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The Roman Catholic bishop of Rhode Island said Sunday that he asked Rep. Patrick Kennedy in a 2007 letter to stop receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, because of the congressman's public stance on moral issues. (Nov. 22)

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Here's the latest news for November 22nd: Democratic disagreement sets up big health care fight; Bishop tells Rep. Kennedy to stop taking communion; No end to flood misery in Britain's lake district; High-flying astronaut must wait to see new daughter.

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Astronaut Randolph Bresnik is a new dad again, after launching into space and taking a spacewalk, all for the first time. He announced the birth of his daughter, Abigail, on Sunday morning on NASA's airwaves. (Nov. 22)

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Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Obama. The 60-39 vote clears the way for a full-scale debate. (Nov. 22)

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A Colorado coffee shop owner is following a growing trend that has baristas wear bikinis to boost profits. (Nov. 21)

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Ohio police believe they have their man. But they fear their suspected bank robber may have eaten some of the evidence - the holdup note demanding cash - all while handcuffed and leaning over the hood of a police cruiser. (Nov. 21)

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Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, says the health care reform bill reduces short-term and long-term debt, expands coverage, contains reform and promotes competition. (Nov. 21)

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says the proposed health care legislation would raise taxes, increase health care costs and damage medicare. He says senators should have a hard time supporting it. (Nov. 21)

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Republicans are using their weekly radio and Internet address to criticize health care legislation coming up for a test vote in the Senate. (Nov. 21)

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President Barack Obama is talking up his eight-day trip to Asia, saying his discussions with leaders could help create thousands of jobs in the future. (Nov. 21)

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A 3-year-old boy was left stranded at a commuter train platform when a door on the train malfunctioned, separating the toddler from his dad. A good Samaritan stayed with the child until the father could return. (Nov. 20)

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An Oregon appeals court has ruled against an Oregon high school teacher who wants to take her gun to class. She has been battling for years and says she needs the gun for protection. (Nov. 20)

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An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews posted $100,000 bond on Friday, a much larger amount than previously imposed. (Nov. 20)

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Police are investigating after a woman lost control of her car and struck 10 people outside a high school in Alabama, most of them students. Witnesses told a newspaper that the woman swerved to try to avoid children playing in the street. (Nov. 20)

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A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. (Nov. 20)

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1st mammograms. Now, in an apparent coincidence Pap smears. Guidelines by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say most women in their 20's can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually. (Nov. 20)

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Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision. (Nov. 20)

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At this workshop, Macy's parade chief John Piper serves up a Thanksgiving smorgasbord with old and new friends for this year's parade. Ted Shaffrey reports. (Nov. 20)

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South Carolina police say an obese man died after not moving from his recliner for the past 8 months. Police say the man's body was physically stuck to the chair and firefighters had to cut him out. He died a few hours later at the hospital. (Nov. 20)

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A teenager accused of killing a 9-year-old neighbor should be sent to a psychiatric hospital because she shows signs of severe depression and anxiety, her attorney said. (Nov. 20)

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One person was killed Friday when a tour bus belonging to entertainer Miley Cyrus overturned, but the 16-year-old 'Hannah Montana' star wasn't on board. (Nov. 20)

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Police have released a frantic 911 call a woman made after seeing her neighbor bleeding and pleading for help. Turns out the family next door had been kidnapped and forced to takeout money from their bank. The woman was shot as she escaped. (Nov . 20)

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Outside Harpo Studios in Chicago, audience members and fans of Oprah Winfrey describe how the talk show host broke the news that her program is ending. (Nov. 20)

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Royal Caribbean has given the Associated Press an inside look at the world's largest cruise ship, "Oasis of the Seas." The ship features 16 decks and cost $1.5 billion. (Nov. 20)

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Authorities say an Arizona couple has been indicted in the theft of nearly 1,000 pieces of luggage from baggage claim carousels at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. (Nov. 20)

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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who many Republicans have been pushing to run for governor in 2010, is instead leaning more toward a run for U.S. Senate. (Nov. 20)

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State health officials say a cat from the Linn County city of Lebanon died from the swine flu. Officials say the 10-year-old male apparently caught the virus from a human family member who had been sick. (Nov. 20)

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Fla. authorities say a couple and their son were held captive for two days by armed intruders who forced the woman to withdraw nearly $24,000 from her bank and then shot her as she tried to escape. She is expected to recover. (Nov. 19)

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A man already accused of kidnapping a 5-year-old North Carolina girl faces new charges that he raped and asphyxiated her, police said Thursday. That man, Mario McNeil, is due in court Friday. (Nov. 20)

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For years, US troops returning from combat suffering post-traumatic stress disorder went untreated until they came home. Now the military is looking at ways to treat stress while G.I.'s are deployed. (Nov. 20)

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The trial of a former transit officer charged in the killing of an unarmed man will be held in Southern Calif. An Alameda County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that the murder trial of Johannes Mehserle will be moved to Los Angeles. (Nov. 19)

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A tour bus driver suffered a ruptured aneurysm just before the bus veered off a southern Minnesota interstate and crashed, killing two people and injuring 20, the owner of the bus company said Thursday. (Nov. 19)

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The governing board of the University of California approved a $2,500 student fee increase Thursday after two days of tense campus protests across the state. (Nov. 19)

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Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department say they discovered a marijuana growing operation just feet away from one of its stations. They say the pot growers went to great lengths to keep their set up concealed. (Nov. 19)

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A police officer who used a stun gun on an unruly 10-year-old girl after he said her mother gave him permission has been suspended. (Nov. 19)

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Federal officials say flights were delayed across the country when a piece of communications equipment in Salt Lake City failed. This prevented air traffic control computers from talking to each other. The problem was later fixed. (Nov. 19)

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An estimated 65,000 undocumented students graduate from U.S. high schools every year and could go to college, but they don't qualify for federal financial aid and cannot legally work. The DREAM act, reintroduced in Congress, could change that. (Nov. 19)