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Senate Committee Set for Health Reform Vote

The Senate Finance Committee will vote Tuesday on a sweeping revamp of the U.S. health care system as the debate over President Barack Obama's top domestic policy enters a new stage.

Herta Muller Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

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Romanian-born writer Herta Muller won the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday, becoming only the 12th woman to win the prize in its 109-year history.

Famed Photographer Irving Penn Dies at 92

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Fashion and celebrity photographer Irving Penn died Wednesday in his Manhattan home at the age of 92, according to his photo assistant Roger Krueger. He is remembered for creating striking, minimalistic images and for adopting a craftsman-like approach to his…

Michelle Obama's Ancestry Reveals Intriguing Slave Tale

Jeffrey Brown examines first lady Michelle Obama's ancestral path as the descendant of a slave.

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News Wrap: House OKs Hate Crime Protections for Gays, Lesbians

In other news, the House voted to include homosexuals in federal hate crime laws, and first-time claims for unemployment fell more than expected last week.

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Art:21 Kicks off New Season

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"Art:21":http://beta.art21.org/, the documentary series about art and artists in the 21st-century, starts a new season tonight on PBS.

New Statue Honors Helen Keller

A bronze statue of Helen Keller was unveiled to Congress Wednesday. Kwame Holman reports.

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The Wood Brothers Make Austin Home

Critics have been praising the Wood Brothers since their first studio project together, a 2006 modern blues and folk album called "Ways Not to Lose." NPR named the album one of the best of the year.

'The Good Wife' Makes the Political Personal

On the new CBS drama "The Good Wife," Alicia Florrick (played by Julianna Margulies), is an attorney turned dutiful political wife whose husband's sex tape with a prostitute lands him in prison and her back in the workforce.

Weekly Poem: 'If a Person Visits Someone in a Dream, in Some Cultures the Dreamer Thanks Them'

Jean Valentine has published 11 books of poetry and is also the editor of "The Lighthouse Keeper: Essays on the Poetry of Eleanor Ross Taylor." Last month, she won the 2009 Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets.