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3 p.m. - Senator unveils U.S. financial regulation plan

March 15, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Democratic Senate bill to tame U.S. financial markets would give the government new powers to break up firms that threaten the economy and would force the industry to pay for its failures. Legislation unveiled Monday by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd falls shy of the ambitious restructuring of federal financial regulations envisioned by President Barack Obama or contained in legislation already passed in the House. But the bill would still be the biggest overhaul of regulations since the 1930s. It comes 18 months after Wall Street's failures helped plunge the nation into a deep recession. A leaner Federal Reserve would gain new powers to regulate the size and the activities of the nation's largest financial firms. The bill would create a consumer protection bureau within the Federal Reserve to write regulations governing all lending transactions.

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11:42 a.m. - Governor declares state of emergency

March 13, 2010

CHARLESTON – Gov. Joe Manchin declared a state of emergency late Friday evening for 34 counties because of anticipated flooding caused by rainfall and snowmelt.

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2:56 p.m. - Weirton council passes first reading of sewer increase

March 12, 2010

Weirton City Council, meeting in a special session this afternoon, passed the first reading of an ordinance proposing a rate increase for the city's sanitary customers.

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4 p.m. - Manchin urges state board to take stand on reforms

March 11, 2010

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Joe Manchin is challenging West Virginia Board of Education members to take a stand on charter schools and school calendar changes.

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10:58 a.m. - 7.2 aftershock rocks Chile

March 11, 2010

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The strongest aftershock since Chile's devastating earthquake rocked the South American country Thursday as President Sebastian Pinera was sworn into office.

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1:53 p.m. - German Catholics to investigate abuse charges

March 10, 2010

BERLIN (AP) — Catholic authorities in Germany announced two major abuse investigations Wednesday — one into the renowned choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother and another more general look into what everyone, including the pope, knew about...

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