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  • Obama appeals for health care votes
    Obama appeals for health care votes

    Democrats maneuvered a massive overhaul of the nation's health care system toward a make-or-break vote in the House on Saturday, getting a last-minute appeal from President Barack Obama to pass his top domestic priority.

  • Obama to House: Time to finish job on health care
    Obama to House: Time to finish job on health care

    In a private meeting on Capitol Hill and from the presidential podium in the Rose Garden, President Barack Obama on Saturday pressed for House passage of a health overhaul bill and told lawmakers "to rise to this moment" and "answer the call of history."

  • Philly transit union says pact reports 'premature'

    A national spokesman for the Philadelphia transit system's largest union says reports of a tentative agreement were "premature" and the negotiations aimed at ending a five-day strike continue.

  • Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be
    Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be

    It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent.

  • Chinese premier: Africa trade push is 'selfless'
    Chinese premier: Africa trade push is 'selfless'

    China's premier stressed Saturday that his country's push to boost already burgeoning trade ties with Africa was "sincere and selfless," as the Asian powerhouse battled criticism its quest for natural resources was at the expense of the poverty-ravaged continent.

  • G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus
    G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus

    Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.

  • Holiday airfares close to last year and climbing
    Holiday airfares close to last year and climbing

    If holiday travelers on the same plane compare what they paid to fly, they're likely to find quite a spread, depending on when they bought their tickets.

  • Pelosi: Obama visit inspired Democrats

    House Democratic leaders say President Barack Obama, who made a quick trip to Capitol Hill, inspired their party to pass health care legislation.

  • China offers Africa more trade, investment
    China offers Africa more trade, investment

    China is offering to abolish import duties on some commodities from Africa and make sure Chinese exports to the continent are safe as part of a package to boost already thriving economic ties, China's commerce minister said in an article published Saturday.

  • South Korean workers protest gov't labor policy
    South Korean workers protest gov't labor policy

    Tens of thousands of South Korean workers rallied Saturday to protest the government's plan to begin implementing contentious labor laws.

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