http://news.aol.com Latest News Articles From AOL News Copyright 2005 America Online, Inc. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:43:18 GMT AOLNews, LLC 2009-11-08T01:43:18Z Copyright 2005 America Online, Inc. http://www.aolcdn.com/dynanews/aolnewslogo_small http://news.aol.com AOL News! http://news.aol.com/article/house-preps-for-weekend-health-care-vote/742849 President Barack Obama is traveling to Capitol Hill on Saturday to try to close the sale on his signature health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote in the House certain to be seen as a test of his presidency. Health News National News Political News Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:25:46 GMT 742849 2009-11-07T22:25:46Z <a name="742849"></a><div class="hentry a742849" reltag="Health News"> <h3 class="entry-title "><a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/house-preps-for-weekend-health-care-vote/742849">Health Care Hinges on Saturday Vote</a></h3> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="posted"><abbr class="synpAbbr" title="2009-11-07T17:25:46Z">posted:<span class="bylinDt"> 3 HOURS 17 MINUTES AGO</span><!-- trri: trriAppID=dynanews --><!-- trri: trriCategory=news-news-article --><!-- trri: trriAssetType=articles --><!-- trri: trriObjectURI=753310 --><!-- trri: trriItemOverrideUrl= -->comments:<span class="cmnt"> <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/house-preps-for-weekend-health-care-vote/742849#Comments">5008</a></span></abbr></span></h4> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="filedUnder">filed under: <a href="http://news.aol.com/health">Health News</a>, <a href="http://news.aol.com/nation">National News</a>, <a href="http://news.aol.com/main/politics">Political News</a></span></h4> <div class="entry-summary"><!-- Enhancement List size = 2 --><!-- adding key 2.1 --><!-- adding key 2.2 --> <div class="synpTxt">Congress begins debating a bill that would overhaul the nation's health care system. A vote is scheduled for late Saturday. President Barack Obama visits Capitol Hill to rally Democrats during the rare weekend session.</div> <!-- enhAlign: Centered, enhSize: Large--> <!-- enhAlign Number: 3, enhSize Number: 3--> <a href="#axs974" style="display:block;position:absolute;left:-3000px;">Skip over this content</a> <div class="enhanCenter"> <div class="enhanCenterInner enhanLarge enhanCmn"><!-- contentType = html--><!-- column slot = synopsis_paragraph_2_1--><br clear=all><div class="left"> <iframe src="http://webcenter.polls.aol.com/modular.jsp?template=1381&view=179893&pollId=180185&channel=aol_us_news3" frameborder="0" width="205" height="185"></iframe></div> <div class="right"> <iframe src="http://webcenter.polls.aol.com/modular.jsp?template=1381&view=179894&pollId=180186&channel=aol_us_news3" frameborder="0" width="205" height="185"></iframe></div> <br clear=all> </div> </div> <a name="axs974"></a> <!-- enhAlign: Centered, enhSize: Large--> <!-- enhAlign Number: 3, enhSize Number: 3--> <a href="#axs329" style="display:block;position:absolute;left:-3000px;">Skip over this content</a> <div class="enhanCenter"> <div class="enhanCenterInner enhanLarge enhanCmn"><!-- contentType = html--><!-- column slot = synopsis_paragraph_2_2--><center><h1>House Leaders Face Off on Bill: <br><a href="http://www.sphere.com/2009/11/06/opinion-the-more-the-public-knows-about-our-reform-the-more-th/ " target="_blank">Case for It </a> | <a href="http://www.sphere.com/2009/11/06/opinion-democrats-health-care-bill-will-destroy-millions-of-jo/" target="_blank">Case Against It</a></h1></center> </div> </div> <a name="axs329"></a> <div class="entry-permalink"> <a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/house-preps-for-weekend-health-care-vote/742849">Full Coverage</a></div> </div> <div class="synpRatng"> <div class="synpVot"> <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/house-preps-for-weekend-health-care-vote/742849#MustRead"> <span class="synpMstRd">Must Read:</span> <span class="thmbsUp">0%</span> <span class="thmbsDwn">0%</span> </a> </div><a class="addthis_button_email" href="javascript: void(0)" onclick="shareOperation(2, 'http://news.aol.com/article/house-preps-for-weekend-health-care-vote/742849', 'Health Care Hinges on Saturday Vote');"><span class="emai">Email</span></a><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" style="text-decoration:none;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'http://news.aol.com/article/house-preps-for-weekend-health-care-vote/742849', 