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Report: Dems have votes on healthcare bill
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Democrats in the U.S. House said Saturday they had the votes needed to pass a $1 trillion healthcare bill, a Washington publication reported.
Student charged with killing rooommate
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A California State University-Sacramento student who allegedly killed one of his roommates with a baseball bat has been charged with murder.
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Afghans: 7 soldiers killed by NATO strike
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A NATO air strike killed seven Afghan security force members searching for two missing U.S. soldiers, officials said Saturday.
Kennedy memorabilia up for auction
DALLAS, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Memorabilia linked to the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy was being auctioned Saturday in Dallas, the city where he died, the auction firm said.
Federal judge now in state custody
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A former federal judge serving a prison sentence for lying about sexual assaults has been moved to protective custody in Florida, officials say.
Bank tax goes down at G20
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A proposal to levy a tax on bank transactions, urged by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, has been rejected by the United States, officials say.
Republican Party courting Latinos
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The Republican Party has to repair fences with Latino voters in America after losing their support in the 2008 presidential election, party officials say.
Ground broken for Flight 93 memorial
SHANKSVILLE, Pa., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Ground was broken Saturday for a memorial to the passengers of United Flight 93 who crashed it in western Pennsylvania to foil hijackers on Sept. 11, 2001.
Source: W.H. warns consultant off Fox
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A Democratic consultant says the White House criticized him for appearing on Fox News, sources say.
Meat purveyor gets 15 years for fraud
DENVER, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A kosher meat business owner in Denver has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for swindling investors, many of them retirees who lost their savings.
Multimillions fund brain research
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- University of Calgary will use two large donations to create a $64 million endowment for neurological research, officials at the Canadian school say.
Suspect in officer's killing wounded
SEATTLE, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A 40-year-old man suspected of killing a Seattle police officer was in stable condition Saturday after being shot by police, officials said.
Canadian accused of firearm crime
BIG RIVER, Saskatchewan, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A man claiming to be guarding traditional lands in northern Saskatchewan is accused of firing a shotgun at a boatload of fishermen, court documents show.
Palestinians threaten return to violence
TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Fatah, a major branch of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, may return to violent protests, a senior operative of the Middle East group said Saturday.