Damascus Suburb Falls to Assad Forces as Offense Advances
Beating back rebel holds, Syrian troops aided by Hezbollah and Iraqi Shiites captured a contested Damascus suburb. The push extends to four other southern strongholds, shaping leverage for peace talks. In London, the Williams death inquiry leans to accident, while Kerry warns against new Iran sanctions as nuclear talks progress. In Iraq, attacks kill 21, including in Baquoba and Fallujah, with a mayor murdered in Fallujah during a cleanup.
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ObamaCare signups fall well short of projections in October
The Obama administration reported 106 000 national October enrollments for health insurance through the federal and state markets, far below projections. Officials stress growth in coming months while weighing administrative fixes and possible legislation to address policy cancellations and website problems.
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White House
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Health and Human Services
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
GOP
Jay Carney
Typhoon Haiyan survivors crowd Tacloban airport clinic
At Tacloban airport a ruined facility has become the main medical center for Haiyan victims with little medicine or staff. Hundreds seek care amid looting, food and water shortages, and a curfew as aid slow to reach the city. Medical staff describe dire conditions and growing cases of infections and dehydration.
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Valerie Amos
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Martin Nesirky
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Alfred Romualdez
New York Times
Carmelo Espina Valmoria
Philippine National Police
Victoriano Sambale
Sambale
Reve Rose
Hawaii Gov Signs Bill Legalizing Gay Marriage
Gov Neil Abercrombie signed Hawaii’s same sex marriage bill amid a theater audience near Waikiki. He likened the move to Title IX and cited aloha values, with former Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Steve Levinson to receive the signing pen. Evan Wolfson praised the action for the couples involved.
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Honolulu
Neil Abercrombie
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Steve Levinson
Woman rides CTA Blue Line with 2-foot alligator to O Hare
Authorities released images showing a woman riding the CTA Blue Line to O Hare on November 1 with a two foot alligator aboard the train. The gator boarded at Pulaski at 1 17 a m and was seen on her knee while she talked on her phone. An hour later she arrived at the airport station, later seen without the reptile.
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Thelma Superable
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