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President Barack Obama is surrounded by security as he leaves the U.S. Capitol after addressing the House Democratic Caucus, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Obama appeals for health care votes

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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation Saturday as the House opened debate on a bill to expand coverage to millions of the uninsured.

  • The 2007 picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan when he entered the program for his Disaster and Military Psychiatry Fellowship. Authorities said he went on the killing spree at Fort Hood, Texas which left 13 people dead. (AP Photo/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)
    Suspect asked for advice on going to fight Muslims 1 minute ago

    FORT HOOD, Texas - The Army psychiatrist suspected of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood recently asked for advice on what he should tell fellow soldiers concerned about fighting Muslims in Iraq or Afghanistan, a local Muslim leader said Saturday.

  • A U.S. flag flies half-mast, in honor of the 13 dead and 30 wounded in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood Army post in central Texas, at an outpost for soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division in the Pech Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
    Afghan gov't says UN representative out of line 2 hours, 56 minutes ago

    KABUL - Pushing back against international criticism, Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that the top U.N. official in the country overstepped his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption and warlords.

  • This image made from video provided by Channel 13 News in Orlando, Fla., shows Jason Rodriguez being taken into custody by police officers in Orlando, Fla. Rodriguez, 40, opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, authorities said, killing at least one person and injuring five others. (AP Photo/Channel 13 News, cfnews13.com)  MANDATORY CREDIT   NO SALES
    Lawyer: Fla. office shooting suspect mentally ill 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

    ORLANDO, Fla. - The engineer accused of fatally shooting one employee and wounding five others at the firm where he once worked is "very mentally ill" and crumbled under the stress of his divorce, bankruptcy and unemployment, his attorney said Saturday.

  • Afghan children run as a NATO helicopter takes off with a container in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. More than 25 ISAF and Afghan National Security Force personnel were killed or wounded during a joint operation that involved multiple engagements over several hours Nov. 6, 2009 in Western Afghanistan, a NATO spokesman said. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
    Afghan ministry: NATO strike kills Afghan soldiers 2 hours, 27 minutes ago

    KABUL - NATO and Afghan authorities were investigating Saturday whether an airstrike during the intensive search for two missing U.S. paratroopers mistakenly killed eight Afghans and wounded more than 20 Afghan and American forces.

  • British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, Left, walks with an unidentified official at the venue of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. Rifts among the world's top financial ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations, are reported to be threatening attempts to secure future global growth and break a deadlock over the cost of fighting climate change. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver)
    G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus 1 hour, 33 minutes ago

    ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured and committed themselves to urgent action on tackling climate change.

  • Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during his interview with Germany's Der Spiegel magazine at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.  Medvedev has signaled that Moscow could back sanctions against Iran if it fails to take a constructive stance in international talks over its nuclear program. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)
    Iran lawmakers: No shipment of uranium abroad Sat Nov 7, 6:18 AM ET

    TEHRAN, Iran - Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday any possibility of Tehran shipping uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.N.-backed plan altogether.

  • Muslim Community Center Imam Sheik Mohamed Abdullahi poses for a photo in Silver Spring, Md., on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. The suspected gunman at Fort Hood, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, attended the mosque when he lived in the area. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Laura Skelding)
    Another attack leaves US Muslims fearing backlash 43 minutes ago

    As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S. Muslim community: He has an Islamic name.

  • File - This undated file photo released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows Nicholas Frank Prugo, 18, who has been arrested on suspicion of breaking into the homes of Lindsey Lohan and actress Audrina Patridge. According to a Las Vegas police search warrant obtained by The Associated Press on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 Prugo told Los Angeles police detectives that Rachel Jungeon Lee was the 'driving force' behind the break-ins. (AP Photo/Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, File)
    Police: LA celebrity burglaries led by 19-year-old 1 hour, 40 minutes ago

    LAS VEGAS - A 19-year-old woman was the driving force behind a youthful burglary ring that preyed on Hollywood's rich and famous, often brazenly walking into unlocked homes to make off with cash, jewels and family heirlooms, authorities said.

