Dec. 24: Pope Benedict XVI put a quick end to the chaos that broke out briefly after a woman who jumped over the barriers at St. Peters Basilica knocked him down as he walked down the aisle to begin Christmas Eve Mass. nbc's Martin Fletcher reports. (Nightly News)
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PT, Thurs., Dec . 24, 2009 WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill in a climactic Christmas Eve vote that could define President Barack Obama's legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country's history. The 60-39 vote on a cold winter morning capped months of arduous negotiations and 24 days of floor debate. It also followed a succession of failures by past congresses to get to this point. Vice President Joe Biden presided as 58 ...
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It played like a scene from a holiday movie — a mystery couple, who didnt leave their names or numbers, walked into a restaurant, finished their meal and then set off a chain reaction of generosity that lasted for hours. Thats just what employees at the Aramingo Diner in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia said a man and a woman did during their breakfast shift Saturday morning. It was magical. I had tears in my eyes because it never happened before. Ive been here for 10 years, and Ive ...
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