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Industry is generous to influential bloc
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Alex Brandon / AP By Dan Eggen WASHINGTON – On June 19, Rep. Mike Ross of Arkansas made clear that he and a group of other conservative Democrats known as the Blue Dogs were increasingly unhappy with the direction that health-care legislation was …
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US car scrappage scheme gives out $1bn in less than a week
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Since the US 'cash for clunkers' scheme started on Monday, about 250000 gas-guzzlers have been scrapped. Photograph: Barry Batchelor/PA The US government's $1bn (£604m) "cash for clunkers" programme aimed at reviving stagnant car sales has been so …
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Islamist death 'good for Nigeria'
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A Nigerian government minister has expressed relief at the death of an Islamic sect leader whose capture police announced on Thursday. But Information Minister Dora Akunyili told the BBC the government "does not condone extra-judicial killings". …
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