Gaps for consumers in Democrat health care bills
WASHINGTON (AP) -- For consumers, the health care bills taking final shape in Congress don't rate close to a perfect 10....

Indian PM to be feted by Obama at state visit
WASHINGTON (AP) -- India has watched with wariness as President Barack Obama's administration has lavished attention on rivals Pakistan and China. Now, Obama is trying to ease Indian worries by honoring Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with the first state visit of his presidency....

Analysis: Fed under fire as public anger mounts
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag....

Zimbabwe women, receiving rights award, speak out
WASHINGTON (AP) -- After the beatings by President Robert Mugabe's policemen, the overcrowded, lice-ridden jail cells, the degradation of nightly strip-searches, Jenni Williams and Magondonga Mahlangu still cling to hope for Zimbabwe....

Mammogram guidelines spark debate over health bill
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings....

Warming's impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated - beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then....

Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty's next generation
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over....

Democrats: Health care bill saves money and jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two Democratic senators say the health care overhaul bill now going to the Senate floor for debate is a key to saving jobs and reducing the spiraling American budget deficit....

Former NIH chief: Ignore new mammogram guideline
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The former director of the National Institutes of Health is advising women to ignore new guidelines that delay the start of routine mammogram testing for breast cancer....

Durbin says deadline looming for health care bill
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A leading Democratic senator says the proposed health care overhaul must pass the Senate by the end of the year, so that lawmakers can begin to concentrate on the economy and job creation....