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Obama: Time for talk is over on healthcare bill
ST. CHARLES, Missouri (Reuters) - President Barack Obama declared on Wednesday the "time for talk is over" and urged the U.S. Congress to vote on healthcare as his health secretary directly challenged insurers to forgo profits to make coverage more affordable.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=cUnZyogtWRw:Bxkk-PYPrjk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=cUnZyogtWRw:Bxkk-PYPrjk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=cUnZyogtWRw:Bxkk-PYPrjk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=cUnZyogtWRw:Bxkk-PYPrjk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=cUnZyogtWRw:Bxkk-PYPrjk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/cUnZyogtWRw" height="1" width="1"/>

Senate passes $149 billion for jobless aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday passed a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks, as Democrats continued efforts to lower the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before congressional elections in November.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=iNASs2f7yCw:kVDhX_nr2B0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=iNASs2f7yCw:kVDhX_nr2B0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=iNASs2f7yCw:kVDhX_nr2B0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=iNASs2f7yCw:kVDhX_nr2B0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=iNASs2f7yCw:kVDhX_nr2B0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/iNASs2f7yCw" height="1" width="1"/>

World's mega-rich adding wealth, Carlos Slim No. 1
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is the world's richest person, knocking Microsoft founder Bill Gates into second spot, as the wealth of the world's billionaires grew by 50 percent over the last year, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=lcT7343X6XU:uoVmI_1vFn8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=lcT7343X6XU:uoVmI_1vFn8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=lcT7343X6XU:uoVmI_1vFn8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=lcT7343X6XU:uoVmI_1vFn8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=lcT7343X6XU:uoVmI_1vFn8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/lcT7343X6XU" height="1" width="1"/>

Arab League chief says Mideast talks off
CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Wednesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had told him he would not enter indirect talks with Israel, only days after the Palestinian side had agreed to the contacts.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=BD5sScewgck:actByqVOsJw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=BD5sScewgck:actByqVOsJw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=BD5sScewgck:actByqVOsJw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?a=BD5sScewgck:actByqVOsJw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/topNews?i=BD5sScewgck:actByqVOsJw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/BD5sScewgck" height="1" width="1"/>

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2004: Many die as bombs destroy Madrid trains
At least 170 people are killed after powerful explosions tear through three Madrid train stations during the morning rush-hour.

1985: Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader
There is a new man in charge at the Kremlin - Mikhail Gorbachev takes over following the death of Konstantin Chernenko.

1955: Farewell to scientist who discovered penicillin
Sir Alexander Fleming - the man who first discovered the life-saving drug penicillin - dies of a heart attack.

1977: Roman Polanski charged with rape
French film director Roman Polanski is charged with raping a 13-year- old girl in Hollywood.

1974: 'Anti-IRA spies' break out of jail
Two self-proclaimed British Government spies have escaped from a top-security prison in Ireland where they were serving sentences for armed robbery.

2001: Big rise in new cases of foot-and-mouth
It is the worst day for new foot-and-mouth cases since the disease was first diagnosed two weeks ago