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U.S. / NEWS Sun Oct 11, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- The two people who died and the 19 others who fell ill at a central Arizona resort after spending time in a sauna-like "sweatbox" were attending a program by self-help expert James Arthur Ray, authorities said Saturday... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Oct 6, 2009 @ 3:00pm neoform

CNN -- Just a few years ago, Ron Kenebrew was in prison. After his release, he found himself homeless. Now, an innovative program is helping the Minnesota man learn marketable skills in TV production. Other homeless people are also using the initiative to turn despair into hope. Kenebrew says homelessness can be one of two things: "a place in despair or ... a slingshot to opportunity.".. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Aug 23, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- New auto dealers report they are extraordinarily busy on the last weekend before the federal cash for clunkers rebate program ends. "Our phones have been ringing off the hook," said a giddy Pete Richards, general manager of Ed Voyles Honda in Marietta, Georgia. "... It's been great. Phenomenal.".. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Aug 22, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- The Cash for Clunkers program officially ends Monday, but in some places it's already over. Some dealers have begun turning away customers who want to be in the program, instead shifting their time and energy to getting data submitted by Monday's 8 p.m. ET deadline... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Aug 21, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- The CIA hired the private security firm Blackwater USA in 2004 to work on a covert program aimed at targeting and potentially killing top al Qaeda leaders, according to a source familiar with the program. CIA Director Leon Panetta canceled the program earlier this year... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Aug 4, 2009 @ 9:00am neoform

CNN -- Danny Scott of Lutcher, Louisiana, said he's thrilled about the new vehicle he purchased through the Cash for Clunkers program, but watch how you talk about his baby, the 1991 Ford F-150 he had to give up... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jul 29, 2009 @ 3:01pm neoform

CNN -- Andrew Sable wasn't in the market for new wheels, but the federal "cash for clunkers" program had a deal he couldn't refuse. His gas-guzzling 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee needed repairs. Ordinarily he would have fixed it, but instead Sable took a $4,500 federal credit and a matching $4,500 from Chrysler and bought a fuel-efficient Chrysler PT Cruiser. The $9,000 in savings knocked the price down to $8,900 before taxes and fees... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jul 20, 2007 @ 11:24am neoform

Washington Post -- A $1.2 billion program to deploy new radiation monitors to screen trucks, cars and cargo containers for signs of nuclear devices has been delayed by questions over whether Department of Homeland Security officials misled Congress about the effectiveness o.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Apr 24, 2007 @ 8:14am neoform

Washington Post -- It's a perk of federal employment: a free monthly subsidy that pays for commutes on public transportation. But scores of workers have been taking the government for a ride, selling their benefits on the Internet and pocketing millions in cash each year... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Dec 5, 2006 @ 4:10pm neoform

New York Times -- READY or not — and some critics say not — the long-delayed Registered Traveler program is moving forward, with the single existing operator planning a succession of openings soon at four airports, while a competitor says it is about to join in... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Nov 5, 2006 @ 8:59pm neoform

Washington Post -- The federal government disclosed details yesterday of a border-security program to screen all people who enter and leave the United States, create a terrorism risk profile of each individual and retain that information for up to 40 years... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jul 12, 2010 @ 3:04pm neoform

CNN -- The temporary protected status program to help Haitians living in the United States has been extended for six months, a federal official announced Monday... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Feb 5, 2010 @ 9:01am neoform

CNN -- Despite calls from President Obama to beef up the program designed to provide security aboard U.S. flights, the Federal Air Marshal Service is in disarray, a CNN investigation has found... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Oct 1, 2009 @ 3:01pm neoform

CNN -- In a housing market plagued by one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country, finding and buying a home would seem to be an easy hunt, especially if you're armed with federal funding assistance. Properties available at a record-low price combined with a no-interest loan from the government and an $8,000 income tax credit for first-time buyers quickly persuaded one buyer to leap into home ownership... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jul 28, 2009 @ 9:02am neoform

CNN -- Federal authorities unveiled their $1 billion "cash for clunkers" plan Monday as a win for the environment, a win for automakers and a win for drivers who would like to trade up, but they acknowledged that the program's impact is uncertain... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 26, 2008 @ 8:16am neoform

MSNBC -- In 2005, when Denise Bolds was looking to refinance her four-bedroom Victorian home in the Hudson Valley town of Poughkeepsie, she was intrigued by a mailing that said she'd been "pre-selected" for a loan program that could lower her monthly payments... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Oct 19, 2007 @ 12:02pm neoform

SF Gate -- A state program that collects millions of dollars a year in lost or abandoned personal property is set to resume after a federal judge on Thursday approved a new system for notifying owners before their assets are transferred to the state. California C.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Sep 25, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

CNN -- Jennifer Staple runs the Unite For Sight program which started in the U.S., but has branched out into working overseas. Regarding sight as a fundamental human right that most people take for granted, the program aims to tackle a range of visual impairment.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Aug 23, 2007 @ 8:14am neoform

SF Gate -- When Deris Thompson moved into his Noe Street apartment more than a decade ago, the steep incline next door was a weedy, overgrown eyesore that repulsed neighbors and attracted unwelcome loiterers. Without the slope, the site might have been a continua.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jul 6, 2007 @ 1:36pm neoform

MSNBC -- A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging President Bush’s domestic spying program, saying the plaintiffs had no standing to sue. In a 2-1 decision, two Republican appointees on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of App.. Read More