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Sandy relief package swells aid for past disasters
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a "not-so-fast" campaign against a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeastern governors and lawmakers hope to push through the House this coming week. Their...
Tags: Tim Huelskamp, Politics, Tom Coburn, Washington, DC, Chris Christie
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Congress approves additional Sandy aid
In a move that will help some 800 Maryland families affected by the effects of Hurricane Sandy, Congress approved $10 billion in emergency funding Friday for the federal flood insurance program. The hastily scheduled votes came in response to criticism...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, Insurance, Chris Christie, Somerset County (Maryland)
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Our Laguna: 2012 was a year of change
The top 10 stories of 2011 included limitations on skateboarders; an arrest for alleged rapes and sexual assaults; flood recovery; Marine Life Protection Act implementation delay in Laguna; the Heisler Park renovation; the Resource Center pulling out from...Tags: Pat Bates, FBI, Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, Sex Crimes
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Sandy aid proposal would include more for Maryland
A $60 billion emergency spending bill that would provide federal aid to states still recovering from Hurricane Sandy would guarantee additional money for Maryland and subtly change the way administration officials determine eligibility for disaster relief...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, John McCain, Labor Legislation, U.S. Senate
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Casey urges Hurricane Sandy aid for Pennsylvania
Call Washington BureauDemocrat Bob Casey urged a federal emergency official to reimburse Pennsylvania for the state's Hurricane Sandy preparations on Wednesday and Republican Pat Toomey is pushing back against a $60.4 billion aid bill he says is excessive. To be sure, Toomey...Tags: U.S. Congress, Politics, Natural Disasters, Fiscal Cliff, Parties and Movements
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Sale of last AIG shares brings U.S. bailout profit to $22.7 billion
WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department said Tuesday it would raise $7.6 billion in the sale of its final shares of American International Group, ending the controversial bailout of the insurance giant with a $22.7-billion profit. The department agreed to...
Tags: U.S. Congress, American International Group, Finance, Financial Markets, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Council president claims Carmel mayor is deceiving public, misusing money
The president of the Carmel City Council says an investigation into a nearly $200 million bailout of the city redevelopment commission has turned up evidence that the mayor is deceiving the public and funneling taxpayer dollars through a private group....
Tags: Lawyers, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Politics, Justice System, Disease Prevention
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The value of stimulus spending. Or not.
With the economy the likely focus of Wednesday night's first debate between President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney, I invited veteran reporter Scott Reeder, the journalist in residence at the Illinois Policy Institute, a free-market think...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Politics, John McCain, Parties and Movements, Economic Indicator
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The Rhubarb Patch: The Legacy of Obama's Recovery Act
Change of SubjectWith the economy the likely focus of Wednesday night’s first debate between President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney, I invited veteran reporter Scott Reeder (right), the journalist in residence at the Illinois Policy Institute, a free-... -
Bailout lawsuit put Mourdock on political map
South Bend TribuneBefore Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock pulled off a historic upset in this year's Republican Senate primary, he was best known to most political observers as the man who tried to stop Chrysler's government-brokered bankruptcy. Mourdock, who toppled...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Richard Mourdock, Politics, Trials, Local Elections
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State mulls disaster relief fund
When sinkholes destroyed their home this time last year, Jamin and Belinda Sell of Whitehall Township lamented the limited amount of relief available for them. They didn't have sinkhole insurance. There was no federal disaster aid available from the...Tags: Tropical Storms, Allentown, Floods, Disasters and Accidents, Scranton
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$63,758 to supplement local emergency food and shelter programs
Washington County recently was awarded $63,758 in federal funding to supplement local emergency food and shelter programs. The award is based on the county’s number of unemployed people, compared to the number of unemployed in all qualifying...Tags: Charity, United Way , Politics, American Red Cross, National Government
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