Pot advocates: Looser guidelines leave questions
SAN FRANCISCO - A new Obama administration policy loosening guidelines on federal prosecution of medical marijuana on Monday signaled to users that they had less to fear from federal agents but still left their suppliers to contend with a tangled mesh of state laws and regulations.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-19
Another GOP senator open to health care overhaul
WASHINGTON - Another Republican senator says she's open to voting for a sweeping health care overhaul this year. Maine Sen. Susan Collins said Wednesday the status quo is unaccaptable and she shares the goal of passing responsible health care legislation to expand coverage and curb costs.
Nations:U.S. People:Susan Collins Barack Obama Charles Grassley Harry Reid Max Baucus Nancy Pelosi Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress
2009-10-14
'Clunker' sales nearing quarter-million; what now?
WASHINGTON - The White House warned Monday that the "cash for clunkers" program, already zooming toward a quarter-million trade-ins with the initial $1 billion in rebates, could sputter to a stop by Friday unless the Senate quickly approves $2 billion more.
Nations:U.S. People:Mitch McConnell Dianne Feinstein Jon Kyl Dick Durbin Barack Obama Charles Schumer Activities:2009 US Clunkers Program
2009-08-03
Swine flu cases pass 100 in US, vaccine pursued
WASHINGTON - U.S. authorities are pledging to eventually produce enough swine flu vaccine for everyone but the shots couldn't begin until fall at the earliest.
Nations:Mexico U.S. People:Joseph Biden Barack Obama Steven Chu Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AP)
2009-05-01
States face competing priorities for stimulus cash
NEW YORK - It may sound like a nice problem for states -- figuring out how to spend the billions in infrastructure funding they'll receive as part of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan.
Nations:U.S. People:Deval Patrick Barack Obama Arnold Schwarzenegger Activities:Obama Stimulus Package Source:(AP)
2009-02-16
Deadly winter storm begins barrage in Northeast
PHILADELPHIA - A destructive winter storm that has left more than 800,000 customers in the dark barreled into the Northeast on Wednesday, delaying flights and turning the morning rush into the morning slush as communities braced for the worst.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-28
Bitter cold hits hard because of economic meltdown
ST. LOUIS - William Davis has lived on the streets since the recession cost him his job as a commercial painter. Over the last eight months, he's made it through heat waves, wind storms, rain, snow and ice.
Nations:U.S. Canada Source:(AP)
2009-01-15
Bone-chilling temperatures settle over East
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Northeasterners got socked Thursday with the same subzero temperatures -- more than 30 below zero in some spots -- that brought teeth-chattering misery to the nation's midsection for much of the week.
Nations:U.S. Canada Source:(AP)
2009-01-15
Biting cold hits Northeast, keeps even skiers home
MONTPELIER, Vt. - The cold wave that stunned the nation's midsection expanded into the Northeast on Wednesday with subzero temperatures and biting wind that kept even some winter sports fans at home.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-14
Former newspaper rivals cooperate as jobs are cut
NEW YORK - Just a dozen years ago, newspapers on either side of Arlington, Texas, fought fiercely for every reader in the fast-growing city, spending millions of dollars to expand their staffs and cover the smallest meetings and sporting events.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-04
New laws in 5 states call for fire-safe cigarettes
FORT WORTH, Texas - Laws mandating stores only sell cigarettes that are slow-burning and fire-safe went into effect in five states on New Year's Day.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-02
Winter visits with a vengeance from East to West
The weather outside was frightful from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Ore., on Monday, with last-minute holiday shoppers shivering and stranded travelers hoping for the best as Christmas rapidly approached. The little town of Eustis, Maine, got nearly 3 1/2 feet of snow. In Marysville, Wash., north of Seattle, heavy snow collapsed part of the roof Monday at the Whitley Evergreen factory, which makes modular buildings. No one was injured, but inspectors were dispatched to make sure other buildings in the business park were safe.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 Christmas Source:(AP)
2008-12-22
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