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Alaska lawmakers meeting secretly, discussing report on Palin abuse-of-power investigation
Associated Press WriterANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ Alaska lawmakers met behind closed doors Friday to discuss a politically charged ethics report into Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her state public safety commissioner. The Republican vice presidential nominee has been accused of...Tags: Lyda Green, Safety of Citizens, Government, National Government, Regional Authority
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Obama proposes tax breaks, loans for small business; McCain wants to halt retiree stock sales
AP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) _ John McCain and Barack Obama outlined steps to counter the faltering economy and plummeting stock market on Friday, fresh evidence of the dominant role of pocketbook issues in their race for the White House. McCain, lagging in the...Tags: Retirement, Barack Obama, Mortgages, Financial and Business Services, $700 Billion Bank Bailout
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10 years after Matthew Shepard's death, supporters lament lack of federal hate crime law
Associated Press WriterCHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) _ Matthew Shepard's mother still mourns lost opportunities to battle hate crimes and promote a greater tolerance of gays in the 10 years since her 21-year-old son was beaten, tied to a wooden fence and left for dead in a frigid Wyoming...Tags: Civil Rights, Assault, National Government, Injuries, Parliament
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Lenawee teen pleads guilty to poisoning grandma
A 16-year-old Lenawee County girl who killed her grandmother with morphine has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. The Adrian courtroom was packed Friday as Kristina Adkins acknowledged using morphine to poison 53-year-old Virginia Bentley in 2006....Tags: Trials, People, Prisons, Criminal Laws, Teen-agers
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AP NewsBreak: Atlantic City to have 7-day smoking ban before repealing it
Associated Press WriterATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) _ Atlantic City gambling floors will go smoke-free for seven days before allowing visitors to light up again because the city can't legally stop a smoking ban from taking effect, the city council president said Friday. City...Tags: Natural Resources, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Smoking, Harrah's Entertainment Incorporated, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Federal agents seize documents from Calif. company with $2 billion Iraq war contract
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Army criminal investigators are examining whether Combat Support Associates, a defense contractor that has earned more than $2 billion so far supporting U.S. troops in Iraq, overcharged the government. The company said it is...Tags: Contracts, Orange (Orange, California), Corporate Crime, Wars and Interventions, John McCain
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AP NewsBreak: AC to have 7-day smoking ban
Associated Press WriterAtlantic City casinos will go smoke-free for seven days before allowing gamblers to light up again. City Council President William Marsh said Friday the unusual arrangement is necessary because the city can't legally stop a previously approved smoking...Tags: Natural Resources, Smoking, Harrah's Entertainment Incorporated, Casino and Gambling Industry, Wetlands
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Sources: Gov expected to sign pension-reform bill
sandra.peddie@newsday.comA landmark pension reform bill that closes the loopholes allowing some public employees to collect six-figure salaries on top of six-figure pensions is expected to signed into law Friday by Gov. David Paterson, sources said. The bill, which was...Tags: David Paterson, Interior Policy, Law Enforcement, Corporate Crime, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Israeli town struggles to move on after clashes erupt between Jews and Arabs
Associated Press WriterACRE, Israel (AP) _ Police dispersed hundreds of Jewish protesters with water canons Friday in this northern Israel city, trying to ease tensions after two days of rioting that shook a mixed Jewish-Arab community. Police Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said...Tags: Shimon Peres, Riots, Civil Unrest, Yom Kippur, Tzipi Livni
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Governing magazine touts Daniels as a top official
Governing magazine named Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels on Thursday as one of its top eight public officials in 2008, citing him for getting infrastructure and health care legislation passed and putting Indiana government on strong financial ground....Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Road Transportation, Government Health Care, Government, Jeff Harris
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Sensitive Palin ethics report kept secret, for now
Associated Press WriterSworn to secrecy, Alaska lawmakers have begun reviewing a lengthy and politically sensitive investigative report focusing on whether Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin abused her authority as governor. The first-term Alaska governor has...Tags: John Jr Coghill, Sarah Palin, Lyda Green, John McCain, Vehicles
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Foley-Trunzo: Hit on HMO money (Updated)
Spin CycleA day after their debate, Brian Foley's campaign hits Caesar Trunzo for taking $66,000 in contributions from HMOs since 1999 and (Foley says) regularly voting on their side. The release cites bills including one that would have mandated coverage of......Tags: Insurance, State Budgets, Cancer, Breast Cancer, Employers
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