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Democrats Reach Deal on Abortion, Setting Stage for Health Overhaul Debate House Democrats moved to clear one of the last hurdles to a historic debate on legislation to overhaul the U.S. health system, agreeing to a demand by 40 lawmakers to allow a vote on restricting funds for abortion.

Cantor Says Republicans Must Be Inclusive, Limbaugh Rhetoric Not `Helpful' The second-ranking Republican in the U.S. House, Eric Cantor, criticized some comments by talk-show host Rush Limbaugh as inappropriate and said his party needs to be inclusive.

Palin Ponders Iowa Visit as Republican Hopefuls Plant Seeds for 2012 Race It is harvest season in Iowa. For Republicans who want to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012, though, it is time to start planting seeds.

Obama Set to Sign Bill Extending Homebuyer Credit, Unemployment Benefits President Barack Obama is set to sign into law a bill that extends $8,000 tax credits for first- time homebuyers and unemployment benefits.

Schumer Urges Obama to Block Stimulus Funds for Chinese-Backed Wind Farm The Obama administration should bar a $1.5 billion wind-farm project in Texas from receiving U.S. government stimulus funds because most of the power turbines would be made in China, Senator Charles Schumer said.

Jump in Unemployment Escalates Political Fight Over Government Stimulus A government report that the U.S. unemployment rate hit a 26-year high of 10.2 percent last month sparked political clashes between Democrats who supported government spending to stimulate the economy and Republicans who want tax cuts.

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MARGARET CARLSON
There are many ways to think about Tuesday’s election, some of which are completely wrong. “The real story here is, I think, this thing is ambiguous,” White House adviser David Axelrod said. That’s true only if ambiguous is a synonym for frightening.

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AMITY SHLAES
Americans think of war or religion when they think of Israel. But Israel is also an unusual high- tech success story.

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