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Asian shares fall back as investors await comments by Yellen
Shares in Asia fell back after an early rally on Tuesday, as investors awaited comments to Congress by Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.6 percent to 19,336.97 ...
U.S. Representatives vote against D.C. assisted suicide law
By Lacey Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives' Oversight Committee voted on Monday to strike down a Washington, D.C. law that would allow physician-assisted suicide there. City leaders passed legislation in December that allows terminally ill patients to end their lives with a doctor's help, but the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to overturn laws in the 68-square-mile (177-square-km) district. "I worry that assisted suicide will create a marketplace for death," said Jason Chaffetz, a Utah Republican who heads the Oversight Committee.
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