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- U.S. immigration to treat same-sex partners as relatives
- Montana governor sees big savings with new state health clinic
- Nuclear site ends security contract following nun's break-in
- CVR Wynnewood, Oklahoma refinery boiler blast kills worker
- Los Angeles drivers see minimal traffic in "Carmageddon 2"
- Obama blocks Chinese wind farms in Oregon over security
- Republicans dump voter registration firm after fraud reports
- Los Angeles drivers see minimal traffic in "Carmageddon 2"
- Montana governor sees big savings with new state health clinic
- Nuclear site ends security contract following nun's break-in
- U.S. immigration to treat same-sex partners as relatives
- CVR Wynnewood, Oklahoma refinery boiler blast kills worker
- Obama blocks Chinese wind farms in Oregon over security
| U.S. immigration to treat same-sex partners as relatives Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:22 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Obama administration has directed immigration officials to recognize same-sex partners as family members in deportation cases, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Friday. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told Pelosi in a letter that she had ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to notify its field offices "that the interpretation of the phrase 'family relationships' includes long-term, same-sex partners." Pelosi welcomed the federal recognition of gay and lesbian couples. ... |
| Montana governor sees big savings with new state health clinic Posted: 29 Sep 2012 01:40 PM PDT
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| Nuclear site ends security contract following nun's break-in Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:47 AM PDT
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| CVR Wynnewood, Oklahoma refinery boiler blast kills worker Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:03 PM PDT HOUSTON (Reuters) - One worker was killed in a boiler explosion on Friday at CVR Energy Inc.'s 70,000 barrel per day (bpd) Wynnewood, Oklahoma, refinery, a company spokeswoman said in a statement. Another refinery employee was taken to an Oklahoma City hospital, according to Garvin County Sheriff Larry Rhodes. There was no fire following the blast, which occurred at about 6:20 p.m. local time (1120 GMT) because the refinery was shut down for a 40-day overhaul, Rhodes said. "There was no threat to Wynnewood or the surrounding communities," Rhodes said. ... |
| Los Angeles drivers see minimal traffic in "Carmageddon 2" Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:26 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Drivers in Los Angeles saw limited congestion on Saturday near a key freeway corridor shut down this weekend in what has been dubbed "Carmageddon 2," due to fears of gridlock from a 53-hour construction project, officials said. A 10-mile (16-km) stretch of the 405 Freeway at the Sepulveda Pass, normally the nation's busiest thoroughfare, was closed at midnight on Friday for a $1 billion freeway widening project. ... |
| Obama blocks Chinese wind farms in Oregon over security Posted: 28 Sep 2012 09:42 PM PDT
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| Republicans dump voter registration firm after fraud reports Posted: 28 Sep 2012 09:28 PM PDT MIAMI (Reuters) - Election officials in Florida were scouring their records for fraudulent voter registration forms on Friday after the Republican Party said it had fired a company hired to gather new voters because of reports its employees may have submitted bogus forms. The Palm Beach County elections office first reported finding 106 potentially fraudulent registration forms earlier this week that had been submitted by Strategic Allied Consulting (SAC), a Virginia firm hired by Florida's Republican Party. ... |
| Los Angeles drivers see minimal traffic in "Carmageddon 2" Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:26 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Drivers in Los Angeles saw limited congestion on Saturday near a key freeway corridor shut down this weekend in what has been dubbed "Carmageddon 2," due to fears of gridlock from a 53-hour construction project, officials said. A 10-mile (16-km) stretch of the 405 Freeway at the Sepulveda Pass, normally the nation's busiest thoroughfare, was closed at midnight on Friday for a $1 billion freeway widening project. ... |
| Montana governor sees big savings with new state health clinic Posted: 29 Sep 2012 01:40 PM PDT
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| Nuclear site ends security contract following nun's break-in Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:47 AM PDT
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| U.S. immigration to treat same-sex partners as relatives Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:22 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Obama administration has directed immigration officials to recognize same-sex partners as family members in deportation cases, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Friday. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told Pelosi in a letter that she had ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to notify its field offices "that the interpretation of the phrase 'family relationships' includes long-term, same-sex partners." Pelosi welcomed the federal recognition of gay and lesbian couples. ... |
| CVR Wynnewood, Oklahoma refinery boiler blast kills worker Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:03 PM PDT HOUSTON (Reuters) - One worker was killed in a boiler explosion on Friday at CVR Energy Inc.'s 70,000 barrel per day (bpd) Wynnewood, Oklahoma, refinery, a company spokeswoman said in a statement. Another refinery employee was taken to an Oklahoma City hospital, according to Garvin County Sheriff Larry Rhodes. There was no fire following the blast, which occurred at about 6:20 p.m. local time (1120 GMT) because the refinery was shut down for a 40-day overhaul, Rhodes said. "There was no threat to Wynnewood or the surrounding communities," Rhodes said. ... |
| Obama blocks Chinese wind farms in Oregon over security Posted: 28 Sep 2012 09:42 PM PDT
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