Archive for December 3rd, 2009

Health bill survives first big test – on Medicare (AP)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, and Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. meet with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday,Dec. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP – Unflinching on a critical first test, Senate Democrats closed ranks Thursday behind $460 billion in politically risky Medicare cuts at the heart of health care legislation, thwarting a Republican attempt to doom President Barack Obama’s sweeping overhaul.

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NBR names `Up in the Air’ best film of the year (AP)

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In this film publicity image released by Paramount, George Clooney portrays Ryan Bingham in a scene from 'Up in the Air.' (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Dale Robinette)AP – “Up in the Air” was named best picture from the National Board of Review and won a total of four awards.

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Players tee up at tournament without Tiger (AP)

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Rachel Uchitel arrives from New York at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009.  The National Enquirer published a story alleging that golfer Tiger Woods, who was involved in a car accident near his home on Friday, had been seeing the New York night club hostess, and that they recently were together in Melbourne, where Woods competed in the Australian Masters. Uchitel denied having an affair with Woods when contacted by the Associated Press. Accompanying her is lawyer Gloria Allred, who met her at the airport. (AP Photo/David Zentz)AP – A potentially explosive news conference with an alleged mistress was canceled Thursday and more details trickled out about the car accident that started all the distress for Tiger Woods.

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