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Saudi won't bar hajj pilgrims over swine flu fears

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not bar anyone considered high-risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year, though he urged countries where pilgrims set...

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Pelosi predicts passage of health care reform

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack...

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House votes strict ban on abortion subsidies

The Associated Press Saturday, November 7, 2009; 10:21 PM WASHINGTON -- The House has voted to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democrats want to compete with private insurers. The...

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Jobless: 10 Percent Is Tougher Than It Used To Be

Unemployment Tops 10 Percent Again _ And It's Tougher Off The Job Than A Generation Ago (AP) WASHINGTON (AP) - It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent. For these reasons, the...

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Teen Who Fled Chemo Now Cancer-Free

Minn. teen who fled to avoid chemo treatment undergoes last radiation session, is cancer-free MINNEAPOLIS November 7, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment Oncologist Dr. Bruce Bostrom, inset, is pictured with his...

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Cal’s Best suffers concussion after scary landing

California tailback Jahvid Best sustained a concussion and was carted off the field Saturday night and taken to the emergency room after he landed on the back of his head when he leapt more than 5 feet in the air and flipped...

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Hopper: All's 'good right now' despite cancer

By GREG RISLING ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER ARCADIA, Calif. -- Prostate cancer couldn't keep Dennis Hopper away from the Breeders' Cup on Saturday. The 73-year-old actor and artist attended the Breeders' Cup in support of The V...

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Swine flu wipes out second hoops game in Spain

MADRID (AP) -- The Spanish basketball league has been forced to suspend a match for the second time this season due to swine flu. The ACB on Saturday postponed Sunday's sixth-round match between Lagun Aro GBC and Bizkaia Bilbao...

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Nets' Douglas-Roberts tests positive for swine flu

Posted: Saturday November 7, 2009 8:20PM; Updated: Saturday November 7, 2009 8:25PM EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP) -- Chris Douglas-Roberts tested positive for swine flu, another blow to a New Jersey Nets team that is losing...

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Mass. Father Of Boy In Cancer Case Dies

Crash Kills Mass. Father Of Autistic Boy Who Died After Mother Allegedly Withheld Cancer Meds (AP) SALEM, Mass. (AP) - The father of an autistic Massachusetts boy who died after his mother allegedly withheld cancer medication...

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