Feds close case vs. W.Va. congressman; no charges
San Francisco Chronicle
Federal prosecutors have closed an investigation of U.S. Rep. Alan Mollohan of West Virginia nearly four years after it started. Ben Friedman, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office in Washington, D.C., confirmed Tuesday the office has ...
Savings On Arrival Expansion to Create New Jobs Nationwide
Biloxi Sun Herald
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 3 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Due to its continuing aggressive growth, Savings On Arrival, LLC ( http://www.SavingsOnArrival.com ), a leader in travel and vacation savings, announces plans to add a large number of represe...
Lorax: Green names and sham
Boston Globe
LoraxAG’s representatives say they will use coal gasification technology to make fertilizer, and tout it as the “greenest use of coal.’’ But only about half of the carbon dioxide emissions created by the process will be captured and turned ...
Representatives say tax bill 'invalid,' want funds from city, county
The Northern Virginia Daily
WINCHESTER -- A local taxi company is asking for nearly $100,000 from Frederick County and the city for seizing two cabs over unpaid taxes earlier this month.
Conservationists head to Madison for lobbying effort
The Capital Times
Hundreds of conservationists, hunters, fishers and environmentalists are scheduled to be in Madison on Tuesday, lobbying their state representatives while wolfing down bear stew.
Canadian UNICEF Representatives in Haiti Available to Discuss Earthquake Relief Efforts
Marketwire
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 26, 2010) - UNICEF is reaching children in Haiti with life-saving support and continues to coordinate and deliver humanitarian relief efforts as the designated lead agency responsible for water and sanit...
Pa. House bill targets motorists' cell phone use
AP via Yahoo! News
A bill that would impose a fine on motorists in Pennsylvania who use a cell phone without a hands-free device easily cleared a hurdle Monday in the state House of Representatives.
Afghanistan Invites New Iron Mine Bids Over Transparency Issues
BusinessWeek
as well as the Pakistan unit of Saudi Arabia’s Al-Tuwairqi Group, according to a list from the Mines Ministry. The ministry may send representatives to a mining conference in Canada in March “to invite other investors to invest in this mine...
HINDRAF leader urges Kedah Govt. to appoint two Malaysian-Indians in Exco
MalaysiaNews.net
Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 26 : HINDRAF leader K. Vasantha Kumar has urged the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) Government in Keddah to appoint at least two Indian representatives in the state executive council.
Barclays Wealth Continues to Grow in the U.S., Adding Investment ...
Forbes
PHILADELPHIA and WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Barclays Wealth, a leading global wealth manager, is pleased to announce that it has hired William Scott, Steve Pritsios and Donald Mahoney as Investment Representatives in Washington, D.C...