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| | Democrats Reach Magic 60, as Former Comedian Takes Senate Seat |
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After months of recounts and legal challenges, Democrat Al Franken has been declared the winner of the Minnesota Senate seat previously held by Republican Norm Coleman, after the Minnesota Supreme Court rejected Coleman’s legal appeal and he resigned from the race.
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| | Fixing Health Care Tops President’s Agenda |
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America is home to some of the best doctors and medical facilities in the world, but the high cost of care and the inequity of health insurance must be fixed, according to President Obama.
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| | NASA Probes a Step Toward Moon Base |
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The National Aeronautic and Space Administration launched a pair of lunar probes June 18 from Cape Canaveral, Fla., as the first part of a plan to build a base on the surface of the moon by 2020.
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| | Unemployment Rises As Recession Drags On |
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As the national unemployment rate climbs above 9 percent, President Barack Obama is urging local governments to create jobs improving parks, building roads and fixing schools.
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| | Pro-Democracy Icon Suu Kyi Detained |
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Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar's pro-democracy movement, is on trial after an American man violated the terms of her 13-year house arrest, weeks before her sentence was supposed to expire.
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The display of the Confederate flag is an act of imparting information or ideas and falls under the constitutional guarantees that protect free speech at school.
