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Climate change war roils U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Top of the TicketThe battle over the Democrats' cap-and-trade bill that would cut fuel emission standards and reward energy-saving conversions is causing a rift in a traditionally Republican sanctuary. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, long a lobbying powerhouse in Washington... -
Comcast, NBC Universal hearing in Congress focuses on priorities
Company TownThe U.S. House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet quickly got down to business on Thursday morning as Congress began its review of Comcast Corp.'s proposed acquisition of the controlling interest of NBC Universal. Huge issues... -
House Votes to Aid Insurers if Terrorists Attack U.S. Again
Times Staff WriterThe House approved legislation Thursday that would provide a federal safety net to insurance companies for future terrorist attacks, but the measure's fate is clouded by legal reforms added to it by Republicans. The Bush administration has said the bill...Tags: Lawyers, Economy, Business and Finance, Insurance, Finance, Elections
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Washington state has seven other highway bridges with low clearance issues
The Seattle TimesSEATTLE Washington state has seven other highway bridges with clearances as low as the Interstate 5 Skagit River bridge, where an overheight load destroyed one of four spans last week. That fact suggests that without tougher oversight of cross-state...Tags: Germany, Regional Authority, Memorial Day, Disasters and Accidents, Highway Transportation
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I-5 bridge collapse survivor: 'You hold on'
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust." "I hit the brakes and we went off," Sligh told reporters from a...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Hospitals and Clinics, National Transportation Safety Board, Disasters and Accidents
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I-5 bridge collapse caused by truck hitting span
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The Interstate 5 bridge collapse into the Skagit River was caused by an oversize truck hitting the span, the Washington State Patrol chief said. "For reasons unknown at this point in time the semi struck the overhead...
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Washington governor urges patience after bridge collapse
The Seattle TimesSEATTLE Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee said state officials are trying to determine whether a portable structure called a Bailey bridge could be used as a quick fix to deal with the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River. Inslee said...Tags: Transportation Industry, Politics, Regional Authority, Government, Inventories
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Wash. bridge collapse could affect business, trade up and down West Coast
Associated PressSEATTLE (AP) — For farmers, business owners and government officials up and down the West Coast, Washington's bridge collapse on Interstate 5 represents much more than a close brush with tragedy. As much as $20 billion in freight travels to and from...Tags: Maria Cantwell, Travel, Vancouver (Canada), Canada, Domestic Travel
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40 years after Roe v. Wade, abortion foes march on
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision with workshops, prayers and calls for more limits on the rights established by the Supreme Court in the landmark ruling that still defines one of the...
Tags: Insurance, Social Issues, Regional Authority, Parties and Movements, Abortion
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GOP Expands Majority in Governors' Mansions
CNNRepublicans flipped North Carolina, a state that hasn't elected a GOP governor since the 1980s, expanding their national lead over Democrats at the statehouse level, according to CNN projections. Eleven states held governors' races Tuesday. Democrats...Tags: Gary Herbert, Lawyers, Jack Markell, Earl Ray Tomblin, Regional Authority
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Republicans score key gubernatorial win in North Carolina
CNNRepublicans picked up a key seat in North Carolina, flipping a state that hasn't elected a GOP governor since the 1980s, according to CNN projections. Eleven states are holding gubernatorial races Tuesday, in which Democrats are defending eights seats;...Tags: Gary Herbert, Lawyers, Voting, Jack Markell, Byron Dorgan
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Democrats crowd the primary in newly redrawn 1st Congressional District
Q13 FOX News Political AnalystThe most competitive congressional race in Washington this year comes in a newly redrawn district. The new 1st Congressional District will run from Redmond all the way up to the Canadian border. It’s the seat that Jay Inslee recently vacated to...Tags: Laura Ruderman, Primaries, Religion and Belief, Politics, Ethics
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