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Return-to-moon plan gets boost on Capitol Hill
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- NASA's weakened return-to-the-moon program has gotten a lift on Capitol Hill. The head of a special expert panel conceded to Congress on Tuesday that the moon program could work if given enough money. That would ...
NFL players promoting improved physical education
Mar 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- NFL players are coming to Capitol Hill to tackle an important issue - physical education in schools.
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Testing for asbestos exposure OK'd
Nov 20, 2006 |
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The Architect of the Capitol in Washington has agreed to foot the bill for diagnostic testing of 10 employees of the Capitol Power Plant tunnel.
EMI music videos, concerts coming to Hulu.com
Nov 18, 2009 |
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EMI Music announced Wednesday it will offer free music videos and concerts on Hulu.com, making it the first major label to strike a deal with the increasingly popular US-based online video site.
Older Americans: How they are faring in the recession
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Older Americans have weathered the financial crisis relatively well, although many now expect to work longer than they did just a year ago, according to a University of Michigan study released on Capitol ...
Obama, Dems press unified message on health care
May 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The White House scrambled Wednesday to get Democrats behind a unified message of affordability and choice on health legislation amid concerns that Republicans could scare the public with images of ...
Device approval exposes political pressure on FDA
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration has taken the unprecedented step of acknowledging that it buckled to "extreme" pressure from Capitol Hill in its approval of a knee repair device last year. While FDA officials call ...
85% Of Young People Would Be More Inclined To Go Into Politics If They Had More Information
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a recent poll conducted by The George Washington University Graduate School of Public Management’s new PoliticsUnder30.org initiative, 85% of respondents answered yes when asked if having a comprehensive ...
Attempt to move Forest Service could spark turf war
Mar 01, 2009 |
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In what eventually could become a major bureaucratic turf war, there have been stirrings on Capitol Hill about moving the U.S. Forest Service from the Agriculture to the Interior Department.
Honeybees overcome negative buzz in Washington
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Official Washington is all abuzz over honeybees.
Device could put disease detection in the palm of a hand
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 03, 2007 |
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Lydia Sohn, associate professor of mechanical engineering at UC Berkeley, took her show on the road last week with a demonstration of her handheld nanocytometer at a "science fair" for leaders of Congress ...
Nanotech safety high on Congress' priority list
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 16, 2009 |
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The House Science and Technology Committee today introduced legislation that highlights the growing attention on Capitol Hill to the need to strengthen federal efforts to learn more about the potential environmental, health ...
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