'Health Care Hinges on Saturday Vote');" onmouseout="addthis_close();" onclick="return addthis_sendto();"><img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/art/ch_news/plussym12x12" border="0" alt="Share" /><span class="share">Share</span></a> <a class="nbdr" href="http://news.aol.com/article/house-preps-for-weekend-health-care-vote/742849#Comments"><span class="synpCmnt">Comments (5008)</span></a> </div></div> http://news.aol.com/article/profiles-of-fort-hood-shooting-victims/756775 The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Here is a look at some of the victims. National News Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:49:19 GMT 756775 2009-11-07T23:49:19Z <a name="756775"></a><div class="hentry a756775" reltag="National News"> <h3 class="entry-title "><a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/profiles-of-fort-hood-shooting-victims/756775">Portraits Emerge of Shooting Victims</a></h3> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="posted"><abbr class="synpAbbr" title="2009-11-07T18:49:19Z">posted:<span class="bylinDt"> 1 HOUR 53 MINUTES AGO</span><!-- trri: trriAppID=dynanews --><!-- trri: trriCategory=news-news-article --><!-- trri: trriAssetType=articles --><!-- trri: trriObjectURI=753310 --><!-- trri: trriItemOverrideUrl= -->comments:<span class="cmnt"> <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/profiles-of-fort-hood-shooting-victims/756775#Comments">603</a></span></abbr></span></h4> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="filedUnder">filed under: <a href="http://news.aol.com/nation">National News</a></span></h4> <div class="entry-summary"><!-- Enhancement List size = 1 --><!-- adding key 1.1 --> <!-- enhAlign: Centered, enhSize: Large--> <!-- enhAlign Number: 3, enhSize Number: 3--> <a href="#axs718" style="display:block;position:absolute;left:-3000px;">Skip over this content</a> <div class="enhanCenter"> <div class="enhanCenterInner enhanLarge enhanCmn"><!-- contentType = html--><!-- column slot = synopsis_paragraph_1_1--><script src='http://www.aolcdn.com/keyexp/kits/ke_kits.js' type='text/javascript' language='javascript' charset='utf-8'></script> <!-- START KE KIT --> <div name="ke_kit"> <div id="news-news_forthood_victims" version="2.0" type="013" style="display:none;"> <div id="news-news_forthood_victims-launcher"></div> <div class="ke_kit_settings"> <div id="news-news_forthood_victims-ad" width="300" height="250" type="I" rate="1" magicnumber="93244038"></div> <div id="news-news_forthood_victims-link" placement="1424748" domain="1380767" rate="5"> <div name="url"></div> </div> <div id="news-news_forthood_victims-swf" width="640" height="618" bgcolor="#ffffff" version="9.0.115" > <div name="appConfigURL">http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,localizationConfig,entry&id=768253&pid=768252&uts=1257547291</div> <div name="mmxOverride"></div> <div name="swfWrapper">http://www.aolcdn.com/ke/media_gallery/v1/ke_media_gallery_wrapper.swf</div> </div> <div id="news-news_forthood_victims-css" dynamicslide="/ajax/photogallery/gatphotoKE.jsp?id=25521&feedtype=0&index=1" size="456t" photonumber="0" numimages="9" baseimageurl="http://o.aolcdn.com/photo-hub/" imageurl="http://o.aolcdn.com/photo-hub/news_gallery/6/3/637024/1257541546937.JPEG" dims="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims/PGMC/5/193/269/90/" showdisclaimertext="" css_notitle="" css_title="#333333" css_caption="#333333" css_disclaimer="#565656" css_container="" css_border="#ededed" css_photowell="#ededed" css_photoholder="#ffffff" css_buttons="#7e7e7e" css_btnover="#252525" css_scroll="#7e7e7e" css_margins="107,0,193,269,408,269,0,0"> <div name="title">Fort Hood Shooting Victims</div> <div name="caption">Spc. <b>Jason Dean Hunt</b>, 22, was one 13 people killed n the Fort Hood massacre. Hunt, from Frederick, Okla., joined the military after graduating from high school in 2005. He had served 3 1/2 years in the Army, including a stint in Iraq, and had just gotten married two months ago. Known as "J.D.," Hunt was "a very quiet boy who enjoyed video games," said his mother, Gale Hunt.</div> <div name="credit">Family photo / AP</div> <div name="source">Family photo / AP</div> <div name="disclaimertext"></div> </div> </div> </div> <script>oKExp.start("news-news_forthood_victims");</script> </div> <!