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Obama likely to clear path for California emissions law

With a new occupant in the White House, California could soon start enforcing its 2002 law that requires a sharp reduction in vehicle emissions.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 23, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (12) | comments 5




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Komen exec quits after Planned Parenthood flap

(AP) -- An executive at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer charity resigned Tuesday over her support to strip Planned Parenthood of funding, but disputed that she was the driving force behind the ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ohio quakes could incite fracking policy shift

(AP) -- In Ohio, geographically and politically positioned to become a leading importer of wastewater from gas drilling, environmentalists and lawmakers opposed to the technique known as fracking are seizing on a series ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New fee coming for medical effectiveness research

Starting in 2012, the government will charge a new fee to your health insurance plan for research to find out which drugs, medical procedures, tests and treatments work best. But what will Americans do with the answers?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

State cuts to Medicaid affect patients, providers

(AP) -- Just as Medicaid prepares for a vast expansion under the federal health care overhaul, the 47-year-old entitlement program for the poor is under increasing pressure as deficit-burdened states chip away at benefits ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

White House takes tax fight to Twitter

The White House has taken its battle with Republican lawmakers over a crucial tax extension to Twitter, inviting Americans to weigh in on what the extra $40 per paycheck means to them.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Texas board mulls stem cell therapy used on Perry

(AP) -- The experimental stem cell procedure that Texas Gov. Rick Perry underwent this summer could be restricted or even blocked under new rules being considered Friday by the state's Medical Board.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Web video poised for central role in 2012 election

When Texas Gov. Rick Perry launched an attack of Mitt Romney's health care plan last week, he did not call a news conference, give a big speech or take to the air waves.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Missouri lawmakers vote to repeal Facebook limits

Missouri lawmakers passed and sent to the governor Friday a bill designed to refriend Facebook and other electronic media for thousands of Missouri's teachers and students.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Calif. bill aimed at breast cancer worries docs

(AP) -- It took seven years of annual mammograms and a cancer diagnosis for Amy Colton to learn something her doctors had realized from the beginning: Her breast tissue is so dense that it could have masked ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Calif. lawmakers approve Amazon tax compromise

(AP) -- Lawmakers on Friday sent Gov. Jerry Brown a compromise bill that delays California's effort to force online retailers such as Amazon.com to collect the state's sales taxes while retailers lobby Congress for national ...

Technology / Business

created Sep 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2


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