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1 hr ago | CapeCodOnline.com

Delahunt: Task force needed on bridge repairs

U.S. Rep. William Delahunt wants a task force created to address congestion and traffic delays caused by the ongoing and future repairs to the Sagamore and Bourne bridges.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Sagamore, MA, Bourne, MA

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Cape Cod Times

Put Congress under microscope

Well, what a surprise: the Cape Cod Times reports that there are about 30 representatives in Congress who are being investigated about possible ethics and corruption charges.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Dick Cheney, 2008 Presidential Election, George Bush, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Opinion

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Cape Cod Times

Mission breakthrough at Otis

They sliced a ribbon on a temporary building, put shovels to dirt for a new one and busted through the concrete of a 1950s-era building with an excavator - all in the span of 20 minutes.

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Related Topix: Otis, MA, US National Guard, US Military, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Air Force, Langley Air Force Base

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Boston Globe

Frank was there when partner arrested

US Representative Barney Frank confirmed last night that he was present when his domestic partner was arrested on marijuana charges two years ago in Maine.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Barney Frank, Democrat, Jose Serrano, Boston Metro

Fri Nov 06, 2009

SouthCoastToday.com

Congressmen try to head off Coast Guard appeal of oil spill law

Massachusetts congressmen are urging the Coast Guard not to challenge a new state law that aims to prevent oil spills by providing tug escorts and state pilots for double-hulled oil barges transiting Buzzards Bay.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Barney Frank, Democrat, James McGovern, Buzzards Bay, MA, New Bedford Metro, New Bedford, MA

Wed Nov 04, 2009

CapeCodOnline.com

Wind turbine on line for base cleanup

Rose Forbes, the woman who spearheaded a wind turbine project for the Air Force, said recently it made little sense for the base to clean up groundwater using energy that fouled the air through fossil-fuel emissions.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Alternative Energy, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Politics, Prison, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Cape Cod Times

Panel to monitor offshore leases

A new group is being formed to address offshore leases for renewable energy projects.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Buzzards Bay, MA, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

WBZ-TV

Retailers, Lawmakers Battle Organized Retail Crime

Share + Nov 2, 2009 7:55 pm US/Eastern Reporting Ron Sanders While downturns in the economy are blamed for dramatic rises in shoplifting, like the recent theft of nearly $3,000 in sunglasses at South Shore Plaza, nine out of 10 retailers say they were victims of organized retail crime this year, according to the National Retail Federation.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Thu Oct 22, 2009

The Toronto Star

Condi's (quasi) mea culpa

Testy exchange before U.S. foreign affairs committee Q: You are aware of the fact that he was tortured for a year ...? William Delahunt, Massachusetts Democrat Rep.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Tom Lantos, Condoleezza Rice

Wed Oct 21, 2009

The Miami Herald

All Americans should be allowed travel to Cuba, says new poll

A new poll of Cuban Americans shows a strong majority favor allowing all Americans to travel to the island, a major shift from a 2002 survey that showed only a minority supporting the change, the Bendixen & Associates polling firm reported Tuesday.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican

Mon Oct 19, 2009

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Global Aids Alliance Voices Its Strong Support for the International Violence Against Women Act

'Violence against women and girls is both a cause and a consequence of HIV/AIDS.' WASHINGTON, Oct.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Sat Oct 10, 2009

Cape Cod Today

That equates(given the 30,000 homeless)appro $596.00 per person..hmmm how much

Deval Patrick, D-Mass., has issued the following news release: A s part of the Patrick-Murray Massachusetts Recovery Plan to secure the state's economic future, Governor Deval Patrick today announced that the state will steer $17.9 million in federal recovery funds to community-based nonprofits throughout the Commonwealth to address the needs of ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, John Kerry, US Senate

Virgin Islands Daily News

U.S. House OKs bill to lure foreign tourists

The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 - a bill to lure overseas visitors to American destinations - passed the House of Representatives on Thursday with some assurances that the U.S. Virgin Islands will be included in the legislation.

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Related Topix: US News, Donna Christensen, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Non-Profit, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Roy Blunt, Republican

Cape Cod Times

Living on the edge

There's a troubling trend making a bad situation on the Cape even worse. Times staff writer Patrick Cassidy this week reported the waiting list for federal housing assistance is growing unbearably long, as more people seek help and the dollars to administer the programs continue to shrink.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Barnstable Metro, Opinion

Fri Oct 09, 2009

CapeCodOnline.com

Wind power gets approval at Cape base

The Massachusetts National Guard took a giant leap toward generating its future electricity needs through wind yesterday with about half of its proposed turbines approved by the Federal Aviation Administration without restrictions.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Federal Aviation Administration, US Military, US Air Force

Thu Oct 08, 2009

GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

Congressmen push NOAA to pay scallop observer costs

Six congressional representatives in districts from Massachusetts to North Carolina have asked the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to assume costs for scallop fishery's observer program, which have defaulted to the industry after annual set-aside catch allocations were used up in barely half the year.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Barney Frank, Democrat, Walter Jones, Republican, James Langevin, Representative John Adler

Wed Oct 07, 2009

Cape Cod Times

Long wait for Section 8

Patty Brown first applied for a Section 8 voucher when her son was 2 years old. Almost 14 years later, Brown, 46, is still waiting along with thousands of other people on a fast-growing list for one of the coveted rental subsidy vouchers administered by the Housing Assistance Corp.

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Related Topix: Hyannis, MA, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Eastham, MA, Foreclosures, Dennis, MA

Sat Oct 03, 2009

Boston Herald

Treasurer Timothy Cahill.

"If universal health care is breaking us, what's it going to do to the federal government?" Cahill told the Herald yesterday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Government, Healthcare Law, Law, Mitt Romney, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Fri Sep 25, 2009

Indo-American News

President Obama Nominates Dr. Siddiqui for Key Position

Sept. 22, 2009; WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama nominated Dr. Islam A. Siddiqui to the post of U.S. Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Agriculture, Science, US House of Representatives, Europe, Serbia, World News, United States Department of Agriculture

Thu Sep 24, 2009

Cleburne News

Open up our policy with Cuba

U.S. farm income will drop 38 percent this year due to global economic woes and because "demand for exports has tailed off, with few options available to expand marketing elsewhere," according to a Department of Agriculture report issued last month.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Marketing, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Jerry Moran, Democrat, Opinion

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