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Energy costs a factor in Michigan US Senate race
Associated Press WriterA gallon of gas costs more than twice what it did six years ago, the last time incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Carl Levin was up for re-election. The average statewide cost for regular unleaded gasoline was $3.27 per gallon as of Friday, according to AAA...Tags: Energy Saving, Laws, Wildlife, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Energy
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No One Injured In Chester Plane Crash; New Skate Park Opens
Plane crashes in Chester. Skate Park Opens in Cromwell. Guilford Land Trust Acquires 141 Acres. Here are a few of the Middlesex County and Shoreline area stories written by Courant staff reporters over the last week. AREAWIDE ΔPoll Shows Jim Himes...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Charity, AT&T Corp., Sacred Heart University, East Haddam
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Mexican marijuana cartels use pesticides, herbicides that pollute US parks, forests
Associated Press WriterPORTERVILLE, Calif. (AP) _ National forests and parks — long popular with Mexican marijuana-growing cartels — have become home to some of the most polluted pockets of wilderness in America because of the toxic chemicals needed to eke lucrative...Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Forests, Forestry and Timber, Tulare County, Gardens and Parks
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Letters sent to park vendors about park closures
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has sent letters to vendors in state parks detailing what will happen if the parks close as planned. Gov. Rod Blagojevich has announced plans to close 11 parks and 13 historic sites on November 30 because...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Executive Branch, Rod Blagojevich, Natural Resource Industry, Energy Resources
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Land Trust Buys 141-Acre Tract In Guilford
The Guilford Land Conservation Trust recently bought the 141-acre Broomstick Ledges, the largest acquisition in the 43-year history of the land trust. Now hikers and outdoor enthusiasts will be able to travel across the northern part of town from the...Tags: National Government, Long Island Sound, Connecticut River, North Branford, Government
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WALL STREET TURMOIL: THE EXTRAS
Among the sweeteners added to the bailout bill debated in the Senate last night are those that would: Provide business tax breaks, including for production of, investment in, and use of renewable fuels. Increase personal credits against the...Tags: Disasters, Local Authority, State Budgets, Natural Resources
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Senate says yes 74-25
The Associated PressAfter one spectacular failure, the $700 billion financial-industry bailout found a second life Wednesday, winning lopsided passage in the Senate and gaining ground in the House, where Republican opposition softened. Senators loaded the economic-rescue...Tags: Harry Reid, Jeff Sessions, $700 Billion Bank Bailout, Laws, Natural Disasters
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McCain opposes regulation — until he supports it
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs financial collapse threatened Wall Street and consumed Washington, John McCain appeared to undergo a dramatic transformation. The candidate who would shrink government became the candidate who would bulk it up. Just a day after debuting a television...Tags: Theodore Roosevelt, Political Candidates, Consumer Electronics Industry, Laws, Ronald Reagan
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Financial rescue package's tax sweeteners offer something for nearly everyone
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Wind power developers, disaster victims, college students, teachers and millions of taxpayers and businesses stand to see substantial benefits from the tax relief package that lawmakers added to the huge financial rescue plan. So will...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Consumer Electronics Industry, Employees, Emergency Incidents, Kay Bailey Hutchison
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$2 million for arrows? See who benefits from bailout
South Florida Sun-SentinelMillions of taxpayers, thousands of businesses and groups as diverse as solar power developers and natural disaster victims will see tax relief with the House vote to approve and send to the president a $700 billion financial rescue plan. The tax...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Consumer Electronics Industry, Employees, Emergency Incidents, Kay Bailey Hutchison
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McCain opposes regulation -- until he supports it
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs financial collapse threatened Wall Street and consumed Washington, John McCain appeared to undergo a dramatic transformation. The candidate who would shrink government became the candidate who would bulk it up. Just a day after debuting a television...Tags: Theodore Roosevelt, Political Candidates, Consumer Electronics Industry, Laws, Ronald Reagan
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Bailout (of rum, arrows, race tracks)
The Swampby Frank James What do rum, motorsport race tracks and wooden arrows used by kids all have in common? The financial markets bailout bill, that's what. Taxpayers for Common Sense has compiled a handy list of what it called the......Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Consumer Electronics Industry, Diane Watson, Charity, Ethanol
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