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Nevada governor scoffs at suit brought by woman who accused of him of threatening to rape her
Associated Press WriterLAS VEGAS (AP) _ The accusations of a woman who says Nevada's governor once threatened to rape her are "simply false," Gov. Jim Gibbons said Wednesday. An investigation two years ago that resulted in no criminal charges should speak for itself, the...Tags: Local Elections, Trials, Government, Executive Branch, Prosecution
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Federal Communications Commission pushes plan to use unused TV spectrum to deliver broadband
AP Technology WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday proposed opening up unused portions of the television airwaves known as "white spaces" to deliver wireless broadband service. The proposal by FCC chief Kevin Martin...Tags: Internet, Freedom of the Press, Computing and Information Technology, Auction Service, Microsoft Corp.
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Ex-Wisconsin governor leads racing safety group
AP Sports WriterThoroughbred racing got a set of ground rules Wednesday, a series of sweeping safety and integrity reforms that will be monitored by former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson. The initiatives call for a ban on steroids, uniform medication rules for each...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Big Brown, Government, Executive Branch, Triple Crown
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Wis. governor says budget woes may force job cuts
Associated Press WriterNothing, including cutting state government jobs and spending on education, will be off the table as Wisconsin deals with the national economic downturn that could put the state $3 billion in the red, Gov. Jim Doyle warned Wednesday. "We're going to...Tags: Public Finance, State Budgets, Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Executive Branch
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FCC chair eyes fallow TV airwaves for broadband
From the Associated PressWASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday proposed opening up unused portions of the television airwaves known as "white spaces" to deliver wireless broadband service. The proposal by FCC chief Kevin Martin...Tags: Internet, Freedom of the Press, Computing and Information Technology, Auction Service, Microsoft Corp.
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Judge: Blagojevich must halt health care expansion
AP Legal Affairs WriterA judge on Wednesday renewed an order banning state officials from making payments under Gov. Rod Blagojevich's expanded health care program, and said it's time for the state to explain how it will comply. "Now it's time in my view to get on with...Tags: Medical Services, National Government, Private Health Care, Court Preliminary, Trials
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Okla. mayor nixes commission's move to help fund Jesus sculpture, now seeking private money
Associated Press WriterEDMOND, Okla. (AP) _ The mayor of this conservative Oklahoma City suburb on Wednesday retreated from a board's decision to help buy a bronze sculpture depicting Jesus Christ and said a private group will buy out the city's commitment. "We're not...Tags: Church and State Relations, Sculpture, Oklahoma City, Barry Lynn
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Report: Government failing to curb water pollution caused by sprawl in cities, suburbs
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The Environmental Protection Agency is failing to stem the pollution washing into waterways from cities and suburbs, the National Academy of Sciences reported Wednesday. The report's authors urged "radical changes" in how the federal...Tags: National Government, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution, Transportation, Bodies of Water
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Toll lease money latest flap in governor's race
AP Political WriterClaims by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson that about $1 billion in state funds from the Indiana Toll Road lease have been invested in risky ways are misleading, Republican state Treasurer Richard Mourdock said Wednesday. "We are...Tags: Bonds, Transportation, Mortgages, Government, Derivative Securities
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Governor requests federal aid for 3 more counties
Gov. Mitch Daniels has asked President Bush to add three southern Indiana counties to a federal disaster declaration following severe weather from the remnants of Hurricane Ike. A statement from the governor's office says Daniels on Wednesday asked Bush...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Tropical Weather, Government, Executive Branch, Hurricane Ike
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GOP incumbent in tight Miss. Senate race uses fake Village People in ad slamming Dem opponent
Associated Press WriterJACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ A tight race for Trent Lott's old U.S. Senate seat is getting nasty, with the Republican incumbent slamming his Democratic challenger in a television ad that uses actors dressed like the Village People to represent a gay rights...Tags: Trent Lott, National Government, Gay Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups
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First filings made for Ill. innocence petitions
Lawyers at Northwestern University on Wednesday filed four petitions on behalf of exonerated former Illinois inmates, the first under a new law that would allow them to seek compensation from the state. Under the law passed in September by the...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Assault, Sexual Assault, Government, Executive Branch
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