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Automakers face conflicting safety rules worldwide
AP Auto WriterIt seems like an easy solution: Americans are looking for more fuel-efficient vehicles, so Ford Motor Co. is bringing over some of the small, gas-sipping cars it's been selling to Europeans for years. But introducing the cars to the U.S. market isn't as...Tags: Transportation, Clothing Accessories, Vehicles, Road Transportation, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Brooklyn Park Middle makes the mark
Losing a game or failing a test by just one or two points has always had a particular sting. Brooklyn Park Middle School has felt a similar pain. Though the school triumphantly met federal testing benchmarks under No Child Left Behind this past school...Tags: Teaching and Learning, National or Ethnic Minorities, Academic Progress, School Examinations, Brooklyn Park
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SEC Pushes International Accounting Standards
Federal regulators on Wednesday proposed a plan to allow public companies to begin using international accounting standards for reporting financial results in two years, and may require them to do so starting in 2014. The push by the Securities and...Tags: Securities
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SEC paves way for switch to international accounting system
The Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Federal regulators Wednesday proposed a plan to allow public companies to begin using international accounting standards for reporting financial results in two years, and may require them to do so starting in 2014. The push by the...Tags: Securities, Deutsche Bank AG, Colgate-Palmolive Company, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Allianz AG Holding
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State climate panel urges action
The state Commission on Climate Change is urging comprehensive action to reduce air pollution, get ready for a warming climate and prepare for rising water along Maryland's vulnerable coastline. In a report to be released today, the panel urges Gov....Tags: Ecosystems, Energy, Weather Reports, Local Authority, Energy Saving
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Special-ed students to be held to same test standard
The Maryland State Board of Education voted yesterday to make the passing standard for a group of special-education students who take a modified high school test the same as it is for students without disabilities. The decision came after advocates for...Tags: Learning Disability
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AYP testing results released for Williamsburg-James City County schools
757-247-4635Williamsburg-James City Schools had their best showing to date in meeting federal mandates, but the division as a whole still failed to achieve an adequate yearly progress rating, according to results released Wednesday. In all, nine of W-JCC's 14 schools...Tags: Norge, Williamsburg, James City County, Williamsburg-James City County Schools, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia)
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Pelosi: Open to hearing drilling argument
The Swampby Katie Fretland House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that she would be open to including expanded offshore oil drilling in an energy bill, if proponents of drilling in federal waters can prove it is a good alternative to solve......Tags: State Budgets, Constitutional Issues, NBC, Veterans Affairs, Energy and Resource Industries
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Bunk bed safety for kids
South Florida Sun-SentinelWhen the bunk bed Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly built in Step Brothers collapses on Ferrell, the audience roars. Funny in "reel" life? Sure. But bunk bed safety is no laughing matter in our real lives. Despite mandatory safety standards the U.S....Tags: Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Pediatrics, Medical Specialization, Superman, Consumers
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Results of the 2007-08 NYSAPA Writing Contest
50,000-125,000 circulation Results of the 2007-08 New York State Associated Press Association writing contest ___ Under 25,000 Circulation SPOT NEWS REPORTING 1st Place: The Daily Messenger, Canandaigua _ A well-loved woman, a tragic end....Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Steve Israel, August, Health Treatments, Private Health Care
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Wis. officials refuse to modify mercury rules
State officials said Friday they won't make the changes Republican legislators want in new standards to reduce emissions of toxic mercury into the air. The Department of Natural Resources has proposed rules calling for utilities to slash mercury...Tags: Natural Resources, Energy Resources, Natural Resource Industry, National Government, Government
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EPA: 14 Illinois counties fail to meet air-quality standards
The air quality in 14 Illinois counties, including all in the Chicago metropolitan area, does not meet new pollution standards, a federal agency said Tuesday. The counties are: Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will, Grundy, Kendall, Rock Island,...Tags: Environmental Politics, Executive Branch, Government, Local Authority, Environmental Pollution
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