Senate approves 1.9 trillion debt increase amid debt concerns
The Senate voted 60 to 39 to raise the debt limit by 1.9 trillion dollars, moving the national debt toward 14.3 trillion. Democrats rely on Republican Scott Brown to meet 60 votes, as negotiations continue between the White House and Congress. A pay as you go budget rule aims to curb deficits, while Obama seeks a bipartisan task force and a domestic spending freeze proposal gains cautious support. The House will vote next week.
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Hopeful rescue girl survives Haiti quake as mother stays hopeful
In Port au Prince, 16 year old Darlene Etienne, rescued from a school collapse, regains strength aboard a French hospital ship offshore. Her mother Kerline Dorcant says she never doubted survival, while relief efforts continue amid widespread devastation and food aid challenges.
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J D Salinger Dies at 91 Remembered for The Catcher in the Rye
New York AP reports J D Salinger died at age 91 of natural causes at his home. The Catcher in the Rye, published 1951, sold more than 60 million copies and defined teen alienation and anti hero Holden Caulfield. Salinger lived in isolation in Cornish New Hampshire for decades.
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Roeder blocked from manslaughter option in Tiller killing
In Wichita, district judge prevents jurors from considering voluntary manslaughter in the murder trial of Scott Roeder, who admitted killing abortion doctor George Tiller at his church. Roeder testified he acted to save unborn children, describing elaborate schemes but choosing to shoot Tiller. The judge ruled the jury may not weigh a lesser charge.
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NASA Focus Shifts as Moon Plan Faces Budget Hit
President Obama plans roughly 5.9 billion extra over five years for NASA, extending the International Space Station to 2020 and funding private spacecraft to ferry astronauts. The budget limits a renewed moon mission once projected under Bush. Decision due with 2011 budget proposal Monday.
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