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Democrats Show Signs of Disunity on Health Care as Debate Looms in Senate Democrats who united last week to bring a sweeping health-care plan to the U.S. Senate floor still need to settle disagreements in their own ranks to pass President Barack Obama’s top domestic initiative.

Pertamina May Sell Stakes in Insurance, Drilling Units in IPO Next Year PT Pertamina may list some units on the Indonesian stock exchange next year ahead of a plan to offer to the public a stake in the state oil company, Chief Financial Officer Ferederick Siahaan said.

Cuomo Took Campaign Donations From Lawyers With Matters Before His Office New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s campaign fund took tens of thousands of dollars from law firms representing clients his office investigated or accused of wrongdoing, state records show.

Allianz, World Wildlife Fund Say Climate Nearing Temperature Tipping Point Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer, and the WWF said climate change is pushing the world closer to temperature thresholds that could unleash devastating environmental, social and economic changes.

British Would-Be Borrowers Resist Approved Bank Credit as Loan Demand Dips A year ago, as Britain’s property market began to collapse, housebuilder Persimmon Plc owed 960 million pounds ($1.6 billion). Today, Chief Financial Officer Michael Killoran has slashed that debt by 58 percent.

Banks' Losses From Global Crisis Still 50% Unrevealed, Strauss-Kahn Says International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said that about half of bank losses from the global financial crisis have yet to be revealed.

Rudd Seeks Carbon Emissions Vote Before Australia Parliament Ends Nov. 26 The Australian government, which intends to make an offer tomorrow to opposition lawmakers of a revised carbon reduction proposal, said there is time to get the plan through parliament before the session ends on Nov. 26.

Antarctica Loses Ice From Larger Eastern Side as Well as West, Study Shows Antarctica is losing ice from its larger eastern side as well as the western part, an indication the southernmost continent may add “significantly more” to rising seas, researchers in Texas said.

U.K. Engineers Assess Flood Damage on 1,800 Bridges; Ireland Also Struck Engineers are conducting safety inspections on 1,800 bridges in northwestern England following the region’s worst floods on record, while in southwestern Ireland rains washed out roads and contaminated drinking water.