GOP backs China trade vote amid waning undecided support
Republicans claim at least 150 votes and Democrats aim for 68 to reach a 218 vote majority as Clinton team lobbies for passage of permanent normal trade relations with China. The White House touts deals on tax breaks for distressed areas and tobacco import relief to win key lawmakers.
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China
House
Clinton
David Dreier
R-Calif
House Rules Committee
Dreier
U.S
World Trade Organization
Taiwan
Martin Frost
Texas
Frost
Northrop Grumman
Grand Prairie
Dennis Hastert
R-Tnl
White House
Hearing on Microsoft sanctions may reveal breakup plan
U S District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson prepares to hear arguments today on remedies for Microsoft after a 78 day antitrust trial found unlawful tactics to maintain a software monopoly. The government and 17 of 19 states push a two company split to restore competition while Microsoft seeks dismissal.
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Washington
Microsoft Corp
U.S
Thomas Penfield Jackson
Microsoft
Jackson
Herb Hovenkamp
University of Iowa
Justice Department
United to Buy US Airways in $4.3 Billion Deal
United Airlines parent UAL Corp agrees to acquire US Airways Group for 4.3 billion in cash. The merged carrier would run over 6,500 daily flights, with 145,000 employees and 25 billion in annual revenue. The deal requires shareholder and regulatory approval.
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New York
United Airlines
US Airways
United
UAL Corp
US Airways Group Inc
UAL
New York Stock Exchange
James Goodwin
Stephen Wolf
Washington, D.C
International Star Alliance
Air Canada
Lufthansa
Delta Airlines
American Airlines
Elk Grove Village
Chicago
Los Angeles
Denver
Washington
D.C
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Arlington
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Charlotte
N.C
Philadelphia
United States
US Airways Express
Shuttle boosts space station to higher orbit
NASA reported Atlantis lifted the International Space Station about 10 miles to a new orbit after astronauts replaced a third battery to restore power. Commander James Hassell Jr. and pilot Scott Horowitz conducted thruster firings across three days to keep the 135-ton stack in an elevated, oval orbit amid solar activity.
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Scott Horowitz
Mission Control
NASA
Atlantis
Susan Helms
Yuri Usachev
Forusachev
Helms
Space Station
James Voss
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Cellularone
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Ottawa
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