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....

Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bruising debate on health care awaits the Senate after Thanksgiving now that the historic legislation has cleared a key hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama....

Nelson might not back next step for health bill
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A moderate Democratic senator who voted to allow debate over a health care bill says he might not support the bill in its next hurdle in the Senate....

Senate Dems frustrated with sway held by moderates
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Democratic senator says moderates in his party shouldn't be allowed to dictate the terms of the health care debate and that the final bill should include a government-run option for Americans lacking insurance....

Lawmaker says health bill won't limit mammograms
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Democratic lawmaker who has been treated for breast cancer says worries that the proposed health care overhaul would limit cancer screenings are overblown....

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

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....

Kennedy says RI bishop banned him from Communion
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, in Rhode Island because of the congressman's support for abortion rights, Kennedy said in a newspaper interview published Sunday....

Biden says Senate handed Obama a big victory
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden told Iowa Democrats on Saturday that the Senate handed the president a big victory with its decision to move forward with debate on sweeping legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system....

Terror trials differ in civilian, military courts
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal courts and military tribunals that will prosecute suspected terrorists vary sharply in their independence, public stature and use of evidence. But the Obama administration has so far offered no clear-cut rationale for how it chooses which system will try a detainee....