-- END KE KIT --> </div> </div> <a name="axs718"></a> <div class="entry-permalink"> <a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/profiles-of-fort-hood-shooting-victims/756775">Full Coverage</a></div> </div> <div class="synpRatng"> <div class="synpVot"> <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/profiles-of-fort-hood-shooting-victims/756775#MustRead"> <span class="synpMstRd">Must Read:</span> <span class="thmbsUp">0%</span> <span class="thmbsDwn">0%</span> </a> </div><a class="addthis_button_email" href="javascript: void(0)" onclick="shareOperation(2, 'http://news.aol.com/article/profiles-of-fort-hood-shooting-victims/756775', 'Portraits Emerge of Shooting Victims');"><span class="emai">Email</span></a><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" style="text-decoration:none;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'http://news.aol.com/article/profiles-of-fort-hood-shooting-victims/756775', 'Portraits Emerge of Shooting Victims');" onmouseout="addthis_close();" onclick="return addthis_sendto();"><img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/art/ch_news/plussym12x12" border="0" alt="Share" /><span class="share">Share</span></a> <a class="nbdr" href="http://news.aol.com/article/profiles-of-fort-hood-shooting-victims/756775#Comments"><span class="synpCmnt">Comments (603)</span></a> </div></div> http://news.aol.com/article/web-pages-links-missing-daughter-dad/757743 After 30 years of looking for his daughter April-- after spending tens of thousands of dollars and beeing hoodwinked more than once -- Dr. Scott Becker finally found the woman he last saw as an infant, all thanks to the Web site, "Scott Becker looking for April." Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:23:47 GMT 757743 2009-11-08T01:23:47Z <a name="757743"></a><div class="hentry a757743" reltag=""> <h3 class="entry-title "><a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/web-pages-links-missing-daughter-dad/757743">Web Page Links Long-Lost Daughter, Dad</a></h3> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="posted"><abbr class="synpAbbr" title="2009-11-07T20:23:47Z">posted:<span class="bylinDt"> 19 MINUTES AGO</span><!-- trri: trriAppID=dynanews --><!-- trri: trriCategory=news-news-article --><!-- trri: trriAssetType=articles --><!-- trri: trriObjectURI=753310 --><!-- trri: trriItemOverrideUrl= -->comments:<span class="cmnt"> <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/web-pages-links-missing-daughter-dad/757743#Comments">10</a></span></abbr></span></h4> <div class="entry-summary"><!-- Enhancement List size = 1 --><!-- adding key 2.1 --> <div class="synpTxt">Almost a decade ago, Dr. Scott Becker created a simple Web page, just in case the daughter he hadn't seen since her infancy 30 years ago tried to find him. This fall, she searched just the right phrase. </div> <!-- enhAlign: Centered, enhSize: Large--> <!-- enhAlign Number: 3, enhSize Number: 3--> <a href="#axs108" style="display:block;position:absolute;left:-3000px;">Skip over this content</a> <div class="enhanCenter"> <div class="enhanCenterInner enhanLarge enhanCmn"><!-- contentType = html--><!-- column slot = synopsis_paragraph_2_1--><center><object classid='clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000' codebase='http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0' width='320' height='305' id='embeddedplayer'><param name='movie' value='http://gannett.a.mms.mavenapps.net/mms/rt/1/site/gannett-wxia-3321-pub01-live/current/articleplayer/singleclip/client/embedded/embedded.swf'/><param name='allowFullScreen' value='true'/><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'/><param name='scale' value='noscale'/><param name='salign' value='LT'/><param name='bgcolor' value='#000000'/><param name='wmode' value='window'/><param name='FlashVars' value='playerId=articleplayer&referralObject=1321731178&referralPlaylistId=playlist&adServerBasePath=http://gannett.gcion.com/adrawdata/.0/5111.1/281378/0/0/header=yes;cc=2;cookie=info;alias=&adPositionId=video_prestream&adSiteId=video.11alive.com/&gpaperCode=gntbcstwxia&marketName=Atlanta, GA&division=broadcast&pageContentCategory=video&pageContentSubcategory=articleplayer'/><embed type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://gannett.a.mms.mavenapps.net/mms/rt/1/site/gannett-wxia-3321-pub01-live/current/articleplayer/singleclip/client/embedded/embedded.swf' id='embeddedplayer' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' menu='false' quality='high' play='false' name='articleplayer' height='305' width='320' allowFullScreen='true' allowScriptAccess='always' scale='noscale' salign='LT' bgcolor='#000000' wmode='window' flashvars='playerId=articleplayer&referralObject=1321731178&referralPlaylistId=playlist&adServerBasePath=http://gannett.gcion.com/adrawdata/.0/5111.1/281378/0/0/header=yes;cc=2;cookie=info;alias=&adPositionId=video_prestream&adSiteId=video.11alive.com/&gpaperCode=gntbcstwxia&marketName=Atlanta, GA&division=broadcast&pageContentCategory=video&pageContentSubcategory=articleplayer'/></object></center> </div> </div> <a