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The Senate defeated a controversial amendment attached to the health care reform bill Tuesday that would have restricted an individual's access to abortion and complicated Democratic efforts to pass the legislation.
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| | Comcast Shakes Up Media Landscape With NBC Deal |
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The rules that govern who makes television programs and who distributes them are more complicated now that Comcast has agreed to buy NBC Universal from appliance maker General Electric.
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President Barack Obama outlined his new plan for the U.S. war in Afghanistan, pledging to send an additional 30,000 U.S. soldiers, but to begin withdrawing American forces in July 2011.
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Admitting that his thumbs "are too clumsy" to Tweet, President Barack Obama made a pitch for greater freedom and access to the Internet while visiting China and other parts of Asia.
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The United Nations Climate Change Summit, to take place this December in Copenhagen, Denmark, is a major event in the worldwide effort to deal with the problem of global warming.
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The Supreme Court begins its term considering questions such as: do businesses have the same rights as people? Are animal cruelty movies free speech? And where is the line between church and state?
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I will make sure that I continue with new strength to fight for the rights of children in the camps and in the world, especially through radio programming.
