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Obama plans Sept. 10 news conference
The Swampby Mike Memoli The White House has announced that President Obama will hold a formal news conference on Friday, Sept. 10, his first in nearly four months. According to CBS Radio's Mark Knoller, the in-house record keeper of the White......Tags: Wisconsin, Ohio, Radio, Barack Obama, Environmental Pollution
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Hurricane, typhoon or cyclone?
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:Fred Rasmussen wrote last week from the Obit Desk, after a big storm battered, Australia: “Why is it called a Force 5 cyclone? Is there any difference between a cyclone and a hurricane?” Only in where you......Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Hurricanes, Disasters, Meteorological Disasters, Natural Disasters
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NHTSA Investigates Ford F-150 Over Fuel Tank Straps
KickingTiresThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a preliminary investigation into whether the straps connecting fuel tanks to the 1997-2001 Ford F-150 pickup can corrode and fall off. In 28 of the 32 complaints NHTSA has received about this.....Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Explosions
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2 to 4 inches of rain due from TS Nicole
Maryland WeatherForecasters are warning that a new tropical storm near Cuba this morning will merge with low pressure forming off the southeastern U.S. overnight to bring Central Maryland 2 to 4 inches of rain tonight and Thursday, with up to 6 inches in......Tags: Tropical Storms, National Hurricane Center, Moving and Storage, Florida, Radio
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BP to Install EV Charging Ports
KickingTiresBP Products of North America plans to install 45 quick-charging ports for electric cars at its existing gas stations by the end of March 2011. The direct current fast-charging systems (480-volt, three-phase alternating current input) that BP will be...Tags: Health, Companies and Corporations, Portland (Multnomah, Oregon), Environmental Pollution, Nashville
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Tropics are stirring again
Maryland WeatherIt looks like the 2010 hurricane season hasn't quite finished messing with our heads yet. The National Hurricane Center is tracking three disturbances in the Atlantic, at least one of which is given a good chance of becoming a tropical (or......Tags: Disasters and Accidents, National Hurricane Center, Hurricanes, Disasters, Meteorological Disasters
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Shary menaces Bermuda; new storm forming
Maryland WeatherThat small storm in the Atlantic has become Tropical Storm Shary overnight, and while it appears to be a threat to Bermuda, is expected to swing north and east away from the U.S. mainland.East of the Windward Islands, meanwhile, a......Tags: Tropical Storms, Venezuela, Disasters and Accidents, National Hurricane Center, Hurricanes
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UN Talks Tough With Myanmar, Aid In
The Swampby Bay Fang Finally, it took UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon meeting with Myanmar's junta leader General Than Shwe for over two hours to win a promise that the secretive regime would allow disaster experts "regardless of nationality" to enter......Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, School Supplies, Foreign Aid, Disasters
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'Lessons learned:' Hundreds a day
The Swampby John Crewdson Introducing an occasional Swamp feature in which we attempt the vital but thankless task of keeping track of government's efforts to avoid admitting it has made a mistake by classifying the screw-up as a "lesson learned"--as though......Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Executive Branch, Health and Safety at School, Jeb Bush, Politics
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ATF gets new building, challenges remain
The SwampAttorney General Michael Mukasey offered a flattering assessment of the history of the agency formerly known as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms at dedication ceremonies last week for ATF's new fortress-like headquarters building at 99 New York...Tags: Politics, Espionage and Intelligence, National Security, Explosions, Michael Mukasey
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Laura Bush admires Clinton's 'grit'
The Swampby Katie Fretland In an interview in Ljubljana, Slovenia, ahead of President Bush's last U.S.-European Union summit, the first lady said she admired Sen. Hillary Clinton's "grit and strength" during the Democratic primaries. Laura Bush told ABC News'...Tags: Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice, Foreign Aid, Politics, John McCain
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Should we rebuild after the flood?
Maryland WeatherWe've been watching these flood stories coming out of Iowa and some other very wet places this week. Very amazing and very sad for those affected. But I can't help wondering why we continue to allow people to rebuild in flood......Tags: Science and Technology, Iowa, Renovation, Environmental Issues, Emergency Planning
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