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Feds settle lawsuit over alternative fuels
Nov 30 2005 11:06PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Four federal agencies settled a lawsuit with environmental groups Wednesday and agreed to buy thousands of vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity, ethanol, propane and other alternative fuels.
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Gov't provides $12.8M to ID Katrina remains
Nov 30 2005 8:48PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The government has earmarked $12.8 million for DNA tests to help Louisiana authorities identify people killed by Hurricane Katrina, breaking a bottleneck that has left 270 people unidentified.
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U.S. military unclear on 'planted' stories
Nov 30 2005 6:48PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military offered a mixed message Wednesday about whether it embraced one of its own programs that reportedly paid a consulting firm and Iraqi newspapers to plant favorable stories about the war and the rebuilding effort.
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Appeals court delays Padilla transfer
Nov 30 2005 5:30PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Jose Padilla's transfer from a military brig to a civilian jail was unexpectedly delayed Wednesday by a federal appeals court, the latest twist in the legal fight over the Bush administration's policy on U.S. terror suspects.
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Rosa Parks in good company at Archives
Nov 30 2005 5:21PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An exhibit celebrating Rosa Parks' defiance of racial injustice has some good company at the National Archives, sharing the scene with original copies of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
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Auditor: Volunteers make errors on taxes
Nov 30 2005 4:51PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Auditors found persistent accuracy problems at volunteer-run assistance centers that the Internal Revenue Service wants to do more work helping taxpayers fill out their returns.
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Superheroes, Americana grace 2006 stamps
Nov 30 2005 1:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Motorcycles and skiers, baseball players and lovers, a 40-stamp series featuring America's biggest, tallest and deepest, from sea cliffs to bison to waterfalls and lakes. They're all commemoratives planned for next year by the U.S. Postal Service.
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Demonstrators out in force for abortion case
Nov 30 2005 11:36AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A familiar sidewalk scene pitting abortion supporters and protesters was in full view once more as the Supreme Court heard new arguments Wednesday involving this complex legal, social and constitutional issue.
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IRS warns against 'phishing' scam
Nov 30 2005 11:15AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's tax collectors warned consumers Wednesday not to be fooled by a bogus e-mail that appears to come from the Internal Revenue Service and promises a tax refund.
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