Posts Tagged ‘rule’

Government to expand airline tarmac-delay rule (AP)

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2008 file photo, a traveler is seen in Terminal C at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport as aircraft, rear, taxi along a runway in Grapevine, Texas. A new passenger-protection rule to be issued Wednesday, April 20, 2011, will include expanding a tarmac-delay rule to prohibit airlines from holding passengers on stranded international flights for longer than four hours, require airlines to refund bag fees if they lose customers' luggage, to include fees and taxes in advertised prices, and to pay passengers more if they get bumped from oversold flights. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, file)AP – Federal officials are expanding a tarmac-delay rule to prohibit airlines from holding passengers on stranded international flights for longer than four hours.


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Al-Qaida commander calls for Islamic rule in Libya (AP)

AP – An al-Qaida commander who escaped a U.S. prison has urged Libyans to overthrow Moammar Gadhafi’s regime and establish Islamic rule.

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From Alaska to ‘Milfistan’: Tucker Carlson suggests Palin could rule make-believe country

Tucker Carlson’s probably wishing he didn’t call Sarah Palin a “MILF” right about now.

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The Goldman Rule: Snobby CEO brags about pricey art as giant bonus looms

Blank you, Blankfein! The CEO of Goldman Sachs — who just about everyone loves to hate — was overheard boasting about an expensive art collection that’s on display in his shiny, new $1.8 billion headquarters in lower Manhattan.

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Chavez seeks power to rule by decree for 1 year (AP)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez carries a baby as he waits for the arrival of Ecuador's President Rafael Correa at the Fort Tiuna military base in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Correa comes to Venezuela for a one-day visit. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)AP – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez asked congress Tuesday to grant him special powers to enact laws by decree for one year, just before a new legislature takes office with a larger contingent of opposition lawmakers.


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Federal judge may rule on ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ (AP)

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 16, 2010 picture, from left, Petty Officer Autumn Sandeen,  Lt. Dan Choi, Cpl. Evelyn Thomas, Capt. Jim Pietrangelo II, Cadet Mara Boyd and Petty Officer Larry Whitt, stand together after they handcuffed themselves to the fence outside the White House in Washington during a protest for gay rights.  A federal judge issued a worldwide injunction Tuesday stopping enforcement of the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy, ending the military's 17-year-old ban on openly gay troops.   U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips declared the law unconstitutional after a two-week nonjury trial on the case in federal court in Riverside.  U.S. Department of Justice attorneys have 60 days to appeal. Legal experts say they are under no legal obligation to do so and could let Phillips' ruling stand.  (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP – A federal judge who halted the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for gays is holding a hearing Monday before she decides whether the policy can be enforced while the government appeals.


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Australian Labor Party wins enough support to rule (AP)

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks during a press conference in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. Gillard will lead Australia's first minority government in 67 years after two independent lawmakers threw their support behind her center-left Labor Party, ending two weeks of uncertainty left by national elections that ended on a knife-edge. (AP Photo/Mark Graham)AP – Prime Minister Julia Gillard will lead Australia’s first minority government in 67 years after two independent lawmakers threw their support behind her center-left Labor Party on Tuesday, ending two weeks of uncertainty left by national elections that ended on a knife-edge.


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