Paratroopers Land in Haiti as Vast Aid Effort Arrives
The U S Southern Command reports the first 100 of 900 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division landed in Haiti from North Carolina to support disaster relief with more than 2,000 Marines to follow. Global aid arrives by air and sea despite blocked airports, destroyed seaports, and looting as relief teams rush to reach the injured and displaced in Port au Prince.
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U.S. Southern Command
82Nd Airborne Division
Haiti
North Carolina
Europe
Asia
Americas
U.N
Global Help
Toussaint L'Ouverture International
Federal Aviation Administration
U.S
New Mexico Eyes $129 Million in “Low-Hanging” Budget Cuts
Governor Richardson endorses rapid rollbacks and consolidations to trim bureaucracy. Proposals include merging agencies such as Public Education and Higher Education, Homeland Security with Public Safety, and forming a statewide Commerce Department by combining multiple existing agencies. Departments like Environment and Energy Minerals could join, with Medicaid and school funding reform saving about $110 million. Elimination targets include 18 boards and commissions.
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Richardson
New Mexico
Public Education Department
Higher Education Department
Homeland Security Department
Department of Public Safety
Economic Development
Regulation and
Workers Compensation
Border Authority
Spaceport Authority
Environment Department
Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
Unions Hold Key Concessions as Health Bill Talks Advance
Unions gained concessions from the administration in a growing health care compromise. Lawmakers planned a Friday timetable for a final deal on a bill Obama champions to expand coverage and curb industry practices. The accord includes a 40 percent excise tax on high cost plans with limits for certain workers through 2017, and exchanges to offer coverage.
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Barack Obama
House
Senate
White House
Obama
Capitol Complex
Jared Polis
D-Coro
Afl-Cio
Richard Trumka
All Health Plans
Harry Reid
Rep
Joseph) Cao
Louisiana
McWilliams outlines sanitation plan and Roswell rebuild push
McWilliams pledges fresh ideas for the city Sanitation Department and a major effort to rebuild Roswell infrastructure. He notes a lifelong public service record, a pilot license, Civil Air Patrol membership, and Army service from 1988 to 1992 with Desert Storm deployment.
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McWilliams
Roswell
Civil Air Patrol
Army
Mattarco
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U.N. World Food Program
Red Cross
Matt Marek
Port-au-Prince
World Health Organization
Geneva
Dominican Republic
Foreign Service
Victoria DeLong
American Red Cross
Governor’s Finance Council
Green Jobs Council
Governor's
Blue Ribbon Water Task Force
Interior Design Board
Storage Tank Committee
John Arthur Smith
Deming
Smith
Arizona
California
Colorado
Oklahoma
Texas
Utah
Judy Stubbs
OORT
CNTR
Grace Community Church
W. Mescalero
INRA
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