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U.S. to require passports for nearly all
Nov 21 2006 11:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly all air travelers entering the U.S. will be required to show passports beginning Jan. 23, including returning Americans and people from Canada and other nations in the Western Hemisphere.
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Whistle-blowers bring govt. payback
Nov 21 2006 9:55PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Whistle-blowers tipped off the government to $1.3 billion worth of fraud cases over the past year, largely at hospitals or other health care providers, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
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NTSB urges ban on bus driver cell use
Nov 21 2006 9:53PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal investigators urged new rules Tuesday that would bar bus drivers from using cell phones, blaming a driver's chat on a handsfree device for a 2004 crash that injured 11 students.
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Husband of trade representative dies
Nov 21 2006 6:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Curtis Carroll, husband of U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab, has died, Schwab's office announced Tuesday.
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EPA exempts some pesticide use
Nov 21 2006 5:48PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that pesticides can be applied over and near bodies of water without a permit under the federal Clean Water Act.
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Financial crimes chief leaving Treasury
Nov 21 2006 5:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The chief of a federal agency that plays a key role in trying to catch terrorist financiers, drug lords and other criminals is stepping down at the end of this year.
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