Obama shifts to ship based missile shield in Iran push
President Obama abandons the Bush era land based shield in Europe and adopts a Navy Aegis based system aimed at Iran. The plan may pressure Tehran, ease friction with Russia, and spur talks on nuclear ambitions while replacing earlier Poland Czech site missiles with ship and later land based defenses. The program faces about 5 billion dollars in costs over ten years and focuses on shorter range missiles.
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Man Arrested for Tribute Golf Ball Stunt at Joshua Tree
Douglas Jones of La Quinta California admitted to tossing up to 3000 golf balls into a large sand trap in Joshua Tree National Park to honor dead golfers. Rangers traced the litter to him after years of ball findings. Cleanup cost about 9000 dollars.
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Health bill faces bipartisan push to ease middle class costs
Lawmakers from both parties press to curb affordability issues in the Baucus plan. They seek amendments to lower costs for middle income families while exploring subsidies and reinsurance to curb premium spikes. CBO estimates and the plans' price tag loom as leaders push toward a final package with exchanges and mandates.
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Lori Montgomery
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D-Ore
Finance Committee
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Olympia Snowe
Maine
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
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