Interior shuts VIP lodging in parks for officials
The Interior Department ends VIP access to four park retreats including Shenandoah Virginia Grand Teton Wyoming Cape Hatteras North Carolina and Virgin Islands National Park. Officials say public opinion opposes favors for Congress and senior staff and rental fees were well below market rates.
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Debt plunge signals consumer load drops in December
Consumer credit fell at an annual 2.8 percent pace in December, marking the first annual drop in installment debt in 33 years and underscoring faster debt reduction than new borrowing amid the recession. Labor ministry data claim U.S. workers outproduce Japanese per hour, while unemployment stays at 7.1 percent with 8.9 million jobless in January, highest since 1984. Electric Boat in Groton plans 2,200 layoffs by June, its second round tied to the Seawolf program drawdown.
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Cosmos Spaceman Viktor Krikalev Ready To Return Home
Cosmonaut Viktor Krikalev, aboard the Mir space station, nears March 23 return after 311 days in orbit, facing a changed homeland and a collapsing Soviet Union. He and Alexei Volkov, delayed by political upheaval and a coup, reflect on a world altered by reforms and economic strain.
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Space Station
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Mir Space Station
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