Senate approves jobless benefits and highway funds
The Senate approved a 10 billion package extending unemployment benefits for long term jobless and providing stopgap highway funding after Republican Jim Bunning ended a filibuster. The measure, already passed by the House, aims to avert 200,000 lost benefits and restore 2,000 transportation furloughed workers. President Obama is expected to sign quickly.
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Rangel denies stepping down amid ethics probe
Rep. Charles Rangel refused to relinquish his post as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee after an ethics report found him to have violated gift rules by accepting two corporate sponsored trips in 2007 and 2008. He said he remains chairman and would chair a committee meeting as Democrats weigh his fate.
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Debated plan for Fed housed consumer watchdog faces doubt
Senators Dodd and Corker push a fed based consumer protection body, but White House and committee critics doubt autonomy and feasibility. Supporters warn against a standalone CFPA while opponents say inside Fed erodes independence and risks regulation.
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Thief Strikes School Locker and Other City Incidents
Police logged a larceny at Berren do Middle School 800 Marion Richards Road an unknown person entered a student locker between 3 and 5 p m Monday taking an ipod worth 145 dollars and 22 dollars cash. An aggravated assault occurred in the 900 block of West Second Street a man pulled a knife following an argument but he was not located. An arson fire damaged a structure in the 800 block of West 12th Street around 1 30 p m Saturday.
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Fire destroys storage shed after threat to burn home
Police describe a man threatening to burn the victim's house minutes before a shed behind the residence was set ablaze. An arrest or involvement claim was denied by the suspect. A second burglary at Leo's Upholstery on East Albuquerque Street saw $2,000 in merchandise stolen, marking a repeat break in eight months. A separate home burglary on East Pear Street involved entry through a back door and $2,200 in electronics reported missing with witnesses spotting suspects loading items into a station wagon.
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