Sports schedule for Monday, Nov. 23+

(Kyodo) _ Major sports events scheduled in Japan for Monday, Nov. 23: ATHLETICS Chiba International Ekiden. Starts and finishes at Chiba Central Sports Center. 1:07 p.m. —– … More
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Santa Claus comes to Japan on Finnair plane+

(Kyodo) _ With about a month to go before Christmas, Santa Claus arrived Sunday at Narita airport east of Tokyo on a Finnair flight from Finland. Santa Claus will take part in… More
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Parade marks 400th anniversary of Japan-Mexico ties+

(Kyodo) _ A two-day event to mark the 400th anniversary of relations between Japan and Mexico began Saturday in Mexico City with a parade featuring Japan from traditional arts to… More
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Biden seeks to rally base

Vice President Joe Biden says the Senate has handed President Barack Obama a big victory on health care that will be a political boost to the Democrats. Biden made his comments… More
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Colts, Saints hope to continue magical NFL march

The New England Patriots did it in 2007 with a magnificent 16-0 season so why not the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts in 2009? The league’s two remaining undefeated teams… More
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South Africa rugby team relieved to be back on track

South Africa coach Peter de Villiers and captain John Smit agreed that the world champions were back on track following their 32-10 win over Italy here. The Springboks had lost their… More
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China coal mine blast death toll jumps to 87

Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese coal mine jumped to 87. The pre-dawn… More
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Clock runs out on LSU in 25-23 Ole Miss win

So many unusual things happened in the final 3 minutes of Mississippi’s victory Saturday against No. 10 LSU, it got confusing. Even for the participants. “I don’t know what all… More
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Leading Anti-Abortion Group Vows to Vigorously Fight the Senate Health Bill

“This bill provides for an unprecedented expansion of federally-funded abortion. What is health care about if it is not for preserving and protecting human life? If the bill More
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Hatoyama visits Roos ‘to watch football on TV’+

(Kyodo) _ Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama visited U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos at his official residence Sunday, stirring speculation they may have exchanged views on a thorny… More
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Baby can wait as expectant dad finishes spacewalk

A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday. Expectant father… More
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Baby can wait as expectant dad finishes spacewalk

A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday. Expectant father… More
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US Senate votes to start Obama health drive debate

The US Senate, torn along party lines, voted to formally launch debate on historic legislation to enact President Barack Obama’s signature drive to remake US health care, handing him a win… More
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Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine’s Statement on the Senate’s Vote to Proceed to Full Floor Debate of Health Insurance Reform Legislation

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — DNC Chairman Tim Kaine issued the following statement after the Senate voted to begin full debate of health insurance reform… More
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China mine explosion death toll reaches 87

HEGANG, China (Reuters) – The death toll from China’s latest coal mine disaster reached 87 as hopes dimmed on Sunday that more survivors would be found a day after a gas blast at a colliery More
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11 2009

FRC: Senate Votes to Proceed with Abortion Funding Debacle

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Tonight, in a partisan vote, the U.S. Senate voted to proceed to Senator Reid’s version of the government takeover of… More
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Romanians head to the polls to elect new president

Romanians go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president for a five-year term, amid a serious recession and an ongoing political crisis prompted by the fall of the government in… More
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11 2009

Biophysics and Chemistry Research Honored at Nation’s Premier High School Science Competition

Regional Winners for 2009 Siemens Competition Declared at Carnegie Mellon University; Will Move on to National Finals for Chance at 0,000 Ruoyi Jiang Wins Top Individual Prize;… More
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Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle

Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to… More
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China coal mine blast death toll jumps to 87

A state news agency says the death toll in a northeast China coal mine blast has jumped to 87. The official Xinhua News Agency says another 21 people are still trapped underground… More
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