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Fire sweeps through parliament site
CAIRO — Fire ravaged a 19th Century palace used by the upper house of Egypt's parliament Tuesday, with flames bursting through windows as helicopters scooped water from the Nile River to douse the blaze. Flames soared upward from the top floor of... -
Blaze chars parliament building -- 16 hospitalized
Fire ravaged a 19th-century palace used by the upper house of Egypt's parliament Tuesday, with flames bursting through windows as helicopters scooped water from the Nile River to douse the blaze. At least 16 workers and firefighters were hospitalized...Tags: Fires
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Egypt: Fire ravages parliament site
Fire ravaged a 19th century palace used by the upper house of Egypt's parliament Tuesday, with flames bursting through windows as helicopters scooped water from the Nile River to douse the blaze. Flames soared from the top floor of the three-story...Tags: Fires
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Veep short-listers mix positives and negatives
Associated Press WriterWhen Barack Obama shows up Saturday in Springfield, Ill., on his way to the Democratic Convention, he'll have his new running mate grinning beside him. But that man or woman is still unknown, even as speculation rises to a fever pitch. Same with John...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Executive Branch, Upper House, John McCain, Defense
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Rice signs missile defense deal with Poland
From the Associated PressSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart signed a deal today to build a U.S. missile defense base in Poland, an agreement that prompted an infuriated Russia to warn of a possible attack against the former Soviet satellite. The...Tags: New England Patriots, Government, Weaponry, Condoleezza Rice, News Agency
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Conservatives target Obama's abortion votes in Illinois
Chicago Tribune reporterA few votes that Barack Obama cast in the Illinois Senate are fueling an attack campaign by conservatives who claim the presidential candidate has extreme views on abortion. The dispute stems from Obama's opposition to bills that were intended to bolster...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Health Organizations, Laws, Family, Diseases
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Paterson, legislative leaders agree to $500M cuts
james.madore@newsday.com; melissa.mansfield@newsday.comALBANY - Gov. David A. Paterson and legislative leaders reached agreement last night on about $500 million in cuts to this year's budget with less pain to hospitals, local governments and social services than originally prescribed by the governor....Tags: Medical Services, Executive Branch, Upper House, Health Insurance, Government
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After years, settlement near on sewage
susana.enriquez@newsday.comResidents of a Locust Valley neighborhood are inching toward a solution to their flooding and sewage woes now that Nassau County and the Town of Oyster Bay have agreed to work together. The county Legislature Monday night voted unanimously to split the...Tags: Waste, Locust Valley, Ken Arnold
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Rendell names environmental leader
Of The Associated PressGov. Ed Rendell nominated a veteran environmental lobbyist to serve as Pennsylvania's top environmental official. Rendell on Tuesday announced his choice of John Hanger to head the state Department of Environmental Protection. And the governor...Tags: Mary Jo White, Executive Branch, Government, Upper House, National Government
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Recent Illinois Editorials
Occasionally, we are pleasantly surprised. Like on Tuesday, when the state Senate took action to kill raises for themselves and other state officials. The vote was surprising because the raises seemed to be a done deal. The state's Compensation Review...Tags: Executive Branch, Bernie Mac, Upper House, Marketing, Prisons
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Replacing Emil Jones
Democrats in the Illinois Senate are spending beaucoup cell phone minutes on games of internecine intrigue this week. Forgive them this sudden obsession, which is likely to be protracted. After their years of near-irrelevance—taking their orders...Tags: Executive Branch, Upper House, Political Candidates, Government, Elections
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Oddsmakers pick Kaine as a front-runner for VP
247-4765Any minute now. Or, um, maybe this weekend. It depends on whom you believe these days, but political pundits and party insiders are tossing around rumors and speculation that the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is poised to name...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Executive Branch, Upper House, New York Times, Jim Webb
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