Lieberman Retires After Four Decades in U S Senate
Stamford crowd hears 68 year old senator announce he will not seek a fifth term ending a long career from state legislator to independent U S senator who backed the Iraq War and the Republican candidate for president. BOSTON LONDON CAPE CANAVERAL BALTIMORE none
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House votes to repeal health care law in 245 189 defeat
The House approved a repeal measure 245 to 189, largely along party lines, setting up a broader GOP effort to roll back the year old law. Republicans vow hearings and changes on mandates, Medicare Advantage, and malpractice limits amid Senate opposition and Obama veto threat. The vote follows restraint after the Arizona shooting rampage and amid promises from new Republican House members to overturn Democratic health policy.
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Translation mix ups at Obama Hu press conference
At the White House briefing Obama and Hu Jintao faced translation confusion. Obama believed responses were simultaneous translated into Chinese. they were not, prompting a longer follow up from a Chinese translator. Hu initially did not answer the human rights question.
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Giffords to move to Houston for rehabilitation
After a gunshot wound, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will transfer from University Medical Center in Tucson to TIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston for intense cognitive and physical rehab. Doctors expect a tailored plan to relearn thinking and planning with early therapy cited as key to recovery.
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Alabama governor apologizes for inauguration remarks
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley apologized for remarks on inauguration day that tied brotherhood to Christians. He said he spoke as an evangelical Christian to Baptists and would govern for everyone, meeting with Jewish leaders and other faith groups after the speech. The ADL called the remarks potentially violation of the First Amendment.
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