Reid unveils compromise public option in health bill
Senate leaders outline a plan allowing states to opt out of a government run health option to compete with private insurance. The measure aims to win moderate support but faces doubts from Olympia Snowe and other skeptics. Debates and votes expected as early as next week.
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Wayward pilots blamed laptops during near miss over Wisconsin
Northwest Flight 188 flew 150 miles past Minneapolis while pilots focused on a new crew scheduling program on their laptops. They were out of contact with air traffic control for over an hour before a flight attendant alerted them, officials said. The pilots deny sleeping, citing high workload and technology distractions. FBI raids across 36 cities rescued 52 children in three days, youngest 10, and arrested 60 pimps in a broader effort against underage prostitution rings.
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Iraq tightens security as election law moves ahead
Iraqi leaders pushed a proposed election law to guide January voting amid mass security deployments in Baghdad. At least 155 people died in two sudden incidents linked to Shiite-led government tensions, including a child casualties at a day care, fueling calls for stability as checkpoints flood the capital.
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Helicopter crashes kill 14 Americans in Afghanistan
A U S military helicopter returning from a firefight crash in western Afghanistan killed 10 Americans including three DEA agents. Four more troops died when two helicopters collided in southern Afghanistan. Officials said initial crashes were not believed caused by hostile fire, though the Taliban claimed shooting down a helicopter. Another aircraft went missing as two Marine helicopters, a UH 1 and an AH 1 Cobra, were involved in the incident.
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Deaths rise in Afghanistan war toll tops eight hundred
As of Monday, at least 807 U.S. military personnel have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan from the 2001 invasion. A helicopter collision near Helmand killed four Marines and wounded two others. The DEA reports its first deaths in the region since operations began in 2005 amid Afghanistan's status as a leading opium producer funding insurgents.
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Obama vows careful Afghanistan decision amid losses
President Obama told a Jacksonville audience he will not rush his decision on Afghanistan strategy after 14 U.S. service members died in helicopter crashes. He cited the need to avoid sending troops into harm's way unless absolutely necessary as he weighs a potential large troop increase, with commanders advocating about 40,000 more troops to extend reach in Taliban areas.
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