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Steele blasts Obama healthcare plan
11:43 AM on 07/20/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The chairman of the Republican Party on Monday called President Barack Obama's plan to overhaul health care "socialism," accusing the president of conducting a risky experiment that will hurt the economy and force millions to drop their current coverage.
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Vick completes dogfighting sentence
8:43 AM on 07/20/2009
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) -- Suspended NFL star Michael Vick's federal dogfighting sentence has ended, freeing him to lobby for a return to the field.
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Celebs, fans toast Mandela's 91st birthday
8:18 AM on 07/20/2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- A flock of global entertainment notables and politicos, including France's first lady Carla Bruni, toasted Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday with an all-star concert at Radio City Music Hall.
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Obama to Congress: Limit healthcare spending
5:35 PM on 07/17/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama, insistent that health care legislation will still clear Congress, urged lawmakers strongly on Friday to write stiffer cost-cutting provisions into the bills taking shape slowly in the House and Senate.
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Billie Holiday statue rededicated 50 years after her death
1:56 PM on 07/17/2009
On the 50th anniversary of Holiday's death, a Baltimore statue of the jazz icon now bears images evoking the anti-racism message of "Strange Fruit".
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- AP sources: Woods likely to return at Masters
- Michael Jordan to buy NBA's Bobcats
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- Slideshow: The 15 best dunkers in NBA history
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