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Oil jumps after Iranians seize Iraqi oil field
By News on Dec 19, 2009
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Crude prices rose Friday after Iranian troops crossed into Iraq and seized an oil field....Senators OK defense budget bill, much left to 2010
By News on Dec 19, 2009
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate cleared its year-end plate of some must-do work Saturday as it passed a critical budget bill that blends money for the Pentagon with additional help for the jobless....Budget office: Democrats' bill covers 94 percent
By News on Dec 19, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional budget scorekeepers say the latest Democratic health care bill would cover 94 percent of eligible Americans while reducing the federal deficit....
Nelson supports health bill after tough bargaining
By News on Dec 19, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A holdout no more, Sen. Ben Nelson agreed Saturday to provide the 60th and deciding vote for sweeping health care legislation in the Senate, capping a year of struggle and a final burst of deadline bargaining on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority....
