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Obama appeals for health care votes

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)
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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.

  • 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 AP - 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 AP - 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 AP - 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 AP - 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 AP - Sat Nov 7, 7:36 AM ET

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

  • A demonstrator holds up a sign during a "House Call" rally against proposed healthcare reform legislation at the Capitol in Washington November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
    House opens debate on healthcare bill Reuters - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives opened debate on Saturday on a sweeping reform bill that would spark the biggest healthcare changes in four decades, with a potentially close final vote expected later in the day.

  • Afghans killed during search for missing U.S. troops Reuters - Sat Nov 7, 9:06 AM ET

    KABUL (Reuters) - NATO forces mistakenly killed seven Afghan soldiers and police in an air strike during a battle while searching for two missing American soldiers in Afghanistan, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

  • Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling speaks at a Thomson Reuters newsmaker event in London October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew Winning
    UK joins G20 push for world levy on banks Reuters - 56 minutes ago

    ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Britain threw its weight on Saturday behind proposals to impose a global levy on banks to fund future bailouts but failed to make much progress on securing a G20 deal to meet the cost of climate change.

  • Iran says over 100 people detained at anti-U.S. rally Reuters - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police detained more than 100 people for "disturbing public order" during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

  • Porfirio Lobo, presidential candidate of the National Party, arrives to attend the opening of the commission of the Organization of American States (OAS) to oversee the fulfilment of the accords between Honduran de facto government and a representative of the mission of the ousted president Manuel Zelaya, at a hotel in Tegucigalpa November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Henry Romero
    Honduran rivals signal new bid to solve crisis Reuters - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago

    TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' ousted president and de facto leader gave signs they would try again on Saturday to form a unity government to guide the country out of a four-month crisis after the process collapsed a day earlier.

  • Sgt. Anthony Sills, right, comforts his wife as they wait outside the Fort Hood Army Base near Killeen, Texas on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Sills' 3-year old son is still in daycare on the base, which is in lock-down following a mass shooting earlier in the day. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)
    Motive probed in Fort Hood shooting rampage Reuters - Fri Nov 6, 9:55 PM ET

    KILLEEN, Texas (Reuters) - Investigators searched on Friday for the motive behind a mass shooting at a sprawling U.S. Army base in Texas, in which an Army psychiatrist trained to treat war wounded is suspected of killing 13 people.

  • Storm Ida revives, churns towards Gulf of Mexico Reuters - 58 minutes ago

    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Ida strengthened back into a tropical storm early on Saturday off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and was moving north toward the Gulf of Mexico, where it could again become a hurricane.

  • Shooting suspect Jason Rodriguez is taken into custody by police in Orlando, November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Image courtesy of News 13/Handout
    Laid-off Orlando engineer kills one, wounds five Reuters - Fri Nov 6, 4:42 PM ET

    ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - An ex-employee of an engineering consulting firm who was laid off in 2007 opened fire at his former workplace in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, killing one person and wounding five others, police said.

  • General view of the Fairmont Hotel, in St Andrews, Scotland, where the G20 Finance Ministers and Bank Governors Meeting is being hosted. The G20 is committed to an "ambitious outcome" at December's UN climate change summit in Copenhagen, it has said in a communique after talks, but has not agreed a figure for climate finance.(AFP/Derek Blair)
    G20 wants 'ambitious' Copenhagen talks AFP - 1 hour, 43 minutes ago

    ST ANDREWS (AFP) - G20 countries committed to work towards an "ambitious outcome" at next month's vital UN climate change conference after meeting on Saturday, but fell short of agreeing a figure on climate funding.

  • An Afghan army medic soldier looks out from an ambulance in Kabul. Seven members of the Afghan security forces were killed in a NATO air strike in remote western Afghanistan, the defence ministry has said.(AFP/Nicolas Asfouri)
    NATO strike kills 7 Afghan security forces: Kabul AFP - Sat Nov 7, 9:27 AM ET

    KABUL (AFP) - Seven members of the Afghan security forces were killed in a NATO air strike that also injured international forces in remote western Afghanistan, the Afghan defence ministry said on Saturday.

  • Machines use yellowcake to produce Uranium hexafluoride (UF6) at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities in central Iran. Iran has decided to turn down proposals from the major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading member of parliament says in a serious setback for UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns about its ambitions.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)
    Iran to reject UN-brokered nuclear plan: leading MP AFP - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago

    TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran has decided to reject proposals from major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading member of parliament said on Saturday, in a serious setback for UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns about its atomic ambitions.

  • Protestors wave flags during a news conference "To Make a Healthcare 'House Call' on Washington" at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, is to make a rare in-person plea for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care(AFP/Getty Images/Kris Connor)
    Obama to push lawmakers on health care vote AFP - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama, his top domestic priority in the balance, was to make a rare in-person plea Saturday for wary lawmakers to cast an historic vote for legislation to remake US health care.

  • Sgt. Maj. Leroy Walker Jr. wipes away tears during a candlelight vigil at Fort Hood, one day after 13 people were killed in a bloody rampage. US President Barack Obama has led the nation in mourning as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor killed 13 in a massacre at a US military base.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)
    US mourns as Muslim doctor slays 13 at army base AFP - Sat Nov 7, 8:38 AM ET

    FORT HOOD, Texas (AFP) - US President Barack Obama led his nation in mourning on Saturday as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor killed 13 in a massacre at a US military base.

  • British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on the G20 to consider a tax on global financial transactions but the proposal looked doomed amid US opposition.(AFP/Andrew Winning)
    Brown says G20 should consider transactions tax AFP - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago

    ST ANDREWS, Scotland (AFP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on the G20 here on Saturday to consider a tax on global financial transactions but the proposal looked doomed amid US opposition.

  • President and Managing Director of General Motors (GM) India Karl Slym is pictured during a press conference in Ahmedabad, in October. General Motors is in advanced talks with its Chinese partners on a proposal to bring their vehicles to India, according to the Press Trust of India.(AFP/File/Sam Panthaky)
    GM in talks to bring Chinese cars to India: report AFP - Sat Nov 7, 4:43 AM ET

    NEW DELHI (AFP) - US auto giant General Motors is in advanced talks with its Chinese partners on a proposal to bring their vehicles to India, according to the Press Trust of India.

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  • President Barack Obama meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not shown) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing
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  • Flowers are left outside the entrance of Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers during a rampage that left 13 people dead and 30 injured on Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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