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Dems win approval of health bill in committee
By News on Jul 31, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a triumph for President Barack Obama, Democrats narrowly pushed sweeping health care legislation through a key congressional committee Friday night and cleared the way for a September showdown in the House....
Report: 3 American hikers arrested in Iran
By News on Jul 31, 2009
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AP) -- The U.S. State Department said Friday it was investigating reports that three American tourists have been detained by Iranians while hiking near Iran's border with the self-ruled Kurdish region in northern Iraq....
Indicted NJ mayor resigns after 3 weeks on job
By News on Jul 31, 2009
HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) -- Mayor Peter Cammarano III resigned Friday, just three weeks after taking office and a week after vowing to stay in office and fight federal corruption charges against him....
House votes to restrict Wall Street pay
By News on Jul 31, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House voted Friday to slap restrictions on how Wall Street executives are paid after nine banks that took government aid rewarded thousands of their employees with bonuses topping $1 million each....Recession eases; GDP dip smaller than expected
By News on Jul 31, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The economy sank at a pace of just 1 percent in the second quarter of the year, a new government report shows. It was a better-than-expected showing that provided the strongest signal yet that the longest recession since World War II is finally winding down....