Feds count big media firms as small business contractors
The government listed major media companies including The Associated Press The New York Times Co USA Today International Bloomberg L P and PBS as small businesses for contracts inflating small business aid. The firms dispute the designation saying it was an error while agencies confirm the small business goal.
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Frank Bass
Associated Press
Washington
New York Times Co
USA Today International Corp
Bloomberg L.P
Public Broadcasting Service
Wal-Mart
Home Depot
White House
New York Times
Times
Abbe Serphos
General Services Administration
Boston Globe
International Herald Tribune
State Department
U.S. Coast Guard
Department of Transportation
Coast Guard
Linda Wagner
Tara Connell
Gannett Co
USA Today International
Sidiary
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Gannett
McLean
Bloomberg
Judith Czelusniak
Small Business Administration
West Franklin polls see light early turnout across precincts
Early voting was slow at Ottawa precincts with no line until 7:10 a.m. Election judges say turnout is generally light beyond Ottawa. Voters in southern and western areas face a capital outlay tax levy for West Franklin USD 287 and primaries for the 9th Kansas House district, with heat and fuel costs cited as factors. Some couples delaying voting to go together.
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Kathy McClay
Ottawa
Westminster Presbyterian Church
County Commission
Martha Keller
First Christian Church
West Franklin Usd 287
Kansas
Pomona
Homewood Township
Williamsburg
Appanoose
Doris Higdon
Donna Eichenberger
Appanoose Township
E-Voting Gains Favor With Voters And Judges
Soper notes blind and low vision voters can hear their selections via headphones on computerized machines. Some voters try the machines even when not required, while older voters prefer pen and paper. Despite skepticism from some, electronic counters earn praise for accuracy and the ability to catch and correct overvotes.
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Soper
Pat Davison
Williamsburg
Davison
Doris Higdon
Homewood Township
Blair and Schwarzenegger push climate pact with Britain
Blair and Schwarzenegger champion a joint climate agreement with Britain to share ideas on cleaner fuels and market driven emission trading. They seek voluntary U.S. action, while critics call the plan symbolic and press for binding cuts.
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Blair
California
Bush
Schwarzenegger
Adam Mendelsohn
Kristen Hellmer
White House Council On Environmental Quality
White House
Linda Adams
Washington
Craig Noble
Natural Resources Defense Council
Noble
Britain
Independent State Air Resources Board
Fidel Castro temporarily relinquishes Cuban presidency to Raul
Fidel Castro underwent surgery for a sharp intestinal crisis with sustained bleeding and temporarily handed over leadership of Cuba and the Communist Party to his brother Raul. The announcement, read on state television, cited stress from a heavy work schedule during recent trips as the cause and noted Castro would undertake weeks of rest.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Raul
Castro
Carlos Valenciaga
Argentina
Cuba
Communist Party
Rat Castro
Raul Castro
Israel expands ground push into Lebanon to Litani River
Israel plans a deeper incursion into southern Lebanon to root out Hezbollah and hold territory until a multinational force arrives. The move follows a 48 hour pause in air raids after the Qana strike that killed 56 people, sparking global outrage, as Hezbollah rocket attacks briefly slowed before resuming. In Iraq, bombs and shootings killed at least 52, including 24 soldiers on a Beiji bus, with a car bomb in Karradah injuring many and signaling intensified sectarian violence.
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Israel
Lebanon
Hezbollah
Litani
Qana
Ayt Ash Shab
Ehud Olmert
Baghdad
Iraq
Beiji
Defense Ministry
Mohammed al-Askari
Al-Askari
U.S
Karradah
Abbas Mohammed Salman
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