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Thursday, August 13, 2009

'Concrete steps' to stop driver texting

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Washington plans to formulate "concrete steps" to stop people from texting and talking on cell phones while driving, the U.S. transportation secretary said. The U.S. Transportation Department will hold a meeting Sept. 30 to put together "concrete steps... to make drivers... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Poll: Obama holds steady on healthcare

PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. citizens haven't changed their opinions on how President Barack Obama is handling healthcare policy, a Gallup Poll released Wednesday indicates. Of the four policy issues surveyed in the Aug. 6-9 Gallup Poll, Obama fared worst on healthcare, slightly lower than... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Dead At 88

HYANIS, Mass., Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Eunice Kennedy Shriver, younger sister of President John Kennedy and founder of the Special Olympics, died Tuesday in a hospital in Massachusetts. She was 88. Pushed by love for her developmentally disabled sister, Shriver devoted much of her life to raising funds for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 6, 2009

U.S. Senate votes to confirm Sotomayor

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate voted 68-31 Thursday to confirm federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court. Democrats and Republicans were divided in their opinions on Sotomayor's qualifications to join the nation's highest bench. Democrats praised her... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Survey: Couples resist having 2nd child

SHANGHAI, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A Chinese survey says a majority of couples, for financial reasons, are unwilling to have a second child in a country that officially discourages the practice. The family planning policy of China, whose population exceeds 1 billion, restricts most couples from having a... Sign in to see full entry.

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