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Snow shuts down federal government, life goes on
Associated Press WriterIf snow keeps 230,000 government employees home for the better part of a week, will anyone notice? With at least another foot of snow headed for Washington, Philadelphia and New York, we're about to find out. The federal government in the nation's...Tags: Louisville, Southwest Airlines Company, Chicago Weather, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Elections
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Federal government, business, schools shuttered as Mid-Atlantic digs out from massive snowfall
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government was shuttered Monday while the Mid-Atlantic region dug out from as much as three feet of snow that left tens of thousands without power and blocked trains, planes and cars, with another storm looming....Tags: Local Authority, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Super Bowl, Hampton Roads Weather, Public Transportation
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Blizzard Buries Mid-Atlantic Region; Conn. May Get Snow Wednesday
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA prolonged blizzard covered Washington, D.C., and the mid-Atlantic states in a smothering canvass of snow Saturday, grounding planes and triggering widespread power outages as people across the region turned to skis and sleds to traverse icy roads....Tags: Transportation, Starbucks Corp., Air Transportation Industry, Democratic Party, Vehicles
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Record snow buries parts of East Coast
MCT— A prolonged blizzard covered Washington, D.C., and the mid-Atlantic states in a smothering canvass of snow Saturday, grounding planes and triggering widespread power outages as people across the region turned to skis and sleds to traverse icy...Tags: Transportation, Starbucks Corp., Air Transportation Industry, Democratic Party, Vehicles
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Fierce snowstorm shuts down Washington
A ferocious blizzard, dubbed the "snowpocalypse" and "snowmageddon," descended Friday on Washington, shutting federal offices early, closing schools and sending residents scurrying to stock up on supplies to carry them through the weekend.
Forecasters...Tags: Democratic Party, Employees, Carolyn B. Maloney, Super Bowl, Harry Reid
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Pet Owners Jump At Chance To Get Spot And Friends Online
For The Associated PressCynthia Frank is one of a growing number of pet owners using social networking sites to show off their animals and connect with other pet lovers. Since she and her husband separated, Frank can't be with her dog, Scout, every day, but she can share news...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Pets and Pet Supplies, Pets, Animals, New Products
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Twilight meteor reported Monday in Maryland
Maryland WeatherThe Tuesday morning mail contained the following report from a reader in Reisterstown, Md. He and his wife spotted a bright meteor to their south after sunset on Monday evening. The crescent moon and planet Jupiter were visible in the southwest.Here's.......Tags: Bowie, Reisterstown, Fires
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Know the best time of year to retire
You may have spent a lot of time thinking about what age to retire, but have you thought about the date?
The month you retire can affect benefits and vacation pay and have implications for Social Security benefits and taxes.
Dreaming of a long spring...Tags: Labor Legislation, Retirement, Finance, Chicago Tribune, Personal Finance
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The man who throws the flag on the 'Puppy Bowl' plays
Zap2ItAndrew Schechter has his dream job -- donning the striped shirt as referee for the sixth edition of Animal Planet's "Puppy Bowl," airing Sunday, Feb. 7, across from that other big football game. Airing in rotation through the afternoon and evening, the...Tags: Animals, Dog (animal)
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Louis J. Jerbi
Louis J. Jerbi, a retired Social Security Administration adviser who parlayed his love of the sea and ships into being an active volunteer aboard the Liberty ship John W. Brown, died Saturday of an aneurysm at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
The...Tags: Death and Dying, Colleges and Universities, Family, World War II (1939-1945), Hospitals and Clinics
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Squeezing transit dollars
Mass transit systems need to be as cost-effective as possible; there's never been much doubt about that. But to make cost-effectiveness the primary criterion by which any proposed new bus and rail systems are judged is a short-sighted and perhaps even...Tags: Startups, Transportation, Economic Policy, Regional Authority, Public Transportation
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DeBartolo buys Winter Garden apartment complex
DeBartolo Development buys Winter Garden apartment complexTampa-based DeBartolo Development LLC bought the 379-unit Falcon Square Apartments in Winter Garden with a $24.2 million senior bridge loan from Los Angeles-based Canyon Capital Realty Advisors. The Class A asset was purchased from Boca Raton-based...Tags: Sales, Green Lane, Kissimmee, Family, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated
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Jan 19, 2010
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Jan 28, 2010
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Jan 29, 2010
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