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Obama seeks governors' input on economy
The nation's governors met with President-elect Barack Obama today to help craft an economic stimulus plan that would include money for ready-to-go transportation projects and programs for the poor that have been stretched by increased demand. Several...Tags: Bobby Jindal, Government Health Care, Medicaid, Health Insurance, Heads of State
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Obama seeks to assure nervous governors on economy
Associated PressPresident-elect Barack Obama pledged quick work today on an economic recovery plan to include tax cuts and increased federal spending, and told the nation's governors he wants their advice in designing a package to help their hard-hit states. "We...Tags: Republican Party, State Budgets, Bobby Jindal, National Government, Government Health Care
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Georgia Senate runoff could decide balance of power
Associated PressGeorgia voters had their hands on the balance of power in the next U.S. Senate in a runoff election today, one of two unresolved races that Democrats need to win to get a 60-seat majority impervious to GOP filibusters. Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby...Tags: Exit Polls, 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, Osama bin Laden, Al Franken, Parliament, Max Cleland
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Sen. Mel Martinez says he won't run for re-election in 2010
Sentinel Staff ReportsU.S. Sen. and former Orange County Chairman Mel Martinez announced Tuesday that he will not run for re-election in 2010, saying after a decade as a public official it was time to return to the private sector. His decision could leave the Republicans...Tags: Parliament, Punishment, United States of America, Bill Nelson, Fines
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Rell Meets With President-Elect Obama
Associated PressConnecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell says President-elect Barack Obama wished her luck in dealing with the state's growing budget deficit during his meeting with 41 of the nation's governors in Philadelphia. The governors talked with Obama and Vice President-...Tags: Joe Biden, National Government, Executive Branch, Government, Barack Obama
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Obama has bipartisan message for nervous governors
The Associated PressPresident-elect Barack Obama pledged quick work Tuesday on an economic recovery plan to include tax cuts and increased federal spending, and told the nation's governors he wants their advice in designing it. "We intend to put tax cuts into the pockets of...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Barack Obama, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Local Elections
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Florida governor's bride-to-be chooses her gown for Dec. 12 wedding
South Florida Sun-SentinelCarole Rome wore her status with low-key ease when she ordered her bridal gown from Wedding Atelier in Manhattan's Flatiron District. "Carole just came in, and then through the conversation we found out she would be the future first lady of Florida,"...Tags: Marriage, Government, Clubs and Associations, Dining and Drinking, Family
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Governors pressing Congress for help
The Associated PressFacing severe cutbacks in state services as the recession deepens, the nation's governors pressed their case on Capitol Hill Monday, asking for at least $40 billion to help pay for health care for the poor and disabled. The governors are also pressing...Tags: State Budgets, National Government, Executive Branch, Government, Barack Obama
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Crist says banks being asked to temporarily stop foreclosures
Tallahassee BureauGov. Charlie Crist said today that bankers and mortgage lenders in Florida have agreed to ask their members to voluntarily stop filing new foreclosure petitions and scheduling foreclosure sales for resident homeowners over the next 45 days. The move...Tags: Mortgages, Foreclosures, Banking, Bank of America Corp., Government
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Letters to the editor
Magnitude of blame Re “Terrorism in India has many faces,” Opinion, Nov. 30 The problem with Martha Nussbaum's article is that it seems to distract attention from the horrendous events in Mumbai. It also fails to emphasize the differences...Tags: John Taylor, Veterans Affairs, Defense, Thanksgiving, Murder
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Schwarzenegger declares fiscal emergency
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered the new Legislature in to work on its first day, declaring a fiscal emergency Monday in response to the state's deteriorating finances and urging lawmakers to "get off of their rigid ideologies."
But even as...Tags: Parliament, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Labor Legislation, Sacramento, Emergency Planning
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Civic leaders press Brewer to leave L.A. Unified
Key civic leaders have lost confidence in L.A. School Supt. David L. Brewer and are quietly pressing for him to leave his $300,000-a-year position as head of the nation's second-largest school system, The Times has learned.
The school board is expected...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Distilling and Brewing Industry, Schools, Corporate Officers, Metal and Mineral
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