WASHINGTON (AP) — The GOP is asking Democrats to withdraw their health care bill and rework it. In the Republican's weekly radio address, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says Democrats need to instead concentrate on modest health care changes. A vote on the bill is expected today in the House.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama heads to Capitol Hill today to make a last ditch appeal to wavering Democrats on the health care overhaul. The legislation, which hopes to cover tens of millions of uninsured Americans, is facing a make-or-break vote in the House today.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is lauding those who helped end the gunfire at Texas' Fort Hood. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama said soldiers used their training to end the tragedy that left 13 dead on American soil. He says in the shooting, "we saw the worst of human nature on full display, we also saw the best of America."

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A vote this afternoon could mean the end of Philadelphia's five-day-old public transportation nightmare. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Philadelphia's largest transit union are set to vote this afternoon on a contract that could end the strike that's idled buses, subways and trolleys.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's president says Moscow could back sanctions against Iran, if it fails to take a constructive stance in international talks over its nuclear ambitions. In remarks to Germany's Der Spiegel magazine released by the Kremlin, Dmitry Medvedev (dih-MEE'-tree med-VYEH'-dyev) says that's not a preferable solution since sanctions are usually "a step in a very difficult and dangerous direction."