This Week in the Mercury
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
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Posted by Sarah Mirk on Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 9:17 AM
Judgment Day! The all-powerful Senate Finance Committee votes on the health care bill today. AGGGHHH the suspense!
Peace Through War: Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama has authorized deploying 13,000 more troops to Afghanistan, in addition to last spring's surge.
Far Too Equal: New York state's high court hears same-sex marriage opponents' cases to deny health insurance to same-sex couples married in other states.
Meanwhile... Even Russian celebrities are getting on the pro-gay bandwagon.
Madoff Earning "Prison Cred": By pushing over an old convict who argued with him about stock prices.
8th Circle of Hell: The tween girls summit rages on in DC.
Too Poor for Trash! With budgets tight, Oregonians are throwing away less.
Beavers in Beaverton: The deal to bring baseball to the suburb would cost $59 million, 60 percent of it from public funds.
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