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Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote

Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.  Read More

• Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken

• Floods devastate UK Lake District, much of Ireland

• Afghan police are weak link in security force

NFL union opposes call for reporting on teammates

The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion.  Read More

• Jayson Williams plea hearing delayed indefinitely

• FIFA: No replay for France-Ireland WCup qualifier

• Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs

Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens

The stock market ended a down week with light selling as investors grew uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for the safest government debt.  Read More

• D.R. Horton sees 26 perecent spike in 4Q orders

• More states add jobs, but many for temporary staff

• J.M. Smucker 2nd-quarter profit soars on coffee

Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit

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.  Read More

• Heidi Klum wows crowd at Victoria's Secret show

• Chief: I didn't try to sell Parker-Broderick items

• Q&A: Debut CD from Wale taps into his emotions

B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders

Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.  Read More

• Sony hopes online service will build brand loyalty

• Dell's profit, stock drop on weak quarterly report

• 200 Web sites spread al-Qaida's message in English

Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them

A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday that they fear they will be killed or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom is not paid soon.  Read More

• Researcher: Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin

• The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who?

• Afghan police are weak link in security force

Teen pleads guilty in violent Border Patrol murder

A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to murdering a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times in head, neck and torso in the mountains east of San Diego.  Read More

• SC lawmakers to take up impeachment of governor

• Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group

• Giuliani back in spotlight _ but what's the show?

Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote

Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.  Read More

• Analysis: Outlook for tough Iran sanctions is dim

• Sen. Nelson a 'yes' on health care test vote

• Ethics committee: No punishment for Burris