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Auditors: Billions squandered in Iraq
Feb 15 2007 10:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - About $10 billion has been squandered by the U.S. government on Iraq reconstruction aid because of contractor overcharges and unsupported expenses, and federal investigators warned Thursday that significantly more taxpayer money is at risk.
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Govt.: Air passengers have no recourse
Feb 15 2007 10:37PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - After being stuck for 11 hours on a parked airplane during a snow and ice storm, JetBlue passengers found out there's nothing they can do about it. There are no government regulations limiting the time an airline can keep passengers on grounded aircraft.
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Govt.: Air passengers have no recourse
Feb 15 2007 10:37PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - After being stuck for 11 hours on a parked airplane during a snow and ice storm, JetBlue passengers found out there's nothing they can do about it. There are no government regulations limiting the time an airline can keep passengers on grounded aircraft.
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Lawmakers unveil tobacco regulation bill
Feb 15 2007 9:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Seven years after being rebuffed by the Supreme Court, anti-smoking advocates rejoiced Thursday as lawmakers renewed a push for federal regulation of tobacco, a step they say is needed to deter children from lighting up and to get smokers to quit.
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Authority's demands hang over port sale
Feb 15 2007 8:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Dubai Ports World warned Thursday that its deal to sell off major port operations in six U.S. cities may fall apart if the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey does not drop demands for a multimillion-dollar payment.
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FDA to use pictures in food recalls
Feb 15 2007 7:23PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Spinach contaminated with E. coli. Frozen oysters tainted by norovirus. Peanut butter fouled by salmonella.
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Report urges FCC to limit TV violence
Feb 15 2007 6:06PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Beaten up and strapped to a chair, once again it looks like the end for Jack Bauer, the hero of Fox Network's hit show "24." Using his wits (and his teeth), Bauer goes for the jugular _ literally. Broadcasters are free to televise such cringe-inducing scenes of violence with relative impunity in the U.S. But a new draft report from the Federal Communications Commission suggests the government may be able to limit violence on TV in a way that does not violate the Constitution.
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