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FDA Commissioner: budget cuts mean less safe food
By News on Feb 28, 2013
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fewer food safety inspections and an increased risk to consumers will result from the lack of a new 2013 budget from Congress and the upcoming across-the-board spending cuts, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said Thursday....Cuts imminent, Senate rejects stopgap efforts
By News on Feb 28, 2013
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Squabbling away the hours, the Senate swatted aside last-ditch plans to block $85 billion in broad-based federal spending reductions Thursday as President Barack Obama and Republicans blamed each other for the latest outbreak of gridlock and the administration readied plans to put the cuts into effect....Obama urges court to overturn gay marriage ban
By News on Feb 28, 2013
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a historic argument for gay rights, President Barack Obama on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban and turn a skeptical eye on similar prohibitions across the country....DOE: Budget cuts may slow nuclear waste cleanup
By News on Feb 28, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Cleanup of radioactive waste at nuclear sites across the country - including one in Washington state where waste tanks may be leaking 1,000 gallons per year - would be delayed under automatic spending cuts set to take effect Friday....
Benedict promises obedience to successor
By News on Feb 28, 2013
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VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI promised his "unconditional reverence and obedience" to his successor in his final words to cardinals Thursday, a poignant and powerful farewell delivered hours before he becomes the first pope in 600 years to resign....