A stride toward independence: In its second year, Valley House program helps area’s poor escape cycle of homelessness
Held tightly under one arm is a stuffed bunny, robin’s-egg blue.Valley House workers gave Doltan-Ray Jewett the toy for his first Easter , only two weeks after he was born at the Twin Falls homelessshelter.
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House approves bills to boost manufacturing
Lawmakers moved closer on Wednesday to creating a commission to find ways to cut the huge trade deficit with China and other countries, while also pushing a strategy to promote U.S. manufacturing.
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House OKs $59 billion for Afghan war
WASHINGTON — Months behind schedule and stripped of money for domestic stimulus programs, the U.S. House sent legislation to fund the troop surge in Afghanistan to President Barack Obama on Tuesday after disgruntled Democrats failed to block it.
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Phoenix man seeks Yuma’s support in House run
Robert Wilson was in Yuma on Friday and Saturday to gather support for his campaign to run as the Republican Party candidate against Rep. Raul Grijalva for the 7th Congressional District.
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U.S. House approves trade bill to help Haiti
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to help Haiti recover from a devastating earthquake by opening the U.S. market to more clothing from the Caribbean country.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-05-02 10:21 UPDATE 1-Kuwait Finance House Q1 profit down 21 pct
KUWAIT, May 2 (Reuters) – Kuwait Finance House (KFH) , the country’s biggest Islamic lender, on Sunday reported a 21.4 percent fall in first-quarter net profit, missing analysts expectations. Net profit for the quarter was 30.9 million Kuwaiti dinars ($107 million), down [...]
House panel passes bill on flood insurance reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House Financial Services Committee has passed House Resolution 5114, the Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act of 2010, which contains provisions written by U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello that would prevent mandatory purchase requirements for flood insurance from taking effect for five years.
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House OKs School Employee Retirement Plan
The Democrat-led Michigan House has approved its own version of a plan designed to coax thousands of school employees into retirement.
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House Joins Senate to Okay Polls for Jan
After several weeks of postponements and anxiety, the House of Repres-entatives yesterday finally passed the constitution amendment bill.
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Alaska House unveils $2.9B capital spending plan
The House Finance Committee on Friday unveiled its first take on a state capital spending plan — a $2.9 billion package that includes $57 million for a rail extension line in south-central Alaska and funds toward wind generation, Medicare clinic and other projects.
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