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Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas, chairman of the National Governors Association, speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington regarding health care legislation. (Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP)

'Grab a mop,' Obama tells health care overhaul critics

President Barack Obama called out his critics in Congress for blasting Democratic attempts to overhaul health care without proposing solutions of their own.

ABC News

Health care public option gains ground in Congress

Detroit Free Press

Health care overhaul rests on Senator Reid

NPR

Researchers create heart muscle from mouse stem cells

A new Harvard study may open the possibility of using human stem cells to regenerate diseased or damaged hearts.

The Harvard Crimson

Deadly blast hits Pakistan police site

A suicide bomb attack at a mosque next to a police station in the Pakistani city of Peshawar killed 11 people in the latest bloodshed in an unrelenting wave of terror that has hit the country.

MSNBC

Deadly suicide bomb attack in Peshawar

Reuters

Obama signs $7.5B Pakistan aid bill

BBC

Stimulus benefits South and Southwest businesses the most

Businesses in the South and Southwest benefited most from the first federal contracts awarded under President Barack Obama's stimulus program, data says.

Associated Press

Jobs program found to miss many states

New York Times

What White House jobs report really means

NPR

20 violent inmates to be freed from prison in 2 weeks

Twenty murderers, rapists and robbers - sentenced to life in N.C. prisons in the 1970s - will be freed at the end of October as a result of recent court rulings.

The Charlotte Observer

NATION

Wages tumble toward 18-year low

The bad economy and low inflation are starting to drag down wages for millions of everyday workers and freeze benefits for millions of retirees.

USA TODAY

President Barak Obama says New Orleans will be better than ever

President Barack Obama is praising the people of Hurricane Katrina-ravaged New Orleans for not giving up and says the influx of new people wanting to build a better city is a powerful sign of progress.

Associated Press

Obama on the defensive in New Orleans

NPR

POLITICS

House backs detainee transfers

House voted to allow detainees being held at the Guantánamo Bay naval base in Cuba to be transferred to the United States, but only to stand trial.

New York Times

Senate committee proposals put premium on healthy living

Get in shape or pay a price. That's a message more Americans could hear if the health care reform bills passed by the Senate Finance and Health committees become law.

MSNBC

Social Security stop-gap debate revs up

President Barack Obama's plan to send $250 checks to more than 50 million Social Security recipients is gathering support in Congress, but outside experts say the payments are unjustified.

USA TODAY

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Garth Brooks comes out of retirement

Garth Brooks will come out of retirement with a solo acoustic show to begin Dec. 11 at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas.

Country Music Television

Garth Brooks retires from retirement

E! Online

'Blair Witch' co-director finds 'Paranormal Activity' eerily similar

The terror du jour is "Paranormal Activity," but it's following the recipe set out by the made in Maryland "Blair Witch Project" a decade ago.

Baltimore Sun

Review: 'Paranormal Activity'

Rotten Tomatoes

HEALTH

FDA launches investigation of LASIK eye surgery problems

The FDA is taking a closer look at LASIK eye surgery and trying to find out just how many people have suffered significant health problems following the popular vision-correction procedures.

AttorneyatLaw.com

Smog tougher on the obese

Air pollution appears to hit the obese hardest, causing significant increases in blood pressure, a new study finds.

HealthDay

SPORTS

Homers help Hamels, Phillies win Game 1

Ibanez's home run put the Phillies over the top to bail out a shaky performance from left-hander Cole Hamels.

MLB.com

Phillies and Dodgers square off in rematch

Philadelphia Inquirer

Ovechkin's two goals helps Capitals end 4-game losing streak

First, the Washington Capitals wore down the San Jose Sharks. Then Alexander Ovechkin finished them off and the Capitals ended a brief losing streak with a victory.

CBS Sports

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

A mother, a sick son and his father, who is a Catholic priest

While scandals involving the Catholic Church have focused on the sexual abuse of children, experts say incidences of priests who have violated boundaries with adult women are far more common.

New York Times

Smithsonian to open Evolution Hall, launch dialogue with faith

The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural history will open a permanent exhibit on the "understanding of human origins" and convene a panel to bridge the gap between religion and science.

Beliefnet

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GOOD NEWS

Obama and elder Bush team up on call to community service

President Barack Obama, who has called on Americans to perform more community service, is joining former President George H.W. Bush in urging citizens to volunteer.

Associated Press

Gates pledges 120 million dollars to help small farmers

Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates has pledged 120 million dollars to programs aimed at helping small farmers in Africa and India grow more crops and develop sustainable agricultural techniques.

Earth Times

WORLD

UN votes to endorse Gaza report

The U.N. Human Rights Council has backed a report into the Israeli offensive in Gaza that accuses both Israeli and Palestinian militants of war crimes.

BBC

5 Sydney men convicted of conspiring to commit terror attack