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Senate Says Halt Oil Reserve Shipments
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Senate, in a direct challenge to President Bush, voted Tuesday to temporarily halt the shipment of thousands of barrels of oil a day into the government's emergency reserve. Both Democrats and Republicans said such shipments make no sense when oil is costing more than $120 a barrel and could better be used to add supplies to a tight market and possibly lower prices ...Read More

Senate: Let First Responders Unionize
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Senate on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would give police officers, firefighters and other first responders the right to unionize but take away their ability to go on strike ...Read More

Quake Toll Continues to Mount
BEIJING (AP) A Chinese disaster relief official says the death toll has risen to nearly 12,000 following a massive earthquake that struck the country.
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Most Myanmar Victims Without Relief
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) The U.N. says only a tiny portion of international aid is reaching Myanmar's cyclone victims amid reports the military regime hoards the best for itself.
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West Virginia Votes Today
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) Hillary Rodham Clinton has every reason to expect a big win today in the West Virginia primary.
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Gas Price Backlash
PITTSBURGH (AP) Americans facing rising gasoline and diesel prices are cycling about, saddling up, singing out and, sometimes, going to extremes.
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Lawmakers Tell Bush to Quit Hoarding Oil
CAPITOL HILL (AP) At a time of skyrocketing oil and gasoline prices, members of Congress are telling President Bush now is not the time to top off the tank of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
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Florida Fires Flare Anew
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Wildfires flared up overnight across Florida's central Atlantic coast, where some residents are trying to save their homes with garden hoses.
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New Face in Race
WASHINGTON (AP) Former congressman Bob Barr says voters are hungry for an alternative candidate who would dramatically cut the federal government.
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