Topic: United States
Lobster Wars
AP News
FILE - This Aug. 18, 2009 file photo shows lobster traps and buoys sitting on a wharf at dawn on Matinicus Island, Maine. It was here on the morning of July 20 that longtime lobsterman Vance Bunker shot a fellow lobsterman in the neck. The shooting cast a spotlight on the ...
Va OKs 1st bill banning mandated health coverage
AP Features
Virginia's General Assembly became the first in the nation Wednesday to approve legislation that bucks any attempt by President Barack Obama and Congress to implement national health care overhaul in individual states. The Republican-ruled House of Delegates, with wide Democratic support, voted 80-17 without debate for the largely symbolic ...
Italy US Mafia Raids
AP News
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jeffrey H. Sloman speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in Miami. The FBI arrested a reputed U.S. mobster Wednesday on charges he provided protection for a Sicilian counterpart operating in Florida, part of an international sweep aimed ...
Senate passes $149 bln for jobless aid, tax breaks
Reuters US Online Report Politics News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday passed a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks, as Democrats continued efforts to lower the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before congressional elections in November. The measure, approved by a vote of 62 to 36, now heads to the House of ...
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