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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Andrea Bailes was doing everything right on the night of Nov. 18. Bailes, a 14-year-old eighth-grader at Point Pleasant Junior High School, was buckled up in the back seat of a car with her best friend, Sami Sheets. Sami's father, Paul ...
Publ.Date : 2012-02-16T11:13:24Z
Greece's new bailout legislation was approved by PASOK and New Democracy MPs on Parliament’s economic affairs committee Wednesday, after the Euro zone decision makers agreed to unleash yet another poisonous rescue package worth €130 bln that ...
Publ.Date : 2012-02-22T22:40:38Z
Georgia’s current ethics laws put no limit on the value of gifts from lobbyists to legislators. Last year, an attempt to cap the value of gifts failed, but the issue was renewed this legislative session with bills from state Rep. Tommy Smith ...
Publ.Date : 2012-02-22T23:37:54Z
Sen. Dan Foster lost another fight to make pseudoephedrine a prescription-only drug Tuesday afternoon, but he was able to amend a new limit on the medication into Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's substance abuse bill. But Foster had to wait until a lengthy drama ...
Publ.Date : 2012-02-22T15:23:59Z
Arizonans who can keep their tax problems under wraps for at least three years may soon be able to escape state scrutiny. The House Ways and Means Committee on Monday approved legislation to limit to three years the ability of the state ...
Publ.Date : 2012-02-21T19:14:14Z
The House of Delegates has approved legislation that would require women to receive an ultrasound examination before an abortion, but lawmakers approved changes to address the most controversial aspect of the bill. With the amendments that ...
Publ.Date : 2012-02-23T00:13:42Z
INDIANAPOLIS — A measure picking up steam in the Indiana General Assembly would require school boards to post all the financial details of superintendents' contracts before voting on them. The state Senate Education and Career Development ...
Publ.Date : 2012-02-16T02:09:22Z
Governor McDonnell has requested amendments to the General Assembyl's bill that would require a woman to receive an ultrasound exam before an abortion. "Mandating an invasive procedure in order to give informed consent is not a proper role for ...
Publ.Date : 2012-02-22T19:41:41Z
INDIANAPOLIS — Language that would have capped township poor-relief spending and lowered property taxes for Griffith residents was stripped out of legislation just before a vote Wednesday, but town officials said the move is not as detrimental as it sounds.
Publ.Date : 2012-02-23T00:49:29Z
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTW) — The Senate State and Local Government Committee on Wednesday approved a bill to limit the state's general budget debt to 6 percent of general revenue. Sen. Walter Blevins, D-Morehead, was the only no vote. Sen. Joe Bowen, R ...
Publ.Date : 2012-02-22T22:54:57Z
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President Obama joins B.B. King, Mick Jagger and other blues and rock legends at a performance in the White House.
Rick Santorum and Franklin Graham are raising questions about President Obama's faith. CNN's Jessica Yellin reports.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday praised Congress' decision to extend the payroll tax cut while also pushing legislators to enact the rest of what the administration characterizes as its economic support plan for the middle class.
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The four remaining Republican presidential candidates debate in Arizona.
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