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Retired marine battles PTSD

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - Nov. 11 (Special Report) - A new social networking site exclusively for veterans helps returning soldiers cope with PTSD and other injuries.

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Suspect Nidal Malik Hasan in stable condition after Fort Hood killings

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - Nov. 06 (News Report) - The suspect in Thursday's deadly shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, is in stable condition, the hospital commander at the base said Friday. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a psychiatrist practicing at Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, was shot multiple times and was taken into custody, ending the shooting rampage Thursday afternoon, Fort Hood officials said.

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Do stimulus jobs last?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - By Dave Goldman - Nov. 04 (News Report) - Stimulus may have created or saved 640,000 jobs so far, but many of those positions were never intended to last. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was designed to put millions of people to work, mainly for "shovel-ready" projects. By their very nature, most of those projects last only until the work is completed or the funding runs out.

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'Fairness' in talk radio

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Carol Costello - Oct. 22 (News Report) - CNN's Carol Costello looks at the idea of a "Fairness Doctrine," being pushed by some Democrats, for political talk radio.

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For young mom, new CPR beat back death

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - Oct. 14 - For young mom, new CPR beat back death

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Key Senate committee passes health care plan

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - Oct. 13 (Breaking News) - The vote represents a pivotal step forward in the contentious health care debate. The Finance Committee is the last of five congressional panels to consider health care legislation before debate begins in the full House of Representatives and Senate.

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Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - State of the Union: John King’s Crib Sheet for October 11 ? - Blogs from CNN.com

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By John King - Oct. 11 (News Analysis) - Because at CNN "we watch the other Sunday shows so you don’t have to," let’s get this week's “Sound of Sunday, beginning with the divide over Afghanistan

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Nobel betting on Obama

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Christiane Amanpour - Oct. 09 (News Analysis) - CNN's Christiane Amanpour offers her analysis of President Obama's surprise Nobel Peace Prize win.

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Rallying doctors on reform

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Paul Steinhauser, Nicole Lapin - Oct. 06 (News Analysis) - President Obama is pushing forward with his overhaul plans with a little help from some friends. A group of physicians from around the country surrounded him on the Rose Garden yesterday.

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Bodies pile up in Detroit morgue; poor can't afford burial

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Poppy Harlow - Oct. 02 (Special Report) - The number of unclaimed corpses at the Wayne County morgue is at a record high, having tripled since 2000. The reason for the pile-up is twofold: One, unemployment in the area is approaching 28%, and many people, like the Vickers, can't afford last rites; two, the county's $21,000 annual budget to bury unclaimed bodies ran out in June.

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Chinese oil demand fueling Iranian defiance

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Steve Hargreaves - Sep. 30 (News Report) - The Obama administration is scrambling to tighten trade sanctions against Iran after the disclosure last week that Tehran was hiding a heavily fortified facility that many believe is designed to make material for nuclear weapons. But the kind of sanctions that would really hit Iran's economy - sanctions against its energy industry - are thought to be off the table because China and other nations are too reliant on Iran's oil.

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Indoctrination or education

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Lou Dobbs - Sep. 30 (Interview) - Politics are moving into the classroom -- and perhaps more. A pair of educators discuss.

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Obama urges 'global reponse'

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Barack Obama - Sep. 23 (Speech) - President Obama urges the United Nations to help with a global response to the challenges that face the world.

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Medal of Honor awarded sparsely in Iraq, Afghanistan - CNN.com

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Larry Shaughnessy - Sep. 18 (News Report) - When President Obama gave a Medal of Honor to Sgt. 1st Class Jared Monti's family this week, it was just the sixth time the nation's highest medal for valor has been awarded to a hero of the current conflicts. In all six cases, the awards were presented posthumously

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How GOP can manage Tea Party

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By John Freehery - Sep. 16 (Opinion) - While the Tea Party movement presents a threat to the Obama administration, it also presents a challenge to congressional Republicans. After all, many of the protesters have as low a regard for the GOP as they do for the Democrats, and they hold the previous administration in as much as contempt as they do the Obama White House.

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Poll: Support for Afghan war at all-time low

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Paul Steinhauser - Sep. 15 (News Report) - Support for the war in Afghanistan is at an all-time low, according to a new national poll.

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Commentary: Why the shock about Joe Wilson?

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Julian E. Zelizer - Sep. 14 (Opinion) - PRINCETON, New Jersey (CNN) -- When Rep. Joe Wilson interrupted President Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress by yelling "You lie!" a livid House Speaker Nancy Pelosi looked as if she was about to jump out of her seat and give her colleague a five-minute "time out" for misbehavior.

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Why I'm not delighted by Sawyer move

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Carole Simpson - Sep. 08 (Opinion) - (CNN) -- Diane Sawyer now joins Katie Couric as anchor of a major network evening newscast, leaving Brian Williams the sole man. Since I have personally worked for 30 years for the advancement of women in broadcast journalism, I guess I am supposed to be delighted. Why am I not?

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Senator signals possible health care compromise - CNN.com

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - Sep. 06 (News Report) - A moderate Senate Democrat said Sunday he could support a bill that would trigger government-funded public health insurance if new health care legislation failed to deliver on its promises. The comment by Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska on CNN's "State of the Union" signaled a possible compromise on the most contentious issue in efforts to overhaul the nation's ailing health care system.

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White House ready to draft own health care bill, sources say - CNN.com

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - Sep. 04 (Special Report) - The White House is quietly talking about drafting formal health care legislation after allowing Congress to work on its own for months, CNN has learned. Multiple sources close to the process told CNN on Friday that while the plan is uncertain, the administration is preparing for the possibility of delivering its own legislation to Capitol Hill sometime after President Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.

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Somali refugee conditions 'appalling'

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - Sep. 04 (News Report) - Somalis forced to flee war and drought are living in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions at home and in neighboring countries, including in Kenya and Ethiopia, an aid agency said Thursday.

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Feeding the future: Saving agricultural biodiversity

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - Sep. 04 (Special Report) - Thanks to a new $116 million global fund established this summer, the Quechua Indians are being paid to maintain their diverse collection of rare potatoes and ensure that they will be available to help the world adapt to future climate change. The Quechua are one of 11 communities around the world, chosen for the important collection of crops they farm, which together are part of a major new initiative to ensure that the world has the options it might need to cope with future food crises.

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White House considers drafting health care bill

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Ed Henry, Jessica Yellin, Gloria Borger - Sep. 04 (News Report) - CNN has learned that the White House is quietly working to draft health care legislation after allowing Congress to work on its own for months. Multiple sources close to the process tell CNN that while the plan is uncertain

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Sources: Obama, GOP's Snowe work on health care compromise

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Ed Henry, Dana Bash - Sep. 03 (News Report) - President Obama and top aides have quietly stepped up talks with moderate Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine on a scaled-back health care bill, according to two sources familiar with the negotiations.

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Political shift likely as Japanese head to polls - CNN.com

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - Aug. 29 (News Report) - Voters in Japan will turn out for parliamentary elections Sunday in what poll after poll shows will be a historic shift in political power to oust the ruling party. The Liberal Democratic Party has been in nearly continuous control of Japan's parliament for more than five decades. But the country's worst economic crisis since World War II has led a normally sedate electorate to the polls, disgruntled with how slowly the country is emerging from the downturn.

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