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Federal carp control strategy is widely criticized

By Eartha Jane Melzer | 02.16.10 | 9:52 am

A $78.5 million dollar federal plan to keep Asian carp from becoming established in the Great Lakes is drawing criticism from diverse groups that say the proposed temporary closure of the locks in Chicago area canals will disrupt the economy without stopping the spread of aquatic invaders.

About last night: Media shrugs at HRC’s West Virginia win; GOP frets about Mississippi loss

By Steve Perry | 05.14.08 | 11:15 am

The media have fallen out of love with the longstanding pretense that Hillary Clinton still has a chance to win the Democratic nomination. The morning-after ledes by Jackie Calmes in the Wall Street Journal and Dana Milbank…