Women In Politics

Airbus subsidies from Europe are ruled improper
WTO ruling could sway Pentagon move on $40B contract

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Rossi in D.C. for major Senate fundraiser
WASHINGTON — Dino Rossi, who collected $600,000 from voters within a week of entering the U.S. Senate race, on Tuesday evening is looking to haul in big contributions from politicians and lobbyists.

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Grant will maintain services for ag workers
YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima-based Opportunities Industrial Center of Washington will receive about $3 million through the National Farmworker Jobs Program for training and employment services for migrant and seasonal workers.

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Women learn about Rwandan school
About 100 guests gathered recently at the home of Malanie Knight to learn about Akilah Institute for Women, a Rwandan school co-founded by a Tampa native.

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Alma College students named to dean’s list for 2010 winter term
Alma College has named mid-Michigan students to the dean’s list for outstanding academic performance during the 2010 winter term.

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Jobless aid measure dying in Senate
Republicans in the Senate appear likely to kill legislation to provide continued unemployment checks to millions of people and provide states with billions of dollars to avert layoffs.

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Queen attends as Wimbledon returns to normal
Wimbledon returned to something resembling normality at 4.48pm on Thursday when American John Isner punched away a backhand winner past Nicolas Mahut to win a match that had left the tournament in suspended animation.

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CHS CLASS OF 1960 HAS REUNION
The Coshocton High School Class of 1960 had its 50-year reunion May 28-30. Events included an open house at the home of Mickie and Ernie Galajda, a winery tour and banquet at Raven’s Glenn Winery, a breakfast at Coshocton Elks Lodge and attending the Coshocton High School 2010 commencement ceremony.

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Iran out, but Russia eyes Turkey for S-300
Moscow (UPI) Jun 21, 2010 Russia’s arms export chief says Moscow hopes to sell Turkey the powerful S-300 air-defense missile system – and possibly the more advanced S-400 – after blocking delivery of the weapon to Iran. “The Turkish army has a great need to acquire S-300 and S-400 systems, Anatoly Isaikin, director of the state-owned arms exporter Rosoboronexport, told the RIA Novosti agency …

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Port Orchard twin brothers split politically
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. — Identical twins Patrick and Nathan Griffin-Hall like the same food, the same movies, the same books. They share a bachelor’s pad on Sinclair Inlet and take turns cleaning the cat box with reasonable diplomacy. But get them talking politics and the 27-year-old brothers square off for a verbal duel. Patrick, a Republican, and Nathan, a Democrat, recently took their …

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