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FACT CHECK: Obama, GOP spin recent energy stats
WASHINGTON (AP) — You wouldn't know it from the Republicans, but these are boom times for American energy. And you wouldn't know it from President Barack Obama, but he has very little to do with that. From the presidential campaign trail to...Tags: Energy Saving, Government, Parties and Movements, Petroleum Industry, Natural Gas
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Sens. Webb, Warner renew call for offshore drilling in Virginia
U.S. Sens. Jim Webb and Mark Warner, both Virginia Democrats, again asked the Obama administration to open the state’s coast to oil and natural gas exploration.
In a letter Friday to Interior Department Secretary Ken Salazar, the pair said that...Tags: Environmental Issues, Democratic Party, Politics, Mark R. Warner, Jim Webb
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Feds say no environment, socioeconomic issues with offshore wind in Virginia, Mid-Atlantic
Attention offshore wind developers: Virginia’s coast is officially open for business. That’s the message the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management delivered Thursday in announcing that wind farms off the Mid-Atlantic coast would pose no...Tags: Bob McDonnell, Natural Resources, Ken Salazar, Natural Gas, Energy Resources
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Virginia Beach congressman Rigell pushes for offshore drilling
Days after Virginia’s U.S. senators made an appeal to open the state’s coast to offshore drilling, Rep. Scott Rigell, R-Virginia Beach, said he will introduce House legislation asking for the same.
Speaking from his Washington office, the...Tags: Government, Scott Rigell, Energy Resources, National Government, Barack Obama
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Quote On King Memorial That Drew Controversy To Be Changed
A truncated quote carved into a Washington memorial to slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. that drew criticism for not reflecting the spirit of his full remarks will be corrected, the Interior Department said on Friday.
Interior Secretary...Tags: Ken Salazar, Human Interest, Martin Luther King Jr., Maya Angelou, Barack Obama
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Audit faults state's handling of lent-out guns
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police lost track of hundreds of state-owned firearms it issued to volunteer trainers in hunter education programs, creating a "public safety risk" and a potential misuse of federal money, according to a recent...Tags: Documentary (genre), Government, Interior Policy, Defense, Conservation
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Monday
WEATHER
Today's forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and a high around 46 degrees. It is expected to be mostly clear tonight with a low temperature around 35 degrees.
TRAFFIC
Here are today's morning traffic issues.
FROM LAST NIGHT...
Man shot by...Tags: Upper Marlboro, Health, Crimes, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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News briefs: Noriega returned to Panama for punishment
After 22 years, former dictator Noriega flown home to Panama to be punished once again
PARIS (AP) — Former military strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega was flown home to Panama on Sunday to be punished once again for crimes he committed during a...Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Senate, Rick Santorum, Television Industry, Government
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What's the altitude, really
I live on El Vago Street next to the Edison right of way. I want to thank the LCF Trails Council and the Boy Scouts for the new corral-type fencing and the lovely sign that shows the altitudes of the various points on the trail. The sign shows the... -
Minnesota officials ready to manage wolf population
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota officials on Wednesday welcomed the federal government's decision to drop the Great Lakes region's gray wolves from the endangered species next month and said the state might open a hunting and trapping season this fall....Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Environmental Politics, Environmental Politics, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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