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- GOP, 2 Dems Block Obama NLRB Nominee
- Law360, New York (February 09, 2010) -- Senate Republicans on Tuesday scuttled President Barack Obama's choice for the National Relations Labor Board after two Democrats crossed the aisle to vote with the GOP. By a 52-33 vote, the Senate…
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Boston Globe- N.Y. governor says scandal rumors are dying
- ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. David Paterson, defying calls from even fellow Democrats to drop out of the race for a full term, said Tuesday that he would leave only if the voters turned him out through the ballot box, or "in a box."…
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Houston Chronicle- Obama says world moving quickly on Iran sanctions
- Obama said Iran’s refusal to accept a U.N.-brokered atomic fuel swap deal suggested it was intent on trying to build nuclear weapons, despite its insistence ... Possible targets for any new sanctions include Iran’s central bank, the ...
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Houston Chronicle- NY senator convicted of misdemeanor assault vows to fight 53-8…
- ALBANY, N.Y - A New York state senator who betrayed his Democratic colleagues ... The New York Senate voted 53-8 on Tuesday night to oust Sen. Hiram Monserrate (HY'-ruhm mahn-suh-RAHT'), a move he calls an injustice to the people who…
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Boston Globe- Oil drops to near $73 in Asia after report shows US crude…
- SINGAPORE - Oil prices fell to near $73 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report showing unexpected growth in U.S. crude inventories cast more doubt on the recovery in the world's biggest economy. Benchmark crude for March delivery was…
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Grand Island Independent- China declares new national food-safety campaign as tainted…
- BEIJING - China declared a new food-safety ... Tainted dairy products have recently been found in China's largest city, Shanghai, and in the provinces and regions of Shaanxi, Shandong, Liaoning, Guizhou, Ningxia, Jilin and Hebei. At least…
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CBS News- Saints go marching in streets of New Orleans
- New Orleans -- Only a Super Bowl victory parade could upstage Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Carnival floats carrying Saints players, coaches and team owner Tom Benson rolled past tens of thousands of jubilant fans in downtown New Orleans on…
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Washington Post- Mitch Landrieu downplays his landslide victory
- Daniel Erath / The Times-Picayune Mayor Elect Mitch Landrieu held a press conference at the Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans on Sunday February after winning the election in a landslide the night before. Mayor Elect Mitch Landrieu gets a pat…
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- Pitney Bowes to open mail services site in Newark, New Jersey
- Booker announced today that Pitney Bowes has selected Newark as the site for its expanded mail services operations in New Jersey and will open a new International Mail Distribution Center there next month. The relocation and expansion will…
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- Cows outnumber New Zealand people
- Increased numbers in the milking herd have resulted in there being one milking cow for every New Zealander," farm statistics manager Gary Dunnet said. "In 2009, New Zealand had fewer than eight sheep per person." The new figures are…
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