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Senators warm to transportation nominee

Senators warm to transportation nominee
By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's nominee for transportation secretary - Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx - received a friendly reception from senators of both parties Wednesday laced with warnings that the nation needs to make a host of transportation

Senators warm to transportation nominee

Senators warm to transportation nominee
By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's nominee for transportation secretary - Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx - received a friendly reception from senators of both parties Wednesday laced with warnings that the nation needs to make a host of transportation

Senators warm to transportation nominee

Senators warm to transportation nominee
By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's nominee for transportation secretary - Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx - received a friendly reception from senators of both parties Wednesday laced with warnings that the nation needs to make a host of transportation

Feds open special inspection into NC nuke plant

Feds open special inspection into NC nuke plant
By EMERY P. DALESIOAP Business Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Federal regulators said Wednesday that they are conducting a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that was forced to shut down last week after operators discovered corrosion and cracking in

Feds open special inspection into NC nuke plant

Feds open special inspection into NC nuke plant
By EMERY P. DALESIOAP Business Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Federal regulators said Wednesday that they are conducting a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that was forced to shut down last week after operators discovered corrosion and cracking in

IRS official Lerner: 'I did nothing wrong'

IRS official Lerner: 'I did nothing wrong'
By ALAN FRAM and STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday that she had done nothing wrong in the episode, and then invoked her

IRS official Lerner: 'I did nothing wrong'

IRS official Lerner: 'I did nothing wrong'
By ALAN FRAM and STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday that she had done nothing wrong in the episode, and then invoked her

Ex-Ford execs charged in Argentine torture cases

Ex-Ford execs charged in Argentine torture cases
By MICHAEL WARRENAssociated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Three former Ford Motor Co. executives were charged Tuesday with crimes against humanity for allegedly targeting Argentine union workers for kidnapping and torture after the country's 1976 military coup. All three men are now in

Does France have right plan to revive its economy?

Does France have right plan to revive its economy?
By SARAH DiLORENZOAP Business Writer PARIS (AP) - The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest here is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite. As the country's first-ever minister for industrial renewal, Arnaud Montebourg has told the

Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister

Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister
By NOMAAN MERCHANT and SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine