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Magnitude 6.6 Quake Hits Eastern Japan - Houston Chronicle
tokyo — a strong earthquake with a preliminary 6.6 magnitude struck off of japan's eastern coast saturday, the country's meteorological agency said. there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. the quake, which occurred off the coast of ...
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Eu Wants Co-operation With Sec On Rating agencies: Report
the european commission wants to cooperate closely with the u.s. securities and exchange commission (sec) on the planned regulation of credit rating agencies, the german financial weekly euro am sonntag reported.
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Home Rule 101: Article Viii: Authorities, agencies, Boards And Commissions
article viii: authorities, agencies, boards and commissions section 8.01 establishment of agencies, boards and commissions. a. th
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Former Inmates Face Employment Challenges - Boston Globe
q. a relative was in and out of corrections facilities for about 10 years for breaking and entering, driving under the influence, etc. now, at age 37, he has been out for 1 1/2 years, has a great girlfriend, an apartment, and has had several good ...
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Translators Can Get Visas, If They Can Navigate Process - Houston Chronicle
washington — the bush administration is telling iraqi translators endangered by their work for americans that they will have to wait to be processed for haven in the u.s. under an emergency program announced 10 days ago. officials attributed the ...
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Area Police agencies Trying To Increase Staffs
some local police agencies are having difficulty getting officers but are hoping money talks. to help get the attention of already-sworn officers, the beaumont police department is offering cash to get their attention. sworn officers could receive up to $14,000 in incentive pay.
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Law Enforcement agencies Struggle With Fuel Costs
associated press - july 19, 2008 11:15 am et tulsa, okla. (ap) - with the price of gasoline hovering near $4 per gallon, many local law enforcement agencies looking for ways to save money on...
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Ap Business Newsbrief At 1:58 A.m. Edt - Cnbc
washington (ap) — the political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel will have to go up if they go anywhere. despite calls from the presidential ...
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The $1 Billion Question - Boston Globe
susan windham-bannister, 57, has a big job before her: spending $1 billion. the longtime healthcare industry consultant was just tapped to run the new massachusetts life sciences center, the agency charged with overseeing the state's new $1 billion ...
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Consolidation Idea Resurfaces For Three Housing agencies
the on-again, off-again discussion about merging the valley's three public housing agencies into a single "superagency" as a cost-saving measure is on again, this time being actively pursued by a couple of clark county commissioners.
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Police, Crisis agencies Dealing With Runaway Kids Almost Daily
bloomington -- times have changed since the ozzie and harriet era when parents could safely ignore threats from their children about running away from home. | runaways learn life lesson at project oz | national hot line gets 100,000 calls a year
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Malaysia's Proton Needs Foreign Partner - Trade Minister - Cnn Money
kuala lumpur (afp)--malaysia's national carmaker needs to hook up with a foreign company if it is to compete in the automotive industry, the trade minister said, according to sunday news reports. muhyiddin yassin said such a partnership would help ...
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Hundreds Of Baby Penguins Found Dead In Brazil - Forbes
hundreds of baby penguins swept from the icy shores of antarctica and patagonia are washing up dead on rio de janeiro's tropical beaches, rescuers and penguin experts said friday. more than 400 penguins, most of them young, have been found dead on ...
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Some agencies Earn High Marks For Green
color san bernardino county green in 2008. this is not a story about kermit the frog and miss piggy. this is the tale of big bear valley government agencies jumping on the environmental bandwagon.
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Family Friends: Volunteers, agencies Participate In Outreach Event
canton saturday's fifth annual turnaround community outreach family impact event at memorial civic center was high-energy, cacophonous and student-oriented. an unofficial count put the number of attendees at 3,000.
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Child Support Crackdown Nets $20m - News.com.au
a crackdown on child support cheats recovered almost $20 million in the last financial year. the latest figures from the child support agency (csa) represent a 20 per cent rise on the previous year's recoveries. human services minister joe ludwig ...
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Tropical Storm Leaves 18 Dead In Taiwan - Reuters Uk
taipei, july 20 (reuters) - tropical storm kalmaegi, killed 18 people and injured another eight, while seven are still missing after it hit the island, an official from the national fire agency said on sunday. "most of the deaths were from the ...
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Braley: agencies Contradicted Each Other On Raid
des moines (ap) - two federal agencies have contradicted each other over whether they communicated before a raid at a northeast iowa meatpacking plant in may.
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Six agencies Bag Pro- Business Ace Awards
for the second year running, the maritime and port authority of singapore (mpa) has taken top spot in a survey of government agencies that measures business-friendly attitudes.
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Felons Use Gun Ruling To Challenge Bans - Msnbc
washington - twice convicted of felonies, james francis barton jr. faces charges of violating a federal law barring felons from owning guns after police found seven pistols, three shotguns and five rifles at his home south of pittsburgh. as a defense ...
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