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Health care bill faces a crucial Senate vote
Democratic senators pressed ahead Saturday toward a crucial first vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a test of party unity in the face of solid Republican opposition.
More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving
The AAA auto club says a few more Americans will be traveling away from home for Thanksgiving this year, though most people are making their holiday treks by car.
Report finds wide disparities in gifted education
A new report says gifted children are being ignored in the U.S., as most federal education funding goes to help struggling students learn the basics.
Atlantis astronauts take second spacewalk of mission
Atlantis' astronauts are taking another spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
Mental health cases tax police, emergency workers
Police and emergency responders around the nation have long struggled to deal with people who have mental illness. Now some say the situation is getting worse.
UC Santa Cruz remains barricaded after Berkeley arrests
Students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, aren't ceding any ground in their protests against fee hikes and budget cuts after 41 demonstrators were arrested at UC Berkeley.
Storm grounds Reno flights; I-80 crash stalls cars
A winter storm with winds gusting to more than 80 mph is expected to leave as much as a foot of snow to the northern Nevada mountains.
FAA says equipment outage caused 819 flight delays
The Federal Aviation Administration is blaming an equipment outage this week for delaying 819 flights.
Atty: Hospital hearing set for Fort Hood suspect
An attorney for the Army psychiatrist charged in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says his client will have his first court hearing in his hospital room on Saturday.
US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard
Prosecutors say they'll drop manslaughter charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide contractors charged in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting.


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