Lawmakers Channel Abramoff Money to Charities
Congress redirects tainted campaign funds from Jack Abramoff to help9 each toward heating bills for 90 families on a South Dakota Indian reservation and to bolster heart disease research. National groups like the Salvation Army and American Heart Association, plus Crossroads Safehouse in Colorado, share over 430000 in gifts from Abramoff associates.
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Washington, D.C
South Dakota
Congress
Jack Abramoff
Abramoff
Salvation Army
American Heart Association
Crossroads Safehouse
Colorado
Sago Mine Safety Upgrades Cited After Tragedy
International Coal Group chief executive Ben Hatfield says safety work at the Sago Mine included rebuilding two miles of escapeway upgrading the rail system and expanding training. A six month period in 2005 saw a 60 percent drop in lost time injuries while federal documents cite 17 of 208 2005 violations as serious.
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Buckhannon
W.va
Sago
Ben Hatfield
International Coal Group Inc
Hatfield
Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration
Alito Seen Heading Toward Supreme Court Nomination
Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito faced Democratic opposition during confirmation hearings in Washington D C. He asserted impartiality and told senators he would be himself if confirmed while defending his record and distancing from a Princeton alumni group.
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Washington, D.C
Supreme Court
Samuel Alito
Martha-Ann Bomgardner
Lindsey Graham
South Carolina
Graham
Alito
Princeton
Appeals Court
Sandra Day O’connor
Supreme
Senate Judiciary Committee
Capitol Hill
Warm weather shuts down winter events across the U.S.
Unseasonable warmth melts snow and delays contests from Illinois to Alaska. Snow Visions in Schaumburg is postponed to February 11 and the Yukon Quest sled race may detour or truck lift due to limited snow. Northern Plains anglers report no safe ice as temperatures rise to the 50s in Chicago.
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Chicago
Fran Volz
Schaumburg
Volz
Alaska
Canada
Jennifer Gavin
Fairbanks
Whitehorse
Yukon
Steve Crandall
Turtle River State Park
Arvilla
N.C
Plains
Tom Niziol
National Weather Service
Buffalo
N.Y
New York State
High court weighs new innocence evidence in capital cases
The Supreme Court discussed how to treat newly discovered evidence of innocence years after convictions. Paul Gregory House, sentenced to death for killing Carolyn Muncey in Tennessee in 1985, seeks to gauge how much proof is needed to reopen his case amid advances in DNA testing and scientific evaluation.
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Alito
Tom Coburn
Oklahoma
Durbin
Illinois
Republican Coburn
Washington
D.C
Paul Gregory House
Supreme Court
House
High Court
Carolyn Muncey
Union County
Tenn
Knoxville
Congress
Ariel Sharons condition improves as elections loom
Israeli doctors aim to remove Sharon from sedatives within a day and a half to assess possible brain damage from a massive stroke. Kadima debates placing Sharon atop the list with Olmert as premier candidate as polls show strong election support. A Hamas-backed challenger arises in Palestinian elections and Hamas gains in the West Bank and Gaza amid Fatah graft concerns. Iran signals likely UN Security Council referral over resumed nuclear activity prompting potential sanctions.
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Ehud Olmert
Sharon
Jericho
West Bank
Israel
Saeb Erekat
Erekat
Khaled Rai
Hamas
Fatah
Gaza
Tehran
Iran
U.S
Britain
U.N. Security Council
Tony Blair
U.N
Security Council
Blair
House of Commons
London
Washington
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Senate
John Roberts
Richard Durbin
Midwest
Minn
Mich
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Weather Underground
Hadassah Hospital
Ariel Sharon
Jerusalem
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