, the procedure had never been performed in the United States before, CNN reported Wednesday. Kay Thornton of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 14, 2009

Long-missing Jackie Kennedy note recovered

DALLAS, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- A note from Jacqueline Kennedy to Ethel Kennedy written after Robert F. Kennedy's assassination has been recovered years after it went missing, the FBI said. The hand-written note of condolence, written after RFK's 1968 assassination, changed hands many times, going for as... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 12, 2009

Virginia prosecutors want November execution for convicted sniper

By Mike M. Ahlers CNN In a letter dated Wednesday, Senior Assistant Attorney General Katherine B. Burnett said the November date "has been carefully coordinated with the governor's office to insure his availability for any clemency petition Muhammad may wish to pursue." Burnett enclosed a copy of a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Number of British kids in poverty growing

LONDON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Modern-day poverty in Britain reflects a more Dickensian time, leaving schools struggling to cope with children lacking basic personal skills, officials said. Lesley Ward, president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, said some pupils from the poorest areas arrive... Sign in to see full entry.

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