Bush Eases Environmental Rules on Gasoline- April 26, 2006 WASHINGTON -- Under election-year pressure to reduce surging gasoline prices, President Bush on Tuesday halted filling of the nation's emergency oil reserve, urged the waiver of clean air rules to ease local gas shortages and called for the repeal of $2 billion in tax breaks for profit-heavy oil...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/religion/index_xml/~3/246925580/AR2006... Port Workers to Undergo Background Checks- April 26, 2006 WASHINGTON -- Seaport workers will undergo background checks for links to terrorism and to ensure they are legal U.S. residents, the Bush administration said Tuesday.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/religion/index_xml/~3/246925581/AR2006... Jury Convicts Calif. Man in Terrorism Case- April 26, 2006 SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A federal jury on Tuesday convicted a 23-year-old man of supporting terrorists by attending an al-Qaida training camp in Pakistan three years ago.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/religion/index_xml/~3/246925583/AR2006... Iran Threatens to Hide Nuclear Program- April 26, 2006 TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran ratcheted up its defiance ahead of a U.N. Security Council deadline to suspend uranium enrichment, threatening Tuesday to hide its program if the West takes "harsh measures" and to transfer nuclear technology to chaos-ridden Sudan.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/religion/index_xml/~3/246925584/AR2006... Lockheed profit rises, but stock falls from high- April 26, 2006 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp. , the No. 1 U.S. defense contractor, said on Tuesday that quarterly profit rose a greater-than-expected 60 percent on higher sales of information technology services and a one-time gain from selling stock in a satellite operator.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/religion/index_xml/~3/246925585/AR2006... Advocates Try to Boost Immigrant Turnout- April 26, 2006 NEW YORK -- "Today we march! Tomorrow we vote!" It's been a popular slogan at recent immigration rights rallies, and now organizers are trying to make it reality. Advocates nationwide are aiming to boost low voter turnout among foreign-born citizens and to file naturalization papers for the millions...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/religion/index_xml/~3/246925587/AR2006... Ukrainians Mark 20th Chernobyl Anniversary- April 25, 2006 KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian mourners carried single red carnations and flickering candles during a solemn ceremony early Wednesday to remember the 1986 Chernobyl explosion, an event that continues to scar this ex-Soviet republic 20 years later.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/religion/index_xml/~3/246925591/AR2006... Hamas Says Banks Afraid of Transfers- April 25, 2006 RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Banks fearful of U.S. retribution are preventing millions of dollars in foreign aid from reaching the Palestinians, the Palestinian finance minister acknowledged Tuesday.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/religion/index_xml/~3/246925593/AR2006... Justices Weigh Abuse in Woman's Defense- April 25, 2006 WASHINGTON -- Keshia Dixon claimed her abusive boyfriend woke her up three years ago with a gun to her head, a punch in the face and a demand that she break the law and buy him more weapons.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/religion/index_xml/~3/246925595/AR2006... Hector Barreto Resigns As SBA Chief- April 25, 2006 WASHINGTON -- Small Business Administration chief Hector Barreto resigned Tuesday after a tenure marked by criticism of the agency's response to the Sept. 11 terror attacks and the Gulf Coast hurricanes.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/metro/religion/index_xml/~3/246925605/AR2006... |