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Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation allowing automobile and boat dealers to charge customers up to $200 for paperwork tied to the sale. Some vehicle sellers already charge administrative fees for clerical services and for keeping various documents,...
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The measure will more than triple the number of federally sponsored community service volunteers. The president urges Americans to 'help change history's course.' April 22, 2009 With his signature, Obama called on Americans to "stand up" and take part...
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New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed a law abolishing the death penalty in his state after lawmakers approved the measure, his office said Wednesday. "I have decided to sign legislation that repeals the death penalty in the state of New Mexico,"...
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New Jersey lawmakers are demanding to know how the state chooses state pension fund investments after the fund lost $23 billion so far this year, including $4 billion this month. Managers also invested $49.5 million in each of three struggling hedge funds,...
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Bush on Monday signed into law a 162-billion-dollar spending bill funding the Afghanistan and Iraq wars well into 2009 -- roughly six months into his successor's term. "With this legislation, we send a clear message to all that are serving on the front...
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