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Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill

In this photograph provided by 'Meet the Press,' Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., left, and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, appear on 'Meet the Press'' Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, at the NBC studios in Washington. (AP Photo/Meet The Press, William B. Plowman) MANDATORY CREDIT: WILLIAM B. PLOWMAN, MEET THE PRESS NO SALES
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WASHINGTON - Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Sunday to scuttle health-care legislation if their demands aren't met, while more liberal members warned their party leaders not to bend.

  • Iranian short-range missile is test-launched during war games in Qom, September 2009. A commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said that air defence forces would "annihilate" Israeli warplanes if they attacked the Islamic republic, as the forces began five days of war games.(AFP/File/Shaigan)
    Iran begins war games to protect nuclear sites AP - Sun Nov 22, 7:45 PM ET

    TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Sunday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from attack, state TV reported, as an air force commander boasted the country could deter any military strike by Israel.

  • Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare AP - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago

    SEATTLE - Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they are sitting as many as two hours a day in front of a TV, according to a study published Monday.

  • Jermaine Jackson accepts the award for best soul R&B favorite male artist on behalf of his late brother Michael Jackson at the 37th Annual American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
    Michael Jackson wins 4 at AMAs; Swift top artist AP - Mon Nov 23, 12:19 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson made history by posthumously winning four American Music Awards on Sunday night, but he couldn't beat Taylor Swift as the year's favorite artist and the evening's top winner.

  • Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Trent Cole (58) celebrates with teammate Darren Howard (90) after sacking Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (6) in the third quarter of an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
    McNabb, Eagles beat Bears 24-20 AP - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago

    CHICAGO - Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles found a way to pull out a close win. They also hurt the Chicago Bears in the process.

  • Jimmie Johnson raises the trophy after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup season championship, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
    Johnson wins 4th straight NASCAR championship AP - Sun Nov 22, 9:20 PM ET

    HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Jimmie Johnson was chasing much more than a championship.

  • Rescuers prepare to enter the Xinxing coal mine to search for survivors following a gas explosion at the mine in Hegang, Heilongjiang Province November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Aly Song
    China families protest mine disaster, toll hits 104 Reuters - Sun Nov 22, 9:57 PM ET

    HEGANG, China (Reuters) - Relatives of victims of a gas blast at a mine in northeastern China scuffled with police and demanded answers from the owners on Monday as state media put the toll from the country's latest mine disaster at 104.

  • Senate Majority leader Harry Reid is applauded by medical students and a former healthcare worker as he arrives for a news conference on healthcare reform legislation at the Capitol, November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
    Healthcare reform faces challenges in Senate Reuters - Sun Nov 22, 2:36 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's U.S. healthcare overhaul plan has cleared an important Senate hurdle but lawmakers warned on Sunday of challenges ahead in winning support for passage, even among Obama's own Democrats.

  • EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. An Iranian Tondar missile is ready for launch during a test at an unknown location in central Iran September 27, 2009. REUTERS/Fars News/Ali Shayegan
    Iran launches war games to protect nuclear sites Reuters - Sun Nov 22, 6:16 AM ET

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's armed forces launched large-scale air defense war games on Sunday to show off the country's deterrence capabilities in the face of pressure from the West over its nuclear program.

  • Israeli President Shimon Peres speaks during a news conference with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Tarek Mostafa
    Israeli president plays down settlement work Reuters - Sun Nov 22, 11:56 AM ET

    CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel's president said on Sunday expanding Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank was a "marginal" issue blocking resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians.

  • Greenpeace activists hang banners at the Sagrada Familia Temple, designed by Antoni Gaudi, in Barcelona November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Albert Gea
    Denmark says 65 leaders enrolled for climate talks Reuters - Sun Nov 22, 10:38 AM ET

    COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Sixty-five world leaders have confirmed they will attend next month's U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen which Danish officials hope will bring strong political commitment for a new treaty to combat global warming.

  • Iraqi parliament fails to reach election deal Reuters - Sun Nov 22, 10:01 AM ET

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi parliament on Sunday failed to resolve an impasse threatening to delay the country's election in January, which could affect the U.S. military's plans for a partial pullout next year.

