Posts Tagged ‘federal’
Federal Reserve wraps up policy meeting (AP)
AP – The Federal Reserve, after employing a dwindling set of policy options at its last two meetings, may hit the pause button in hopes that the faint signs of the economy’s rebound will grow stronger.
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Federal judge orders more review on polar bears (AP)
AP – A federal judge has thrown out a key section of an Interior Department rule concerning the threat to polar bears posed by global warming.
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‘Merchant of Death’ trial begins in federal court
The man known around the world as the “Merchant of Death” was prepared to sell 100 surface-to-air missiles, 20,000 AK-47s, 10 million rounds of ammunition and more to kill Americans, prosecutors told a Manhattan jury Wednesday.
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Federal court tosses lawsuits over health reform (AP)
AP – A federal appeals court in Virginia dismissed two lawsuits Thursday that had challenged the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.
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Obama pledges federal help for Irene recovery (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama stood on a bridge overlooking the rain-swollen and fast-rushing Passaic River in New Jersey’s third-largest city and said Sunday the federal government would work to rebuild towns recovering from Hurricane Irene’s wrath.
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Federal judge blocks Ala. illegal immigration law (AP)
AP – A federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of Alabama’s new law cracking down on illegal immigration, ruling Monday that she needed more time to decide whether the law opposed by the Obama administration, church leaders and immigrant-rights groups is constitutional.
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Tobacco: Graphic federal warnings aren’t fair (AP)
AP – Tobacco companies want a judge to put a stop to new graphic cigarette labels that include the sewn-up corpse of a smoker and pictures of diseased lungs, saying they unfairly urge adults to shun their legal products and will cost millions to produce.
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