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LETTER: With Lang's help, fishermen fight back |
| Mayor Scott Lang of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and his fishery advisory council crossed state lines to confront the New England Fishery Management Council with scientific evidence that the NEFMC has set fishing allocations much too conservatively. | |||
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Commerce cuts coming in Obama's reorganization? |
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As Daley put it last month, in reference to attempts to reorganize how the bureaucracy works: "No question that unless you've been in the government, you really can't understand how screwed up it is when it comes to these sort of discussions." Warner said Daley, as a former Cabinet member and as a top executive at JP Morgan Chase, brings a unique perspective. "He's been in the belly of the beast." |
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Dealmaker will pull no punches in 20th term |
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When asked whether he has ever been envious of Stevens' stature in Alaska, Young says no, and he asks a staffer to retrieve a framed photo of Stevens kissing Young's ring. Then, Young launches into a story about the work he did with former Rep. Gerry Studds, D-Mass., to pass the landmark fisheries bill known as the Magnuson-Stevens Act. The 1976 bill created 200-mile exclusive economic zones off the country's coast and led to Alaska's multi-billion dollar fishing industry. |
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Whales return to New York City: Massive mammals appearing again in seas near city; draws sightseers |
| Whales, dolphins and seals have made a triumphant return to the waters just outside New York Harbor - and the comeback has even sparked whale and seal-watching tours. | |||
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Winter storms don't undermine global warming science, climate experts say |
| Democratic pollster Douglas Schoen opined in The Washington Post after last winter's big snowstorms in Washington that "the weather ... makes it more difficult to argue that global warming is an imminent danger." | |||
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33 Fishing Community Members Say Permit Bank, Giacalone are pluses for Gloucester
This permit bank is a true local treasure for our fishing community and related businesses. Its existence has been one of the only positive things to come to this fishing community in decades.