Obama announces landmark fuel economy deal with automakers
President Obama and car makers reach an agreement to double fuel economy to 54.5 mpg by 2025 with model year 2017 start, boosting electric and hybrid tech and aiming to cut oil use and greenhouse gas emissions. A House GOP probe follows amid questions on consumer input and timeline.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Obama
U.S
White House
House Committee On Oversight and Government Reform
Darrell Issa
California
Issa
Congress
Ultraconservative Muslims rally in Egypt on calls for strict Islamic law
Tens of thousands in Cairo's Tahrir Square rallied Friday, led by Salafis and the Muslim Brotherhood, urging strict Islamic law and clashing with liberal activists over Egypt's post revolution future. The large turnout signals Islamist strength ahead of parliamentary elections. Liberal leaders warned of a divided country as Islamists pressed for a clear role in drafting the constitution.
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Tahrir Square
Egypt
Hosni Mubarak
Military Council
Mustafa Shawki
Muslim Brotherhood
Tarek Shaheen
Ismailiya
House Passes Emergency Debt Bill as Senate Blocks It
The House approved a Republican backed 900 billion dollar debt increase to avert a U.S. government default, with 218-210 along party lines. Senate Democrats and a few Republicans blocked the measure in a 59-41 vote, citing opposition to the plan.
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Washington
House
Senate
U.S
U N Reconsiders Libya Fund Access Requests
The U N sanctions committee will review requests from Gaddafi’s government and the Benghazi rebel authorities to unfreeze funds for medicine and urgent humanitarian needs in Libya. Portugal’s UN ambassador says there is consensus that the move is a legitimate exception to the sanctions regime.
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U.N
Libya
Muammar Gaddafi
Benghazi
Portugal
Jose Filipe Moraes Cabral
Council
Tangled Edwards cases push back trial dates
A judge delayed a civil trial involving a sex tape featuring former senator John Edwards until March 2012. The delay follows Edwards facing trial on campaign finance charges in October 2012, with prosecutors alleging use of political contributions to conceal the affair.
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N.C
John Edwards
U.S
Edwards
Ticket Collectors Gather for Loto Vision Con at Hotel
Global Lottery Collector's Society members converge for their annual Loto Vision event amid mountains of scratch-off tickets. They trade $2 to $3 tickets featuring Star Trek, sports, and holiday themes while noting lotteries date to colonial times.
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Philadelphia
Global Lottery Collector's Society
Montana
Virginia
Bill Pasquino
Pasqui
Washington, D.C
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
United States
Princeton University
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
French couple seeks themed lottery tickets at Lotovention
Pierre and Anne Marie Lasnier, in their 60s, traveled from Le Plessis Dorn, France to Lotovention to add to their collection featuring M&M candy Betty Boop Pink Panther Elvis and the zodiac. They had no luck in the first hours of the gathering on Friday.
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Anne- Marie Lasnier
Lotovention
le Plessis Dorn
France
M&m
Zodiac
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