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Official: 5 plans revamp health care, none final AP – 1 hr 5 mins ago

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's advisers are urging critics of their health care overhaul to wait for Congress to finish writing legislation before issuing verdicts. They also signaled they are willing to wait longer than their White House-imposed August deadline for action if it means they can sway wary lawmakers. Full Story »

Slideshow: Health Care

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Spacewalk No. 2 scheduled for moon anniversary AP – 1 hr 43 mins ago

US marks 40 years since man stepped on the moon

Apollo 11 crew: Moon less interesting than Mars AP – 2 hrs 31 mins ago

Video: First Person: Buzz Aldrin discusses moon landing AP

AOL tries to recapture that startup feeling
AP – 2 hrs 9 mins ago

AP

NEW YORK - It might seem an odd move for a company that relies on money from advertising. Yet AOL is reducing the number of ads it shows on its home page and some other Web sites it runs. Full Story »
Report: Abdul's return to 'American Idol' doubtful
AP – 1 hr 13 mins ago

AP

NEW YORK - Paula Abdul's (ab-DOOL') new manager says she may not be returning to "American Idol." Full Story »
La. menagerie keeper adds 'roo pouch to outfits
AP – 30 mins ago

AP

FOLSOM, La. - Christina Cooper has been wearing a kangaroo lately — a foundling named Skippy, who was rejected by his mother at a wildlife park in eastern Louisiana. Full Story »
Former NFL star Vick's dogfighting sentence ending
AP – 9 mins ago

AP

HAMPTON, Va. - Suspended NFL star Michael Vick's federal dogfighting sentence has ended, freeing him to lobby for a return to the field. Full Story »
CIT Group on cusp of $3 billion rescue
Reuters – 1 hr 14 mins ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - CIT Group Inc may announce an agreement on Monday to obtain $3 billion of emergency financing from bondholders, keeping the struggling lender out of bankruptcy, a person close to the matter said. Full Story »
Support for Obama on healthcare slips: poll
Reuters – 1 hr 58 mins ago

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public support for President Barack Obama's handling of healthcare reform, the pillar of his legislative agenda, has fallen below 50 percent for the first time, a Washington Post-ABC News poll released on Monday said. Full Story »
Iran's Khatami wants referendum on government's legitimacy
Reuters – 2 hrs 39 mins ago

Reuters

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian reformist former president, Mohammad Khatami, called for a referendum on the legitimacy of the government, challenging the supreme leader who has backed the result of the disputed June presidential poll. Full Story »

U.S. recession easing but likely not over: survey
Reuters – 18 mins ago

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. recession's grip on the economy appears to be easing but likely has not yet ended, according to a survey of economists released on Monday. Full Story »
Clinton likens North Korea to unruly children
Reuters – 7 mins ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said North Korea should not receive the attention it is seeking through behavior like missile launches and likened Pyongyang's behavior to that of unruly children. Full Story »
Tensions rise as Honduran crisis talks fail
Reuters – Mon Jul 20, 2:11 am ET
AFP
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' political rivals were on a collision course on Monday after negotiations collapsed and deposed President Manuel Zelaya vowed to return home despite warnings from a defiant de facto government. Full Story »
- Slideshow: Honduran president ousted
Indonesia TV identifies Jakarta hotel bombing suspect
Reuters – 1 hr 20 mins ago

Reuters

JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian television station on Monday named a likely suspect in the suicide bombings of two luxury hotels in Jakarta, saying he had school links to members of the radical Islamic group Jemaah Islamiah. Full Story »
U.S., India expected to sign defense pact
Reuters – 54 mins ago
AP
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The United States and India are expected to sign an agreement on Monday that would take a major step toward allowing the sale of sophisticated U.S. arms to the South Asian nation, three senior U.S. officials said. Full Story »
- Video: Clinton's passage to India Reuters
Surviving Mumbai gunman in dramatic guilty plea
AFP – 49 mins ago

