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Jobless, cities could be first to feel budget pain

Jobless, cities could be first to feel budget pain
By JIM KUHNHENN and ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Who'll be the first to feel the sting? Jobless Americans who have been out of work for a long time and local governments that are paying off loans to fix roads and schools are in tough spots when it comes to the automatic

Jobless, cities could be first to feel budget pain

Jobless, cities could be first to feel budget pain
By JIM KUHNHENN and ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Who'll be the first to feel the sting? Jobless Americans who have been out of work for a long time and local governments that are paying off loans to fix roads and schools are in tough spots when it comes to the automatic

Jobless, cities could be first to feel budget pain

Jobless, cities could be first to feel budget pain
By JIM KUHNHENN and ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Who'll be the first to feel the sting? Jobless Americans who have been out of work for a long time and local governments that are paying off loans to fix roads and schools are in tough spots when it comes to the automatic

Settlement binds power co. to stop burning coal

Settlement binds power co. to stop burning coal
By DINA CAPPIELLOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - One of the largest U.S. electricity producers will stop burning coal at two of its power plants and make deeper pollution cuts at more than a dozen others under a legal settlement reached with the Environmental Protection Agency, eight states and

Settlement binds power co. to stop burning coal

Settlement binds power co. to stop burning coal
By DINA CAPPIELLOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - One of the largest U.S. electricity producers will stop burning coal at two of its power plants and make deeper pollution cuts at more than a dozen others under a legal settlement reached with the Environmental Protection Agency, eight states and

Settlement binds power co. to stop burning coal

Settlement binds power co. to stop burning coal
By DINA CAPPIELLOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - One of the largest U.S. electricity producers will stop burning coal at two of its power plants and make deeper pollution cuts at more than a dozen others under a legal settlement reached with the Environmental Protection Agency, eight states and

Cutting edge Calif. tunnels poised to open

Cutting edge Calif. tunnels poised to open
By MARTHA MENDOZAAssociated Press PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) - Two slick new mile-long tunnels are undergoing final safety tests this month, poised to divert motorists away from an ocean cliff-hanging roadway dubbed Devil's Slide south of San Francisco to a smooth, Alpine-like passageway unlike any

Obama urges Congress to 'compromise' on cuts

Obama urges Congress to 'compromise' on cuts
By PHILIP ELLIOTT and JULIE PACEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing an end of the week deadline, President Barack Obama said Monday that Congress can avert sweeping across-the-board cuts with "just a little bit of compromise," as he sought to stick lawmakers with the blame if the budget ax

White House details budget fallout amid blame game

White House details budget fallout amid blame game
By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House has detailed the potential fallout in each state from budget cuts set to take effect at week's end, while congressional Republicans and Democrats keep up the sniping over who's to blame. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said

White House details budget fallout amid blame game

White House details budget fallout amid blame game
By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House has detailed the potential fallout in each state from budget cuts set to take effect at week's end, while congressional Republicans and Democrats keep up the sniping over who's to blame. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said