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Bush administration requesting millions more for hurricane researchFeb. 13, 2008ByMIAMI _ Times are tough and budget pressures are intense, but the Bush administration is requesting millions of additional dollars for hurricane research _ part of a new effort to improve forecasts and warnings, a federal official said Tuesday. Hurricane-hunter aircraft could fly more missions, researchers could work on more sophisticated forecast models and new buoys and satellite-based sensors would monitor conditions in the distant sea _ if the proposed budget is approved. |
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Struggles mount for GMFeb. 13, 2008ByDETROIT _ Despite a historic new labor agreement, a garage full of new products and $9 billion in cost-cutting over the last two years, General Motors Corp.'s release of its worst-ever annual financial results Tuesday shows that its North America division is still struggling to post the profits that Wall Street expects. |
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Supreme Court gun-ban case draws blizzard of briefsFeb. 13, 2008ByWASHINGTON _ Gay gun owners who call themselves Pink Pistols say they'll be safer if the Supreme Court strikes down Washington's strict handgun ban. They aren't alone. Jewish gun owners, women and disabled veterans, among others, also contend that they're vulnerable and need the protection that only firearms can provide. |
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Senate supports expanded surveillance powersFeb. 13, 2008BySenators also voted to immunize telecommunications companies from lawsuits for their role in aiding the government's warrantless wiretapping program. The bill, comprised of amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, now goes to the House for a potential showdown with the White House. |
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Apathetic conservatives don't hinder McCain victoryFeb. 13, 2008ByALEXANDRIA, Va. _ Sen. John McCain continued his march to the Republican nomination Tuesday, sweeping the three Potomac Primary contests despite a surprisingly strong showing by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in Virginia. McCain's delegate tally now makes it arithmetically impossible for Huckabee or anyone else to win more delegates than him, making the Arizona senator the presumptive Republican nominee. |
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Obama now leads delegate countFeb. 13, 2008ByWASHINGTON _ Sen. Barack Obama pulled slightly ahead in the intense fight for Democratic presidential nominating delegates Tuesday by sweeping the Potomac Primary as Sen. Hillary Clinton quickly shifted her focus toward territory more favorable to her in Texas and Ohio. |
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Obama, McCain sweep 'Potomac Primary'Feb. 13, 2008ByWASHINGTON _ Barack Obama's decisive victories over Hillary Clinton on Tuesday in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., combined to inch him into the lead for Democratic convention delegates as he stretched his winning streak to eight in a row. Among Republicans, Arizona Sen. |
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