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FAA furloughs lead to increased delays at Logan, elsewhere
Newark :: NJ :: USA | 23 days ago
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Flight delays in Boston have increased since furloughs of air traffic controllers began on Sunday, but they aren't as severe as at other airports around the nation. About 33 percent of the flights at Logan International Airport were delayed 15
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House passes pro-business cybersecurity bill
Shanghai :: China | 1 month ago
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Pro-business legislation aimed at helping companies fend off sophisticated foreign hackers sailed through the House on Thursday despite a White House veto threat and an outcry from privacy advocates and civil liberties groups that say it leaves
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House to endorse controversial deforestation bill
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 1 month ago
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The bill, which has been discussed at the House Commission IV overseeing forestry, agriculture, plantations and fisheries since 2010, will grant the Forestry Ministry the authority to determine forest areas, issue permits for business exploitation of
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Same-sex union bill could see vote in House
Bangkok :: Thailand | 1 month ago
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Gender rights activist Chumaporn Taengkliang of the Anjaree group tells The Nation's Pravit Rojanaphruk about its prospects and what it would mean for Thailand. Some excerpts: Do you think Thailand will see the bill passed into law? Some Members of
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State ethics panel gets subpoena power
Boston :: MA :: USA | 1 month ago
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The House of Representatives Thursday granted subpoena powers to the House Ethics Committee as it investigates serious allegations against a sitting House member...Fresolo, D-Worcester, has not acknowledged directly that he is the target of the
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Liberia: House Summons Top Officials
Monrovia :: Liberia | 3 months ago
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Andrews, 25 February 2013 The House of Representatives has summoned the Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia, the Minister of Finance and the Managing Director of the Forestry Development Authority to appear before plenary to explain why
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Lifelong ride on gravy train for lawmakers
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 3 months ago
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House secretary-general Winantuningtyas said Thursday that former lawmakers would receive between 6 and 75 percent of their salary depending on how long they had served, for the rest of their lives. Those who served for ten years, for example, will
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Bill poses threat to freedom
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 3 months ago
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Chairman of the House's special committee deliberating the bill, Abdul Malik Haramain, said the committee had resolved nearly all the contentious issues in the bill and expected to bring it to the House's plenary session for approval. We are now only
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Rudd led way on indigenous recognition: PM
Auckland :: New Zealand | 3 months ago
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They had no opportunity to vote for it, and yet all were affected by what it said and what it failed to say," she told parliament on Wednesday. The prime minister said the current push for change shared the idealism and dreams of the successful 1967
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House to summon BIN over CIA cooperation
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 3 months ago
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The publication of the report has apparently gained public attention. Thus, we will ask the BIN for explanation in a hearing slated for next week, Mahfudz Siddiq, the chairman of the House's Commission I overseeing defense and foreign affairs, said
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