Posts Tagged ‘house’
House ready to consider insider trading ban (AP)
AP – With members of Congress convinced their political survival depends on their image, the House is wasting no time in considering a Senate-passed bill that would ban insider trading by lawmakers and thousands of executive branch officials. Stock trades would have to be posted online within 30 days.
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White House makes case for rejecting oil pipeline (AP)
AP – The White House tried to make its case Wednesday for rejecting a Canadian company’s plan to build an oil pipeline from Canada to Texas, saying a February deadline set by Congress was “purely political” and did not allow for a proper review of the project.
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Italian captain being placed under house arrest (AP)
AP – An Italian coast guard official vehemently demanded that the captain go back to his crippled cruise ship to oversee its evacuation, but the captain repeatedly resisted, according to a shocking audiotape made public Tuesday.
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White House slams Iran for death sentence
The Obama administration flatly rejected Monday that a young Iranian-American man used a family trip to Iran as cover for espionage, after Iran issued the first death penalty against a U.S. citizen since the Islamic Revolution 33 years ago.
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‘Three-quarter house’ operator Yury Baumblit driving us out of Bed-Stuy building, tenants charge
An operator of transitional housing facilities for former addicts, ex-convicts and the homeless is harassing tenants of a Bedford-Stuyvesant building despite a court order, tenants charge.
Yury Baumblit’s tactics over the past month have included threats of eviction to residents of 85 Kingston Ave.
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Mom and tot found dead in L.I. house
A YOUNG mother and her 2-year-old son were found dead inside their Long Island home Friday night — and authorities believe they were murdered.
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House passes payroll tax cut for Obama’s signature (AP)
AP – Congress on Friday approved a two-month renewal of payroll tax cuts for 160 million workers and unemployment benefits for millions, handing President Barack Obama a convincing victory for his jobs agenda.
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