Safety agency under spotlight in House hearing
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11.03.2010 3:06 0 views 0 comments Tags: House, March, Congress, Toyota, Illinois, Safety
AP - Toyota's massive recalls are bringing new scrutiny to the government's auto safety agency, prompting Congress to look at how federal safety officials have lived up to their mission of protecting motorists.
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| 48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing
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11.03.2010 2:32 0 views 0 comments Tags: Obama, March, Hawaii, Eric, Fiat
AP - Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more than 40 square miles on Kauai as critical habitat to allow the plants and animals to flourish.
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| Lawmaker's clash with fellow Democrats nothing new
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11.03.2010 2:17 0 views 0 comments Tags: President, Stress, West, Hall, March, Park, Democrats, Bibi, Center, Democratic, Congress, Basu, George
AP - Shortly after entering Congress in 1993, Rep. Bart Stupak withstood President Bill Clinton's charm offensive and voted against free-trade legislation — an early display of the independent streak that has put him at odds with fellow Democrats many times since.
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| Democrats, White House close in on health bill
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11.03.2010 2:10 0 views 0 comments Tags: President, House, Obama, John, Luca, March, Barack Obama, Democratic, Hits, While, White House, Speaker, Capitol
AP - A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signature health care overhaul.
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| Ex-freshman, veteran kingpin equal Democratic woes
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11.03.2010 2:09 0 views 0 comments Tags: This, House, David, Charley, Republicans, Democratic, FILE, Ranger, Massa, Eric
AP - One is a former Democratic freshman little known outside his Corning-Olean-Pittsford, N.Y., district. The other, a 20-term Democratic kingpin from Harlem, is widely known to New Yorkers and anyone following tax legislation.
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| Safety agency under spotlight in House hearing
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11.03.2010 2:07 0 views 0 comments Tags: House, Congress, Safety
AP - Toyota's massive recalls are bringing new scrutiny to the government's auto safety agency, prompting Congress to look at how federal safety officials have lived up to their mission of protecting motorists. Read more »
| Critics of Justice Dept. lawyers under fire
(AP)
11.03.2010 2:05 0 views 0 comments Tags: Obama, Republicans, Keep, America, Political, Acting, Conference, FILE, Justice
AP - A conservative group's bashing of several Obama administration lawyers as the "al-Qaida Seven" has struck a nerve in the U.S. legal community, prompting even some fellow Republicans to denounce the group's attack.
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| Success of lone gunmen may shift al-Qaida strategy
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11.03.2010 2:04 0 views 0 comments Tags: Airlines, This, December, Christmas, Detroit, FILE, Service
AP - On Christmas Day, a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit tried to blow up the plane with plastic explosives in his underwear. He failed, yet the very attempt shook the U.S. government, set federal agencies against each other and triggered months of political second-guessing.
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| Pelosi: Dems close on health care agreement
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11.03.2010 1:22 0 views 0 comments Tags: President, Obama, Republican, March, Deep, Barack Obama, Democrats
AP - Democrats claimed momentum Wednesday in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, citing near agreement on crucial issues despite persistent Republican efforts to knock them off stride.
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| Where are the Women GOP House Candidates?
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10.03.2010 23:01 0 views 0 comments Tags: House, Senate, While, Where, Women, Republicans
CQPolitics.com - While Senate Republicans boast top-flight female candidates in several marquee races, there appears to be a dearth of GOP women running in some of the most competitive House races across the country. Read more »
| Pelosi: Dems close on health care agreement
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10.03.2010 22:46 0 views 0 comments Tags: Democrats, Barack Obama, Deep, March, Republican, Obama, President
AP - Democrats claimed momentum Wednesday in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, citing near agreement on crucial issues despite persistent Republican efforts to knock them off stride.
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| House leader: Ethics panel ends Massa probe
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10.03.2010 22:05 0 views 0 comments Tags: House, Democratic, Massa, Eric
AP - The House Democratic campaign chief said Wednesday the ethics committee has ended an investigation of former Rep. Eric Massa, but the freshman's alleged harassment of his staff members — with possible sexual overtones — could spell continuing trouble for the party. Read more »
| 48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing
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10.03.2010 22:01 0 views 0 comments Tags: Fiat, Obama, March, Eric
AP - Honeycreeper birds, a fly and several ferns, trees and shrubs found only on a Hawaiian island were among 48 species added Wednesday to the endangered species list, boosting the number of such classifications by the Obama administration from two to 50.
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| Report: Senator sought work for ex-lover's husband
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10.03.2010 21:56 0 views 0 comments Tags: Senate, John, The NHS, New York, York, Times, York Times
AP - E-mails turned over to the FBI and Senate ethics investigators provide new evidence about Sen. John Ensign's efforts to find lobbying work for the husband of his former mistress and could add to his legal problems, The New York Times reported. Read more »
| Pelosi: Dems close on health care agreement
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10.03.2010 21:37 0 views 0 comments Tags: Democrats, Barack Obama, Deep, March, Republican, Obama, President
AP - Democrats claimed momentum Wednesday in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, citing near agreement on crucial issues despite persistent Republican efforts to knock them off stride.
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| House leader: Ethics panel ends Massa probe
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10.03.2010 21:25 0 views 0 comments Tags: House, Democratic, Massa, Eric
AP - The House Democratic campaign chief said Wednesday the ethics committee has ended an investigation of former Rep. Eric Massa, but the freshman's alleged harassment of his staff members — with possible sexual overtones — could spell continuing trouble for the party. Read more »
| 48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing
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10.03.2010 21:25 0 views 0 comments Tags: Fiat, Obama, March, Eric
AP - Honeycreeper birds, a fly and several ferns, trees and shrubs found only on a Hawaiian island were among 48 species added Wednesday to the endangered species list, boosting the number of such classifications by the Obama administration from two to 50.
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| 48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing
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10.03.2010 21:02 0 views 0 comments Tags: Obama
AP - Honeycreeper birds, a fly and several ferns, trees and shrubs found only on a Hawaiian island were among 48 species added Wednesday to the endangered species list, boosting the number of such classifications by the Obama administration from two to 50. Read more »
| Pelosi: Dems close on health care agreement
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10.03.2010 21:00 0 views 0 comments Tags: President, Obama, Republican, March, Deep, Barack Obama, Democrats
AP - Democrats claimed momentum Wednesday in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, citing near agreement on crucial issues despite persistent Republican efforts to knock them off stride.
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| Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal
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10.03.2010 20:25 0 views 0 comments Tags: This, World, March, Scott, Good, Hits, Brown, Women, Capitol, Media, Service
AP - They flew planes during World War II but weren't considered real military pilots. No flags were draped over their coffins when they died on duty. And when their service ended, they had to pay their own bus fare home.
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Vladimir Putin Builds His Eurasian Empire
10.03.2010 15:58 0 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy Tags: Communist, Union, Boot, Tory, Prime, London, Where, Minister, Russia, Prime Minister, First, Style, Sachs
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The Soviet Union is gradually being rebuilt as Vladimir Putin eyes a return to
the Kremlin. The man who declared the collapse of the Communist state to be
the ldquo;greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the centuryrdquo; appears determined to
forge a new empire.
The latest evidence emerged in a suggestion by Igor Shuvalov, First Deputy
Prime Minister in Mr Putinrsquo;s Government, that Russia may abolish the rouble
and create a common currency with Kazakhstan and Belarus.
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