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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

GOP Unmoved By Obama's Health Care Push

By CHARLES BABINGTON (AP) – 1 hour ago WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is broadening his push for overhauling health care even as congressional Democrats quietly pursue ways to achieve their goals without any Republican help. After two days of silence on health care, Obama re-engaged Wednesday,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 15, 2009

New Eagle Vick: 'I won't disappoint

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Quarterback Michael Vick, now a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, said Friday he was glad to have a second chance in the NFL and "I won't disappoint." Vick spoke at a news conference a day after the Eagles signed him to a contract reportedly worth $1.6 million the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 13, 2009

'Concrete steps' to stop driver texting

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Washington plans to formulate "concrete steps" to stop people from texting and talking on cell phones while driving, the U.S. transportation secretary said. The U.S. Transportation Department will hold a meeting Sept. 30 to put together "concrete steps... to make drivers... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Poll: Obama holds steady on healthcare

PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. citizens haven't changed their opinions on how President Barack Obama is handling healthcare policy, a Gallup Poll released Wednesday indicates. Of the four policy issues surveyed in the Aug. 6-9 Gallup Poll, Obama fared worst on healthcare, slightly lower than... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Dead At 88

HYANIS, Mass., Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Eunice Kennedy Shriver, younger sister of President John Kennedy and founder of the Special Olympics, died Tuesday in a hospital in Massachusetts. She was 88. Pushed by love for her developmentally disabled sister, Shriver devoted much of her life to raising funds for... Sign in to see full entry.

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