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Reid plan ups pressure on moderates
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled his $848 billion health reform bill Wednesday to broad support from fellow Democrats - and the move quickly turned up the pressure on the last few wavering moderates to support the plan, which includes a sizable chunk of deficit cutting.
Nations:U.S. People:John Kerry Ken Salazar Evan Bayh Dick Durbin Harry Reid Max Baucus Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress Source:(Politico)
2009-11-19
Schwarzenegger threatens vetoes to get water deal
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday he will veto hundreds of bills unless lawmakers agree on a comprehensive fix for the state's aging water system.
Nations:U.S. People:Ken Salazar Arnold Schwarzenegger Source:(AP)
2009-10-08
Alaska volcano in fresh eruptions
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano erupted anew on Thursday, hurling ash and smoke high into the atmosphere, forcing flight cancellations and prompting new precautions on the ground, authorities said.
People:Ken Salazar Source:(AFP)
2009-03-26
Report: Energy contributing to birds' decline
WASHINGTON - Energy production of all types -- wind, ethanol and mountaintop coal mining -- is contributing to steep drops in bird populations, a new government report says.
Nations:U.S. People:Ken Salazar George W. Bush Source:(AP)
2009-03-20
Feds OK gray wolves' removal from endangered list
BILLINGS, Mont. - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Friday he was upholding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to remove gray wolves from the federal endangered list in the Northern Rockies and the western Great Lakes.
Nations:U.S. People:Barbara Boxer Ken Salazar Source:(AP)
2009-03-08
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