AFP/File

MUMBAI (AFP) - The sole surviving gunman from last year's Mumbai attacks, a Pakistani national, on Monday pleaded guilty at his trial, admitting for the first time his part in the atrocity that killed 166 people. Full Story »

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Tom Watson of the US misses a putt on the 18th green during the final round of

AP

Watson lets historic win slip away at British Open

AP – Mon Jul 20, 3:38 am ET

TURNBERRY, Scotland – As Tom Watson stood on the 18th green, where it had all slipped away not more than an hour earlier, he looked down wistfully at the trophy Stewart Cink was clutching. Full Story »

Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham, of England, passes the ball against AC Milan

Beckham confronts fan, gets booed in 1st home game

AP – Mon Jul 20, 1:31 am ET

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay delivers against the Boston Red Sox

Halladay pitches 6-hitter, Blue Jays beat Red Sox

AP – Sun Jul 19, 3:51 pm ET

Unbeaten Happ pitches Phils past Marlins 5-0 AP – Sun Jul 19, 5:15 pm ET
Chamberlain pitches Yankees to sweep of Tigers AP – Sun Jul 19, 5:32 pm ET
Childress: Favre's throwing motion looks fine AP – Sun Jul 19, 9:43 pm ET

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Former NFL star Vick's dogfighting sentence ending
AP – 8 mins ago

AP

HAMPTON, Va. - Suspended NFL star Michael Vick's federal dogfighting sentence has ended, freeing him to lobby for a return to the field. Full Story »
Blake and Taylor Griffin face off
AP – Mon Jul 20, 12:53 am ET

AP

LAS VEGAS - Phoenix Suns forward Taylor Griffin walked to the free-throw line Sunday night during an NBA Summer League game against the Los Angeles Clippers and was greeted with some spirited trash talk from a group of nearby Clippers fans. Full Story »
AL Capsules
AP – Mon Jul 20, 12:31 am ET

TORONTO - Roy Halladay pitched a six-hitter to win for the first time since June 7 and Rod Barajas drove in three runs, leading the Toronto Blue Jays past the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Sunday. Full Story »
Cool reception as Beckham returns to LA Galaxy
AFP – 2 hrs 15 mins ago

AFP

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - David Beckham received a cool reception from disgruntled Galaxy fans in his return to Los Angeles as his Major League Soccer club played to a 2-2 draw with his recent Italian club AC Milan. Full Story »
Cavaliers sign Moon to offer sheet
AP – Sun Jul 19, 3:48 pm ET

CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed restricted free agent Jamario Moon to an offer sheet. Full Story »
Holtz, Cooper, Aikman head Hall of Fame class
AP – Sat Jul 18, 10:22 pm ET

AP

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Lou Holtz and John Cooper were enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night wishing they had another team to lead out on the field. Full Story »

Ram backs up first title with opening win at Indy
AFP – Sun Jul 19, 6:25 pm ET

AFP/Getty Images/File

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (AFP) - Local tennis hero Rajeev Ram backed up the career-first title he won a week ago at Newport with a 6-3, 7-5 first-round victory Sunday over fellow wild card Devin Britton at the Indianapolis Championships. Full Story »
Van Pelt tops Mallinger in sudden death at US Bank
AP – Mon Jul 20, 3:32 am ET

AP

MILWAUKEE - Bo Van Pelt finally won his first PGA Tour event. He may never get a chance to defend it. Full Story »
Khan wins 1st title fight, outpointing Kotelnik
AP – Sat Jul 18, 8:31 pm ET

MANCHESTER, England - Highly touted Amir Khan finally lived up to lofty expectations, earning a unanimous decision over Andreas Kotelnik on Saturday to capture the WBA junior welterweight title. Full Story »
Toro Rosso names Alguersuari to replace Bourdais
AP – 2 hrs 1 min ago

FAENZA, Italy - Toro Rosso named Spanish driver Jaime Alguersuari as its replacement for the fired Sebastien Bourdais on Monday. Full Story »
Work starts early on London 2012 handball arena
AP – 1 hr 25 mins ago

