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House oks oil drilling as budget talks stall - Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel
TALLAHASSEE - With a budget impasse threatening to send the Legislature into special session, the Republican-led House approved Monday a contentious proposal that could clear the way for oil drilling within three miles of Florida's beaches.
MiamiHerald.com
WJHG-TV
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Council oks downtown ice rink for holidays - Pleasanton Weekly
Pleasanton Weekly, USA
But Mayor Jennifer Hosterman and the three other council members disagreed, calling the holiday outdoor ice skating rink good for Pleasanton residents and downtown businesses, especially at a time when restaurants and stores are feeling the effects of …
Tri Valley Herald
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Divided Florida House OK's budget plan - MiamiHerald.com
MiamiHerald.com
The House and Senate, with their positions on taxes and gambling staked out, are heading for a showdown next week. BY MARY ELLEN KLAS TALLAHASSEE — With their resistance weakening against raising taxes and expanding gambling, the Florida House voted …
Wall Street Journal
Denver Post
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City OKs project plan to let West San Jose neighbors do their own … - San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News, USA
The push to improve the area started last February with resident Pirouz Maghsoudnia. Tired of the eyesore near his house, Maghsoudnia spearheaded a neighborhood effort to clean up the area and received approval for a $2100 grant on Feb. …
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Congress OKs protection for wilderness in 9 states - Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
By Richard Simon | Tribune Newspapers WASHINGTON - - In the largest expansion of wilderness lands in 15 years, Congress on Wednesday sent to President Barack Obama legislation that would give the highest level of federal protection to more than 2 …
Signal
Christian Science Monitor
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Senate OKs tax incentives to boost hiring - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By James Salzer The state Senate approved a Republican plan Wednesday to give tax breaks to businesses if they hire unemployed Georgians.
Augusta Chronicle
Bizjournals.com
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Congress OKs lands bill - Deseret News
Deseret News
By Lee Davidson After a long and twisted path through Congress, the House on Wednesday finally passed and sent to President Barack Obama a massive package of 170 public lands bills - including several affecting Utah - that would create 2 million acres …
The Detroit News
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
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Los Altos OKs alternate plan for Fremont Avenue bridge - San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News, USA
"I love the new design," said MJ Lopatin, a Fremont Avenue resident. "It saves one of the trees." Residents tried to persuade the city to save two trees in the path of the new bridge. But because of state construction standards, which require a certain …
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US House OKs 90% tax on bailout firms' bonuses - Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning News
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers, spurred by rising public anger, voted Thursday to impose a 90 percent tax on bonuses paid to high-income employees by companies getting big government bailouts.
FOXNews
U.S. News & World Report
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