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Independent review of medevac protocols
The Baltimore Sun's editorial "A smart review" (Oct. 8) threw up a red flag concerning the planned reassessment of protocols for medevac flights. In June 2004, the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems invited the National Highway...Tags: Emergency Planning, Medicine, Medical Specialization, Dick Johnson, Medical Services
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A roller coaster week
President Bush's tepid Rose Garden reassurances Friday that the government is addressing the economic crisis notwithstanding, Washington still hasn't tamed the Wall Street beast. Try as it might, the administration's combination of moves hasn't stopped...Tags: Great Depression, New York Stock Exchange, $700 Billion Bank Bailout, Financial Markets, Freddie Mac
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Bank rescue plan to test capitalism
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersAre we witnessing the erosion of capitalism, or its salvation? That question is swirling around the federal government's latest proposed intervention in the private financial markets since Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson announced Friday a plan to...Tags: Heads of State, Alexander Hamilton, Government, National Government, Securities
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Amendment 2: Frivolous distraction should be rejected
Our economy is in the tank. Floridians are losing homes and jobs in record numbers. Our standing in the world is kaput. So what choice will Florida voters be given on Nov. 4 to solve our mountain of problems? Nada! No plan for universal health care,...Tags: Family, Same-Sex Marriage, Sex, Government, NAACP
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Report: Dozens of wetlands boards incommunicado
A new report says dozens of Connecticut municipal boards are leaving state officials in the dark about their decisions affecting environmentally sensitive land. A state watchdog agency says that leaves the state Department of Environmental Protection...Tags: Natural Resources, Wetlands, Environmental Pollution
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PPL wants to build nuclear plant near existing facility
PPL has applied for a license to build a new nuclear power plant in northeastern Pennsylvania, the company announced today. The Bell Bend nuclear plant would be built adjacent to PPL's existing two-reactor Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Luzerne...Tags: Allentown, Plant Openings, Nuclear Power
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PPL applies for nuclear license
Of The Morning CallA PPL subsidiary has applied for a license to build a nuclear power plant in northeastern Pennsylvania that would power more than a million homes, the company announced Friday. The Bell Bend plant would be built next to PPL's existing two-reactor...Tags: Plant Openings, Nuclear Power
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Energy stocks tumble as falling crude, natural gas prices zap fuel that once had them roaring
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Energy stocks plunged Friday as crude and natural gas prices dropped to levels not seen in more than a year. The sector has fallen alongside a broader sell-off on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones industrials dropping nearly 700 points at...Tags: Commodity Markets, International Energy, Natural Resources, ConocoPhillips, Petroleum Industry
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LNG is no certainty
Officials at AES Corp. and others who advocate for the proposed liquefied natural gas terminal at Sparrows Point would be wise to view the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision not to take up the matter as a minor victory at best. While the Federal Energy...Tags: Emergency Planning, Emergency Incidents, Natural Resources, AES Corp., Energy
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U.S. may take N. Korea off the terrorism list
Washington PostThe Bush administration appears poised to provisionally remove North Korea from the State Department's list of state sponsors of terrorism, perhaps as soon as Saturday, sources close to the administration said. The move would keep alive a faltering...Tags: Nuclear Weapons, Washington Post Company, Nuclear Policy, George Bush, Defense
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FDA fails to enforce rules on food labeling, watchdog says
The Food and Drug Administration is failing to enforce regulations about food labels that consumers rely on for nutrition information to improve their health, a government-watchdog agency said Thursday. The FDA inspected 96 foreign food companies last...Tags: Food and Dining Culture, Rosa DeLauro, Food Industry, Health Organizations
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Balanced reporting on state ethics
I write concerning your Oct. 6 editorial about lax enforcement by the Illinois state ethics commission of the "one-year timeout" law, which prohibits state employees from going to work for a company they hired or regulated for a year after leaving...Tags: Lawyers, Employees, Ethics, Labor Legislation, Harrah's Entertainment Incorporated
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