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Community notes Thursday, May 16
Births Twins were delivered at Sheridan Memorial Hospital in Sheridan, Wyo., to Michael Leroy Davis II and Rebecca Elizabeth (Gardner) Davis on Sunday, April 28, 2013. Isabelle Rose arrived at 1:50 a.m. and was 18 3/4 inches long and weighed 5 pounds,...
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Maryland governor signs tough gun control law
ReutersBy Lacey Johnson May 16 (Reuters) - Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley on Thursday signed into law one of the United States' toughest gun control measures, even as opponents vowed to overturn it. The legislation prompted by the Newtown, Connecticut,...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Elections, Laws, Politics, Health and Safety at School
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Insurance, gaming, Everglades interests tip the lobbying scales
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Insurance carriers, sugar growers pushing to lessen their pollution costs, telecommunications giant AT&T, and an Internet cafe software company dominated spending on lobbyists to influence the Florida Legislature over the first three months...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees, Tampa, Politics, Labor Legislation
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Brazil Indians occupy cattle ranch in widening land dispute
ReutersBy Caroline Stauffer SAO PAULO, May 16 (Reuters) - Federal police ordered some 200 Terena Indians to leave a former congressman's ranch in south-central Brazil on Thursday in the latest flashpoint of a widening conflict over land ownership in South...Tags: Brasilia (Brazil), Environmental Issues, U.S. Congress, Brazil, Politics
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Crosby's defense with Pens is often overlooked
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSidney Crosby needed a witness for his defense. Evgeni Malkin testified Wednesday by comparing Crosby to fellow Russian center Pavel Datsyuk, a three-time winner of the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL's top defensive forward. "It's tough to say who...Tags: Brandon Sutter, Erik Condra, Elections, Politics, National Hockey League
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Smith lobbies to keep county funding for two nonprofits
The Frederick News-Post, Md.This year's proposed Frederick County budget is the next-to-final stop in zeroing out a funding category for nonprofits, but Commissioner Paul Smith said he's hoping to preserve financial support for two organizations. Smith said that at today's...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, Budgets and Budgeting, Frederick County (Maryland), Politics, Behavioral Conditions
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Executive Council rejects Pan Am bid for state-owned railroad track
The New Hampshire Union Leader, ManchesterThe Executive Council in a 3-2 vote on Wednesday rejected a Department of Transportation proposal to give a subsidiary of Pan Am Railways control of an 18-mile stretch of state-owned track from Milford to Bennington. Councilor Chris Sununu, R-District...Tags: Building Material, Marketing, Elections, Politics, Railway Transportation
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No charges expected in Northumberland County courthouse incident between 2 candidates
The News-Item, Shamokin, Pa.Police were called to the county courthouse to investigate an incident Wednesday morning between the two Republican candidates for county prothonotary in next week's primary election. No criminal charges are expected to be filed in connection with the...Tags: Elections, Laws, Justice System, Politics, Criminal Laws
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FACTBOX-What changes in swaps trading after Thursday vote?
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The top U.S. derivatives regulator is set to vote on new rules for swap trading platforms on Thursday that could break open Wall Street's dominant position in the $630 trillion derivatives market. The trading rules were a...Tags: Finance, Credit Ratings, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Thomson Corporation
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U.S. regulator to vote on watered-down swap rules
ReutersBy Douwe Miedema WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Big banks are set to gain key concessions as the top U.S. derivatives regulator meets to vote on watered-down rules for swap trading that will chip away at Wall Street's dominance of the $630 trillion...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Elections, Politics, GFI Group Incorporated
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Students have designs on bluegrass museum
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.Depending on how quickly another $3 million is raised to convert the former State Office Building to an International Bluegrass Music Center and Museum, an architect will eventually be hired to design the transformation. But whoever is selected for that...Tags: Architecture, Politics, House Building, Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning
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California short on key state water workers, officials say
The Sacramento BeeCalifornia officials say the state cannot retain enough trained workers to efficiently run and maintain its complex water delivery system, a problem that has consequences for cities and farms statewide. State pay for some key jobs, they say, has...Tags: Career and Workplace, Renewable Energy, Politics, Labor Legislation, Natural Resource Industry
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