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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional officials say they expect President Barack Obama to visit Capitol Hill on Friday to lobby lawmakers on health care reform. The overhaul is the president's top domestic priority. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hopes to have legislation on the House floor for a vote on Saturday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted 98-0 for a 20-week extension of jobless benefits. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus says Congress has no choice but to act because 7,000 people run out of benefits every day. CLEVELAND (AP) — Authorities in Cleveland say they've identified one of the bodies found at the home of a registered sex offender. The victim had been missing for about a year. Police say they've recovered the remains of at least 11 victims. MILAN (AP) — An Italian judge has found 23 Americans and two Italians guilty in the kidnapping of an Egyptian terror suspect. The convictions are the first anywhere in the world against people involved in the CIA's extraordinary renditions program. The Americans, who were tried in absentia, now cannot travel to Europe without risking arrest. ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yoga practitioners in Missouri say their classes should be exempt from a sales tax because the lessons include spiritual elements. The state started requiring payment this week. Officials say they will consider religious exemptions to the sales tax on a case-by-case basis.
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