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Congress won't intervene if LIRR workers strike: lawmakers
2014-07-09 23:41:54| Railroads - Topix.net
Facing an impasse in negotiations and a potential strike as early as July 20, MTA Chairman Tom Prendergast went to Washington on Wednesday to talk with lawmakers, but was told Congressional intervention was "not an option," in the words of one New York Congressman.
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Ex-BP executive can be charged with obstructing Congress: U.S. court
2014-06-30 09:23:23| Energy - Topix.net
A U.S. federal appeals court has reinstated a criminal charge of obstruction of Congress against a former BP Plc executive accused of downplaying the severity of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Ex-BP executive can be charged with obstructing Congress: U.S. court
2014-06-30 00:59:43| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
A U.S. federal appeals court has reinstated a criminal charge of obstruction of Congress against a former BP Plc executive accused of downplaying the severity of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Obama mocks Congress for hiding on climate
2014-06-26 21:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MSNBC: Rachel Maddow points out the range of people, including many prominent (non-office holding) Republicans who have acknowledged the crisis posed by climate change, and yet Congressional Republicans continue to pretend theres reason to deny reality.
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Congress the butt of Obama's climate science jokes
2014-06-26 04:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: President Barack Obama lampooned congressional skepticism over climate change on Wednesday, saying that lawmakers who balk at tackling air pollution are either blind to science or cowed by extremists. In a speech to the League of Conservation Voters, the president enumerated the steps he has taken to slow pollution and rein in emissions that scientists say have trapped heat in the earth's atmosphere. One such measure, a sweeping plan to cut power plant pollution unveiled earlier this month,...
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