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Top House Dem Says 'Votes Are There' to Pass Health Care Reform - FOXNews
March 16, 2010 New York Times (blog) | Top House Dem Says 'Votes Are There' to Pass Health Care Reform FOXNews Rep. John Larson's confidence is a departure from what other senior Democratic leaders have been saying -- that party leaders will line up the votes to pass the legislation but haven't yet WASHINGTON -- A Democratic leader in the House ... Amid Democratic Impatience, Senators Move on a Jobs Bill Will this be the week congressional Democrats reverse their fortunes? House Democrats Begin Final Push on Healthcare as Pressures Intensify |
Velvet gloves in GOP debate - Los Angeles Times
March 16, 2010 Los Angeles Times | Velvet gloves in GOP debate Los Angeles Times Republican candidates for governor Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner met in a generally genteel debate Monday that skipped lightly over detailed solutions to California's grievous fiscal mess in favor of the familiar ... Poizner, Whitman: GOP candidates' first debate Calif. GOP gov hopefuls spar on taxes, immigration Gubernatorial candidates debate in Orange County |
Nearly 400 local educators receive preliminary pink slips by Monday deadline - San Jose Mercury News
March 16, 2010 Bakersfield Now | Nearly 400 local educators receive preliminary pink slips by Monday deadline San Jose Mercury News SANTA CRUZ - Just shy of 400 local K-12 teachers and other certificated employees received preliminary layoff notices by Monday's state-mandated deadline, education officials reported. The 396 employees who received pink slips eliminating ... LA Unified panel recommends changes in teacher evaluations Riverside teachers protest layoffs; board hears more grim budget news 1028 teachers get initial layoff letters |
600-pound woman sets weight goal - 1000 lbs - Boston Herald
March 16, 2010 Telegraph.co.uk (blog) | 600-pound woman sets weight goal - 1000 lbs Boston Herald By AP Donna Simpson, 42, of Old Bridge, NJ, already tips the scales at 600 pounds but says she won't be satisfied until she's porked herself up to 1000 - to grab the title of world's fattest woman, the London Dail Mail reported. ... It's not the fat women we need to watch, she's only a decoy:Phillip Morris Donna Simpson aims to be world's fattest woman in two years Woman Aims for Obesity Record |
Spring orientation - University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily
March 16, 2010 Washington Post | Spring orientation University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily Though he did not get a Spring Break, state Attorney General and University alumnus Ken Cuccinelli certainly caught some heat last week for a letter he issued advising Virginia public colleges and universities to strip references to sexual orientation ... Casteen rebukes Attorney General's letter on gays McDonnell shows some successes in first legislative sessions Cuccinelli letter sparks discrimination debate |
Top 3 on Duluth's bonding wish list survive - Duluth News Tribune
March 16, 2010Top 3 on Duluth's bonding wish list survive Duluth News Tribune The $680 million state construction bonding bill will include money for Lake Superior College, the Duluth airport and wastewater storage. Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed a $680 million bonding bill, leaving the top three items on Duluth's list of priorities ... Pawlenty slashes bonding bill Ridgewater falls victims to governor's veto pen Pawlenty slices public works projects |
Stevens considers retirement decision - Boston Globe
March 16, 2010 The Business Insider | Stevens considers retirement decision Boston Globe WASHINGTON — Justice John Paul Stevens, the leader of the US Supreme Court's liberal wing, told the New Yorker in an interview that he will decide early next month whether he will retire at the end of the court's current term. ... Stevens considers retiring from Supreme Court How High Court Could Change If Stevens Retires Will Stevens retire?...Shelby wants more time...Plane lands on beach, kills man |
Man on Hilton Head beach struck, killed by plane making emergency landing - Hilton Head Island Packet
March 16, 2010 Globe and Mail | Man on Hilton Head beach struck, killed by plane making emergency landing Hilton Head Island Packet A single-engine airplane making an emergency landing near Palmetto Dunes struck and killed a man on the beach at about 6:10 pm Monday, according to an official with the Hilton Head Fire and Rescue Division. The plane experienced engine ... Small plane crashes, crushes person exercising on beach Plane kills man strolling on beach Plane hits, kills man along South Carolina beach |
Trendy restaurant apologizes for serving whale meat
March 16, 2010A trendy California sushi restaurant charged by federal authorities with serving whale meet offered an apology Monday, saying it "ignored its responsibilities" to endangered species.
Pilots who overflew airport drop attempt to keep licenses
March 16, 2010The Northwest Airlines pilots who lost their licenses after overflying their Minneapolis destination last year have dropped their appeal, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday.
