Dec. 15, 2009
Updated: 4:19 PM

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Obama: US Senate close
to passing health care bill

The president met privately with Senate Democrats today and then declared they were "on the precipice" of enacting health care legislation. (AP, 4:09 p.m.)

Dan Wasserman's 20 top toons of 2009

Dan Wasserman's 20 top toons of 2009
Boston Globe editorial cartoonist Dan Wasserman picks the 2009 cartoons he enjoyed creating the most.

Library book returned 99 years overdue

Stanley Dudek, 75, returned "Facts I Ought to Know about the Government of My Country" to the New Bedford Public Library Monday. (Boston Globe, 2:47 p.m.)

Lowell school's backers vow to fight on

Parents and staff turned out for a state education board meeting today after the school was slated for closure due to poor academic performance. (Globe, 1:45 p.m.)

Evangelist Oral Roberts dies at 91

Roberts rose from tent revivals to found an Oklahoma university bearing his name. (AP, 4:11 p.m.)

Strangulation threat prompts blinds recall

The government and the window covering industry recalled more than 50 million shades and blinds that can strangle children. (AP, 11:47 a.m.)

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