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Kentucky could ban steroids in racing this summer
The newly created Kentucky Horse Racing Commission is preparing to vote this summer on a steroid ban for the sport. The commission met briefly Wednesday morning in Lexington to swear in its new members. Gov. Steve Beshear last week disbanded the previous...Tags: Executive Branch
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Michigan governor to sign Great Lakes compact
AP Environmental WriterMichigan's governor is preparing to sign a compact designed to prevent thirsty regions from taking Great Lakes water. Jennifer Granholm and key state legislators are scheduled to attend a signing ceremony Wednesday morning at Oval Beach in the Lake...Tags: The White House, Executive Branch
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Iran test-fires missiles in Persian Gulf
Associated Press WriterIran test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles Wednesday during war games that officials said aimed to show the country can retaliate against any U.S. and Israeli attack, state television reported. Gen. Hossein Salami, the air force commander of...Tags: Civil Unrest, George Bush, The White House, Condoleezza Rice, Summits
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Merkel uneasy over Obama Brandenburg Gate address
Associated Press WriterGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has signaled unease over the prospect of a possible speech by Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama at Berlin's historic Brandenburg Gate, a spokesman said Wednesday. Merkel has "only limited understanding for using...Tags: Bill Clinton, Elections, Ronald Reagan, Mikhail S Gorbachev, Barack Obama
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Iran's Missile Tests Divide Obama and McCain
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday that Iran's missile tests highlight the need for direct diplomacy as well as tougher threats of economic sanctions and strong incentives to persuade Tehran to change its behavior....Tags: Human Rights, Medical Services, The White House, Hillary Clinton, Elections
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Pelosi: Tap emergency oil reserve to lower prices
Associated Press WriterHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on President Bush to release oil from the government's emergency reserve to knock down gasoline prices she says "are helping push the economy toward recession." Pelosi, D-Calif., in a letter to Bush noted that the...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, George Bush, Heavy Engineering, Bill Clinton, Petroleum Industry
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Mukasey: Get government all terror-fighting tools
Associated Press WriterThe Bush administration will do everything possible to ensure the government has the tools to fight terrorists before the next president takes office, while protecting people's privacy, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Wednesday. Civil rights...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, George Bush, Population, Parliament, Guerrilla Activity
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Zimbabwe opposition says talks to begin
Associated Press WriterTalks between Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's party and the opposition will begin this week, a lawyer for the opposition's top negotiator said Wednesday. The opposition Movement for Democratic Change and Mugabe's ZANU-PF had, at least in public,...Tags: United Nations, Human Rights, Heads of State, National Government, Defense
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CHA suspends firm's contract over boy's death
Chicago Tribune reportersLess than two weeks after a 3-year-old boy was killed at the Cabrini-Green public housing complex, city officials on Tuesday suspended a politically connected firm blamed in a lawsuit for the boy's death. The Chicago Housing Authority said it was...Tags: Chicago Housing Authority, Interior Policy, Regional Authority, Public Officials, Richard M. Daley
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Today on the presidential campaign trail
IN THE HEADLINES Obama says Iran's missile tests show need for diplomacy while McCain favors defense system ... Germany's Merkel signals unease over possible Brandenburg Gate address by Obama ... Obama expresses regret over TV interview of his children,...Tags: Economic Sanctions, Defense, CBS Corp., Elections, Economic Policy
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