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WASHINGTON - Should jetliners be landing with only a single air traffic controller on duty - even if he's awake?
Federal officials are grappling with that question following the safe landing of two jetliners this week with no help from the lone air traffic supervisor on duty at Washington's Reagan National Airport. He's been suspended, and safety investigators say he has acknowledged he was asleep.
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DoD is amending the DFARS to require offerors to represent whether former DoD officials who are employees of the offeror are in compliance with post-employment restrictions.
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EL MONTE - The federal government has shut down a program here that allowed foreign investors to obtain green cards in exchange for investing $500,000 in the El Monte Transit Village project, officials said Wednesday.
The closure comes as the former developers of the public/private partnership have fallen under heightened federal scrutiny, including an FBI investigation.
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About seven weeks ago, builders of Buffalo's new federal courthouse found evidence of a serious moisture problem in the walls that could become a major obstacle to completing the $137 million project.
Monday, federal officials said they still have no idea what caused the problem, how to fix it or what impact it will have on plans to open the building this summer.
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BANGOR - Federal officials descended on the Bangor Civic Center on Thursday in search of ideas that can help rejuvenate the nation's conservation and outdoor recreation landscape.
Three hundred Mainers were happy to oblige. Many offered suggestions, critiques and solutions to representatives of President Barack Obama's America's Great Outdoor Initiative.
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DAYTON -- Community outrage concerning the death of 20-year-old Kylen English while in Dayton Police custody has prompted investigations by multiple law enforcement agencies and intervention by the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Relations Service.
I want to be clear that it is a dark day in the city of Dayton," said Bishop Richard Cox, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Dayton chapter. "This man's life was taken.
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Members of the area's Muslim community on Thursday joined leaders of other faiths and federal officials to reaffirm solidarity in the wake of the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.
While all peace-loving citizens welcome the elimination of bin Laden, it is still vital to maintain focus on the nation's security, said Dr. Khalid Qazi, president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council of Western New York, during a news conference in the Islamic Cultural Center at 444 Connecticut St.
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Rep. Gary Miller on Thursday shared the concerns of Chino Hills residents with federal housing officials over the installation of 200-foot electrical towers in the city.
For the first time, Miller, R-Brea, met with Housing and Urban Development as well as Federal Housing Administration officials in Washington, D.C.
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A representative of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American- Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) yesterday joined federal law enforcement officials and civil rights advocates at the University of Michigan - - Dearborn in a discussion about contemporary civil rights challenges facing American Muslims.
The "Know Your Rights" discussion panel, which was sponsored by the Muslim Students Association (MSA) and the Arab Student Union (ASU), included U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, FBI Special Agent in Charge Andrew Arena, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Agent in Charge Brian Moskowitz, ADC-MI Regional Director Imad Hamad, ACLU-MI Board Member Tarek Beydoun, and CAIR-MI Executive Director Dawud Walid.
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