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House votes to cut off federal funds for NPR
By News on Mar 17, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House on Thursday voted to end federal funding to National Public Radio. Republican supporters said it made good fiscal sense, and Democratic opponents called it an ideological attack that would deprive local stations of access to programs such as "Car Talk" and "All Things Considered."...UN approves Libya no-fly zone
By News on Mar 17, 2011
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council voted Thursday to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and authorize "all necessary measures" to protect civilians from attacks by Moammar Gadhafi's forces, hours after the Libyan leader vowed to crush the rebellion with a final assault on the opposition capital of Benghazi....Obama reassures: Japan's radiation won't reach US
By News on Mar 17, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama, trying to reassure a worried nation, declared Thursday that "harmful levels" of radiation from the Japanese nuclear disaster are not expected to reach the U.S., even as other officials conceded it could take weeks to bring the crippled nuclear complex under control....US readying plans to enforce Libya no-fly zone
By News on Mar 17, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration was readying plans to enforce a no-fly zone in Libya with the help of Arab countries, officials said Thursday as the United Nations Security Council voted to authorize the move....Dealers raise some car prices after Japan crisis
By News on Mar 17, 2011
DETROIT (AP) -- The disaster in Japan could slow shipments of popular cars like Toyota's Prius to auto lots. And many dealers are already taking advantage of expected shortages to raise prices....
