Defense contractor and electronics heavyweight extraordinaire Raytheon will build a new manufacturing and testing plant in Alabama. A project of the missile division of Raytheon will occupy the building. Raytheon Missile Systems has been a mainstay in Tucson, Arizona for half a century. The Tucson location won't be closing. Raytheon is one of the world's ...

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It was to have lasted a quarter of a century or more, that Tempe Town Lake dam. A rubber structure, Tempe Town Lake dam created a beautiful natural landmark for the city of Tempe, Arizona. According to Associated Press reports, however, one of the 11-year-old dam segments burst. Two-thirds to three-fourths of Tempe Town Lake ...

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Numerous of those in Washington DC are concerned about the ethics of VIP cash loans their staff has. These "VIP" or "sweetheart" loans were all made by Countrywide, which was lately purchased by Bank of The US. Senators might have legal troubles because of the VIP cash advances being given out. Countrywide – a company to ...

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Joe Manchin, West Virginia governor, appointed Carte Goodwin to replace Democratic Robert Byrd, who died June 28, within the Senate. Unemployed Americans whose benefits have expired may have a new hero in Goodwin. Unemployment benefits can be increased in length if the job bill passes with the final vote that everybody expects Goodwin to give. Carte ...

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On the east coast there is a heat wave making the climate change debate more intense. The debate was hot when blizzards hit the east also. Extreme weather events are getting used by both sides to support their global warming arguments within the debate about climate change and energy bill in Congress. And just in ...

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