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2013/05/20 07:06
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Republicans defended Mitt Romney against criticism from Democrats that he avoided taxes by keeping money stashed overseas. Those roles are now reversed with the disclosure that President Barack...
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2013/05/20 05:16
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Ravi Shanker makes weekly pilgrimages to Chilkur Balaji temple outside Hyderabad, India, asking for a little help on immigration from an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Shanker, a graduate of the Indian...
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2013/05/18 05:49
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Confirmation Hearing To Be Held On Foxx's Nomination May 22 U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, met this week with Anthony...
2013/05/17 16:42
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Clyburn Takes Over FCC May 20Will be first woman to hold the postBy John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 5/17/2013 11:35:17 AM FCC commissioner Mignon Clyburn will become acting chair of the agency...
2013/05/16 19:14
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Senate has scheduled a vote next week on Gov. Lincoln Chafee's nominee to head the state's economic development agency. The Senate will take up the nomination...
2013/05/16 16:10
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The top U.S. auto safety regulator said the agency would take action to ensure self-driving cars electronically connected to traffic networks and to each other can't be hacked. National Highway...
2013/05/16 15:06
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A Senate panel approved the nomination of Thomas Perez to be labor secretary, advancing President Barack Obama’s pick to succeed Hilda Solis as the nation’s top labor-law enforcer to the full U.S....
2013/05/16 12:26
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Rising hacking risks as cars are increasingly powered by and connected to computers have prompted the US vehicle safety regulator to set up an office focusing on the threat. ''These interconnected...
2013/05/15 22:14
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WASHINGTON -- Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker, who has been nominated by the White House to lead the Commerce Department, will appear May 23 before the Senate Commerce Committee for a confirmation...
2013/05/15 22:00
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The Kansas Senate approved an additional $202 million in bonds for construction of the new federal biodefense lab in Manhattan on Wednesday, despite concerns by conservative Republicans about whether...
2013/05/15 19:38
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Gov. Sam Brownback maintains that the bonds will complete the state's financial obligation to the federal government to build the $1 billion National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility at Kansas State...
2013/05/15 19:38
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Wheeler Not Among Senate Commerce Nominees Scheduled for HearingCommittee sources say just a case of running out of time before Memorial Day breakBy John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 5/15/2013...
2013/05/15 10:53
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WASHINGTON — Americans are at a "tipping point" as it regards their monthly pay-TV bill and they should be given the option of purchasing channels individually instead of as a big bundle with...
2013/05/14 19:38
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NEW YORK - ESPN President John Skipper said Tuesday he isn't too worried about proposed legislation from Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., that would allow consumers to pick what channels they want instead...
2013/05/14 10:49
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Statements Released By NBAA, AOPA Leadership NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen welcomed Friday's announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that 149 contract air traffic control (ATC)...
2013/05/14 08:13
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Senate panel is set to consider Gov. Lincoln Chafee's nominee to head the state's economic development agency. The Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing...
2013/05/10 22:38
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McCain, former chairman of the full committee, earlier this week introduced S. 912, the Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013, which was already expected to be a topic of conversation at the...
2013/05/10 07:56
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McCain drafts plan to overhaul pay-TV Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is preparing to introduce legislation that would require cable and satellite TV distributors to give consumers the option to buy...
2013/05/10 05:06
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Senate Republicans are delaying at least two Cabinet-level nominations with potential effects on industries, complicating President Barack Obama’s second-term agenda. Obama’s choices to lead the...
2013/05/10 04:22
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Wonder Book has stores in Gaithersburg, Frederick and Hagerstown, but makes about 70 percent of its revenue through a large warehouse operation in Frederick. The business has about 2 million books,...