Heating oil prices up 2 pennies in latest weekly survey in Maine
Mass. firms share federal grants for technical innovation
Prosecutors decline to charge John Kerry’s daughter with drunken driving in Los Angeles
Maine heating oil price remains steady at average of $2.56 a gallon
AP source: US envoy in Afghanistan, an ex-general, objects to big increase of troops
Bon Jovi’s $400 Billion Copyright Case Resurfaces
THE INFLUENCE GAME: In parishes and in the Capitol, Catholic bishops shape health care bill more images Despite plea by UN chief, key senators indicate climate change bill unlikely to pass this year more images Obama administration picks former Gates Foundation official to run US foreign aidmore images Democrats ignore Republican boycott, push climate bill through a key Senate committee
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With bill at standstill, 3 senators with differing politics join forces on climatemore images Germany’s Merkel presses US on climate change, but Senate panel has rocky start on legislation
GOP senators boycott climate bill deliberations as Democrats agree to more analysis
US, allies congratulate Afghan President Hamid Karzai on winning a second term
Afghan election commission declares President Hamid Karzai has won 2nd term, cancels runoff
UN chief says world body will stay in Afghanistan despite recent killings of UN staffmore images UN chief makes surprise visit to Afghanistan as pressure mounts to resolve election crisis
UN says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Afghanistan, will meet president, former challenger
Military experts say failure to address climate change brings national security risksmore images Challenging Reid, Democratic moderates show wariness of government-run insurance option more images VP Biden calls Kennedy ‘historic, heroic figure’BOSTON — Vice President Joe Biden says Sen. Edward Kennedy was a historic and heroic figure, and that the Kennedy era lives on through the generations that have followed him. Public goodbye complete, bipartisan coalition of friends, family gathers to celebrate KennedyBOSTON — In death as in life, Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy on Friday brought together political rivals — this time to celebrate his ferocious sense of humor and unwavering dedication to family and country. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad.
Republicans block Obama’s pick for Interior deputy; first nomination halted on Senate floorWASHINGTON — Republicans blocked President Barack Obama’s pick for the No. 2 job at the Interior Department on Wednesday in a dispute over oil and gas leases, but Democrats vowed they would soon make a second attempt to win confirmation. Christopher Hill confirmed as new US ambassador to IraqWASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Barack Obama’s choice to be the next U.S. ambassador to Iraq despite fierce opposition from conservatives who complained about the nominee’s diplomatic record. |
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