House leaders seek political points in Yucca fight
share: digg facebook twitter LAS VEGAS (AP) — Yucca Mountain is a wild expanse of desert brush and red mountains 100 miles outside of Las Vegas where deer, coyote and antelope roam isolated fields and human visitors must pass background checks before they are allowed past heavily guarded fences. In general, Republicans, especially those in Texas, Illinois, South Carolina and Mississippi and …
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Minn. GOP legislative leaders to tour state
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Republican leaders of the Minnesota Legislature will use the last day of state lawmakers’ Easter/Passover break to fly around Minnesota and tout their political agenda at stops in several cities.
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Republican leaders begin planning to replace Rutherford
BLOOMINGTON – Republican leaders in Illinois’ 53rd SenateDistrict may soon vote on a successor for outgoing Sen. DanRutherford, R-Chenoa.
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Amid uncertainty of the Minnesota governor’s race, lawmakers pick their new leaders
The Legislature is moving on, with or without the governor’s race decided. Tuesday’s election shifted the state Capitol on its axis, with the House and, for the first time in modern politics, the Senate now controlled by Republicans.
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American League Leaders
AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING– Hamilton, Texas, .361; MiCabrera, Detroit, .334; ABeltre, Boston, .324; Mauer, Minnesota, .324; Cano, New York, .319; Konerko, Chicago, .318; Butler, Kansas City, .313. RUNS– Teixeira, New York, 101; Crawford, Tampa Bay, 97; MiCabrera, Detroit, 96; Jeter, New York, 96; Hamilton, Texas, 94; Cano, New York, 93; JBautista, Toronto, 92. RBI– MiCabrera, Detroit, 110 …
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SUNDAY’S MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING_Hamilton, Texas, .362; MiCabrera, Detroit, .351; Morneau, Minnesota, .345; DelmYoung, Minnesota, .335; ABeltre, Boston, .333; Cano, New York, .331; DeJesus, Kansas City, .318.
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Twins host Rangers in battle of division leaders
A pair of surprising first-place teams in the American League start up a three-game series tonight at the brand-new Target Field, where the Central-leading Minnesota Twins continue a homestand with a showdown against the current West front-runners, the Texas Rangers.
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Local leaders pen letters in favor of destination development
Supporters of the proposed destination development for Marion’s north side collected 26 signatures of southern Illinois leaders in favor of the development which could bring 5,600 full-time jobs plus 6,000 construction jobs to the region.
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Ill. university leaders argue against deeper cuts
The leaders of two Illinois universities warned lawmakers Wednesday that further cuts in this year’s higher education budget could mean layoffs, the loss of top professors and more tuition fee increases.
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Job Creation to Bring Biotechnology Leaders to Chicago for BioParks 2010
Focused on job creation, leaders in biotechnology and life sciences will convene in Chicago, Illinois this spring to evaluate the role of biotechnology parks in the economic recovery. The Association of University Research Parks’ (AURP) BioParks 2010 will bring together executives from research and science parks around the world to learn the latest on building communities of biotechnology …
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