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US Pledges $123 Million For Chernobyl Radiation Shield Funding
(RTTNews) – The United States has pledged $123 million to a fund being raised by Ukraine to build new safety measures at the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
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Our View: The Internet: U.S. to begin funding freedom
In the past 16 months, the Internet landscape has shifted dramatically. Sixteen months ago, there were no iPads. The number of Twitter users was orders of magnitude smaller. And scarcely 10 percent of phone users had smartphones.
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Yale speaker to discuss campaign funding case
A political science lecturer will speak today regarding the decision that the First Amendment cannot limit corporate funding of political campaign advertisements. Yale University lecturer Jim Wilson’s talk will cover the Citizens United case.
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Editorial: Mayors show leadership in appeal for cleanup funding
Tennessee Gov.-elect Bill Haslam joined Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan and thee other local mayors in writing a top U.S. Department of Energy official about the importance of the ongoing environmental cleanup of the Oak Ridge Reservation and asking for more funding for the work.
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White House threatens veto of war funding bill
The White House has promised to veto a House war funding bill over proposed cuts to education reform programs.
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South Dakota Delegation Announces Emergency Funding to Deal with Possible Grasshopper Infestat
WASHINGTON, DC (June 11, 2010) – U.S. Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD) and John Thune (R-SD) and U.S. Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD) today announced that the USDA will provide $10.73 million in emergency Commodity Credit Corporation funding to respond to a possible grasshopper infestation across a number of western states, including South Dakota.
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Congress takes off without funding youth summer jobs
WASHINGTON — Schools are out this month, and government officials all over America are eager to restart a program that helps an estimated 330,000 at-risk youths find summer jobs.
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Clinton announces funding for Palestinian refugees
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the United States will give $60 million to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for help to Palestinian refugees on Friday, a move designed to improve the lives of 4.7 million people.
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Keep Florida’s rail funding on track
The mood at the congressional field hearing in Miami on the status of Florida’s high speed rail program was upbeat on Monday, but the undercurrent was one of anxiety.
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Camphill appeal for funding is a success
Camphill Village USA has successfully appealed to U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, to request a federal appropriation for its anticipated senior housing community in Ghent.
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