  • Phil Mickelson tees off at the 5th tee during the third round of the 2009 HSBC Champions golf tournament at Shanghai Sheshan International Golf Club Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanghai, China. The American lefty  shot a 67 on Saturday and grabbed lead with 14-under 202. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
    Mickelson takes lead over Woods, Watney at HSBC Sat Nov 7, 7:36 AM ET

    SHANGHAI - Tiger Woods stalled with pars. Phil Mickelson poured it on with birdies.

  • Medical practitioners attend to a boy who was injured in a grenade attack, at a hospital in Quetta, located in Pakistan's Baluchistan Province November 7, 2009. At least six people, including security officials, on Monday were injured in a grenade attack at a checkpoint in Meezan Chowk, local media reported. REUTERS/Rizwan Saeed  (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY)
    Pakistan's fashionistas defy Taliban Sat Nov 7, 7:36 AM ET

    KARACHI, Pakistan - Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads covered, burqa-style, but with shoulders — and tattoos — exposed. Male models wore long, Islamic robes as well as shorts and sequined T-shirts.

  • This handout photo from NASA shows David Bashford, right, lead of the LaserMotive team, preparing their robotic climber entry in the $2 million Space Elevator Games at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.  In a the test of the concept, robotic machines powered by laser beams will try to climb a cable suspended from a helicopter, on a course 900 meters (2,953 feet) high. (AP Photo/NASA, Tom Tschida)
    Seattle team wins $900,000 in Space Elevator Games Sat Nov 7, 8:53 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES - A Seattle team has collected a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space — an idea spurred by science fiction novels.

  • Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) shoots over New York Knicks'  Larry Hughes (0) during the second period of an NBA basketball game on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
    LeBron gets 33 in only MSG visit; Cavs beat Knicks Sat Nov 7, 12:57 AM ET

    NEW YORK - LeBron James celebrated with the Yankees and toyed with the Knicks.

  • Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. Army doctor identified by authorities as the suspect in the shooting at the U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, Texas, is seen in this undated handout photo from a pdf file of the U.S. Government Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences downloaded on November 5, 2009. The Army psychiatrist opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, killing 12 and wounding 31 others, Army officials said, adding the suspect was shot several times but survived.   REUTERS/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences/Handout (UNITED STATES MILITARY CRIME LAW HEADSHOT CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY) QUALITY FROM SOURCE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
    Details emerge about Fort Hood suspect's history Sat Nov 7, 3:35 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - He was by turns caring and contentious, a man quick to say "I am blessed" in casual greeting yet one who seemed to stew in discontent that he could not always keep to himself.

  • Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore (11) throws a deep pass in the first quarter against Louisiana Tech during their NCAA college football game in Ruston, La., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
    No. 5 Boise State survives Louisiana Tech 45-35 Sat Nov 7, 12:36 AM ET

    RUSTON, La. - Just when Boise State looked vulnerable, Kellen Moore and the Broncos quickly reminded a national television audience why they've been unbeatable.

  • Royce Clyde Zeigler II, left, enters the 10th District Court in Galveston, Texas on  Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Zeigler is accused of killing Riley Ann Sawyers, whose unidentified body was dubbed 'Baby Grace' when found in a plastic container in Galveston Bay. (AP Photo/Jennifer Reynolds, Pool)
    Stepfather convicted in death of 'Baby Grace' Sat Nov 7, 12:55 AM ET

    GALVESTON, Texas - Two years after the remains of a toddler who came to be known as "Baby Grace" were dumped in Galveston Bay, the child's stepfather was convicted of capital murder in her beating death.

  • ACORN employees, left and center, leave the ACORN offices as state investigators remove computers from the group's New Orleans offices, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. A warrant was obtained to seize computers, hard drives and other documents after ACORN attorneys said two unidentified former employees took computers and other items when they left the organization. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
    Computers, records seized at ACORN offices in La. Sat Nov 7, 12:56 AM ET

    NEW ORLEANS - State investigators raided ACORN offices on Friday, taking away computer hard drives and documents as part of a probe into alleged embezzlement and tax fraud when the organization's national headquarters was based in New Orleans.

