Senate OK’s Health Care Bill in Victory for Obama – ABC News
Senate Majority Leader of Harry Reid, D-Nev., center, accompanied by Senate Democrats, speaks during Senate Majority Leader of Harry Reid, D-Nev., center, accompanied by Senate Democrats, speaks during a health care news conference on Capitol Hill

Alabama News: Raccoon Tests Positive For Rabies – MSNBC
Houston County health officials say a raccoon found fighting with dogs in a residential area has tested positive for rabies. The Dothan Eagle reports it’s the sixth case of animal rabies confirmed by the Houston County Health Department this year

U.S. Senate health bill clears final hurdle – Stabroek News
Passage in the Senate would set up potentially tough  negotiations in January to iron out differences with the House  of Representatives, which approved its own version on Nov. 7. “It’s been a long, hard road for all of us,” Senate