New rule opens national forest to roads
May 5 2005 10:07PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The last 58.5 million acres of untouched national forests, which President Clinton had set aside for protection, were opened to possible logging, mining and other commercial uses by the Bush administration on Thursday.
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Gun-control group, PAC pay $12K FEC fine
May 5 2005 3:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A gun-control group and its political action committee have paid a $12,000 fine to settle a campaign finance case from the 2000 election.
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U.S. rejects $14M cost of lab shutdown
May 5 2005 2:29PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is refusing to pay $14 million of the costs associated with last year's security-related shutdown at the Los Alamos nuclear weapons laboratory, although a top official said most of the expenses were reasonable and praised the lab's efficiency.
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