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Senate confronts abortion in health care debate – Longview Daily News

The divisive issue of abortion emerged Monday as an obstacle to Senate passage of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul as a moderate Democrat proposed tough restrictions that liberals said they could not possibly accept. The amendment by Sen …

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Asian stocks mixed on concern about US recovery – WJLA

consumer debt, Lai said. He said they are looking ahead to year-end credit card data that might show a rise in securitized debt, which some fear could lead to more financial problems. “People are really worried about this credit card issue,” he said …

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Asian stocks mixed on concern about US recovery – NewOrleans.Com

consumer debt, Lai said. He said they are looking ahead to year-end credit card data that might show a rise in securitized debt, which some fear could lead to more financial problems. “People are really worried about this credit card issue,” he said …

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Too Fat to Graduate – Daily Beast

Lincoln University is refusing to give diplomas to two dozen obese students who ditched a health class. Elizabeth Gates on why the black community is ignoring a more critical issue. Lincoln University, the nation’s first historically black college …

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Senate is poised for crucial vote on healthcare tonight – Los Angeles Times

Reporting from Los Angeles and Washington – The Senate prepared for a rare Saturday night vote as the second of the trio of centrist Democrats announced today that she will stand with her party on the procedural issue of bringing the Democrat-backed …

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EDITORIAL ROUNDUP: State debt; failing health test – North County Times

Days after lawmakers agreed to ask voters for $11.1 billion in debt for water projects, the state had to pay more than expected to sell its most recent bond issue. Brokers underwriting the sale of $1.9 billion in state general obligation bonds …

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Expect Tidal Wave Of Limit Reductions and Credit Card Closures to Hit Before Christmas

 Yesterday I wrote about a little old hardware store that had noticed an increase in card purchases over cash. That’s not a good sign if people are using plastic more for routine things and especially in this environment of credit card issuers reducing credit limits, raising interest rates and closing cards.
You see, the credit card [...]

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