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Airline ticket tax could disappear
Feb 13 2007 9:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration's long-awaited plan to pay for a new, high-tech air traffic control system would eliminate the passenger ticket tax but raise other costs for people who fly.
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GAO faults SBA disaster planning
Feb 13 2007 9:40PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Months before Hurricane Katrina hit, the Small Business Administration deliberately shunned disaster planning that would have sped aid to thousands of companies in dire need, saying it would yield only "limited benefits," investigators say.
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Analysis: U.S. troops in for long haul
Feb 13 2007 9:38PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A lesson of history hangs over debate on President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq: Once a U.S. presence is established overseas, it often lasts a very long time. Look at South Korea, Germany and Japan: U.S. troops are still there more than a half century later.
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24 vehicles get top marks in crash tests
Feb 13 2007 4:15PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two dozen 2007 passenger vehicles received top scores in government crash ratings Tuesday under a system that is expected to be revised to offer more meaningful information for car buyers.
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Panel urges progress goals for teachers
Feb 13 2007 4:13PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An updated No Child Left Behind law should track the progress of teachers as well as students, a special commission said Tuesday.
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Court upholds freeze on Islamic charity
Feb 13 2007 12:57PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the government's decision to freeze the assets of a Missouri-based Islamic charity with alleged links to a foreign group that supports terrorism.
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