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2010 Ford E-Series Van

Automotive news - Thu, 11/19/2009 - 10:25
Works With You Using Industry-exclusive Technology, Job Aids, Safety Features

Ford E-Series - America's top selling full-size van for 28 years running – is the only full-size van offering technology designed to help customers manage their fleets more efficiently, track and secure tools and better serve customers.

 The only full-size van available with the SYNC® voice-activated communications and entertainment system2010 Ford E-Series Van: The only full-size van available with the SYNC® voice-activated communications and entertainment system

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A Partial View

NASA Image of the Day - Thu, 11/19/2009 - 07:00
Backdropped by the blackness of space, a partial view of Space Shuttle Atlantis' payload bay, vertical stabilizer, orbital maneuvering system pods and docking mechanism are featured in this image photographed by the STS-129 crew from an aft flight deck window. Image Credit: NASA
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Space Station, Space Shuttle Joint Crew News Conference Tuesday

NASA Breaking News - Thu, 11/19/2009 - 07:00
The 12 crew members aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 7:13 a.m. CST on Tuesday, Nov. 24.
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White House backs off cancer test guidelines

Washington Post Politics - Thu, 11/19/2009 - 07:00
A top federal health official said Wednesday that the controversial new guidelines for breast cancer screening do not represent government policy, as the Obama administration sought to keep the debate over mammograms from undermining the prospects for health-care reform.


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Obama's story infused Asia tour

Washington Post Politics - Thu, 11/19/2009 - 07:00
SEOUL -- After taking his message as the "first Pacific president" through four countries in eight days, President Obama wrapped up his tour of Asia on Thursday with talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and a planned visit to U.S. troops stationed in the shadow of nuclear-armed North K...

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U.S. to help China develop inventory of its greenhouse gas emissions

Washington Post Politics - Thu, 11/19/2009 - 07:00
The United States and China have agreed to cooperate on developing an inventory of China's greenhouse gas emissions, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday, an initiative that appears be a response to criticism of Beijing's data collection.

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Lawmakers seek more help from administration for Fort Hood investigations

Washington Post Politics - Thu, 11/19/2009 - 07:00
A bipartisan group of senators began a concerted push Wednesday to get more cooperation from the Obama administration in its reviews of the Fort Hood shootings, which left 13 dead and a raft of questions about information-sharing among intelligence agencies.

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Sarah Palin's book tour kicks off in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Washington Post Politics - Thu, 11/19/2009 - 07:00
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. -- Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue" tour is going perfectly according to plan.

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Senate announces $848 billion health-care bill

Washington Post Politics - Thu, 11/19/2009 - 07:00
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid presented an $848 billion health-care overhaul package on Wednesday that would extend coverage to 31 million Americans and reform insurance practices while adding an array of tax increases, including a rise in payroll taxes for high earners.

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Holder answers to 9/11 relatives about trying terrorism suspects in U.S.

Washington Post Politics - Thu, 11/19/2009 - 07:00
After enduring four hours of hostile questions in a crowded Capitol Hill hearing room about his decision to send the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist strikes to Manhattan for trial, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. submitted himself to one more round of interrogation Wednesday.

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Sen. Byrd breaks congressional longevity record

Washington Post Politics - Thu, 11/19/2009 - 07:00
In his almost six decades on Capitol Hill, Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.) has broken nearly every legislative record that anyone bothers to count. On Wednesday, two days shy of his 92nd birthday, Byrd reached yet another milestone: He became the longest-serving member of Congress.

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Judge rules Jefferson can remain free while he appeals conviction

Washington Post Politics - Thu, 11/19/2009 - 07:00
Former congressman William J. Jefferson will not have to begin serving his 13-year prison term until his appeal of his conviction on corruption charges is resolved, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

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Sides gear up for fight over U.S. ban on travel to Cuba

Washington Post Politics - Thu, 11/19/2009 - 07:00
A battle over Cuba policy is escalating in Congress, with proponents saying they have their best chance in years of repealing the ban on U.S. tourist travel to the island.


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Bailout program could be extended

Washington Post Politics - Thu, 11/19/2009 - 07:00
The Obama administration is poised to extend the life of the highly unpopular $700 billion financial bailout and, to display a commitment to fiscal responsibility, is planning to use much of the leftover funds to reduce the national debt, government sources said.

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Ambitious bills could remake financial regulatory landscape

Washington Post Politics - Thu, 11/19/2009 - 07:00
As lawmakers on Capitol Hill inch closer toward overhauling the nation's fractured financial regulatory system, each hour of debate, each tweak of legal language, each tedious roll call carries the potential to generate colossal changes in the relationship between Washington and Wall Street.

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D.C. leaders set aside feud for home rule's sake

Washington Post Politics - Thu, 11/19/2009 - 07:00
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray put aside their political differences Wednesday to support an effort on Capitol Hill to give the District more control over its budget and laws.


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Voices of Power: Melanne Verveer, ambassador for women's issues

Washington Post Politics - Thu, 11/19/2009 - 07:00
Melanne Verveer and Hillary Rodham Clinton go back 40 years, political soul mates connected by like-minded activism and causes -- from George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign to women's rights.

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NASA Provides Venerable Hubble Hardware to Smithsonian

NASA Breaking News - Thu, 11/19/2009 - 07:00
Two key instruments from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have a new home in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington.
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Obama says he is seeking 'endgame' to Afghan conflict

Washington Post Politics - Wed, 11/18/2009 - 21:56
BEIJING -- A week into an Asia trip that has made few dramatic headlines, President Obama on Wednesday told reporters that he would announce a decision on sending more troops to Afghanistan "in the next several weeks" and defended his administration's efforts on reviving the economy, shutting down...


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