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Stuck at the airport due to stupid sequester? Here's some fun reading about your government
Watchdog with Paul MuschickIt's smart for the government to cut spending. It's stupid to cut it by "sequestering" funds across the board instead of targeting true waste. All that does is potentially disrupt life-saving services, such as making sure planes don't crash into...... -
Five Maryland airport control towers to be closed next month
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to close five air traffic control towers in Maryland — among 149 nationwide — to comply with across-the-board budget cuts mandated by Congress, a move that could clog operations at BWI Marshall...
Tags: Baltimore County, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Air Transportation Industry, U.S. Congress, Todd Martin
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April 28, 2013
HONORABLE MENTIONS When I agreed to run, I didn't have this in mind! -- Lou Laccavole, Wethersfield All that pork over the years has made it a lot harder to run! -- Christopher S. Ttofi, Newington Is that tar and feathers I smell? -- Greg Thomas,...
Tags: East Hartford
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Lindsay Lohan mug shot: Latest police photo joins growing list
L.A. NOWLinday's Lohan latest mug shot is garnering lots of attention after she turned herself in to Santa Monica police following a no-contest plea to misdemeanor charges stemming from a crash on Pacific Coast Highway. The booking was largely a formality...... -
Flash flood warning issued in Palm Beach County
Sun SentinelA flash flood warning has been issued for southeast Palm Beach County through 4 p.m., the result of thunderstorms and heavy rain in the area. The Palm Beach County School District said American Heritage School of Boca-Delray will be closed on Friday...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Delray Beach, Weather Warnings, Fort Lauderdale
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BBB looks to regain trust with relaunch of Southland branch
The Better Business Bureau wants you to know that it's cleaned up its act in Los Angeles. The organization reached out to me this week to say that a new operation is up and running after the old BBB of the Southland was expelled in March after years...
Tags: Cardiologists, Dining and Drinking, Business, Travel, Consumers
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Obama Defeated On Gun Control, Sequester
The Hartford CourantFate is fickle, power cyclical and nothing is new under the sun. Especially in Washington, where after every election the losing party is sagely instructed to confess sin, rend garments and rethink its principles lest it go the way of the Whigs. And where...Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Air Transportation Industry, Elections, U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress
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Only an incompetent government would resort to a tactic like the sequester
The government's handling of the sequester is a perfect example of how inept it is ("Lawmakers ease airline delays," April 27). A business would lay off employees who are not essential to its operations. The government lays off the air traffic...
Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Pikesville
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Md. airport towers appear safe from federal cuts
Five air traffic control towers in Maryland that had been scheduled to shut down in June as a result of federal budget cuts are now expected to remain open, lawmakers said Wednesday — easing fears that the closures could back up flights at BWI...
Tags: Judges, Baltimore County, White House, Ray LaHood, Laws
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Congress passes bill to reduce flight delays; Obama will sign it
WASHINGTON -- Seeking to end flight delays that jammed airports nationwide, the House approved legislation Friday that will stop the furlough of air-traffic controllers, sending the bill to President Obama. Final passage of the quickly arranged...Tags: Tom Latham, Career and Workplace, U.S. Congress, Politics, Labor Legislation
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A presidential bystander
WASHINGTON -- It's never a good sign for a president when he feels compelled to assure the public he still has a pulse. This is the unenviable position President Obama was in Tuesday morning when he held a news conference in the White House briefing...
Tags: NBC (tv network), Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), White House, Max Baucus, CBS Corp.
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Congress works when laws affect lawmakers
It seems sequestration began as a political game of chicken between President Obama and Congress in which going over the "cliff" had already been removed as a potential consequence. Both the president and Congress were certain the other would blink,...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, U.S. Congress, Politics, Budget Control Act of 2011, Barack Obama
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