  • In this undated photo released by the Trenton, NJ prosecutor's office on Oct. 28, 2009, Edward Ates is shown. A jury on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 rejected the Florida man's claims that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs and killed his former son-in-law, convicting him of murder. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Trenton Prosecutor Office) NO SALES
    NJ jurors convict Fla. man in 'fat defense' trial Sat Nov 7, 9:35 AM ET

    HACKENSACK, N.J. - A jury convicted a Florida man Friday of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man's defense that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs to commit the crime and make a quick getaway.

  • FILE - In this Friday Oct. 2, 2009 file photo, Michael Jackson's father Joe Jackson smiles after leaving a guardianship hearing  for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, file)
    Joe Jackson seeks stipend from Michael's estate Fri Nov 6, 8:22 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from his son's estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed Friday. The request seeking an unspecified amount for Joe Jackson was filed by lawyer Brian Oxman, who said there was no apparent reason for the administrators of the estate to not seek an allowance for the Jackson family patriarch.

  • The weapon of an Israeli soldier is seen in front of Palestinian demonstrators during a protest against Israel's controversial separation barrier in the village of Maasarah near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he does not want to run for another term in the January elections, blaming a stalemate in Mideast peace talks on Israel and the United States. Facing a hawkish Israeli government and an Obama administration reluctant to put muscle behind its demands on Israel, many Palestinians say they see no hope at all. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
    Abbas' move reflects deep Palestinian despair Fri Nov 6, 11:52 PM ET

    JERUSALEM - Neither strategy has yielded a Palestinian state, and Israeli settlements still encroach on lands that would make up their would-be nation.

  • Perry says he's humbled after visiting wounded 4 minutes ago

    TEMPLE, Texas - Texas governor Rick Perry has visited with wounded victims from the Fort Hood shooting.

  • Spat over 'terrorists' halts Conn. 9/11 memorial 10 minutes ago

    HARTFORD, Conn. - An effort to honor a Sept. 11 victim in Connecticut has been halted by the unexpected conflict arising from the victim's father insisting that his son's memorial say he was murdered by "Muslim terrorists."

  • Graphic tracks the projected path of Tropical Storm Ida
    Ida spurs tropical storm warnings in Caribbean 11 minutes ago

    MIAMI - Tropical storm warnings were issued Saturday for parts of Mexico and Cuba as Ida rapidly gained strength over Caribbean waters, and the storm could start affecting the U.S. Gulf Coast by Tuesday.

  • In this undated family photo, Amy Krueger is shown. Amy Krueger was one of 13 people killed in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Family Photo via Sheboygan Press)
    Fort victims had different reasons for enlisting 31 minutes ago

    The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Here is a look at some of the victims.

  • George W. Bush visits Fort Hood, wounded soldiers 49 minutes ago

    FORT HOOD, Texas - Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, have visited wounded soldiers and their families after the mass shooting at Fort Hood.

  • Man sought in police killing in serious condition 56 minutes ago

    SEATTLE - A man shot by police as he was sought in connection with the Halloween killing of a Seattle police officer was in serious condition Saturday following hours of surgery.

  • High school student Matt Morgan displays his Obama Day holiday tee shirt as he attends a rally at the Marion Military Institute in Marion, Ala., Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.  The rural, mostly black county has proclaimed Monday as an official holiday celebrating the election of the nation's first black president, Barack Obama. It's one of Alabama's poorest counties, but it's sparing little during five days of festivities.  (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
    Alabama county celebrates official Obama holiday 1 hour, 22 minutes ago

    MARION, Ala. - The sign going on the front door at the Perry County courthouse reads: "Closed for the Obama Holiday."

  • Colo. man who threatened Obama makes weapons plea 1 hour, 25 minutes ago

    DENVER - A man who threatened to kill Barack Obama last summer just before the Democratic National Convention in Denver has pleaded guilty to federal weapons charges.

  • The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, passes Statue of Liberty as it arrives Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
    Navy ship built with WTC steel to go into service 1 hour, 31 minutes ago

    NEW YORK - A military band played and sailors fired off cannons as the Navy began a ceremony to commission its newest assault ship forged with tons of steel from the World Trade Center.