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Michelle Obama inaugurates new Met costume center
2014-05-05 17:06:52| Apparel - Topix.net
Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, Donatella Versace, Carolina Herrera, Tory Burch, Marc Jacobs, Victoria Beckham, Donna Karan, Zac Posen, Ralph Lauren, Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen of The Row, Reed Krakoff, Prabal Gurung and the Mulleavy sisters of Rodarte were among the fashion luminaries at the event.
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For Obama, a renewed focus on climate change
2014-05-05 05:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The satellite images viewed by President Obama before a meeting with eight Western governors were stark, showing how snowpack in California's mountains had shrunk by 86 percent in a single year. "It was a 'Houston, we have a problem' moment,' recalled White House counselor John D. Podesta, one of two aides who briefed the president that February day. Obama mentioned the images several times as he warned the governors that political leaders had no choice but to cope with global warming's impact....
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Trucking Group Pushing Alternative to Obama Highway Funding Plan
2014-05-02 12:01:33| Trucking - Topix.net
The Trucking Alliance , also know as The Alliance for Driver Safety & Security, is urging Congress to create new revenue for the nation's infrastructure by increasing the federal diesel fuel tax rate, rather than giving states more authority to toll highways, as President Obama's plan would do.
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Senators introduce pro-Keystone XL bill to bypass Obama administration
2014-05-02 00:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama faced a new challenge on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline on Thursday when Democrats and Republicans in the Senate introduced a bill taking the decision out of his hands. The bill, introduced by Louisiana Democrat Mary Landrieu and North Dakota Republican John Hoeven, would bypass Obama, authorising immediate construction of the 1,660-mile pipeline. The two senators said they were hoping for a vote as early as next week. Landrieu said she hoped to greenlight construction...
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Supreme Courts Pollution Ruling a Victory for Obama Administration
2014-04-30 20:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The US supreme court endorsed the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to deal with air pollution blowing across state lines on Tuesday, in an important victory for the Obama administration as well as downwind states. The court's 6-2 decision unblocks a 2011 rule requiring 28 eastern states to reduce power-plant emissions that carry smog and soot particles across state lines, hurting the air quality in downwind states. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, writing the court's majority opinion,...
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