Bill to repeal oil tax breaks blocked in Senate
The Senate blocked a bill to repeal about 2 billion dollars yearly in tax breaks for the five largest oil companies. Democrats plan to push the measure in a deficit reduction package as part of talks with the Obama administration to restore borrowing authority and avert a default. Senator Robert Menendez said the measure would require even the rich to pay their fair share to reduce the deficit.
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Coast Guard Reopens Part of Flooded Mississippi River
The Coast Guard reopened a 15 mile stretch north of Natchez, Mississippi, allowing one way cargo vessel passage as floodwaters strain the river. The near total closure earlier threatened U.S. commerce by delaying coal, timber, iron, steel and most grain exports while increasing levy pressures from barge wakes.
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Ex governor Schwarzenegger reveals reason for split with Maria Shriver
Arnold Schwarzenegger, famed actor and former California governor, says he fathered a child with a household staff member more than a decade ago. He disclosed the affair a week after announcing his separation from Maria Shriver, apologizing to his family and friends.
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IMF Chief Held in Jail on Assault Accusation in NYC
Dominique Strauss-Kahn was placed under death by own action watch in a New York City jail as pressure mounted for his resignation. The maid who accuses him said through her lawyer she did not know who he was when she reported him. Her attorney said the encounter was a sexual assault and that the accuser did not know the man until after the incident occurred.
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Queen Elizabeth II visits Dublin amid peace symbolism
The British queen becomes the first monarch in a century to walk Dublin’s streets and place a wreath at Garden of Remembrance. Her four day visit aims to show Anglo Irish friendship and a durable peace linking Northern Ireland. The ceremony under steel gray skies was restrained yet meaningful.
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City eyes renewable energy future for Farmland site
Lawrence leaders push to redevelop the 467 acre former Farmland Industries site into an industrial business park with a renewable energy focus. The cleanup by R D Johnson Excavating is on track to finish by summer, enabling planning for wind solar or geothermal projects and improved access via road extensions and new signals.
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Cordley students sample local farm produce for lunch
Cordley School served a Farm-to-School lunch with strawberries eggs radishes lettuce and sunflower flour cookies from local growers and vendors. Seven year old Reed Parker Timms described the strawberries as sweet and the meal drew 310 students from kindergarten to sixth grade. The event coordinated by Linda Cottin and Kelly Jones highlighted health and environmental benefits and plans for a fuller local meal this fall.
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City Hall weighs retail incentive plan and CID use
City commissioners at a study session discussed incentives like Community Improvement Districts to attract new retail. They debated how much the city should rely on special taxes to fund public and private development, referencing the Oread hotel and Bauer Farm projects as context.
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Meriden woman pleads guilty in Jefferson County conspiracy
Brenda Schmitt Becker, 47, pleaded guilty in Topeka to one count of conspiracy over hiding money her husband Scott D. Becker stole from the Jefferson County bank where he was president. She agreed to forfeit interests in Jefferson County property and the government dropped claims on a 42-foot catamaran. Scott Becker is serving six years in a Florida federal prison.
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