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Post office pitches new 'forever' stamp
May 3 2006 8:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Not just diamonds are forever. Add stamps to the list. The post office is planning a "forever" stamp for letters, good no matter how many times postal rates increase.
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TSA may overtake Post Office as butt of jokes
May 3 2006 6:02PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A recent Tank McNamara comic strip featured two ex-Transportation Security Administration screeners working security at a Major League baseball stadium.
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Democrats seek edge with Interior nominee
May 3 2006 2:32PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne's nomination for interior secretary could run into trouble from Senate Democrats who want to use it as a bargaining chip to stop more oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, or at least assure their states get a cut.
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Problems with Medicare drug information
May 3 2006 1:04PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal investigator posing as senior citizens found that Medicare's operators routinely failed to give callers accurate and complete information about the government's new drug benefit, prompting Democratic critics of the Bush administration program to again request an extension of an approaching enrollment deadline.
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Political opposition snares aviation deal
May 3 2006 12:31PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - A trans-Atlantic deal that was hoped to boost air travel, lower fares and create jobs won't be in place for the summer holidays while the Bush administration seeks to overcome opposition to expanding the foreign role in U.S. airlines, the European Union said Wednesday.
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Pandemic flu plan calls on states, cities
May 3 2006 11:37AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A flu pandemic would cause massive disruptions lasting for months, and cities, states and businesses must make plans now to keep functioning _ and not count on a federal rescue, the Bush administration said Wednesday.
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