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Senators Boost Ante for Stimulus

The Senate Finance Committee approved the measure on a bipartisan vote Wednesday, and senior aides said the Senate could begin voting on it as early as today in hopes of completing it by week's end ... "It helps seniors, and it helps those ...

http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Senators_Boost_Ante_for_Stimulus-5225-1-10264.htm

Clinton Outlines Housing-Relief Plan

Clinton's plan also would aid mortgage firms that, she said, are "reluctant to help families restructure their mortgages because they're afraid of being sued by investment banks, the private equity firms and others who actually own the mortgage ...

http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Clinton_Outlines_HousingRelief_-5225-5-17989.htm

Robot Dextre Up and Running

Once it is fully operating, Dextre is expected to aid astronauts with spacewalks and repairs, USA Today said. ...

http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Robot_Dextre_Up_and_Running-5225-1-16548.htm

Bank Now Has "Chance to Pull Back From Forces That Have Buffeted It' GBP 90,000-a-Month Chief Insists It is "Business As Usual' at Northern Rock

However, this approval expires on March 17 and any new national aid plan injecting funds into the bank would also need to be authorised and vetted for compatibility with state aid rules ... However, George Osborne, his Tory shadow, accused the ...

http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Bank_Now_Has_Chance_to_Pull_Bac-5225-3-13102.htm

I thought a "Cyclone" was that metal thing from Battlestar Galactica

I thought a "Cyclone" was that metal thing from Battlestar Galactica I thought a "Cyclone" was that metal thing from Battlestar Galactica I thought a "Cyclone" was that metal thing from Battlestar Galactica I thought a "Cyclone" was that metal thing from... ...

http://www.voiceofarizona.com/I_thought_a_Cyclone_was_that_m-5031-2-24397.htm

BBC Monitoring Pan-Arab TV Headlines 7 Mar 08

Aid agencies say Israeli siege resulted in "worst humanitarian crisis in 40 years" ... Israeli air raid kills four Palestinian militants in southern Gaza Strip ...

http://www.voiceofarizona.com/BBC_Monitoring_PanArab_TV_Headl-5225-1-15485.htm

Scotland Yard to Aid in Bhutto Investigation

officials have said the jets will be paid for by Pakistan and don't involve American military aid. Biden, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, said the sale "sends exactly the wrong message" at a sensitive ...

http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Scotland_Yard_to_Aid_in_Bhutto_I-5225-1-6219.htm

Stimulus Plan is Blocked in Senate

By Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Andrew Taylor Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The fate of $600-$1,200 rebate checks for more than 100 million Americans is in limbo after Senate Republicans blocked a bid by Democrats to add $44 billion in help for the ...

http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Stimulus_Plan_is_Blocked_in_Sena-5225-3-11370.htm

Dancin in the Dark

Dancin in the Dark Dancin in the Dark Dancin in the Dark Dancin in the Dark Obama's got a shot to win Pennsylvania tomorrow He's still trailing in the polls, by as few as 4 points in some and by as many as 10 in others, but the polls were... ...

http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Dancin_in_the_Dark-5031-2-21936.htm

Air Force Changed Tanker Contract to Aid Rival, Boeing Says

For example, the computer game added ramp space at several air bases, aiding the Northrop proposal since more space would be needed to park the Airbus tankers, whose wingspan is 27 percent larger than the Boeing offering, McGraw said. "They have a ...

http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Air_Force_Changed_Tanker_Contrac-5225-5-16103.htm