Campaign Finance Law Changed Face of Elections, Report ShowsNew York TimesThe examination, to be released on Wednesday by the city's Campaign Finance Board, shows that changes enacted before the race encouraged 34000 New Yorkers …Manhattan's …
----------------------Lenders Develop A Conscience And Go GreenSeattle Post Intelligencer (blog)On an individual level, going green can be a fairly simple–but sometimes costly–undertaking. Yet on a corporate level, where $78 million is considered a …and more »
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The UpTakePawlenty directs state to decline health reformmsnbc.comCHICAGO — Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty directed state agencies on Tuesday to decline all discretionary participation in federal healthcare reform, throwing up roadblocks to Presiden…
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The GuardianNASA May Enlist Celebrities to Divert Trapped Chilean Miners During RescueBloombergThe US National Aeronautics and Space Administration may help organize astronauts and celebrities to entertain 33 miners trapped in a mine in Chile during a …
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The HinduObama administration marks end of combat mission in IraqUSA TodayThe administration spent Tuesday drawing attention to the formal end of the United States' seven-year combat mission in Iraq. President Obama rolled out speeches stateside, a…
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The GuardianAP source: Unlikely that 2 men plotting terrorThe Associated PressWASHINGTON — The FBI probe of two men arrested in Amsterdam after suspicious items turned up in one of the men's luggage is finding they were probably not on a test run…
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New York Daily NewsFoursquare, MTV to reward STD checkups with badgeThe Associated PressNEW YORK — You can "check in" to restaurants and bars, so how about health clinics while you get tested for sexually transmitted diseases? Foursquare, t…
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Metrowny.comSome states suing feds also claim health subsidiesThe Associated PressWASHINGTON — More than half a dozen states suing to overturn President Barack Obama's health care law are also claiming its subsidies for covering retired state gov…
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RTT NewsSummary Box: HSBC sells US auto finance unitsThe Associated PressIT'S OVER: British bank HSBC Holdings PLC has sold its last US auto finance businesses to Spain's Santander for about $3.56 billion in cash, completing its …HSBC sells U…
----------------------Texas House halts plans to shred travel recordsThe Associated PressAUSTIN, Texas — At the request of prosecutors, Texas House officials are halting plans to shred travel vouchers and receipts submitted by state legislators …and more »
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