  • China attacks "biased" U.S. cyber-spying report Reuters - 27 minutes ago

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Monday accused a U.S. congressional advisory panel of bias for a report in which it said the Chinese government appeared increasingly to be piercing U.S. computer networks to gather useful data for its military.

  • Jermaine Jackson accepts award for favorite soul/R&B male performing, for his brother Michael Jackson, with Michael Jackson's son Jaafar Jackson (R) at the 2009 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
    Taylor Swift wins five American Music Awards Reuters - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country crossover star Taylor Swift overshadowed the late Michael Jackson at the American Music Awards on Sunday, winning five prizes including artist of the year.

  • A seriously injured miner lies in hospital in the city of Hegang in northeast China's Heilongjiang province. Relatives of victims angrily demanded answers Monday as hopes of finding more survivors after China's worst mining disaster for two years took a blow with the death toll rising to 104.(AFP/Peter Parks)
    Anger builds as China mine toll rises to 104 AFP - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago

    HEGANG, China (AFP) - Relatives of victims angrily demanded answers Monday as hopes of finding more survivors after China's worst mining disaster for two years took a blow with the death toll rising to 104.

  • File photo of Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, a former Khmer Rouge prison chief who is accused of overseeing the torture and execution of some 15,000 people at Tuol Sleng prison, in the courtroom of the Extraodinary Chambers in in Phnom Penh. Duch, 67, has repeatedly used hearings to publicly ask for forgiveness.(AFP/File/Mak Remissa)
    KRouge jail chief accused of crocodile tears AFP - 12 minutes ago

    PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Lawyers for Khmer Rouge victims Monday accused the regime's jailer of duping Cambodia's war crimes court with "crocodile tears" as he faces final arguments over "Killing Fields" atrocities.

  • Survivors are evacuated after the 147-tonne Dumai Express went down in heavy rain and huge swells off Karimun island. Twenty six people were killed and some 250 were rescued after a ferry sank in stormy seas off Indonesia's Sumatra island.(AFP/Andri)
    Indonesian ferry captain blames storm as search resumes AFP - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago

    TANJUNG BALAI, Indonesia (AFP) - The captain of an Indonesian ferry which sank killing 29 people rejected claims of overcrowding Monday and blamed a freak storm for the disaster, as officials launched an investigation.

  • The Social Democratic Party's candidate Mircea Geoana (centre) celebrates at the party's headquarters in Bucharest on November 22. Romania's centre-right imcumbent president, Traian Basescu, and his main rival, Geoana, are the two top vote-getters in Sunday's vote, two exit polls have shown, putting them in line for a second round of the presidential election on December 6.(AFP/Daniel Mihailescu)
    Romanian president, rival face run-off vote: polls AFP - 30 minutes ago

    BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania's incumbent president and his Social-Democrat rival will face a run-off after Sunday's first round election, exit polls showed, as the country aims to recover from a political crisis and a deep recession.

  • File photo shows an iceberg pictured off the New Zealand Coast. More than 100, and possibly hundreds, of Antarctic icebergs are floating towards New Zealand in a rare event which has prompted a shipping warning, officials have said.(AFP/HO/Getty Images/File)
    Over 100 icebergs drifting to N.Zealand: official AFP - 1 hour, 18 minutes ago

    SYDNEY (AFP) - More than 100, and possibly hundreds, of Antarctic icebergs are floating towards New Zealand in a rare event which has prompted a shipping warning, officials said on Monday.

  • A branch of China Citic Bank in Shanghai. Spanish bank BBVA may boost its current stake in the Chinese lender with a 1.6 billion dollar investment, a report said Monday citing sources close to the matter.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)
    Spanish bank may boost China bank stake: report AFP - 24 minutes ago

    HONG KONG (AFP) - Spanish bank BBVA may boost its current stake in China Citic Bank with a 1.6 billion dollar investment, a report said Monday citing sources close to the matter.

  • A man checks his laptop in front of a stock index monitor in Taipei. Taiwan plans to restrict Chinese stock investment in strategic sectors, as it seeks to keep control of its economy amid rapidly growing ties with the mainland, local media said Monday.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)
    Taiwan to curb China investment: report AFP - 23 minutes ago

    TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan plans to restrict Chinese stock investment in strategic sectors, as it seeks to keep control of its economy amid rapidly growing ties with the mainland, local media said Monday.

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