Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says the proposed health care legislation would raise taxes, increase health care costs and damage medicare. He says senators should have a hard time supporting it. (Nov. 21)
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An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews posted $100,000 bond on Friday, a much larger amount than previously imposed. (Nov. 20)
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Republicans are using their weekly radio and Internet address to criticize health care legislation coming up for a test vote in the Senate. (Nov. 21)
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Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, says the health care reform bill reduces short-term and long-term debt, expands coverage, contains reform and promotes competition. (Nov. 21)
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President Barack Obama is talking up his eight-day trip to Asia, saying his discussions with leaders could help create thousands of jobs in the future. (Nov. 21)
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A 3-year-old boy was left stranded at a commuter train platform when a door on the train malfunctioned, separating the toddler from his dad. A good Samaritan stayed with the child until the father could return. (Nov. 20)
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A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. (Nov. 20)
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An Oregon appeals court has ruled against an Oregon high school teacher who wants to take her gun to class. She has been battling for years and says she needs the gun for protection. (Nov. 20)
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South Carolina police say an obese man died after not moving from his recliner for the past eight months. Police say the man’s body was physically stuck to the chair and firefighters had to cut him out. He died a few hours later at the hospital.
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1st mammograms. Now, in an apparent coincidence Pap smears. Guidelines by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say most women in their 20’s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually. (Nov. 20)
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