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Tax breaks big and small sweeten financial bailout
WASHINGTON - Millions of taxpayers, thousands of businesses and groups as diverse as solar power developers and natural disaster victims will see tax relief with the House vote Friday to approve and send to the president a $700 billion financial rescue plan.
Nations:U.S. People:Kay Bailey Hutchison Rush Limbaugh Nancy Pelosi Activities:2008 U.S. Financial Rescue
2008-10-03
New laws needed in changing polar regions: experts
REYKJAVIK (AFP) - Some 40 legal experts from around the world gathered in Iceland on Sunday for a three-day conference aimed at staking out a new legal framework for the fragile and changing polar regions.
Nations:Iceland Activities:1989 Exxon Oil Spill Source:(AFP)
2008-09-07
No decision on Exxon Valdez interest payments
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to decide whether Exxon Mobil Corp. must pay interest on punitive damages awarded in the nation's worst oil spill.
Nations:U.S. Activities:1989 Exxon Oil Spill Source:(AP)
2008-08-12
Little oil company creates big problems
When a Firestone Vineyard employee discovered oil trickling down a creek in January in this wine country town, the source of the contamination was no surprise to firefighters.
Nations:U.S.
2008-03-27
Ship's pilot charged in SF Bay oil spill
The pilot of a ship that spilled thousands of gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay last November was charged by federal prosecutors Monday with criminal negligence and breaking environmental laws.
Nations:U.S.
2008-03-17
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