GOP decries 'rationing' on eve of health vote

Jennifer Haberkorn

On-fence Democrat to vote for debate; bishops slam bill

One of the last three uncommitted Democrats, Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, said he would vote to begin debate on the Senate's health care bill; ...

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• Religious leaders vow civil disobedience

  5 AM Julia Duin

  

  More than 150 leaders across a spectrum of conservative Christianity on Friday released a 4,700-word document vowing civil disobedience if they are forced to take part in "anti-life acts" or bless gay marriages. Continue reading »

• Report alleges D.C. schools chief Rhee mishandled conduct scandal

  5 AM David C. Lipscomb

  

  A congressional report released Friday includes allegations that D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee mishandled a complaint that Kevin M. Johnson, her current fiance, engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with a student at a ... Continue reading »

• Delayed Pap test proposal, breast cancer report fuel health fight

  5 AM Valerie Richardson

  

  A leading medical group added new fuel to a budding health care controversy on Friday by recommending that women delay their first cervical-cancer screening until age 21 instead of starting the test three years after ... Continue reading »

• Panel slams China's trade policies

  5 AM David M. Dickson

  

  China's economic and trade policies contributed to the global financial crisis and are laying the groundwork for the next one, according to a new report by a congressionally chartered commission. Continue reading »

• Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster in N.C.

  3 PM Mike Stobbe ASSOCIATED PRESS

  

  Health officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that's resistant to the drug Tamiflu. Continue reading »

• Senate ethics panel scolds Burris

  12 PM S.A. Miller

  

  The Senate Select Committee on Ethics admonished Sen. Roland W. Burris on Friday for giving "inconsistent, incomplete and misleading" testimony about contact with disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich prior receiving his senate appointment. Continue reading »

• After 25 years, Oprah to end show in 2011

  6 PM Caryn Rousseau ASSOCIATED PRESS

  

  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. Continue reading »

• EXCLUSIVE: Hoffman considering recount claim

  9 AM Maria Stainer

  

  Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman said on Friday he is considering filing a recount claim in light of computer irregularities that have been reported. He has until Monday to make that decision. Continue reading »

• Suicide bomber kills 16 in western Afghanistan

  9 AM Kathy Gannon ASSOCIATED PRESS

  

  A suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, while near Kabul a powerful former warlord narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, officials said. Continue reading »

• Military seeks to predict PTSD

  7 AM Alicia Chang ASSOCIATED PRESS

  

  Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images. Continue reading »

• New Pap guidelines for women in 20s

  7 AM Lauran Neergaard ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. Continue reading »

• NYC jury could spare prime 9/11 suspect

  5 AM ASSOCIATED PRESS

  

  New York juries are often loath to impose the death penalty. Now comes the trial of professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of murdering nearly 3,000 people in the nation's deadliest terrorist attack. Continue reading »

• Army lacks guidelines to deal with jihadists in ranks

  5 AM Audrey Hudson

  

  The Army has guidelines on how to deal with racist views and actions within the ranks, but none on how to deal with Islamic jihadism, a former Army vice chief of staff told Congress on ... Continue reading »

• Obama's S. Korea visit free of major protests

  5 AM Lee Jong-heon UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

  

  President Obama's visit to South Korea on Thursday was unusual for an American president in that there were no major anti-American protests. Continue reading »

• Karzai pledges to battle corruption

  5 AM Nicholas Kralev

  

  President Hamid Karzai began his second term in office Thursday with a pledge to fight corruption and by setting a goal for Afghan forces to take over security within the next five years. Continue reading »