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Congressional leaders join state push
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday she supports the state's call to extend the timetable for Louisiana to make its $1.8 billion share of payments for levee improvements. But she stopped short of endorsing the 30-year payment plan the governor has...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, George Bush, Emergency Planning, Insurance, Hurricanes
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Exonerated man pardoned in rape
A man who spent 12 years in prison for a rape that DNA evidence later proved he did not commit has been pardoned by Gov. Rick Perry, eight months after his release from prison. Perry signed the pardon June 13, but Ronald Gene Taylor and his lawyers...Tags: Rick Perry, Rape
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New on CD: RZA, Alejandro Escovedo, Walter Becker
The Hartford CourantRZA Digi Snacks Koch These days, it seems every rapper has at least one alter ego, a character he can use to explore different sides of his personality. It's a songwriting device that has its limitations, as few artists go beyond the simple comic-book...Tags: Batman, Superman, Ghostface Killah, John Coltrane, Folk Music
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Nationwide wants to combine wind and flood policies
The Associated PressOne of the nation's largest insurance companies is lobbying Congress for permission to sell policies that cover damage from both wind and floodwater, a plan billed as a way for insurers and homeowners to avoid costly litigation after disasters such as...Tags: Floods, Emergency Planning, Insurance, Litigation and Regulation, Hurricanes
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Insurer Would Sell Mixed Wind, Flood Coverage
Associated PressOne of the nation's largest insurance companies is lobbying Congress for permission to sell policies that cover damage from both wind and flood water, a plan billed as a way for insurers and homeowners to avoid costly litigation after disasters like...Tags: Floods, Emergency Planning, Insurance, Litigation and Regulation, Hurricanes
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Navy's ship plan faces rough seas
202-824-8224First of two parts To hear Navy officials tell it, shipbuilders like Northrop Grumman Newport News are finally heading for good times. After dwindling to its smallest size in about a century, the Navy's 279-ship fleet will grow to 313 ships over the...Tags: Gerald Ford, Armed Forces, Budgets and Budgeting, Defense, Northrop Grumman Newport News
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House committee proposes adding 2 attack subs to fleet
202-824-8224Frustrated by the dwindling size of the Navy's fleet, a key House panel drafted a revamped shipbuilding budget Thursday that would buy at least two additional ships next year and speed up plans to double submarine production. The House Armed Services...Tags: Upper House, Parliament, Northrop Grumman Newport News, Armed Forces, Petroleum Industry
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ELECTION 2008: ON THE TRAIL
Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina, one of the nation's best-known business leaders, is taking on a high-profile job as an advocate for John McCain and the Republican Party. Fiorina was named Friday by the Republican National Committee...Tags: Parties and Movements, John McCain, Elections, George Bush, Emergency Planning
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Some call for about-face of military shuffle plan
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - The Pentagon unveiled a sweeping plan to reorganize America's armed forces yesterday, a proposal that would close 33 major defense installations, shuffle more than 218,000 military and civilian jobs around the country and reach deep into...Tags: New London (New London, Connecticut), National Government, Government, Key West, Defense
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Brown sees red
WASHINGTON BUREAU; The Associated Press contributed to this story.Michael Brown, the deposed director of FEMA, sparked a bipartisan firestorm yesterday by blaming Louisiana officials for bungling the multi-agency response to Hurricane Katrina while boasting he had done a "darned good job." While Brown endured hours...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Hurricanes, Bob Riley, National Government, Government
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