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Supreme Court to meet to issue opinions
wtop.com 1 hr ago 4 related
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is meeting to issue opinions and announce whether it has accepted any new cases. Major cases the justices will decide between now and late June include the rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, the ban on handguns in Washington, D.C.,...
Madison murders leave questions
jsonline.com 6 hrs ago 2 related
The District of Columbia, Detroit and New Orleans have all, at one time or another, been dubbed the Murder Capital of... ... The District of Columbia, Detroit and New Orleans have all, at one time or another, been dubbed the Murder Capital of the United States. There have...
Facts about the Honor Flight program
ljworld.com 7 hrs ago 1 related
A look at the Honor Flight program, which flies veterans to Washington, D.C., to see war memorials. ... Founded in 2005, the Honor Flight program sends veterans to Washington, D.C., to see war memorials. The focus, so far, has been on World War II veterans, as they are in...
About the World War II Memorial
ljworld.com 7 hrs ago 1 related
The World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., was dedicated in 2004. Here are facts and figures about the memorial. ... : • Legislation for the memorial was introduced in 1987; it finally was approved and signed into law in 1993. Ground was broken in 2000 after a long...
New Disaster Preparedness Strategy Announced
terradaily.com 9 hrs ago
Washington DC (SPX) May 09, 2008 - In an unprecedented initiative, US and Canadian experts have developed a comprehensive framework to optimize and manage critical care resources during times of pandemic outbreaks or other mass critical care disasters.
Key Climate Sensor Restored To NPOESS
terradaily.com 9 hrs ago
Washington DC (SPX) May 09, 2008 - A sensor considered critical in monitoring global climate will be restored to the first satellite scheduled to fly in the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) top officials from NOAA, NASA, and the Air Force said yesterday.
Pork Producers Get Voice On EPA Panel
thepigsite.com 4 hrs ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Michael Formica, environmental counsel for the National Pork Producers Council, this week was named to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Act Advisory Committee. ... The committee is a senior-level policy panel established in 1990 to...
Gas price survey due out Tuesday
rgj.com 9 hrs ago
It's relentless. ... BY BILL O'DRISCOLL • bodriscoll@rgj.com • May 12, 2008 The rise to record heights in the price of gasoline looks to continue when AAA Nevada releases its monthly price survey on Tuesday. Reno reaching an average of $3.78 per gallon last Thursday --...
District of Rats
planetizen.com 43 mins ago
Mon, 12 May 2008 05:00:00 PDTread more ... Washington D.C. has successfully invested more than $600 million in a new baseball stadium, but the city's infamous infestation with rats is nowhere near resolved. I knew that before moving here—you’d always see them scampering...
Supply and demand create pain at pump
postcrescent.com 6 hrs ago 6 related
When gasoline first hit $3 a gallon, nobody worried about the cost of the drive from New York to Los Angeles. ... The $3 per gallon, in fact, is the cost adjusted for inflation. The actual cost at the pump back then was 26 cents per gallon. Regular unleaded was going for...