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Fay could break record on landfalls
Fickle Tropical Storm Fay, which has stuck around for five days and carved a dizzying path that included three separate landfalls and dumped more than 2 feet of rain in some places, is expected to continue battering Florida until next week. 'Epic little...Tags: Florida, Tropical Storms
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Bush names 4 Florida counties disaster areas from Fay
The Associated PressPresident Bush declared Sunday that four Florida counties hit hardest by Tropical Storm Fay are major disaster areas, making them eligible for federal aid. The declaration makes funds available for emergency work and repairs to governments in Brevard,...Tags: Tropical Weather, Mental Illness, Society, Charlie Crist, Louisiana
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Gov. Charlie Crist warns S. Floridians not to be complacent
Sun-Sentinel.comGov. Charlie Crist and state emergency planners today warned that South Florida could see the impacts of Tropical Storm Fay - including flooding and tornadoes - even if the storm stays aimed at the state's West Coast. "Floridians should not focus on...Tags: Weather Warnings, Charlie Crist, Local Authority, Jupiter, Government
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Fay weakens, but still expected to become hurricane
South Florida Sun-SentinelFay could become a hurricane Wednesday after it leaves the Florida peninsula off Daytona Beach. The National Weather Service issued a hurricane watch for the east coast from Flagler Beach to Altamaha Sound, Ga. At 5 a.m. the storm was located about 15...Tags: Melbourne, Beach Vacations, Tropical Weather, Weather Warnings, Charlie Crist
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As storm approaches, South Florida prepares for worst
South Florida Sun-SentinelSchools closed and shelters opened. Car accidents spiked, but trains, planes and buses kept on schedule. Most businesses were operating as Broward residents high-stepped through puddles and bent into blustery winds Monday as Tropical Storm Fay brushed...Tags: Charlie Crist, Port Everglades, Emergency Planning, Meteorological Disasters, Charter Schools
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Senators unveil bipartisan energy plan
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn a possible breakthrough on energy, a bipartisan group of senators unveiled a compromise Friday that would preserve the oil-drilling ban off the West Coast while easing restrictions on exploration off the East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico. The...Tags: Arkansas, National Government, Elections, Alaska, Economic Policy
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Senate Nears Energy Compromise
In a possible breakthrough on energy, a bipartisan group of senators on Friday outlined a compromise that would preserve the oil drilling ban off the West Coast while easing restrictions on exploration off the East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico....Tags: National Government, Crimes, Arkansas, Economic Policy, Louisiana
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First-time homebuyers' tax credit is actually a loan and full of catches
There's been a lot of discussion about how much the new housing bill passed by Congress will help individuals facing foreclosure. Some people will be able to keep their homes, to be sure. But there's a different provision of the Housing and Economic...Tags: Income Tax, Credit and Debt, Property Tax, Financial and Business Services, Mortgages
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Senate 'gang's' new energy plan
The Swampby Frank James In the Senate, it nowadays apparently takes a self-appointed, biparitsan "gang" of senators to get past the partisan gridlock. For instance, there was the Gang of 14 group of senators who helped the Senate get beyond an......Tags: Crimes, National Government, Elections, Renewable Energy, Political Candidates
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Christopher Dock High School holds graduation
Christopher Dock Mennonite High School, Towamencin Township, held commencement services Saturday.. Rev. Leonard Dow, 1982 alumnus and pastor at Oxford Circle Mennonite Church, was the speaker. Graduates are: Carolyn Elizabeth Ambrose, Colton M. Asher,...Tags: Jose Cruz, Christianity, Mennonite, Schools
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Sen. Edward Kennedy Diagnosed with Malignant Brain Tumor
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersWASHINGTON -- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), the lion of Senate liberals, has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, doctors announced today. In a statement, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital said the 76-year-old senator, who has...Tags: George Bush, National Government, Patty Murray, Nancy Pelosi, Diseases
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Ted Kennedy has cancerous brain tumor
WASHINGTON - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor yesterday in what could be the grim final chapter in a life marked by exhilarating triumph and shattering tragedy. Some experts gave the liberal lion less than a year to live....Tags: George Bush, National Institutes of Health, National Government, Nancy Pelosi, Health Organizations
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