name="axs108"></a> <div class="entry-permalink"> <a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/web-pages-links-missing-daughter-dad/757743">Full Coverage</a></div> </div> <div class="synpRatng"> <div class="synpVot"> <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/web-pages-links-missing-daughter-dad/757743#MustRead"> <span class="synpMstRd">Must Read:</span> <span class="thmbsUp">0%</span> <span class="thmbsDwn">0%</span> </a> </div><a class="addthis_button_email" href="javascript: void(0)" onclick="shareOperation(2, 'http://news.aol.com/article/web-pages-links-missing-daughter-dad/757743', 'Web Page Links Long-Lost Daughter, Dad');"><span class="emai">Email</span></a><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" style="text-decoration:none;" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', 'http://news.aol.com/article/web-pages-links-missing-daughter-dad/757743', 'Web Page Links Long-Lost Daughter, Dad');" onmouseout="addthis_close();" onclick="return addthis_sendto();"><img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/art/ch_news/plussym12x12" border="0" alt="Share" /><span class="share">Share</span></a> <a class="nbdr" href="http://news.aol.com/article/web-pages-links-missing-daughter-dad/757743#Comments"><span class="synpCmnt">Comments (10)</span></a> </div></div> http://news.aol.com/article/south-korean-woman-takes-written-drivers/755777 A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver's license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time. The aspiring driver spent more than 5 million won ($4,200) in application fees, but until now had failed to score the minimum 60 out of a possible 100 points needed to get behind the wheel for a driving test. 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National News Weather News Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:26:53 GMT 754444 2009-11-08T00:26:53Z <a name="754444"></a><div class="hentry a754444" reltag="National News"> <h3 class="entry-title "><a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/tropical-storm-ida-gains-strength-in/754444">Ida Gains Strength in Caribbean</a></h3> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="posted"><abbr class="synpAbbr" title="2009-11-07T19:26:53Z">posted:<span class="bylinDt"> 1 HOUR 16 MINUTES AGO</span><!-- trri: trriAppID=dynanews --><!-- trri: trriCategory=news-news-article --><!-- trri: trriAssetType=articles --><!-- trri: trriObjectURI=753310 --><!-- trri: trriItemOverrideUrl= -->comments:<span class="cmnt"> <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/tropical-storm-ida-gains-strength-in/754444#Comments">92</a></span></abbr></span></h4> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="filedUnder">filed under: <a href="http://news.aol.com/nation">National News</a>, <a href="http://news.aol.com/main/weather">Weather News</a></span></h4> <div class="entry-summary"><!-- Enhancement List size = 1 --><!-- adding key 2.1 --> <div class="synpTxt">Tropical storm Ida rapidly gains strength over Caribbean waters, spurring storm warnings for parts of Mexico and Cuba. 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"Women really have become the dominant gender," says Guy Garcia, author of "The Decline of Men."</div> <div class="entry-permalink"> <a rel="bookmark" href="http://www.sphere.com/2009/11/06/women-are-overtaking-men-in-the-u-s/">Full Coverage</a></div> </div><div class="synpShrHide"></div></div> http://news.aol.com/article/as-sniper-execution-nears-questions/757706 It galled her to do it, but Sarah Dillon was desperate for answers, so she wrote letters to convicted snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo: If you murdered my son, please confess, she wrote. 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Jason Rodriguez, 40, surrendered about three hours later, after officers saw him through the window of his mother's home and asked him to come outside, Orlando Police Chief Val Demings said. Asked by a reporter outside the police station why he did it, he replied: "Because they left me to rot." 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