Diamond origin IDs urged to curb blood diamonds
U S Rep Tony Hall urged quick action on a bill requiring country of origin proof for diamonds sold in the United States to curb conflict diamonds. Other lawmakers urged care to avoid harming allies and economies, while the World Diamond Council warned against a national-only fix.
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Washington
U.S
Tony Hall
Hall
D-Ohio
United States
Sierra Leone
Congress
Rep
Frank Wolf
R-Va
Wolf
House
Cynthia McKinney
D-Ga
Donald Payne
D-N.j
South Africa
Botswana
World Diamond Council
London
Matthew Rund
Jewelers of America
Council
Israel
India
Belgium
Namibia
Russia
Phil Crane
R-Jil
Crane
Congressional
Ohio
Capitol Hill
Senate
A-Va
Ohio Senate puts aid for charter impact on hold
In Columbus the Ohio Senate paused a bill to fund public school districts hurt by charter school growth. The measure would spend 10 million for bus reimbursements and 5 million for bus purchases, but Gov Taft’s office seeks a permanent funding fix and has not endorsed passing the bill.
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Ohio Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Roy Ray
Akron
Senate
Bob Taft
Ray
Finance Committee
Taft
Denise Lee
State Office of Budget and Management
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Lee
Ohio Department of Education
J.C. Benton
White pushes Hopkins expansion to use I X Center land
Cleveland Mayor Michael R. White urged expanding Cleveland Hopkins International Airport by demolishing the I X Center in Brook Park as a cost effective solution. The Probate Court case between Cleveland and Brook Park over ownership of the I X Center is expected to run three weeks.
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Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Brook Park
Michael R. White
International Exposition Center
Berea
NASA
Glenn Research Center
White
Cuyahoga County
Hawkins
Perry Rosen
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Rosen
John J. Donnelly
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