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Gary Locke: Commerce Sec'y nominee
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama today nominated Gary Locke, former governor of Washington, to serve as secretary of commerce. The former two-term Democratic governor who left office in 2005, the nation's first Chinese-American governor when he took...Tags: Government, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, National Government, Local Elections
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Michelle Obama's box mates tonight
The Swampby Frank James The White House earlier today released the names of those who will be in the First Lady's Box during President Barack Obama's speech tonight before a joint session of Congress, his first. Among the guests: a banker,......Tags: Florida, Laws, Barack Obama, Government, Culture
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Nine-state probe of alleged suicide-assistance ring leads to 4 arrests, multiple raids
Associated Press WriterATLANTA (AP) — Four members of an alleged assisted suicide ring were charged Wednesday with helping a 58-year-old Georgia man end his life, and investigators in eight other states were looking into whether the group was involved in more deaths. The...Tags: Florida, Government, Michigan, Arizona, National Government
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Ohio Lottery numbers
Here are the Ohio Lottery day and night selections for Wednesday: NIGHT Drawings Classic Lotto 2-7-11-26-31-46 (two, seven, eleven, twenty-six, thirty-one, forty-six) The Classic Lotto jackpot is $14.6 million. Rolling Cash 5 8-25-30-36-38...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, Lotto, Pick 3 Lottery, Pick 4 Lottery
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McCain warns of losing fragile gains in Iraq
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. John McCain said Wednesday that security gains in Iraq could be lost if the new administration pulls troops out too quickly, but he didn't dismiss the feasibility of President Barack Obama's 19-month timetable. The...Tags: Heads of State, Barack Obama, Government, John Boehner, Armed Forces
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Chimpanzee's Remains Cremated
The Hartford CourantA male chimpanzee killed by police last week after it critically injured a friend of its owner was cremated earlier today, less than 24 hours after the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation that would ban private ownership of the primates...Tags: Death and Dying, Parliament, Animals, Stamford, Cleveland Clinic
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House approves $8.8 million in earmarks tied to lobbying firm that was raided by the FBI
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The House decided Wednesday to spend $8.8 million on projects sought by 11 businesses and educational institutions represented by a lobbying firm the FBI raided three months ago. The money was in a $410 billion spending bill...Tags: Jeff Flake, Laws, Lobbying, Government, Employees
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UAW leader urges vote for Ford contract concessions, says Ford's long-term survival at stake
AP Auto WriterDETROIT (AP) — United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger urged union members to vote for contract concessions to Ford Motor Co., saying the automaker can't survive in the long term without major restructuring. Gettelfinger said in a letter...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Visteon Corporation, Plymouth, Employees, Chrysler LLC
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Sanctuary founder says she warned chimp owner of dangers years before animal mauled woman
Associated Press WriterSTAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — The founder of a primate rescue sanctuary said Wednesday that she warned a Connecticut woman years ago that her pet chimpanzee was a "ticking time bomb." April Truitt, who runs the Primate Rescue Center in Kentucky, said she...Tags: Kentucky, Animals, Cleveland Clinic, United States, Connecticut
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WVa mine agency prepares to begin inspecting coal barges in response to fatal accident
AP Business WriterCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is preparing to add coal barge inspections to its oversight of the mining industry after the drowning death of a miner who fell overboard late last year, the state's top mine safety official said Wednesday....Tags: West Virginia, Mining, Coal, Virginia, Utah
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Protectionism or "Think Local" in the Stimulus Package
BusinessWeek.comMembers of Congress were a bit ham-handed in their attempts to get "Buy American" provisions into the stimulus package such as requiring state governments completing infrastructure projects to buy American steel. Foreign governments and devout free-... -
Obama vs GOP: 'Fiscal responsibility'
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama hopes to turn the tenor of the political debate this week from unprecedented and massive new spending to "fiscal responsibility.'' He will do this with the presentation of the outline of a new federal......Tags: Beverage Industry, Government Debt, Government, Barack Obama, Cato Corporation
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