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Laws covering texting, tanning beds, trans fat take effect in 2010

By doris | Published: January 2, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Legislatures in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico met in 2009, leading to the enactment of 40,697 laws, many of which take effect January 1. The new laws cover a variety of areas, from texting and tanning beds to human trafficking [...]

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Obama unveils high-speed passenger rail plan

By doris | Published: April 17, 2009

Full Story At  CNN.com The president’s plan identifies 10 potential high-speed intercity corridors for federal funding, including California, the Pacific Northwest, the Midwest, the Southeast, the Gulf Coast, Pennsylvania, Florida, New York and New England. It also highlights potential improvements in the heavily traveled Northeast Corridor running from Washington to Boston, Massachusetts. Each of the [...]

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US policy on Cuba evolving under Obama

By doris | Published: April 7, 2009

Full Story At news.yahoo.com WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will soon move to ease travel and financial restrictions on Cuba as his administration conducts a broad review of its policy toward the communist nation, a senior American official said Monday. “We can expect some relaxation, some changes in terms of the restrictions on family remittances [...]

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Clinton backs talks with moderate Taliban

By doris | Published: April 2, 2009

Full Story At  CNN.com “We must support efforts by the government of Afghanistan to separate the extremists of al Qaeda and the Taliban from those who joined their ranks, not out of conviction but out of desperation,” Clinton said in an address laying out the new U.S. strategy for the region that President Obama announced [...]

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Wells Fargo defends, then cancels Vegas junket

By doris | Published: February 4, 2009

Wells Fargo defends, then cancels Vegas junket – Yahoo! News WASHINGTON – It’s a tradition for Wells Fargo & Co. to reward top employees with a lavish junket. In previous years, though, the company hadn’t just received a $25 billion bailout from taxpayers. The Associated Press reported Tuesday that Wells Fargo had booked 12 nights, [...]

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Clinton eyes Asia for first trip abroad

By doris | Published: February 3, 2009

Full Story At msnbc.com WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is looking east as she plans her first trip abroad as America’s top diplomat. Clinton is expected to visit key North Asian allies Japan and South Korea, as well as China, on her maiden voyage, which will likely begin next week, according to [...]

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