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Hey, it's only a matter of detecting loose nukes - what's a teensy snafu ? Nuclear Bomb Detectors Stopped by Material Shortage By MATTHEW L. WALD WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security has spent $230 million to develop better technology for detecting smuggled nuclear bombs but has had to stop deploying the new machines because the United ...
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August 13, 2009: Anti-Health Care Protester: Obama, Like Hitler, Will ...
An elderly protester outside the Raleigh, North Carolina, office of Representative Brad Miller ties together two popular claims of the anti-health care reform movement: the reform proposal will kill senior citizens, and the reformers are like Nazis.
Emerging Issues Forum breakfast held
The Emerging Issues Forum Eye-Opener Breakfast was held on Thursday, Nov. 12, at, Knightdale Town Hall.
Economy never quite stood still
Even as the economy "was perilously close to being the worst in U.S. history," Wake County was growing by 100 people a day.
Incumbents have financial head-start for 2010 elections
Newly filed campaign finance forms show challengers for any of North Carolina's 13 congressional districts are already behind in terms of campaign cash.
Marines use statistics to fight image war over cancer cluster
Fifty-three men with ties to the Marine Corps' Camp Lejeune have been diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer.
Split N.C. delegation votes 8-5 against health care bill
Eight of North Carolina's 13 representatives, including three Democrats, voted against the health care overhaul bill approved by the House of Representatives Saturday.
Opponents say they have votes to block U.S. tourism to Cuba
Opponents of opening Cuba to American tourists are touting a letter signed by 53 Democrats in the House of Representatives, saying it shows that they have the votes to derail an effort to lift the ban on travel to the island.
Breaking up 'too big to fail' firms
Rep. Kanjorski has proposed that federal regulators have the power to dismantle firms "too big to fail," even if theya re not financially at risk.
Ex-NC Marine's disability from tainted water OK'd
Marines exposed for decades to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune are getting encouragement to purse individual disability claims while they wait for Congress to extend Veterans Affairs health care services to everyone affected.
Consumer Financial Protection Vagary
Congress confuses the causes of the financial crisis - on purpose. Katherine Mangu-Ward October 23, 2009 Handing out small loans against future paychecks had absolutely nothing to do with last year's market meltdown, but federal regulators have been itching to get their hands on the the payday lending industry for years, and yesterday's committee ...
Challengers line up to take on Miller in 2010
Unemployment is high, politicians' job performance ratings are low and there is unrest in the hinterlands.
Challengers line up to take on Miller and Boyd
Unemployment is high, their job performance ratings are low and there's unrest in the hinterlands.
Panel Approves Bill to Create Consumer Agency
The House Financial Services Committee voted 39 to 29 on Thursday to approve a bill that would create a consumer financial protection agency, clearing the first hurdle to enacting a key priority in the Obama administration's regulatory reform plan.
Five more get into the Right To Repair act
Five more get into the Right To Repair act Five more members of Congress declared their support of the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act : Reps.
CFPA Bill May Strengthen Authority of States to Regulate Banks
October 22, 2009 a ' Until 2004, national banks had to obey state consumer protection laws.
FDIC failed to limit commercial real estate loans, watchdog says
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp . failed to enforce its own guidelines to rein in excessive commercial real estate lending by at least 20 banks that later collapsed, reports by the agency's watchdog show.
Split decision keeps NC ballot challenge alive
A lawsuit challenging requirements for third parties to get on North Carolina ballots likely will be heard again after a split decision by the state Court of Appeals.
CFPA revision clears; mark-up resumes Tuesday
Oct. 16, 2009 - The House Financial Services Committee yesterday approved an amendment to H.R. 3126, the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act, to limit but not eliminate the CFPA's primary consumer compliance examination authority over some federally insured financial institutions.
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