The Senate health care bill wouldraise effective marginal tax rates on lower and middle-income singles and families up to 41%.

Windmills installed by Minnesota cities to meet the state's new mandated global warming renewable energy requirements arefailing to provide any power thanks to the snow.

The House voted Thursday to allow the federal government to go $1.9 trillion deeper in debt, an increase of about $6,000 for every U. S. resident.

Stocks worldwide suffered sharp losses as the cost of insuring Greek and Portuguese sovereign debtsoared.