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Pelosi calls for 'boldest possible' gun legislation
LANSDOWNE, Va. -- Even as she acknowledged that passing a new assault weapons ban would be a challenge, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) called on Congress to consider the “boldest possible package” to reduce gun...
Tags: Interior Policy, Assault, Personal Weapon Control, Mike Thompson, Barack Obama
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1-800-GET-THIN centers criticized
Weight-loss surgeons from across the United States are attempting to distance themselves from surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising for Lap-Band surgery.
In a letter to House members considering a congressional investigation of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Henry A Waxman, Weight, Weight Loss Surgery, Weight
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Bernadine Healy dies at 67; doctor led Red Cross relief efforts after 9/11
Dr. Bernadine Healy, a hard-charging cardiologist and educator who was the first woman to lead the National Institutes of Health and later commanded American Red Cross relief efforts after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, died Saturday at her home in Gates...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Terrorism, Obituaries
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Democrats upset at media for early projection of GOP House takeover
Top of the TicketSome Democrats protested Tuesday night as the television networks and cable TV outlets said Republicans would take control of the House of Representatives â projections made well before polls closed in California and the West. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-... -
Radio and TV broadcasters on the defensive in D.C.
L.A. Times Tech BlogThe Consumer Electronics Assn. and the CTIA (the main trade group for the mobile phone industry) urged the Federal Communications Commission today to consider reclaiming some digital TV airwaves and dedicating them to use with wireless devices.... -
Auto safety bill is scaled back in face of industry opposition
The sweeping legislation that grew out of Toyota Motor Corp.'s sudden-acceleration crisis — heralded as the most important auto safety bill in a decade — has been scaled back significantly in the face of auto industry opposition.
The bill...Tags: John Sarbanes, Automotive Equipment, Toyota Motor Corp., Heads of State, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Energy bill boosts fuel-economy standards
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSoon, you won't find those old-fashioned 100-watt incandescent light bulbs in stores. You will be able to buy more energy-efficient appliances. And you will see labels on TVs and computers that tell you how much energy they consume. You will see stickers...Tags: Renewable Energy, Entertainment, George W. Bush, Economy, Business and Finance, Global Warming
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McCain enters from the outside
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSen. John McCain presented a memento to fellow Republican Sen. Ted Stevens when they met in the Senate earlier this year: a key chain with a small battery-operated pig's head. "You're still an oinker," the presidential candidate told Stevens, the Alaskan...Tags: Adlai Stevenson, Boeing Co., Lobbying, John McCain, Armed Forces
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Dumping Dingell was overdue
Nobody ever refers to members of Congress as "lions of the House," but Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.) has as thick a mane as any (figuratively speaking, of course). The longest-serving current member, Dingell was writing legislation before Barack Obama...Tags: Weather, Henry A Waxman, John McCain, Automotive Equipment, Barack Obama
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Dingell's energy bill blind spot
A MILLION YEARS of compression and heat may someday convert Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.) into petroleum, just as it did the other dinosaurs. Unfortunately, by then there may be no humans left to pump a few gallons of Dingell into their Hummers,...Tags: Democratic Party, Weather, George W. Bush, Global Warming, State Budgets
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Next cell trend lets users hold the phone
CONSUMER CONFIDENTIALFirst people were allowed to take their phone numbers with them whenever they switched wireless providers. Now, Verizon Wireless is handing consumers greater clout by allowing them to use their own handsets, not just Verizon's, on the carrier's network....Tags: AT&T Corp., Assault, Verizon Communications, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes
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