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Bill Clinton rallies Senate Democrats on healthcare

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2009 (Reuters) — Former President Bill Clinton visited the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to urge Senate Democrats to quickly pass a broad healthcare overhaul, but a party leader said final action could spill into next year. ...  > full story

Winds shift as fire burns Puerto Rican oil depot

SAN JUAN, Oct. 24, 2009 (Reuters) — Firefighters made progress in containing a raging fire at an oil storage depot in Puerto Rico, but shifting winds threatened to bring the toxic smoke closer to populated areas, officials warned on Saturday. ...  > full story

U.S. bank failures pass 100 mark for 2009

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2009 (Reuters) — The number of U.S. bank failures this year reached 106 on Friday, when regulators closed seven more small banks, marking the highest annual level of failed institutions since 1992 during the savings and loan crisis. ...  > full story

Israel warns against U.N. council seeing Gaza report

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 23, 2009 (Reuters) — Israel warned on Friday against bringing before the Security Council a U.N. report charging it with war crimes in the Gaza Strip, a position that diplomats said had the unlikely support of Russia and China. ...  > full story

Mom admits to "Balloon Boy" hoax: court record

DENVER, Oct. 23, 2009 (Reuters) — The mother of a Colorado boy thought to be aboard a homemade helium balloon has admitted to investigators the whole thing was a hoax, according to a court document made public on Friday. ...  > full story

Mexico drug lord pleads guilty to trafficking

DENVER, Oct. 23, 2009 (Reuters) — The kingpin of a violent Mexican drug smuggling clan has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and racketeering charges, authorities said on Friday. ...  > full story

Abbas sets gamble on January 24 Palestinian election

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Oct. 23, 2009 (Reuters) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Friday for presidential and parliamentary elections on January 24, in a political gamble that could end in divorce for the divided Palestinian movement. ...  > full story

FBI, ATF squabble over explosives investigations

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2009 (Reuters) — Despite growing cooperation between U.S. law enforcement agencies since the September 11 attacks, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are still fighting over crimes involving explosives, said a new report released on Friday. ...  > full story

Vatican synod urges corrupt African leaders to quit

VATICAN CITY, Oct. 23, 2009 (Reuters) — Roman Catholic bishops called on corrupt Catholic leaders in Africa on Friday to repent or resign for giving the continent and the Church a bad name. ...  > full story

House health reform will have public option: Pelosi

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2009 (Reuters) — The health reform bill making its way through the House of Representatives will include a public insurance option, but negotiations are continuing on the details of the plan, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday. ...  > full story
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