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Vend Natural sells healthful snacks in machines
Healthful food and vending machines don't exactly mix.
Vending machines are typically seen as antithetical to good health, with the industry criticized for contributing to childhood obesity and targeted by new rules requiring calorie disclosure.
But...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Anne Arundel County, Physical Conditions, Annapolis, Severna Park
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Democrats expand majorities; several races remain undecided
Los Angeles TimesDespite his conviction last month on corruption charges, Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, the nation's longest-serving Republican senator, clung tenuously to his seat yesterday as congressional Democrats exulted in their election gains elsewhere around the...Tags: Henry A Waxman, Los Angeles Times, Harry Reid, Democratic Party, Al Franken
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State tourism offices
States and many U.S. territories have tourism offices to help visitors. When requesting travel literature, be as specific as possible. Here's a list of Mid-Atlantic region state travel offices. Alabama // Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel, 401 Adams...Tags: Economic Policy, Des Moines (Polk, Iowa), Columbus, Denver, Sacramento
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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: Financially Distressed Companies, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Dick Cheney, Companies and Corporations, Energy
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Probes by Congress losing steam
The Associated PressHot television lights beamed on disgraced corporate executives summoned to testify before Congress. They raised their right hands, invoked their Fifth Amendment privileges and, one by one, refused to answer questions in packed hearing rooms. Those who...Tags: Employees, Arthur Andersen, Trials, Accounting and Auditing, Business Enterprises
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Environmental groups want ships to slow down to avoid killing and injuring whales
L.A. NOWA coalition of environmental groups is asking the federal government to require ships traveling though California’s marine sanctuaries to slow down to avoid fatal collisions with whales, a problem that they say has climbed to “unsustainable... -
Region gets $175 million in contracts
Daily American Staff WriterMore than $175 million in contracts was announced at the Showcase for Commerce press conference Wednesday, capping one of the event’s most successful years. Among the news: a new deal between Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, El Segundo, Calif.,...Tags: El Segundo, Companies and Corporations, Raytheon Company, Mark Critz, Contracts
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June 17-18, White Lake: Annual bird watching tour of S.D. Grassland Coalition, Headley Ranch; 605-280-0127. June 18, Brentford: Antique tractor pull for BCOTTPA, 1 p.m. June 18-19, LaMoure, N.D.: N.D. Farm Toy Show, auction & craft show, LaMoure...Tags: Science, Brown County (Wisconsin), National Security Agency, Black Hills Corporation, Sonoma County (California)
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Managerial style could have played role in Burroughs' dismissal, some suggest
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — Officially, the firing of Brawley City Manager Gary Burroughs stemmed from a desire to take the city in another direction. But some who are familiar with local issues suggested Tuesday that Burroughs’ managerial style with...Tags: U.S. Army
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Commerce Secretary nominee John Bryson gets backing of the Business Roundtable
Money & CompanyJohn Bryson, the former Southern California utility executive nominated to be Commerce Secretary, has received the backing of the Business Roundtable, a key boost from a major industry group heading into his Senate confirmation hearing. "John Bryson's... -
Eight Injured After Jail, Army Buses Collide on Freeway
KTLA NewsCOMMERCE (KTLA) -- Traffic on the I-5 Freeway in Commerce came to a halt late Thursday morning when four buses, including one carrying inmates, collided. The 5-vehicle accident occurred on the northbound I-5 near the Washington Boulevard exit around 11:...Tags: KTLA, Transportation Accidents, Bus Accidents, Injuries and Wounds, U.S. Army
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