National, world reports
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House passes bill to provide health care coverage to millions more Americans
11:21 PM EST
WASHINGTON — House passes bill to provide health care coverage to millions more Americans.
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Nov 7, 2009 - 12:16 p.
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A majority of House members have voted to pass the health care bill. The vote is continuing
11:11 PM EST
WASHINGTON — A majority of House members have voted to pass the health care bill. The vote is continuing.
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House votes strict ban on abortion subsidies 10:56 PM EST
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan House coalition voted Saturday to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democrats would establish to compete with private insurers.
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Fry's, Safeway prepping for possible strike
05:51 PM EST
PHOENIX — In less than a week, unionized workers at two Arizona grocery store chains may be walking a picket line instead of stocking shelves and cutting meat.
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Engine fire grounds Delta plane in Atlanta
06:06 PM EST
ATLANTA — A company spokesman says a Delta plane headed to Philadelphia had to return to the gate just before takeoff from Atlanta because of an engine fire.
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House, Senate health care bills detailed 08:31 PM EST
WASHINGTON — Here is a comparison of the three health care bills before Congress, including one by House Democrats and an alternative by House Republicans.
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Holiday airfares close to last year but climbing 12:06 AM EST
Fares for travel around the holidays have been rising since late summer. Christmas fares are now running 4 percent below a year ago, and the gap is likely to disappear soon.
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Pelosi: Obama visit inspired Democrats 08:51 PM EST
WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders say President Barack Obama, who made a quick trip to Capitol Hill, inspired their party to pass health care legislation.
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Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be 12:06 AM EST
WASHINGTON — It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent.
Americans have more than triple the debt they had in 1982, and less than half the savings.
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Obama pitches health overhaul as House nears vote 01:11 PM EST
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama urged lawmakers to pass a proposed health care overhaul during a rare visit to Capitol Hill on Saturday.
Local economic news
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Panel tackles ECU budget
East Carolina University, along with the rest of the UNC system, is facing budget reductions that could affect any number of operations.
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Grads face a new challenge: Landing job in tough times
The excitement radiating from the four young women standing together outside Minges Coliseum on Saturday was so great, the glittering confetti in their hair was dulled.
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Unemployment setting record
WASHINGTON — Skittish employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years, catapulting the unemployment rate to 6.
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Black Friday: Early morning shoppers relish the occasion
Under the cover of darkness, an army advanced on the Greenville shopping district Friday morning, wrapped in blankets, heads covered with fleece-lined hoods and shopping circulars in hand.
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Hundreds line up to apply at Convergys
The recruiting team at Convergys, a customer management corporation, opened the doors of its Sugg Parkway offices Saturday morning to hundreds of smiling people determined to make a good first impression.
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