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Tutors say parents, kids missing free help
Feb 16 2006 9:15PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Schools are blocking huge numbers of poor children from getting free tutoring, civil rights advocates and private tutoring companies said Thursday.
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Program to reimburse states' drug expenses
Feb 16 2006 7:14PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Forty-four states and the District of Columbia will participate in a program designed to reimburse them for certain expenses incurred during the first weeks of the new Medicare drug benefit.
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Feds seek action vs. firms hiring illegals
Feb 16 2006 5:14PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government gets millions of forms each year from employees whose Social Security numbers don't match government records, leading investigators to call Thursday for more action against employers hiring illegal immigrants.
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Mine fines going up, safety agency says
Feb 16 2006 4:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal agency that oversees mining safety announced plans Thursday to raise its fines amid criticism that it has been too lax in punishing mine operators who break safety rules.
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Feds mistakenly turned over secret papers
Feb 16 2006 2:54PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors and investigators in Dallas acknowledged in court documents that they mistakenly gave defense lawyers information about the inner-workings of secretive counterterrorism investigations.
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Congressmen urge transparency at NASA
Feb 16 2006 2:23PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Congressional leaders asked NASA Thursday to guarantee scientific openness at the agency following accusations that a public affairs officer changed or filtered information on global warming and the Big Bang.
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