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Ban on earmarks could be bad news to local agencies, small towns
I read Danny Westneat’s column about earmarks in Wednesday’s Times [“Missing the mark on earmarks,” NWWednesday, Feb. 9]. I’m thinking he knows what is on that island in Alaska besides 50 residents. Would including that information have made the earmark seem less silly?
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House Republicans Slash Domestic Agencies, Cut Themselves
WASHINGTON — Even as they take a cleaver to many domestic agencies, Republicans now running the House are barely touching Congress’ generous own budget.
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House Republicans slash agencies, nick themselves
WASHINGTON (AP) – Even as they take a cleaver to many domestic agencies, Republicans now running the House are barely touching Congress’ generous own budget.
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Agencies pledge to curb abuse of child farmworkers
NEW YORK Year after year, to little avail, activist groups have been urging bolder federal action to curtail the health risks and exploitation endured by the legion of children who labor on America’s farms.
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Rating agencies dodge bullet in Wall St reform bill
Credit-rating agencies like Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s dodged a bullet on Tuesday as lawmakers decided to strip out a provision in the Wall Street reform bill that would have upended their business model.
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Agencies ending use of term ‘mentally retarded’
Government agencies have been renaming themselves to drop the words “mentally retarded” from offices that serve people with special needs.
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Report: Agencies failed to connect dots in attempted airline bombing
A Senate Intelligence Committee report released Tuesday sharply criticized the National Counterterrorism Center for failing to properly coordinate intelligence activities to detect the botched Christmas Day airline bombing.
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