Another challenger for McMullan's jobThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:25PMThe latest mayoral candidate to join the race in St. Catharines might have to put his studies on the back burner for a while if the vote goes his way in the fall. Political newcomer David D'Intino is about to begin the second year of a three-year law degree program at the University of Ottawa.[...]
Republicans block small business lending billThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:24PMBill creating $30B lending pool for community banks hits impasse in Senate over amendments
Exxon’s $7.5bn profit tops Wall St forecastsThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:22PMExxon Mobil Corp reported a better-than-expected second-quarter profit yesterday, as oil prices and margins to process crude into fuel rebounded from a year earlier and production rose.
Body of 2nd Navy sailor recovered in AfghanistanThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:19PMThe discovery of the body of a second U.S. sailor who vanished in Afghanistan last week only deepened the mystery of the men's disappearance nearly 60 miles from their base in a dangerous area controlled by the Taliban.
EPA rejects challenges from Cuccinelli, othersThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:19PMThe Environmental Protection Agency has rejected 10 petitions -- including one filed by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli -- challenging the climate science research it is using to formulate regulations limiting manmade greenhouse gas emissions. The petitions asked the EPA to reconsider its finding and reopen its hearings on the ...
Pro-Marina Center Forces Gear Up for Ballot Measure FightThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:15PMChris Crawford, local conservative politico, sent out a call-to-arms yesterday afternoon, rallying people to organize in support of Measure N, the Eureka city initiative on the November ballot that would change the zoning of the long-vacant Balloon Track property adjacent to Old Town. The zoning change would be a key step forward for the big box-anchored Marina Center development that Eureka ...
President Obama Seeks To Expand Arms Sales By Trimming Approval ProcessThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:15PMThe United States is currently the world biggest weapons supplier - holding 30 per cent of the market - but the Obama administration has begun modifying export control regulations in hopes of enlarging the U.S. market share, according to U.S. officials.
EADS North America's UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters Are Deployed to the U.S. Army's Missile Test Site on ...Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:00AMARLINGTON, VA--(Marketwire - 07/28/10) - Four U.S. Army UH-72A Lakotas arrived at the Pacific Ocean's Kwajalein Atoll June 6, marking the latest overseas assignment for the EADS North America-built Light Utility Helicopter. These Lakotas will be used for transport and support missions at the Army's Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, replacing aging UH-1 helicopters. Painted in ...
Law to focus on women workersWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:57AMVietNamNet Bridge – When the Labour Code was first passed in 1994, it represented the nation's first legal codification of the labour relationship between employer and employee.