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Quake prompts utility to shut down nuclear plant in Virginia
None of the nation's 103 other nuclear power plants was directly affected by Tuesday's quake, and all continue to operate safely, the NRC reported.
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Earthquake’s aftershock, damages still to come
It’s impossible to determine whether Tuesday’s quake was just the “tip of the iceberg,” scientists say.
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USGS crowd sources earthquake reports
The 5.9 magnitude quake that hit Virginia was felt across much of the Eastern seaboard.
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Agencies finalize strategies for cutting burdensome regulations
Efforts could save $10 billion over five years, White House says.
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FEMA coordinating with regional offices, state governments to prepare for Hurricane Irene
Irene is predicted to hit the coast of the Carolinas on Saturday morning.
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Washington-area federal agencies granted early dismissal
The Office of Personnel Management will update the government’s operating status by 4 a.m. on Wednesday.
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5.8 magnitude quake strikes East Coast
Workers exited Capitol, Pentagon and other buildings as tremors hit.
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Former ambassador Peter Terpeluk Jr. dies
He served as the U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg from 2002 until 2005.
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Rule on Sunday premium pay takes effect next month
A 2009 court case decided part-time employees are eligible for special pay.
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Economists torn on fiscal policy
Lawmakers aren’t the only ones who can't agree on what to do to fix the economy.
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Play of the Day -- Letterman isn't worried about the fatwa on him; Biden visits Mongolia
A daily roundup of late-night video.
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From Nextgov: VA spent $717 million on a drug deemed as effective as a placebo
Studies raise questions about widespread use and high cost of anti-psychotic drugs to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Observers are leery of Postal Service plan to opt out of federal health and retirement programs
USPS would struggle to design competitive benefit plans, and all feds could pay the price for the agency’s departure, experts say.
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Feds could run for political office in Virginia county, under proposed rule
Hatch Act exemption allows federal employees to run as independent candidates for local partisan political office.
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Bachmann spins her federal tax-attorney experience
'I went to work in that system because the first rule of war is: Know your enemy,' the Minnesota Republican says of her work for the IRS.
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Play of the Day -- Colbert wants Obama to be more like Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev
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SEC facing whistleblower charge that staff destroyed financial documents
Sen. Grassley asks agency to explain alleged shredding of papers for 9,000 informal investigations.
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