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Times Online Business, 29.12.08 23:32 UTC

FBI steps up search for evidence in Bernard Madoff scandal

The FBI is understood to be monitoring key individuals connected to the $50 billion (£34 billion) Bernard Madoff investment scandal as the federal agency comes under increased pressure to construct a ...

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Los Angeles Daily News, 24.12.08 17:03 UTC

Ho, ho, no: Toymakers say lead law harms workshops

SAN FRANCISCO - Worries over lead paint in mass-market toys made the holidays a little brighter for handcrafted toy makers last year, but now the federal government's response to the scare has some ...

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San Francisco Chronicle, 18.12.08 16:05 UTC

Agriculture nominee draws praise

(12-17) 18:07 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- President-elect Barack Obama's selection of Tom Vilsack, a former governor of a heartland state and a strong supporter of alternative energy sources, as agriculture ...

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 12.12.08 19:33 UTC

PBGC moves to protect Lehman pensions

WASHINGTON -- A federal agency that ensures private pensions took action today to protect pensions at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., investment house that filed for bankruptcy. The Pension Benefit ...

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CNN Top Stories, 12.12.08 07:00 UTC

Bush relaxes endangered species rules

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Bush administration cleared the way Thursday for federal agencies to skip consultations with government scientists when embarking on projects that could impact endangered wildlife, the interior secretary said.

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San Francisco Chronicle, 06.12.08 03:00 UTC

Gap founder agrees to scale down Presidio museum

(12-05) 17:37 PST SAN FRANCSICO -- Gap founder Don Fisher agreed to redesign the controversial modern art museum he wants to build on the Presidio's Main Post after the federal agency that oversees ...

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San Francisco Chronicle, 01.12.08 05:00 UTC

Volunteers are Golden Gate National Recreation Area's biggest asset

(11-30) 20:26 PST -- The 75,500-acre Golden Gate National Recreation Area has always broken new ground, starting with its establishment in the 1970s as one of the country's first urban national parks ...

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 27.11.08 07:00 UTC

Calls for national infant formula recall spread

Disclosure that laboratory tests have detected traces of contamination in several major brands of infant formula generated concern and confusion yesterday, with a national consumer's group and the ...

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USA Today, 20.11.08 01:06 UTC

Toys with phthalates can be sold after U.S. ban takes effect

Stores may continue selling plastic toys made with hormone-like chemicals next year, even after a law that was supposed to ban them takes effect, according to a legal decision from the federal agency that oversees consumer safety.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 19.11.08 05:36 UTC

Pickens' wife proposes way to save wild horses

DALLAS -- The wife of Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens said yesterday she'll create a refuge for wild horses, after the federal agency that manages the animals said it may have to kill some to ...

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