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NASA to Send Shuttles to Fla., Calif., Suburban DC

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On a memorable day in space history, NASA began its goodbyes to the shuttle program Tuesday, announcing the aged spacecraft will retire to museums in Cape Canaveral, Los Angeles and suburban Washington and sending a test-flight orbiter to New York City. It was an emotional day - the 30th...

House Passes Aviation Bill, Targets Safety Rules

WASHINGTON -- A sweeping aviation bill that could thwart proposed new safety regulations, including one that would prevent tired pilots from flying, passed the House Friday. The $59.7 billion Republican-drafted bill is a blueprint for Federal Aviation Administration programs for the next three and a half years. It cuts...

South Carolina Bill Targets Prisoners on Facebook

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Islam Dunn updates his Facebook page with a phone like so many other 19-year-olds, only he must hide the device so the prison guards don't notice. The proliferation of cell phones smuggled into prisons has some inmates routinely updating their status from the inside, and South Carolina is considering...

Opinion: Waiver-ing on Health Care Reform

When the House passed health reform in March, Joe Hansen, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, responded with fulsome praise. "This is an achievement that will rank among the highest in our national experience," he said. Among other things, he said, the law would put "an end to the...

Government Refuses to Act on Cancer-Causing Insulation

Paul Kitagaki Jr., Seattle Post-Intelligencer

This is Part 1 of a four-part series on an asbestos-tainted insulation called Zonolite, a killer that lurks in the attics and walls of millions of homes. WASHINGTON (Nov. 29) -- Americans living in millions of homes will soon crawl into their attics to collect their holiday decorations. With those colorful lights and...