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The plan to reel in insurance practices and provide healthcare to all Americans now goes to the Senate for approval.

The House has opened debate on President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul that would extend insurance to tens of millions of Americans and enact dramatic changes to the country's medical system.

San Francisco Schtuff Get your cape on, Lowe's! Supervisor Sophie Maxwell, to use the sunny language of her website , "is privileged to be serving her third term on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing San Francisco's most diverse and largest geographical district.

With slow launch sales in Japan, Sony could be facing some trouble with the PSPgo.

Noise, lights, garbage, snow removal and poor landscaping were the key issues Wal-Mart attempted to address last night during an open house to discuss its expansion plans with neighbouring residents.

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Looking to buy cigarettes? Soon you may not be able to do so at pharmacies in Richmond.

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Fundamental Healthcare Reform Now. It is beyond doubt that we are in a potentially historic moment of great change.

A partner in a Minneapolis investment firm testified Friday in the federal fraud trial of Wayzata businessman Tom Petters that the high-energy wheeler-dealer and his team moved at a fast pace and were always looking for investors.

When it comes to shopping store brands, Wal-Mart and its Great Value brand are tough to beat if you want to save money.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is paying tariffs on imported tires. Free-trade agreements sought by Caterpillar Inc.

Take health-care reform. From the time the bill hit Congress, Republicans found themselves opposite big industry interests.

Until last weekend, I was inclined to dismiss liberals' call to vote next year for a Green Party candidate or even a Republican as a protest vote of U.S. Sen.

Swine flu spreading...Hate crimes expansion...Wal-Mart caskets UNDATED School officials across the country say the swine flu virus is hitting fast and hard, forcing them to temporarily shut down schools to stop its spread.

Rep. Bart Stupak said Speaker Pelosi is not pleased with his effort to change abortion-related provisions in the healthcare bill being crafted by the House.

EXETER In the third public hearing on the possible construction of a Wal-Mart in the borough, members of Exeter First called an expert witness whose testimony they hoped would undercut that of experts previously called by company attorney Neil Sklaroff.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Three of the six candidates for Salem city councilor-at-large are profiled here.

A continuation and an addendum update of this Now Public story by NP author Rhonda J Mangus on Referendum 71 in the state of Washington: Referendum 71 in the state of Washington is designed to protect all domestic partnerships and rights of couples.

The iPhone hurt Verizon's earnings in Q3, but a slate of new smartphones, data-driven devices will aid its recovery The recession has 'unambiguously arrived' for Verizon , according to Bernstein Research analyst Craig Moffett, but it is not all bad news.