Technology Top Stories from Associated Press (AP)
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Obama asks House to vote on health care bill
Published: 2009-11-07 20:19:44WASHINGTON, President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to 'answer the call of history' Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack it.
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Iran releases 3 journalists jailed during rallies
Published: 2009-11-07 14:05:34TEHRAN, Iran, Iranian authorities have released three journalists who were among more than 100 people arrested during pro-government and opposition street demonstrations this week, the country's official news agency reported.
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NY case spotlights Dead Sea Scrolls, fake e-mails
Published: 2009-11-07 13:20:48NEW YORK, Students and university officials started getting e-mails last year in which a prominent Judaic studies scholar seemed to make a startling confession: He had committed plagiarism. The messages, it turned out, were a hoax. Prosecutors filed criminal charges, saying a lawyer sent the messages to tarnish the professor, his father's rival.
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Software cos. eye key patent case in Supreme Court
Published: 2009-11-07 12:27:40WASHINGTON, With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software.
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Afghan gov't says UN representative out of line
Published: 2009-11-07 10:18:15KABUL, Pushing back against international criticism, Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that the top U.N. official in the country overstepped his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption and warlords.
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Pakistan: 12 militants killed in offensive
Published: 2009-11-07 07:01:50ISLAMABAD, Pakistani soldiers killed 12 militants in gunbattles over the past day, officials said Saturday, as government forces pressed on with their offensive in the mountainous Taliban sanctuary of South Waziristan. The military said while the army has taken control of two former strongholds - Sararogha and Ladha - there were still occasional clashes with militants.
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Stocks post modest gains as job losses slow
Published: 2009-11-06 18:10:08NEW YORK, Investors undaunted by a surprisingly weak jobs report found enough positive news to nudge stocks higher Friday. News that the nation's unemployment rate rose above 10 percent last month for the first time in 26 years didn't derail the stock market's strong gains in the week, which lifted major indexes more than 3 percent.
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In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only
Published: 2009-11-06 17:50:26LONDON, In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it.
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Judge approves release of some Yale killing files
Published: 2009-11-06 17:44:16NEW HAVEN, Conn., Some documents detailing the case against a former Yale University employee accused of killing a graduate student must be unsealed and made available to the public in three business days, a Connecticut judge ruled Friday.
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Poll: One-third able to get swine flu vaccine
Published: 2009-11-06 15:29:00ATLANTA, Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday. That's true even for people who are at extra risk for severe complications and should be at the front of the line.
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