http://nwherald.comThe latest news from the nwherald.com websiteen-usRescuers working in frigid cold and darkness tried to reach 66 people believed trapped a third of a mile underground after a huge gas explosion Saturday ripped through a coal mine in northern China, killing at least 42 people.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/58754381/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/58754381/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 16:51:28 GMTIn a show of unity, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with Republicans eager to doom the bill and inflict a punishing defeat on President Obama.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/55312383/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/55312383/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 16:12:06 GMTWASHINGTON – Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_eyrgmotus7ccsvchq73nmw/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_eyrgmotus7ccsvchq73nmw/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:30:00 GMTNEW YORK – Is it too soon to begin missing Oprah?http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_10p6zoo3rjatzb2easgnq/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_10p6zoo3rjatzb2easgnq/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTMore states add jobs, but many for temporary staffhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_sqh1rl2rsginyedsu99p3q/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_sqh1rl2rsginyedsu99p3q/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTNIKISKI, Alaska – Norm Olson’s genial tone belies his reputation as a radical militiaman, yet here he is, at 63, an affable grandfather explaining why Americans should arm themselves against their government.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_2velu0fqsimm5eqwdutdag/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_2velu0fqsimm5eqwdutdag/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTFAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_6slsx3ytseuis9utpzjzw/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_6slsx3ytseuis9utpzjzw/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Atlantis’ astronauts anxiously awaited word Friday on the birth of a crewman’s daughter as they moved more supplies into the International Space Station and geared up for another spacewalk.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_76a9i4_htnyoxdsxgymyla/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_76a9i4_htnyoxdsxgymyla/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTBRUSSELS – Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the dispute.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_7hx1agztyei53qz8lokpq/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_7hx1agztyei53qz8lokpq/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTFORT HOOD, Texas – Sarah Palin’s tour to promote her new memoir will include a stop at Fort Hood to benefit the victims of the shooting rampage and their families.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_alz8oj9escyyuzjbmtivoa/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_alz8oj9escyyuzjbmtivoa/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTNEW YORK – Whether he’s planning another run for the White House or a bid for senator or governor, or he just misses the spotlight, Rudy Giuliani suddenly is back and talking about the topic that made him a national star – Sept. 11.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_b75bhtb5tte67fcmyyzlcq/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_b75bhtb5tte67fcmyyzlcq/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTBEIJING – A gas explosion tore through a coal mine in northern China today, killing 11 people and trapping another 128, central government authorities said.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_gcwqp7hesnmdnjkfr0g96w/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_gcwqp7hesnmdnjkfr0g96w/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTNEW YORK – The U.S. finally is becoming a nation of savers. Now if only we could get something for our money.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_hqbhki_dshcmlqxyudoq9a/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_hqbhki_dshcmlqxyudoq9a/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTCOLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_mipntgdrg6qhi3vvfnlrq/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_mipntgdrg6qhi3vvfnlrq/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTATLANTA – Health officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that’s resistant to the drug Tamiflu.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_qeotawcxtb60sbfdmovzeq/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_qeotawcxtb60sbfdmovzeq/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTPESHAWAR, Pakistan – An explosion struck the office of an aid organization in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border on Saturday, wounding a security guard, police said.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_yg4g6bcuqiu8hk43fy3xbw/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_yg4g6bcuqiu8hk43fy3xbw/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTANNAPOLIS, Md. – As the nation’s military academies try to recruit more minorities, they aren’t getting much help from members of Congress from big-city districts with large numbers of blacks, Hispanics and Asians.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_ylfkro3orxs9qk4c8ad1w/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/21/r_ylfkro3orxs9qk4c8ad1w/index.xmlSat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_pyjexw4stpqrwt0uspdsgg/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_pyjexw4stpqrwt0uspdsgg/index.xmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:53:00 GMTATLANTA – For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation’s air travel system set off delays and cancellations for passengers around the country.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_gqjd75xessmars10bnes5q/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_gqjd75xessmars10bnes5q/index.xmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 07:30:00 GMTWASHINGTON – They call it the “Botax.”http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_qpfkaq_esvq3urvkeaj9kw/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/20/r_qpfkaq_esvq3urvkeaj9kw/index.xmlFri, 20 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMT