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Page last updated at 14:45 GMT, Monday, 21 December 2009

The US Capitol seen at night as senators dbated healthcare reform
Health bill clears Senate hurdle
US healthcare legislation clears a key vote in the Senate, setting the stage for the final bill to be passed later this week.
Mark Mardell: Talk and pork?
Q&A: US healthcare reform
Healthcare: Who wants what?

A man brushes snow of a car in Washington, 20 Dec Monster snowstorm melts into sea
The US north-east digs itself out after a monster storm which dumped up to 2ft (70cm) of snow on cities melts into the sea.

Raul Castro Cuba's president criticises Obama
President Raul Castro lashes out at the US, accusing Barack Obama of endorsing efforts to undermine Cuba.


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Kool and the Gang with huge crowd Cubans groove to US disco hits

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Bruno Kettels, known as 'Mr Boliva', won the contest in Taiwan Mr Bolivia is 'world's best looking man'

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FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Kool & the Gang on stage in Havana Celebration
Kool & the Gang Get Down on It for free Havana gig
Sasha Brooks (left) and Kimberley Anderson (right) Behind bars
Brazil sees rise in foreign women in drugs trade
Empire State Building, New York Green skyscraper
Energy saving at the Empire State building

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Copenhagen deal 'a start' - UN
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BP workers in Texas win damages
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BUSINESS
Spyker shares soar on Saab offer
Oracle sees Sun deal in January
Ryanair pulls out of Boeing deal
FEATURES
AOL relaunches
Reading while rolling Cuban cigars
Why AOL Time Warner failed
Profile: Beltran Leyva cartel
Lethal injection choice on trial

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Flash of sunlight reflected off Kraken Sea (Nasa/JPL/UA/DLR) Space sailing
Daring proposal to float a boat on Saturn's moon Titan
Dead trees in the mining area No glitter
High environmental price of gold mining for Peru's rivers
Oral Roberts in May 2009 Televangelist
How Oral Roberts pioneered religious broadcasting

OTHER TOP STORIES
Family tribute to Brittany Murphy
Guantanamo inmates flown home
US general defends pregnancy ban
Colombia beefs up border forces
Spyker submits new Saab bid to GM
Democrats secure key health vote
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Snow pile near the White House, 20 Dec US snowball fight takes a twist when 'detective draws gun'

MARDELL'S AMERICA
Mark Mardell Political analysis and a British perspective on life in the US

Too much talk and pork in the US Senate?
Can Obama sell his 'hard stuff' to the Senate?
Obama's hard sell on climate change
MATT FREI'S DIARY
Matt Frei The Noughties: An unsettling decade

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Australia captain Ricky Ponting Windies slump to Australia series defeat


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