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Group loses bid for more Westar data
May 16 2005 11:30PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge has refused to order the release of an internal report on political contributions by Westar Energy Inc., a Kansas company that's been indicted in Texas for making illegal corporate contributions to a political committee founded by Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
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Report: Oil spill funds to be gone by 2009
May 16 2005 11:03PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal fund used to clean up oil spills nationwide will be drained by 2009, in part because cleanups cost more than authorities collect from those responsible, according to a Coast Guard study released Monday.
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Controllers release flight assist tapes
May 16 2005 6:19PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Air traffic controllers lobbying Congress for more equipment and staff have a new way to illustrate the importance of their jobs _ recordings of controllers talking pilots through dangerous situations.
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Base commission chairman quits Pfizer job
May 16 2005 12:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Anthony Principi, chairman of the commission that will review the newly released list of military base closings, has resigned his executive post with the drug manufacturer Pfizer Corp.
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Seat-belt use lower in pickups than cars
May 16 2005 9:50AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - People who ride in pickup trucks use seat belts less often than passengers in cars, and the consequences are deadlier: A higher percentage of people killed in pickup truck crashes didn't buckle up compared to those in passenger cars, the government reported Monday.
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