LONDON - Construction work on a handball venue for the London Games has begun two months early, meaning all permanent venues for the 2012 Olympics are under way, organizers said Monday. Full Story »

Video: CIT Group's Small Biz Impact CNBC

Resurgent Wall Street to be tested by earnings, Fed

Stock futures point higher on news of CIT rescue

AP – 42 mins ago

Slideshow: Stock Markets

Company forecasters less pessimistic

AP – 1 hr 22 mins ago

Oil rises to near $65 on strong corporate results AP – 2 hrs 3 mins ago
Halliburton 2Q earnings plummet, beat expectations AP – 37 mins ago
Resurgent Wall Street to be tested by earnings, Fed AFP – Sat Jul 18, 12:02 am ET

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Analysis: Geithner's tough task: marketing US debt
AP – Sun Jul 19, 6:19 pm ET

WASHINGTON - Timothy Geithner, architect of bank, auto and economic rescue plans, has another high-stakes job these days: traveling bond salesman. Full Story »
Hasbro 2nd-quarter profit beats expectations
AP – 26 mins ago

AP

NEW YORK - Toy maker Hasbro Inc. said Monday its second-quarter profit rose 5 percent, beating expectations, as robust sales of Transformers and G.I. Joe toys — both tied to summer movies — helped offset international sales hurt by the stronger dollar. Full Story »
British Airways to raise almost $1 billion
AP – Fri Jul 17, 7:49 am ET

LONDON - Hard-pressed British Airways said Friday it plans to raise 600 million pounds ($980 million) to see it through the recession and financial losses, which it estimated at 100 million pounds for the three months through June. Full Story »
Student Loans: A Bitter Financial Lesson
BusinessWeek Online – 35 mins ago

Where I grew up, it's in bad taste to talk about your personal finances. But with the financial woes of governments, companies, and ordinary people making headlines just about everywhere you look these days, it's about time we had an honest discussion about the great big money mess of 2009. Full Story »
CIT collapse could ripple through retail industry
AP – Fri Jul 17, 5:22 pm ET

AP

NEW YORK - The possible collapse of a key lender is sending panic through the retail industry, threatening to hang up deliveries of back-to-school clothing and other merchandise and throw holiday ordering into disarray. Full Story »

After the Foreclosure: Downsizing and Doubling Up
BusinessWeek Online – 35 mins ago

Downsizing their living spaces and doubling up with roommates and relatives: The housing collapse has left many victims of foreclosure looking for a place to call home. For many investors, the once-solid decision to invest in real estate has turned into a financial blunder, leaving the market awash with extra inventory and further depressing prices. Full Story »
Oil prices rally on US housing data
AFP – 1 hr 29 mins ago
AFP/File
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices rose sharply on Monday, lifted by rising global equities and positive data that suggested the worst may be over for the crisis-hit US housing market, analysts said. Full Story »
- Slideshow: Oil Industry
Report: UK mortgage lending up 17 pct in June
AP – 1 hr 59 mins ago

LONDON - Gross mortgage lending in the United Kingdom rose by 17 percent in June compared to the previous month but still lagged at about half of year-ago levels, the Council of Mortgage Lenders said Monday. Full Story »
Commercial mortgage failure at 20-year high in U.S.: report
Reuters – Mon Jul 20, 4:42 am ET

(Reuters) - Commercial mortgages at U.S. banks have been failing at the fastest rate in nearly 20 years, the Wall Street Journal said, citing its own analysis. Full Story »
A New Confidence in Construction?
BusinessWeek Online – Fri Jul 17, 8:08 am ET

U.S. homebuilders seem to be coming out of hibernation as the gloom over the housing market begins to lift. Full Story »

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Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - July 20, 2009

He who hesitates is a damned fool.: Mae West (1892 - 1980)
It is bad luck to be superstitious.: Andrew W. Mathis
When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it.: Bernard Bailey
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Think of what would happen to us in America if there were no humorists; life would be one long Congressional Record.: Tom Masson

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