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PROMISES, PROMISES: Despite vows of swift action, pilot fatigue rules are slow in coming
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — After a regional airliner crashed in western New York a year and a half ago, killing 50 people, the Obama administration promised swift action to prevent similar tragedies. High on the list: new rules governing the number of...Tags: Air Transportation, Fatigue, Unions, Transportation Industry, Randy Babbitt
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No mention of regret, apology, pollution in internal report by BP over massive Gulf spill
Associated Press WritersNEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP's long-awaited internal report on what it believes went wrong when a rig exploded and started the massive Gulf oil spill never mentions the words blame, regret, apology, mistake or pollution. The word fault shows up 20 times,...Tags: Employees, Water Pollution, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Explosions, Labor Day
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POLITICAL INSIDER: Tea Partiers seek cash for Del.
The Tea Party Express is asking supporters to raise $250,000 for its preferred candidate in Delaware's contentious Senate primary. In an e-mail sent Wednesday, Tea Party Express spokesman Joe Wierzbicki reminded supporters the organization was backing...Tags: Susan Collins, Activism, Scott Walker, Executive Branch, Milwaukee
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Combative Obama insists on ending Bush-era tax cuts for nation's wealthiest, would keep others
Associated Press WritersCLEVELAND (AP) — Politically weakened but refusing to bend, President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that Bush-era tax cuts be cut off for the wealthiest Americans, joining battle with Republicans — and some fellow Democrats — just...Tags: Cleveland, Polls, Labor Legislation, George Bush, Heads of State
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Gov't forecast: Moderate spending increase as 32 million gain coverage under health overhaul
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's health care tab will go up — not down — as a result of President Barack Obama's sweeping overhaul. That's the conclusion of a government forecast released Thursday, which also finds the increase will be...Tags: Health Insurance, Medical Services, Private Health Care, Healthcare Policies, Medicaid
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Flap over Quran burning an unwelcome distraction from Obama's efforts to keep focus on economy
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — First came the outrage over plans for a mosque near ground zero. Now there's anger over a Florida church's plan to burn copies of the Quran. Caught up in it all is President Barack Obama, who'd rather be talking about something ...Tags: Freedom of Religion, David Petraeus, Terrorism, Eric Holder, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Obama takes aim at Republican policies
President Obama laid out a sweeping argument for retaining Democrats and punishing Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections, calling on voters Wednesday to reject economic policies advanced by the GOP that he said favor millionaires at the expense of...Tags: Federal Reserve, Income Tax Credits, Economic Policy, Family, Michelle Obama
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Joyce to be plate umpire for near-perfect Tigers pitcher Galarraga's next start
AP Sports WriterPITTSBURGH (AP) — When Armando Galarraga steps onto the mound to face Baltimore on Friday night, the Tigers pitcher will see a familiar face behind home plate in umpire Jim Joyce. This time, it's Joyce who plans on being perfect. Joyce, widely...Tags: Major League Baseball, Armando Galarraga, Jim Joyce, Athletes
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Florida pastor's plan to burn Muslim holy book sparks opposition across South Florida
Virgil Villalta believes his son, a U.S. soldier who left last week to return to his post in Kuwait, is fighting for many things dear to our country, including a Florida pastor's rights to burn the Muslim holy book on the anniversary of the 9-11 attacks....Tags: David Petraeus, Judaism, Nazi Party, Wars and Interventions, University of Florida
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Don't call it a stimulus
Stimulus spending has been the core of President Obama's economic policy from the start — from before the start, actually, because his $787-billion stimulus plan was designed even before his inauguration. The idea was straightforward: Pump enough...Tags: David R. Obey, Petroleum Industry, John A. Boehner, Rahm Emanuel , Economic Policy
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Case of detained American hampers U.S. effort to ease Cuba ties
Alan Gross usually celebrates Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year that started at sundown Wednesday, by playing mandolin in the klezmer band that accompanies his guitar-strumming rabbi in the High Holiday service. But this year, Gross is imprisoned in...
Tags: Havana (Cuba), Prisons, Judaism, Internet, Family
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Chicago mulls future without a powerful Daley at the helm, wonders what next era could bring
Associated Press WritersCHICAGO (AP) — The last time Chicago was left without a Daley at the helm, the next mayor was thrown out of office by voters angry because he couldn't keep snow off the streets. The "City that Works" then became known as "Beirut on the Lake," its...Tags: Local Elections, Pilsen, Richard J. Daley, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Columbia College Chicago
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