Baker Fighting Act Expansion
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By GERARD SHIELDS  Summer is a great time for a water fight, unless of course you are in Congress, where things can get muddy pretty quickly.  U.S. Rep.
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Conflict between the Marine Corps' fighting troops and the bureaucrats in Quantico may be endangering the fighters. Critics say resistance to efficient purchasing slows the process, while the enemy builds roadside bombs and communications networks with commercial equipment.
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By Katy Moeller, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Dec.
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WASHINGTON/SCOTTSDALE, Arizona  - The tobacco wars are back in the U.S. Congress, but the battle lines have shifted and anti-smoking forces are no longer facing a monolithic tobacco industry and loyal legislators.
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By ED SEALOVER THE GAZETTE  DENVER - The battle between federal officials and southeastern Colorado residents over whether the Army can expand the Pion Canyon Maneuver Site will shift to the Legislature on Tuesday.
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The cost of insurance is set to rise as new rules governing the industry come into force on Friday.
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They are challenging a 2000 federal law that gave houses of worship more room to grow.
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By Mary Hopkin, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Sep.
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Congress raised the enlistment-age limit to help boost flagging numbers.
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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)  has approved a $1.47 million increase in its expenditure budget  for next year.
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The United States will expand assistance to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to include about 8,500 members of his national security forces and possibly 1,000 Fatah fighters based in Jordan, U.S. documents show.
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Australia's amended trade law allows more criminal prosecutions for intellectual property violations.
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In a round of unexpected dealmaking, the House and Senate began moving yesterday toward passage of legislation that would overhaul the business operations of the U.S. Postal Service for the first time since 1970.
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By Max B. Baker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Jun.
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Interstate Bakeries Corp., the nation&#39;s largest wholesaler baker and the operator of a large factory in Biddeford, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and shook up its top management team Wednesday.
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Nation needs government help to maintain competitive edge, group says.
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By Brian J. Pedersen, Arizona Daily Star