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Cardin leads fight over pesticides
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, a longtime advocate of the Chesapeake Bay, is wading into the high-profile debate over the federal regulation of pesticides -- instantly putting him at odds with fellow Democrats while potentially raising his national profile on...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Agricultural Research and Technology, Severna Park, Energy Resources
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Johns Hopkins raps AP story on lead experiment
The Associated PressFor about 20 years, Dr. Michael Klag has used a fertilizer made from Milwaukee municipal sludge on azaleas and yew shrubs at his suburban Baltimore home. And Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, says he's never had any question about...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Fertilizer, Lynne Cheney, Barbara A. Mikulski, Environmental Pollution
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No school can be made 100% safe
Sun reporterSince the killings at Columbine High School seven years ago, schools have locked their doors, posted adults at entryways and drilled students in emergency procedures. The result, say experts, has been an increase in safety, but there remains little...Tags: Adults, Howard County, Suicide, Baltimore County, American Federation of Teachers
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No shell game, Pipkin says
Sun StaffState Sen. E.J. Pipkin made millions of dollars as a junk-bond trader in New York before cashing in and returning to Maryland and a spacious home in Queen Anne's County. But not all of his money came back with him. Some of it is planted in a small...Tags: Ethics, Queen Anne (Talbot, Maryland), Maria Cantwell, Dundalk, Upper House
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White House asks Congress to back force
Sun National StaffPresident Bush formally asked Congress yesterday for broad authorization to "use all means," including force, to disarm and topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, regardless of whether the United Nations supports such action. "If you want to keep the...Tags: Iraq, Harry Reid, International Relations, Government, Carl Levin
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Army secretary denies role in Enron problems
Associated PressWASHINGTON - Army Secretary Thomas White said yesterday that he is "appalled and angered" by the scandals that drove Enron Corp. into bankruptcy but denied any role in or knowledge of wrongdoing while he was an Enron executive. In testy exchanges with...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Defense, Commerce, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Armed Forces
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Clinton acquitted
Sun ReporterEnding a tumultuous year of political scandal, the Senate acquitted President Clinton of high crimes and misdemeanors yesterday, after House prosecutors failed to muster even a bare majority of senators in favor of removing the nation's 42nd president...Tags: Andrew Johnson, Fred Thompson, Ed Bryant, John Kerry, John Lewis
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Schwarzenegger enters race in Calif.
Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES - Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former Mr. Universe who became a millionaire superstar in Hollywood action movies, announced yesterday that he would run for governor of California, setting the stage for a tumultuous two-month campaign to unseat...Tags: Sacramento, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Tom McClintock, Los Angeles Times, Executive Branch
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Santorum says he backs working women, hints CPAC poll was rigged
Rick Santorum, who is enjoying a surge in fundraising and attention after winning three states last week in the battle for the GOP presidential nomination, pushed back Sunday against the idea that his socially conservative views will alienate working...Tags: Amtrak, Rick Santorum, Fiction, Elections, CNN (tv network)
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Derailing rail safety
Rail safety advocates applauded when Congress in 2008 passed a law mandating a technology that could prevent deadly train crashes. But the celebration may have been premature. The system, which would override human error by train operators and apply the...Tags: Amtrak, News Agency, Media Industry, Railway Accidents, Commuting
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House bill would delay rail safety improvements required after Chatsworth train crash
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A long-sought safety feature that Congress required after a deadly 2008 rail crash would be delayed for five years under legislation that the House is expected to take up next week. Shortly after a train collision near Chatsworth,...Tags: U.S. Senate, Railway Accidents, Commuting, Dianne Feinstein, Union Pacific Corporation
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Metrolink pushing forward with system designed to prevent crashes
More than three years after the deadly Metrolink crash in Chatsworth, the commuter railroad is forging ahead with the most sophisticated collision avoidance system in the country despite efforts in Congress to relax requirements to install the safety...Tags: Elton Gallegly, Los Angeles Times, Railway Accidents, Radio, Government
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