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AP - The 55-42 roll call by which the Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation that would let the government negotiate Medicare drug prices. The Democrats needed 60 votes to bring the bill up for a vote.

RTE's Primetime hosted a head-to-head debate between the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny. Ahern emphasised past achievements, whilst Kenny spoke about building a new future for Ireland. Just how Irish voters will interpret the debate is still open to question.The Taoiseach appeared the calmer of the two, and he

Showing All the President's Men to a class of trainee journalists in Damascus prompts questions about whether America still maintains its own standards

AP - The presidents of Russia and China on Monday called on Iran to fulfill the U.N. Security Council's demands over its disputed atomic program, a day after the Islamic republic announced it was partially suspending cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog.