PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The potato is on the verge of being virtually banished from the nation's school lunch program, but not if Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Mark Udall of Colorado have anything to say about it.
Collins, who grew up in Maine's potato country and picked potatoes as a girl, wants to restore some respect to the humble spud, a popular and inexpensive …
A rash of ethics lapses has given Democrats an election-year headache: how to convince skeptical voters that they're any cleaner than Republicans they accused of fostering a "culture of corruption" in 2006.
From the conduct of governors in Illinois and New York to back-room deals over President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, Democrats are drawing their own criticism when it comes to the ethics of public officials.
The party that pledged to "drain the swamp" if given control of Congress finds itself sinking in the muck nine months from Election Day, when every member of the House and 36 Senate seats will be chosen.
The sword …
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This was to be Walter Payton's team.
The late Bears star was part of the ownership group when Chicagowas granted its second Arena Football League franchise June 28, 1999.Illness limited his involvement in the creation of the Chicago Rush,the city's newest sports team, which made its Allstate Arena debutSaturday with a 41-38 victory against the Carolina Cobras to improveto 1-1.
As Payton's illness became critical, the operation duties fell onmanaging partner Alan Levin and partners Peter Levin and ArthurPrice. They were pleased with the opening-night festivities, whichlured an enthusiastic 10,732 to a building prominent in the historyof the …
RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) — The same principles that protect U.S. soldiers from being sued by enemy combatants apply to private contractors hired to help conduct a war, attorneys for two companies that provided interrogators at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq told a federal appeals court Tuesday.
Attorneys for Virginia-based CACI International Inc. and New York-based L-3 Communications Corp. urged a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse rulings by two lower courts denying them immunity from lawsuits by alleged torture victims at Abu Ghraib.
A lawyer for Iraqi detainees argued that even in a war context, private companies can be sued for actions not …
A federal appeals court says it was constitutional for the United States to require visitors from two dozen Arab and Muslim countries and North Korea to register with immigration authorities.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan issued its ruling Wednesday in cases brought by several men who claimed their constitutional rights were violated.
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Railway lines connecting Cheadle to Derby and Stoke-on-Trentcould be brought back into use.
Moorlands and City Railway (MCR) is in talks about restoringCheadle's disused railway line, off Station Road.
The company has already restored the Cauldon Lowe railway lineand is planning on reopening the disused Leekbrook line to Alton,and eventually have trains running to Stoke-on-Trent.
If negotiations are successful, there could also be a lightrailway in operation on the three-mile track from Cheadle toCresswell.
David Kemp, MCR commercial director, said: "We are interesting inlooking at whether it would be a realistic or viable railway routefrom …
MELBOURNE, Australia - Kimi Raikkonen won in his first race for Ferrari, dominating the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday for his 10th Formula One victory. Raikkonen started from pole position, and led almost throughout the race to edge world champion Fernando Alonso, who was making his McLaren debut.
McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton, F1's first black driver, finished third.
Raikkonen's Ferrari teammate, Felipe Massa, finished sixth after starting the race from the back of the grid.
Raikkonen ensured Ferrari maintained its momentum after leading winter testing. The Finn, who previously drove for McLaren, joined Ferrari to replace seven-time world …
