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US Postal Service posts $3.8 billion loss, may cut Saturdays

The U.S. Postal Service reported a $3.8 billion loss in the 2009 fiscal year, and plans to propose to Congress in 2010 that it drop Saturday delivery.

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AP Poll: Most favor taxing the rich to pay for health bill

~House Health Bill has 5.4% income tax surcharge on $1M+ household incomes~ When it comes to paying for health overhaul, Americans see just one way to go: Tax the rich.

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Uninsured ER patients twice as likely to die

Uninsured patients with traumatic injuries, such as car crashes, falls and gunshot wounds, were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital as similarly injured patients with health insurance, according to a troubling new study. The findings by Harvard University researchers surprised doctors and health experts who have believed emergency room care was equitable. “This is another drop in a sea of evidence that the uninsured fare much worse in their health in the United States,” said senior author Dr

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Senate begins tackling health bill

With a Thanksgiving recess looming, the Senate this week will take steps to open debate on its own health care bill even though it remains unclear whether Senator Harry Reid, the Nevada Democrat and majority leader, has the votes to overcome even an initial procedural hurdle.

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Senate Bill would allow "mentally Incapacitated" vets to buy guns

Major Nidal Hasan, accused of killing 13 people at Fort Hood Army base, has been described by former colleagues as “psychotic.” As more details emerge about Hasan's troubled state, gun safety advocates are launching fresh attacks on a Senate bill they say would make it easier for mentally unstable veterans to buy firearms. Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) says his “Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act” will protect veterans' gun rights

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Scientists create bacteria that lights up around landmines

A stunning 87 countries around the world are still littered with undetonated landmines, and their impact is devastating. Tens of thousands of people are killed or injured by mines every year, and they pose a grave threat to ecosystems and wildlife. But an unexpected solution may be on the way–scientists have developed a special kind of bacteria that actually begins to glow in the presence of landmines.

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Exclusive: "Beautiful Mess" from new Jason Mraz DVD

Check out this exclusive clip of the title track from Jason Mraz's new live CD/DVD, “Beautiful Mess – Live on Earth.” http://jasonmraz.com added by: randerson 0 comments

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Strong Leonid meteor shower peaks early Tuesday morning

One of the best annual meteor showers will peak in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday, and for some skywatchers the show could be quite impressive. The best seats are in Asia, but North American observers should be treated to an above average performance of the Leonid meteor shower, weather permitting.

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Google poised to be your Phone Company

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An unlikely bond: one a lawyer, the other a killer

Minutes before convicted Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad was executed Tuesday night in Virginia, he said goodbye to a Baltimore lawyer who had become a trusted confidant. “I love you, brother,” Muhammad said, according to the attorney, J. Wyndal Gordon, and Gordon told the condemned man he loved him back

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