Published on July 21, 2010 by Technology Slice
Congress Passes Unemployment Extension 2010 – A bill that would push back the deadline to file for extended unemployment benefits until the end of November passed a key procedural hurdle in the Senate Tuesday. The vote was 60-40, the minimum margin needed to end debate on the measure.
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Posted in Politics
Published on May 17, 2010 by Technology Slice
ALS Disease – May is ALS Awareness Month. It is time to build awareness for the disease often referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease. ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. It is a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Patients will ALS suffer horribly. At the end of [...]
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Posted in Health
Published on May 15, 2010 by Technology Slice
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Embattled Japanese automaker Toyota planned to undermine the credibility of two witnesses who have testified before Congress about acceleration problems of its cars, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
Tags: Acceleration Problems, Afp, Cars, Congress, Credibility, Japanese Automaker, Toyota, Two Witnesses, Washington Post
Posted in Money
Published on March 9, 2010 by Technology Slice
Congressman Massa Resigns – Congressmans Eric Massa’s last day as the democratic representative from New York is Monday but Eric Massa is not going down without a fight. Indeed Congressman Massa is getting more media attention now that he is resigning than when he was sitting as the democrtic representative from New York. Last week [...]
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Published on March 3, 2010 by Technology Slice
Supreme Court – Despite being cleared for release and officially declared no threat to the US, five Uighurs held at Guantánamo Bay for eight years had their bid for freedom blocked by the Obama Administration yesterday. The move came after the Supreme Court agreed with arguments by US government lawyers that the five should not [...]
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