WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives gave final approval to a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Sunday, expanding insurance coverage to nearly all Americans and handing President Barack Obama a landmark victory.
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WASHINGTON, March 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. House Sunday voted 219-212 to adopt the Senate healthcare reform bill and send it to President Barack Obama for signature.
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PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon will meet President Nicolas Sarkozy Monday to discuss the consequences of the ruling center-right UMP party's heavy loss in regional elections at the weekend.
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SHANGHAI (AP) -- An Australian executive and three other employees of mining giant Rio Tinto went on trial Monday on charges of stealing secrets and offering bribes in a case viewed as a barometer of China's handling of foreign business....
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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- An American doctor accused of repeatedly botching operations and performing surgeries he was not capable of handling pleaded not guilty Monday to three manslaughter charges and one of grievous bodily harm....
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WASHINGTON, March 21 (UPI) -- An demonstration in Washington Sunday drew tens of thousands of immigration reform supporters who urged U.S. officials to update immigration law.
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WASHINGTON, March 21 (UPI) -- The House Sunday approved a procedural measure to be followed in voting on U.S. healthcare reform by a majority that analysts said suggests the bill will pass.
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WASHINGTON, March 21 (UPI) -- House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, urged House Republicans not to taunt Democrats after the House votes Sunday on healthcare reform, lawmakers said.
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WASHINGTON, March 21 (UPI) -- U.S. abortion rights groups Sunday criticized President Barack Obama's decision to sign an executive order reaffirming a ban on federal abortion funding.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 21 (UPI) -- A storm that dumped snow in the Midwest and the southern Plains as spring began has been blamed for at least one death, authorities said.
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WASHINGTON, March 21 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Sunday he will sign an executive order confirming healthcare legislation will comport with a ban on federal abortion funding.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the U.S. capital on Sunday to demand immigration reform that defends the rights of foreign workers, but their voices may have been muted by Democrats' push for a historic vote on healthcare.
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GENEVA, Switzerland, March 21 (UPI) -- Negotiators in Geneva reported significant progress in efforts to stop smuggling and counterfeiting tobacco products, the World Health Organization said Sunday.
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PALO ALTO, Calif., March 21 (UPI) -- Censorship in China, Iran and Saudi Arabia and other countries threatens the growth of social networking companies like Facebook and Twitter, experts say.
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WASHINGTON, March 21 (UPI) -- Democrats exulted even before passage of healthcare reform appeared assured Sunday, while Republicans said Americans overwhelmingly oppose the measure.
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LONDON, March 21 (UPI) -- A union representing striking British Airways cabin crew members urged the airline Sunday to resume talks to end a strike that's "in no one's interest."
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Two people familiar with Tiger Woods' plans tell The Associated Press that the golfer has done two interviews set to air Sunday night....
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former chief executive of American International Group Inc, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, reached a deal to sell most of the shares he holds in the insurer to a unit of Swiss bank UBS.
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MIAMI (AP) -- Toyota shareholders incensed over a sudden drop in the Japanese automaker's stock price are heading to court with lawsuits claiming company executives deliberately misled investors and the public about the depth of accelerator problems in millions of its vehicles....
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 21 (UPI) -- The storm that dumped snow in the Midwest and the southern Plains as spring began will bring heavy rains to the Ohio Valley Sunday and Monday, forecasters say.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Sunday President Barack Obama would issue an order reaffirming a ban on using federal funds for abortion in a deal with holdout Democrats that could clear the way for passage of a healthcare overhaul.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that ESPN will air a one-on-one interview with Tiger Woods on Sunday night....
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WASHINGTON, March 21 (UPI) -- Anti-abortion Democrats say they have reached a deal with the White House, ensuring enough votes for House passage of healthcare reform.
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WASHINGTON, March 21 (UPI) -- The Obama administration is looking into detaining international terrorism suspects at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's center-right bloc suffered a comprehensive defeat in Sunday's local elections, but managed to cling on to power in one mainland region to avoid a whitewash, exit polls said.
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