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A fallen tree is removed from a house in the aftermath of a storm Monday in White Plains, N.Y. No one was hurt in the incident.

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National

Judge rejects request to delay Blagojevich trial

By The Associated Press
Posted: March 17, 2010 12:23 p.m.

A judge has refused to postpone the start of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s corruption trial.
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Senate passes jobs bill

By The Associated Press
Posted: March 17, 2010 11:18 a.m.

Companies that hire unemployed workers will get a temporary payroll tax holiday under a bill that easily won final congressional approval Wednesday.
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Health Care

Health care closer to vote

House OK not certain, so Democrats step up pressure

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE PRESS SERVICES
Posted: March 16, 2010 3:41 a.m.

House Democrats triggered the countdown Monday for the climactic vote on President Barack Obama’s fiercely contested remake of the healthcare system even though the legislation remained incomplete and lacked enough votes to pass.
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Health bill votes look low in House

By LIBBY QUAID THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted: March 15, 2010 5:09 a.m.

The House’s chief Democratic headcounter said Sunday that he hadn’t rounded up enough votes to pass President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul heading into an expected makeor-break week, even as the White House’s top political adviser said he was “absolutely confident” in its prospects.
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