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Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., talks with reporters in the Capitol in Washington on Nov. 18, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, one of three moderate Democrats wavering on whether to allow debate on health care legislation to proceed, said Friday that he would vote to move the bill forward. » read more
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Space shuttle Endeavor lifts off in 2008.
America's once clear dominance in space is eroding as other nations, including China, Iran and North Korea, step up their activities, a panel of experts told the House subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Thursday. » read more
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft said today that prosecuting terrorists in federal court in New York City rather than a military tribunal jeopardizes the safety of Americans. » read more
Dick Bove, an analyst with Rochdale Securities, wrote a note to clients this morning saying he thinks the embattled Lewis could return for a second act. Bove has compared anger at Lewis to a witch hunt, saying the government and shareholders are irrationally trying to pin the entire financial crisis on Lewis. » read more
A retired State Department employee and his wife are expected to plead guilty Friday in federal court to charges that they have been spying for Cuba for decades. Walter Kendall Myers, 72, and his wife, Gwendolyn Steingraber Myers, 71, have been held without bond since pleading not guilty in June to charges of wire fraud, serving as illegal agents for Cuba and conspiring to deliver classified information. » read more
During his first 10 months in office, as global trade contracted sharply, President Barack Obama avoided pursuing free-trade pacts and limited his public moves on the trade front to high-profile and often politically popular retaliatory actions. » read more
A five-month McClatchy investigation reveals how Wall Street colossus Goldman Sachs peddled billions of dollars in shaky securities tied to subprime mortgages on unsuspecting pension funds, insurance companies and other investors when it concluded that the housing bubble would burst.
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