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Senate Sends $26.1 Billion Education, Medicaid Package to House
The Senate on Thursday passed a $26.1 billion state-aid package that the House is poised to consider next week, when it will return briefly from its August recess.
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EADS Bids for $35 Billion Air Force Tanker Contest
European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co., the parent company of Airbus SAS, said it bid today for a $35 billion contract to build aerial tankers for the U.S. Air Force, ahead of tomorrow’s deadline.
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House Democrats propose $7 billion budget cut
Buffeted by deficit pressures, House Democratic leaders are proposing a $7 billion cut in President Barack Obama’s budget for the next fiscal year.
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BP Will Create $20 Billion Oil Spill Damage Claims Fund
From left: BP CEO Tony Hayward, BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg, BP General Counsel Rupert Bondy, BP Managing Director Robert Dudley, White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Attorney General Eric Holder, Vice President Joe Biden, President Barack Obama, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
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CORRECT: UPDATE: House Backs $30 Billion Small-Business Lending Fund
CORRECT: UPDATE: House Backs $30 Billion Small-Business Lending Fund
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2nd UPDATE: House Backs $30 Billion Small-Business Lending Fund
2nd UPDATE: House Backs $30 Billion Small-Business Lending Fund
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Bay Area Dems request $2.3 billion in earmarks
Thirteen Bay Area members of Congress have requested $2.3 billion for projects in next year’s federal budget, ranging from earthquake retrofits for the Golden Gate Bridge to a bike trail in Bodega Bay. The projects, known as earmarks, would primarily benefit…
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Speier has billion dollar plan to restore wetlands
Rep. Jackie Speier announced Friday she is authoring a bill to restore wetlands areas around San Francisco Bay.
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Speier introduces $1 billion Bay restoration bill
A bill to spend $1 billion over 10 years to restore and clean up San Francisco Bay has been introduced in Congress by U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, she announced Friday in a press conference by a storm drain in South San Francisco. by PaloAltoOnline.com
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