A high-speed railway that will cut the travel time between Beijing and Shanghai to four hours will open a year ahead of schedule next year, state media said yesterday.

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pWhite House Senior Adviser David Axelrod warned on Sunday that health care industry lobbyists were descending on skeptical Democratic lawmakers "like locusts" in an effort to scuttle the final vote on a reform bill./p

pAppearing on ABC's "This Week," Axelrod rationalized the difficulties of getting a majority vote behind a final health care package by pointing to the pressures these lawmakers face. /p

p"It has been a long and arduous debate," he said. "It is a tough issue for members of congress because there is an enormous lobbying campaign going on, on the other side.

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Heavy rain and melting snow have caused severe floods across a region neighboring China, flooding villages and killing about two dozen people, officials said on Friday.

Antigay policies can be attributed to populist, even democratic, politics, but that does not absolve their perpetrators of bigotry.

PORT SALENO — Robert Hill, sitting as ramrod tall as his 83 years will allow, looked into the eyes of “ABC World News Tonight” correspondent Ron Claiborne and declared: “I’m going to drive.”

Sarkozy snaps back at rumours over private life - Yesterday, 15:34 French President Nicolas Sarkozy described recent rumours about his private life as "ravings" Friday, saying he had no time to waste on...

WASHINGTON - The roads today are full of hazards: runaway Toyotas, teen drivers texting, commuters using the rearview mirror to check their hair while juggling cups of scalding coffee. Nonetheless, the number of people dying on the highway is the lowest since the 1950s.