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A U.S. House panel voted to cut spending on food stamps, health insurance and other aid for the poor to avoid planned cuts in defense spending.
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Clumps of oil washed up on Pensacola Beach yesterday, as the state braced for damage to its tourism and fishing industries from the BP Plc oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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BP Plc’s oil spill may cost Gulf coastal communities $22.7 billion in lost revenue over the next three years, more than the amount the company has agreed to set aside to pay claims, the head of a tourism association said.
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Kenneth Feinberg , in charge of paying victims of BP Plc ’s oil spill, will meet Senator Tom Carper this week and may face a congressional hearing as the claims process draws criticism from residents and policy makers.
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Florida may send BP Plc a claim for more than $1 billion to close a budget gap after the largest U.S. oil spill slashed tax receipts from tourism.
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said he was giving Florida Governor Rick Scott another week to reconsider his rejection of $2.4 billion in federal money for a high-speed rail project.
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BP Plc should hand over the effort to clean up its oil washing onto Florida beaches because the company is failing to take forceful enough action, local government officials said.
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Last month, Erin Duggan received an e-mail from a man in Canada who said he was “devastated” that the beaches of Sarasota, Florida, were polluted with oil and its air full of toxins.
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