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Wednesday | The Arizona Daily Star

Diesel tax cut proposed

Stanford Lewis pumps diesel fuel into his rig at Mr. T's gas station, which is part of TTT truck stop at Craycroft Road and Interstate 10.

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Related Topix: Tucson, AZ, US Politics, John McCain, US News, Hillary Clinton, US Senate, Republican

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Village Soup

Liberty wins grant for new ambulance

WASHINGTON, D.C. : The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Assistance program has awarded $148,156 in grants to two Maine emergency service organizations.

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Related Topix: Maine, Maine Government, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Sun Jul 20, 2008

WLBZ

Senator John McCain Arrives In Maine

Republican presidential candidate John McCain flew into Maine Sunday evening, making his first visit to the Pine Tree State since clinching his party's nomination.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, John McCain, 2008 Presidential Election, Maine, US Senate, Republican, Portland Metro

Millville News

Menendez sides with Greece over Macedonia's name

Scott Conner is a unique performer in the Opera New Jersey company. For the festival's three-week summer season, he portrays two distinct roles in two different productions - Cinderella and La Traviata.

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Related Topix: Arts, Opera, Newark (Rutgers University), US News, World News, North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Fri Jul 18, 2008

SeacoastOnline

Snowe, Wyden push nanotechnology competition

Working to stimulate innovation and private investment in nanotechnology, U.S. Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Ron Wyden, Democrat, Republican, Inventions, Nanotechnology

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Ars Technica

Senators propose government-funded nanotechnology X-Prizes

Two US Senators from opposite sides of the aisle are teaming up to promote the development of nanotechnology.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Commerce (Texas A&M University System), Texas A&M University System, The College of New Jersey, The College of Wooster, The College of Idaho, The University of Findlay

CBS 2

Oregon senator offers nanotech prizes

Senator Ron Wyden has introduced a bill to encourage nanotechnology development by offering prizes.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Nanotechnology, Ron Wyden, Democrat, Republican

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Maine delegation at odds in debate over BIW warships

A defense industry publication is reporting that Navy brass have decided to limit the new Zumwalt class of destroyers to just the two under construction, and instead build 11 more of the Burke class that has ...

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Related Topix: US News, Susan Collins, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, US Military, US Navy

Fri Jul 11, 2008

The Post Chronicle

Lawmakers say EPA to delay action on climate

U.S. lawmakers said the Bush administration will reveal it will not take measures to tackle greenhouse gas emissions while the president is in office in a proposal by environmental regulators to be announced on ...

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Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Global Warming, George Bush, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Republican

Ars Technica

Senators propose 5-year ban on higher cell phone taxes

The average US tax rate for most goods is 7.07 percent, but the taxman has a special affinity for wireless phone and data services, which are taxed at a whopping 15.9 percent when you combine state, local, and ...

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Ron Wyden, Democrat, Republican, Byron Dorgan

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Red Tide Caution

With this year's red tide outbreak predicted to be worse than 2005's historic levels, shellfish consumers should be reassured that the state's testing system keeps tainted mussels and clams off the market.

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Related Topix: US Senate, Republican, US Politics, US News

Tue Jul 08, 2008

National Journal

CongressDaily: Baucus Plans Finance Panel Markup Of TAA Bill

Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus is planning to mark up legislation July 23 to expand and modernize the Trade Adjustment Assistance program for displaced workers, he said today.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US Senate, Republican, South America, World News, Colombia

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Experts: Renewable energy crucial for Maine

Former Gov. Angus King is calling it a "catastrophe" and perhaps "the most serious crisis ever to face the state of Maine." U.S. Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Maine, US News, US Senate, Republican, Maine Government

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Bangor Daily News

Credits available for energy upgrades

People who make energy efficiency improvements to their homes are eligible for a number of tax credits but not nearly as many as are available to small businesses.

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Related Topix: US News, US Senate, Republican, Susan Collins, US Politics

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Mount Desert Islander

Buoy funding not renewed

Funding for a highly successful buoy monitoring system, which essentially eliminated unnecessary clam flat closures during the last three years, will be gone at the end of August 2008.

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Related Topix: US Senate, Republican, US Politics, US News

Tue Jul 01, 2008

WLBZ

Rockland Becomes Official 'Coast Guard City'

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe today announced that the City of Rockland has been approved to receive the highly coveted designation of "Coast Guard City" from the United States Congress.

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Related Topix: US News, Rockland, ME, US Coast Guard, US Politics, US Senate, Republican

Mon Jun 30, 2008

WisInfo

Attention on Deck: Funds sought to restore flag from Tucson Navy cruiser

An 18-foot U.S. flag that flew over a World War II Navy light cruiser named for Tucson, Ariz., is showing its age.

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Related Topix: Tucson, AZ, Tucson Metro, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

Sun Jun 29, 2008

San Angelo Standard Times

Northeast braces for home heating oil increases

New Englanders who are struggling this summer to pay gas prices topping $4 a gallon should brace for more bad news: Home heating oil costs next winter are expected to hit record highs.

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Related Topix: Weather, New England, ND, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Republican

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Federal Computer Week

Commerce official nominated to head SBA

Santanu "Sandy" Baruah has been nominated to head the Small Business Administration.

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Related Topix: US News, Small Business, Personal Finance, US Politics, John Kerry, US Senate, Democrat, Republican

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Talk Radio News Service

Kerry tired of same old rhetoric

Visible frustration concerning increased oil prices was displayed by Senators at a meeting of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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Related Topix: Maine, Maine Government, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, John Kerry, Democrat

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