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Timing of Sen. Ensign Resignation Raises Questions

LAS VEGAS -- U.S. Sen. John Ensign's decision this week to resign marked a mysterious change of heart for the Nevada Republican, raising questions about what an ongoing Senate ethics probe has uncovered while also muddling the field of candidates for congressional seats now held by the GOP headed into a key election...

Congress Measure Against Wolves Seen as Precedent

BILLINGS, Mont. -- The White House is poised to accept a budget bill that includes an unprecedented end-run around Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in five Western states - the first time Congress has targeted a species protected under the 37-year-old law. Lawmakers describe the provision in the spending...

Obama Reassures: Japan's Radiation Won't Reach US

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama, trying to reassure a worried nation, declared Thursday that "harmful levels" of radiation from the Japanese nuclear disaster are not expected to reach the U.S., even as other officials conceded it could take weeks to bring the crippled nuclear complex under control. The situation...

Salvation Mountain: A Towering Salute to God

Driving in the California desert, on a desolate road about 80 miles south of Palm Springs, a strange sight comes into view. From a mile or so away, it looks like a candy-colored explosion against the side of a mountain. Closer, the colors begin to take shape and form. It's a massive painting, with the hillside serving as...

2010 News Quotes Quiz: Who Said It?

2010 was such a bumpy ride that this quote epitomizes the year: "Heads down! Stay down!" That's what a flight attendant shouted over and over as an airliner made an emergency landing at New York's JFK Airport in September. Of course, the moment was recorded on cell phone video and watched by millions. Here are 10 more...

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THE HUFFINGTON POST - LOCAL

Now The U.S. Senate Is Scrutinizing San Onofre

The idled San Onofre nuclear power plant is facing new scrutiny from Congress as the utility that operates it moves closer to proposing a fix to get the twin reactors back in service.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - BUSINESS

Pipeline Supporters Cite Truck Traffic In North Dakota

The McKenzie County Sheriff Department has a map of the narrow grid of two-lane highways coming out of an oil-rich corner of North Dakota, each rutted route lined with dozens of red stick pins marking the site of traffic accidents so far this year.

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05/26/12 Who's Watching? Source: The Manila Bulletin - Philippines MANILA, Philippiness --- WHILE the whole country is watching with bated breath, the proceedings in the Senate on the impeachment against Chief Justice Renato Corona as it comes to a climax, the most important question to ask is "Who is minding the store?"
05/16/12 Now The U.S. Senate Is Scrutinizing San Onofre Source: The Huffington Post - Local The idled San Onofre nuclear power plant is facing new scrutiny from Congress as the utility that operates it moves closer to proposing a fix to get the twin reactors back in service.
05/16/12 Pipeline Supporters Cite Truck Traffic In North Dakota Source: The Huffington Post - Business The McKenzie County Sheriff Department has a map of the narrow grid of two-lane highways coming out of an oil-rich corner of North Dakota, each rutted route lined with dozens of red stick pins marking the site of traffic accidents so far this year.