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Bill aims to ban toy-like lighters
The SwampA display of novelty lighters sits on the counter at a Skokie, Ill. Marathon gas station, which sells lighters that have lights on them along with other toy-like designs, July 17, 2007. (Chicago Tribune Photo By David Trotman-Wilkins) by......Tags: Career and Workplace, Environmental Pollution, Services and Shopping, Susan Collins, Skokie
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Bailout (of rum, arrows, race tracks)
The Swampby Frank James What do rum, motorsport race tracks and wooden arrows used by kids all have in common? The financial markets bailout bill, that's what. Taxpayers for Common Sense has compiled a handy list of what it called the......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Boeing Co., Upper House, Social Issues, United Technologies Corporation
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Will Dems get a brake-free Senate?
The Swampby Frank James One of the biggest question marks right now about what will happen on Election Day is whether Democrats will gain a filibuster-proof Senate by reaching 60 votes. The filibuster, of course, is the way that the Senate......Tags: Upper House, Jim Bunning, Jeff Merkley, Al Franken, Joe Lieberman
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Love abounds at Interior hearing
The SwampBy Jim Tankersley For all the fire they can spit on C-SPAN, ranting about procedure or policy, the truth is that most United States senators are exceedingly polite to one another in public. Friendly, often. Every once in a while......Tags: Global Warming, Upper House, Richard Burr, Energy Resources, Environmental Issues
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Panetta at CIA: 'Clean break from past'
The Swampby Rebecca Cole and updated as hearing continued and ended The Senate Intelligence Committee has taken up the nomination of Leon Panetta, former congressman from California and onetime chief of staff to former President Bill Clinton, for director of the.....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Upper House, Social Issues, Barack Obama, Abusive Behavior
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Bonus limits in stimulus: Tougher, or less tough?
Spin CycleChris Dodd, the Senate banking chairman who presided over the great collapse and got his own cut-rate mortgage but now portrays himself as the great reformer, gets big play this morning in both the NYT and the WashPost for......Tags: Upper House, Olympia J. Snowe, CEO Pay, Barack Obama, Politics
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Obama's 'change:' Big things and now
The Swampby Janet Hook Just a month into his presidency, Barack Obama is calling for the most dramatic change in decades in the way the country tackles its most pressing problems - from the economy and healthcare to energy, education and......Tags: John Boehner, Energy Saving, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Health, Sociology
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Another stimulus looks unlikely
The Swampby Frank James One reason it was important for the recently passed economic stimulus to be as large as possible was because of the political reality that it would be difficult to get another major stimulus through Congress. The amounts......Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, National Government
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Obama budgets most dramatic change in decades
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — Just a month into his presidency, Barack Obama is calling for the most dramatic change in decades in the way the country tackles its most pressing problems—from the economy and health care to energy, education and taxes....Tags: Energy Saving, Economic Stimulus Plan, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Health, Environmental Issues
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Calif. bans spam, sets fines
Times Staff WriterSACRAMENTO — Gov. Gray Davis signed into law Tuesday a groundbreaking bill aimed at banning often offensive "spam" advertisements from the online mailboxes of millions of California computer users. The measure, by state Sen. Kevin Murray (D-...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System, Credit and Debt, Entertainment
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Anthrax alert shuts House
Sun StaffWASHINGTON - Investigators said that they have "substantive leads" about the origins of the anthrax that was mailed to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and triggered a partial shutdown yesterday on Capitol Hill. Congressional leaders closed the House...Tags: House Building, Bill Frist, Tom Daschle, Television, Richard A. Gephardt
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Airlines pledge improved data on delayed flights
Houston ChronicleThe nation's airlines are promising to create systems to help passengers learn when a flight has been delayed or canceled before the customers leave home. They've agreed to set up toll-free or local numbers to allow customers to check on lost baggage....Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Trips and Vacations, Air Transportation Industry, Contracts, Transportation
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