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  • Photo: President Barack Obama walks to the Cannon Caucus Room with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to meet with House Democrats about health care on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.
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House passes health care bill on close vote

In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous. (full story)

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House votes strict ban on abortion subsidies

A bipartisan House coalition voted Saturday to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democrats would establish to compete with private insurers. (full story)

Fry's, Safeway prepping for possible strike

In less than a week, unionized workers at two Arizona grocery store chains may be walking a picket line instead of stocking shelves and cutting meat. (full story)

Engine fire grounds Delta plane in Atlanta

A company spokesman says a Delta plane headed to Philadelphia had to return to the gate just before takeoff from Atlanta because of an engine fire. (full story)