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Deal could pay $657M to sickened WTC responders - The Associated Press

Boston Globe

Deal could pay $657M to sickened WTC responders The Associated Press NEW YORK — After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the city, construction companies and more than 10000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers have agreed to a settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to responders sickened by ... New York agrees World Trade Center 9/11 dust payoutBBC News Trade Center Workers Reach SettlementWall Street Journal 657 mln dlr compensation deal for Ground Zero workersAFP New York Times -CNN -BusinessWeek all 508 news articles »

Gov. Chris Gregoire calls special session - Seattle Times

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Gov. Chris Gregoire calls special session Seattle Times Gov. Chris Gregoire is calling a special session so that lawmakers can finish their work on patching a $2.8 billion budget hole. By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press Writer Gov. Chris Gregoire is calling a special session so that lawmakers can finish ... Wash. lawmakers prepare for special budget sessionBusinessWeek Legislature ends session - for nowThe Spokesman Review Stricter rules for cell phone use OK'd; special session awaitsTheNewsTribune.com The Olympian -KOMO News -HeraldNet all 54 news articles »

Democrats move toward grouping health reform with student-aid bill - Washington Post

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Democrats move toward grouping health reform with student-aid bill Washington Post Democratic leaders said Thursday that they were increasingly inclined to release a final health-care bill that could accomplish two of President Obama's top domestic priorities: guaranteeing coverage to 30 million ... Democrats Struggle to Finish Health BillNew York Times Health-Care Bill's Passage Faces New Hurdle, Republicans SayBusinessWeek Given Obamacare, How Will Democrats Fare?CQPolitics.com Daily Caller -CBS News -Los Angeles Times all 3,230 news articles »

What does your bookstore mean to you? | Books on the Nightstand
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2009 Kids' Books Gift Guide | Books on the Nightstand
Katherine Fergason is the Manager and Children's Book Buyer at Bunch of Grapes Bookstore on the lovely island of Martha's Vineyard, in Massachusetts. Katherine blogs for the bookstore at the Bunch of Grapes blog. ...

On Martha's Vineyard, Antiwar Activists Offer Yacht Rides ...
In step with the times, antiwar protester Cindy Sheehan has taken her protest from former President George W. Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, to President Barack Obama's vacation rental on Martha's Vineyard, and she's shifted her focus from ... Obama was so taken with Thomas Friedman's “Hot, Flat and Crowded� that he quoted it at a rally last September in Flint, Mich., and one media outlet described it as the book that was currently on the then-candidate's nightstand. ...