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U.S. Senate Discusses the Domestic use of Drones
2013-03-21 07:19:04| Real Estate - Topix.net
In recent weeks the U.S. Senate has been debating the Obama administration's use of military drones to target suspected terrorists on U.S. soil and overseas.
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Senate Continuing Resolution Would Restore MAP-21 Highway Funds
2013-03-20 16:04:25| ENR.com: Headline News
If House agrees to Senate spending measure, government shutdown would be avoided.
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Keystone XL pipeline debate rattles Massachusetts Senate race
2013-03-20 12:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A former hedge fund manager turned environmental activist who opposes the Keystone XL pipeline has waded into the Massachusetts Senate race, threatening to undermine a pledge by the two Democratic candidates to reject outside money. California billionaire Tom Steyer has called on Democratic Representative Stephen Lynch to abandon his support for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport crude from Canada's oil sands to refineries in Texas. The Obama administration is expected...
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Renewable energy fight to unfold in Vermont Senate
2013-03-20 10:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The Vermont Senate is slated to debate a measure that one side says aims to strengthen reviews of ridge-top wind power projects and the other says would bring development of renewable energy in the state to a halt. Senate bill 30 is being pushed by critics of wind projects that they say have been damaging Vermonts mountaintops without significantly reducing the states greenhouse gas emissions. It would call for the Legislatures Joint Energy Committee to examine reports from an energy siting commission...
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Airline CEOs defend merger before Senate panel
2013-03-19 21:07:11| Airlines - Topix.net
The CEOs of American Airlines and US Airways reassured a Senate panel Tuesday that their merger would not lead to fewer flights or lost jobs in the lawmakers' states.
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