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Congress clears historic health care bill (AP)
March 22, 2010
AP - Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, a climactic chapter in the century-long quest for near universal coverage.
House passes Democratic changes to health bill (AP)
March 22, 2010
AP - The House has passed key changes to its just-approved overhaul of health care legislation. The changes are part of a prearranged agreement to guarantee passage of the historic legislation.
Asia stocks drop as Greek crisis, India hike weigh (AP)
March 22, 2010
AP - Asian stock markets fell Monday as worries about Greece's debt crisis and India's sudden interest rate hike rattled investors.
Investors learn to accept bad housing numbers (AP)
March 22, 2010AP - The housing market is still in bad shape, but investors don't seem to mind.
Credit Suisse restricts bankers' travel to Germany (Reuters)
March 22, 2010Reuters - Credit Suisse said it is restricting bankers' travel to Germany after authorities there said they had launched 1,100 tax evasion probes against the bank's clients and were investigating staff on suspicion of aiding evasion.
Oil drops to near $80, extending Friday's losses (AP)
March 22, 2010
AP - Oil prices dropped to near $80 a barrel Monday in Asia, extending losses from Friday as a monthlong rally fizzled out.
Europe stocks rise as Lloyds predicts profit (AFP)
March 22, 2010
AFP - Europe's main stock markets advanced on Friday, with London boosted by British state-rescued bank Lloyds' forecast of a return to profit in 2010 after two years of losses.
Which way, America, on healthcare bill vote? (The Christian Science Monitor)
March 22, 2010The Christian Science Monitor - Americans feel something seismic about to happen this weekend in Washington as Congress takes up a massive healthcare reform bill that will rejigger one-sixth of the US economy.
Ex-CSK Auto president dies while facing indictment (AP)
March 22, 2010AP - The death of a former top executive at CSK Auto Corp. means federal prosecutors won't be able to prove criminal charges that he manipulated earnings reports at the auto parts supplier.
French left beats Sarkozy's party in regional vote (AP)
March 22, 2010
AP - The long-flailing French left made a big-time comeback Sunday, crushing Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives in regional elections colored by voters' economic worries — and informally kicking off the 2012 presidential race.
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