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Reid sees progress toward debt ceiling accord Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told the Senate Sunday that negotiators were closing in on a debt limit package, but he warned that unresolved questions remained. Slideshow: 'Taking the Hill': A rare look inside Congress With debt talks roiling Washington, D.C., Brian Williams, anchor of NBC's Nightly News, and a team of dozens of journalists are given unprecedented access to Capitol Hill for a day-in-the-life documentary. Somalis fleeing famine preyed on by rapists Research shows that women are often attacked when they leave their families to go to the bathroom or gather firewood. Verdict for 2 Americans in Iran within a week The lawyer for two Americans jailed in Iran on charges of espionage said Sunday the court will announce its verdict within a week, dashing hopes for their immediate release after a final hearing in the case. Insanity ruling not likely in Norway It's unlikely that the right-wing extremist who admitted killing dozens in Norway last week will be declared legally insane, according to the chief of the Norwegian Board of Forensic Medicine. Dozens killed as Syrian army storms Hama Syrian tanks firing shells and machineguns stormed the city of Hama on Sunday, killing at least 80 civilians in a move to crush demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad's rule, rights activists and residents said. PFT: Plax joins Jets â€" it was 'all about Rex' PFT: So what distinguished the Jets from the Steelers, Giants, and 49ers when it came to wooing Plaxico Burress? None of the other teams had Rex Ryan. Saudi lingerie stalls on deadline to hire women Women in Saudi Arabia, one of the world's most conservative societies, still have to buy their intimate clothing from male clerks, despite several petitions and two government decrees ordering businesses to hire women. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032091/device/rss/rss.xml

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