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Extension 720 Audio Archives, August 2006
Staff reporterWe remember Hurricane Katrina and analyze the recovery effort with Charles Dowding, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northwestern University and Angela Rozas, a reporter for the Chicago Tribune who was recently assigned to the Gulf...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Chicago Tribune, Crimes, Environmental Pollution, Natural Disasters
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Politicizing Justice? Obama names DNC member Tim Purdon as a U.S. Attorney
Top of the TicketDemocratic trial lawyer and donor will become the chief federal prosecutor in North Dakota.... -
Evan Bayh bowing out of Senate
The Swampby Janet Hook and updated Adding to Democrats' political woes in the 2010 midterm elections, Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) unexpectedly announced today that he will not run for a third term in a Republican-leaning state, opening up a seat that......Tags: Kirsten Gillibrand, Evan Bayh, Local Elections, Government, Hillary Clinton
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Sen. Evan Bayh is retiring -- is partisan gridlock sparking an exodus?
Top of the TicketIn a season of political shocks -- remember the furor in January when Democratic senators Byron Dorgan of North Dakota and Christoper Dodd of Connecticut announced their retirements? -- this could be the biggest so far. Sen. Evan Bayh is...... -
What Evan Bayh's retirement really says about Obama's Washington
Top of the TicketThe Indiana Democrat's departure opens a window on how Washington doesn't work.... -
How U.S. Senate resembles Westminster Dog Show
Top of the TicketThey all have professional handlers, experts hired to create buzz and show them off to advantage. No, not the animals at the 134th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Arguably, the pets have more dignity. We're talking about the U.S....... -
The Mattel loophole
Tribune ReportersSome companies would be permitted to skirt independent lab testing of children's products in favor of their own in-house certification, thanks in large part to lobbying by the world's biggest toymaker, the Tribune has found. Toymaker Mattel Inc. argued...Tags: Consumers, Career and Workplace, Health, Health and Safety at Work, Toy Industry
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Taking a swing at sports reform
Sun StaffWASHINGTON - John McCain - Arizona senator, willful reformer, once and perhaps future presidential candidate and former prisoner of war - has assumed yet another role: America's unofficial sports minister. In the past year, McCain led a Senate effort...Tags: Health, Bill Clinton, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Muhammad Ali, Baseball
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White House threatens veto: Energy bill
The Swampby Mark Silva Gasoline has passed $4 per gallon, on average - when first presented with the possibility that prices might reach that mark, at the end of February, President Bush said he "hadn't heard that.'' Now that everyone has......Tags: Consumers, Marketing, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, George W. Bush
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Most U.S. firms avoided taxes: report
The Swampby Frank James Here's some information that could easily become fodder for the presidential and congressional campaigns. The General Accountability Office, Congress's investigative agency, has a report out today that says most corporations didn't pay...Tags: Personal Income, Government, Elections, Cato Corporation, Companies and Corporations
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McCain unsurprised by Powell Obama nod
The Swamp(AP Photo/FOX News Sunday, Gary Gardiner) by Frank James Sen. John McCain, appearing on Fox News Channel this morning, responded to Gen. Colin Powell's nationally televised endorsement this morning Sen. Barack Obama for president. Powell's was a coveted...Tags: Saturday Night Live (tv program), Medical Services, Crimes, News Media, Government
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Obama puts vet Rouse in top post
The Swampby Christi Parsons Pete Rouse, who helped Barack Obama craft the early plans for his White House bid, will take on a key role in the new administration as a senior advisor to the president. A Capitol Hill veteran and......Tags: Tom Daschle, Upper House, Heads of State, Dick Durbin, Government
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