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Lawmaker seeks assurances on Great Lakes pact
AP Environmental WriterBefore ratifying a compact to prevent diversions from the Great Lakes, Congress should make clear the waters are not a product subject to domestic or international trade law, a member of Congress said Friday. Some Great Lakes advocates fear courts might...Tags: Bart Stupak, John Jr Conyers, Government, National Government, Executive Branch
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Pakistan restores judges ousted by Musharraf
Pakistan's Supreme Court today reinstated three judges ousted by former President Pervez Musharraf in another victory for the man set to succeed him as head of state. Musharraf's purge of the court last year deepened his unpopularity and helped the party...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Wars and Interventions, Civil Unrest, Diplomacy, Benazir Bhutto
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Oil-rich and impoverished, Angola votes
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterVoters in Angola, one of Africa's biggest oil producers, will take part in parliamentary elections today for the first time in 16 years, with analysts forecasting peaceful balloting and a victory for the MPLA party, which has been in power for 33 years....Tags: Petroleum Industry, Energy Saving, Heads of State, United Nations, International Law
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U.S. may step up raids in Pakistan
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersEven as angry protests spread in Pakistan, Pentagon officials said Thursday that the number of cross-border commando missions may grow in coming months to counter increasing violence in Afghanistan. The developments threatened to aggravate U.S.-Pakistani...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Wars and Interventions, Civil Unrest, Diplomacy, Benazir Bhutto
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Palin gives and saves amid big Alaska surplus
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDaniel Congiolosi is sure it won't be long before energy is so expensive he won't be able to pay the bills. When that happens, he will be ready. This spring, he tripled the size of his garden. He's rushing to install a hand pump on the well, build a...Tags: Petroleum Industry, John McCain, Energy Saving, Lower House, Commodity Markets
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Airey-Wilson Has Yet To Release Contract Work Documents
Courant Staff WritersCity Councilwoman Veronica Airey-Wilson says she has proof that she paid for granite counters that a city contractor installed in her home. But more than a week after state investigators searched her home, she has yet to release the documents.The same...Tags: Ridgefield, Eddie A. Perez, State Budgets, Values, Corruption
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Bernard Parks wants to paint target on taggers' parents in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterParents of children who commit graffiti vandalism in Los Angeles could be held liable for civil damages under a plan proposed today by City Councilman Bernard C. Parks. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: An earlier version of this article...Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Laws, Family, Bernard Parks, Yvonne B. Burke
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Just The Facts
Speakers at both the Democratic and the Republican national conventions blurred facts to score political points. Here's a sampling:
JOHN MCCAIN: "We lost their trust when instead of freeing ourselves from a dangerous dependence on foreign oil, both...Tags: Petroleum Industry, John McCain, Health Treatments, Joe Biden, Personal Income
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Bill to ease polygamy rules in Iran angers women
The Associated PressA bill that would allow Iranian men to take additional wives without the consent of their first wife has angered women and the country's top justice official, who say it would undermine women's rights and could be a government attempt to more deeply...Tags: Islam, Heads of State, Laws, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Government
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McCain's maverick side is overstated; he's no longer an independent
All week, Republicans have hailed Sen. John McCain as a maverick and a reformer, an independent thinker who'll shake up Washington with the aid of presumptive vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin. It's a sharp contrast with the way Democrats last week...Tags: Political Candidates, John McCain, Economic Policy, Sarah Palin, Government
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Clarifying the record on the born-alive bill
A storm of controversy has risen in the presidential race concerning Barack Obama and legislation I sponsored in 2003 ("Obama's '03 abortion vote on forefront," Eric Zorn, Metro, Aug. 21). I introduced Senate Bill 1082 because of a nurse's claims that...Tags: Barbara Boxer, Infants, Edward M. Kennedy, People, International Relations
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Lieberman: I Won't Leave Democratic Party
Courant Staff WriterSen. Joseph I. Lieberman said Thursday he has no intention of leaving the Democratic Party, despite the party's dismay over his featured role at the Republican National Convention. Two days after telling delegates and a prime-time television audience...Tags: Primaries, John McCain, The White House, National Government, Ned Lamont
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