Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle
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Sat 11:28 pm ET Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.
South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week
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Sun 2:49 am ET Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets.
Denmark: 65 world leaders for UN climate summit
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2 hours, 37 minutes ago A Danish official says 65 world leaders so far will attend the Copenhagen climate summit in December and several more have responded positively to invitations.
Iraq's Oct. oil exports drop due to attacks
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Sun 7:16 am ET An Iraqi official says insurgent attacks caused a 4 percent drop in the country's oil exports in October compared to the previous month, but that revenues were up due to higher prices.
Deutsche Bahn signs $26B Qatar railroad deal
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Sun 7:17 am ET An investment company owned by Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has signed a $26 billion joint venture with Germany's national railway operator to build a railroad network in the natural gas-rich Gulf sheikdom.
More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving
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2 hours, 29 minutes ago The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.
Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy
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Sat 8:13 pm ET President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future.
Losing Winfrey would be big blow for Second City
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Sat 12:38 pm ET Step outside Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios and into the near west side neighborhood that's been home to her television talk show for two decades, and it's easy to get a sense of what she's meant to Chicago.
LyondellBasell gets buyout offer from Reliance
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Sat 12:10 pm ET LyondellBasell Industries said Saturday Reliance Industries offered to acquire a controlling interest in the beleaguered chemical company, which is under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
D.R. Horton sees 26 perecent spike in 4Q orders
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Fri 5:20 pm ET Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc., saw new home orders spike 26 percent from a year ago in the latest quarter as buyers raced to close deals and take advantage of a federal tax credit. But a wider-than-anticipated loss fueled by write-downs sent shares tumbling more than 15 percent Friday.
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