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Currie probe looks at possible influence deals
Sun ReportersThe federal investigation into state Sen. Ulysses Currie's work for Shoppers Food Warehouse is centered on whether the grocery chain paid the lawmaker to use the prestige of his office to secure favorable legislation and actions by state agencies,...Tags: Sales, Groceries, Real Estate Sales, Lawyers, Safeway Inc.
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Lauderdale Lakes: City urges residents to help save local Starbucks shop
South Florida Sun-SentinelAn effort to keep open the city's Starbucks coffee shop is under way. The shop is among 600 stores the coffee company has announced it plans to close across the nation, drawing a mix of disappointment and frustration from Lauderdale Lakes officials and...Tags: Starbucks Corporation, Lauderdale Lakes
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Darden spends big on lobbying
Sentinel Staff WriterDarden Restaurants is spending a lot more money this year to influence members of Congress and other federal officials in Washington. Darden, the only Fortune 500 company based in Orlando, spent nearly a half-million dollars on federal lobbying during...Tags: House, Restaurant and Catering Industry, John Gay, Corporations, Minority Groups
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Support ramps up for city-owned skateboard park
247-4536— Wanted: Anything that's smooth, looks like a gigantic bowl, has steps and rails, and comes with a bunch of intriguing ramps and ledges. Last week, the Newport News Planning Commission recommended that the City Council approve construction of...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Hampton Roads, Building Material, International Olympic Committee, Government
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Amputee athletes ready for Extremity Games
Associated Press WriterLoi Ho is doing push-ups and pull-ups and hanging from door frames by her fingertips to prepare her upper body for a rock climbing competition this week. Her lower body just needs some stretching and one adjustment. When she gets to the climbing gym...Tags: Mountaineering, Climbing, Sport Climbing, Athletics, Track and Field, Colleges and Universities
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FBI Sweeney probe: Hill/Chuck did earmark, too
Spin CycleThe Times-Union updates the federal investigation of the relationship between former Republican congressman John Sweeney and Albany lobbyist Bill Powers, a former GOP state chairman who Sweeney once served as executive director. Apparently the FBI is...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Hillary Clinton, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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McCain due in city for fundraiser
Sun reporterSen. John McCain is scheduled to arrive in Baltimore this evening for his first high-profile fundraising visit to Maryland since becoming the presumptive Republican nominee, the latest foray by a presidential candidate mining the state's steady supply...Tags: Executive Branch, Unions, Mitt Romney, National Government, Barack Obama
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Shockey traded to Saints for picks
Jeremy Shockey was traded to the New Orleans Saints for two draft picks yesterday, giving the team a disgruntled star tight end who watched from afar while injured as the New York Giants surged to last season's Super Bowl title. The Giants will get...Tags: San Francisco 49ers, Major League Baseball, Jeremy Shockey, New Orleans Saints, Mark Campbell
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Panel OKs one-year ban on new fast-food restaurants in South L.A.
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA proposal that would place at least a one-year moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in a broad swath of neighborhoods, mostly in South Los Angeles, won unanimous support from a Los Angeles City Council committee Tuesday. If approved by the full...Tags: Health Organizations, Restaurant and Catering Industry, People, Government Health Care, Conservation
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Is St. Johns River Water Management District even serious about conservation?
Sentinel ColumnistTo hear local water officials tell it, we're in dire straits. They don't want you to water your lawn too often, plant certain grass or even use the kind of shower heads that actually get all the conditioner out of your hair. The St. Johns River Water...Tags: St. Johns River Water Management District, Water Supply, Gaming and Lotteries, Economic Policy, Charles Lee
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