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Senators ask Obama to block oil drilling off Va.'s coast

"I have suggested that we take the Mid-Atlantic totally off of new explorations because of the environmentally sensitive area of Assateague Island and the Chesapeake Bay," Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., tells WTOP.

Tags: oil exploration , Mid-Atlantic , Norfolk , Barbara Mikulski , Virginia coast

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Small business contracting bill brings changes

Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee passes small business contracting bill focusing on four main areas. Agencies would have to justify bundled contracts and create new policy to oversee subcontracting. Vendors do not support all provisions of the bill.

Tags: contracting , Mary Landrieu , Olympia Snowe , Greg Willis , Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committ , House Small Business Committee , SBA , GSA , Larry Allen , Coalition for Government Procurement , Small business contracting , Small business goals , contract bundling , Subcontracting , Small business size standards , multiple award contracts

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Beloved local fast food joint is making a comeback

Gino's Hamburgers, a fast-food chain that disappeared from our region almost 30 years ago is coming back.

Tags: Baltimore , Gino's Hamburgers , Gino Marchetti , Kentucky Fried Chicken , Big Mac , McDonalds , Gino's Burgers and Chicken

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The Politics of Newspapers

Tags: stimulus , newspapers

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Daschle pullout rocks The Hill

Stunned lawmakers comment as search for new HHS secty begins anew

Tags: newsstand , transition , HHS , Senate , Tom Daschle , President Barack Obama , Sen. Bob Casey , Diane Feinstein , John Kerry , John McCain , John Ensign , Mitch McConnell

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