Published on July 31, 2010 by Technology Slice
Gulf Oil Spill Probe Launched – U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer, member of a House subcommittee that oversees the nation’s network of oil and gas pipelines, said the panel is launching an investigation to answer those questions. Schauer, a Battle Creek Democrat who lives 15 miles from the spill, continued his verbal assault on Enbridge on [...]
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Published on July 23, 2010 by Technology Slice
Governor Kenny Guinn Dies – Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons has ordered flags be flown at half-staff after his predecessor, former Gov. Kenny Guinn (gwin), died after a fall from his roof today. He was 73. The two-term moderate Republican was on the roof of his Las Vegas home to make repairs. Authorities are investigating whether [...]
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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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Published on May 19, 2010 by Technology Slice
Arlen Specter Party Switch – Sen. Arlen Specter changed his party affiliation but didn’t change his style. He battled and battled, like he always has, until the very end. If Democrats wanted to defeat Republican Senate nominee Patrick Toomey, he argued to voters, they’d need a fighter, one who happened to have spent the past [...]
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Published on March 17, 2010 by Technology Slice
Governor Christie Budget Proposal Speech – We’re all going to get slammed. We’re all going to suffer. And we all have to sacrifice. That’s basically the message put forth in Gov. Christopher J. Christie’s speech in Trenton this afternoon where he revealed his budget proposal to the Democrat-controlled New Jersey State Legislature. It’s been eight [...]
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