Street rallies support as FBI probe looms over mayoral race
Mayor John Street gains backing from Nancy Pelosi and Ed Rendell amid reports that FBI agents are examining him. A Columbus Day parade featured Pelosi and Rendell defending Street while noting timing questions about the probe. Street says prosecutors do not consider him a target. the FBI says the listening devices were not campaign related.
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Philadelphia
John Street
House
Nancy Pelosi
FBI
Pelosi
Ed Rendell
Street
D-Calif
Sam Katz
City Hall
Associated Press
PhRMA Spends Record lobbying on drug importation bill
PhRMA spent 8.5 million in lobbying through the first half of the year to oppose a government approved drug importation bill. The group allies such as Eli Lilly, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, Hoffmann La Roche and Pfizer also spent millions. House approved the import plan in July with Medicare drug benefits. Senate version was diluted.
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Washington
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Congress
Associated Press
House
Senate
Gil Gutknecht
Minnesota
Phrma
Eli Lilly and Co
Bristol- Myers Squibb
Johnson & Johnson
Hoffmann-La Roche
Pfizer
Residents weigh SRS safety amid strong local ties
Local residents discuss Savannah River Site safety as a major local employer with about 13,400 workers. Residents like Powell Cowart and Joel Johnson emphasize community ties and job reliance, while critics like Priester warn of health risks near the plant and plutonium storage.
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SRS
Savannah River
Powell
Cowart
Aiken
Poten
University of South Carolina Economics
Don Schunk
Joel Johnson
Michael Priester
Priester
South Carolina
Johnson
Taylor
Wackenhut Services Inc
United States Department of Energy
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Frustrated contractor offers bargain furnace and AC package
A local contractor claims to sell brand new 2003 model furnaces and air conditioners at deep discounts as an off season package. He says a limited stock of 2 27 systems was bought at drastically reduced prices and offered at about 1600 less than typical costs with full factory warranty. The deal may end October 30 if stock runs out.
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Aiken
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Greenpeace International
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DOE
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University of South Carolina
USC
Thomas Cooper
Columbia
Reese
Augusta State University
Augusta
Asa H. Gordon
Savannah State University
Savannah
Jim Moore
Mooresrs
Lambert Insurance
Diana M Lambe
Southside
Silver Bluff Road
ES Research Laboratory
WSRC
Department of Energy
Davis-Bacon
Lary Coffey
Shrime
Central
Air Conditioning, LLC
North Augusta
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