http://ibew716.net/vm/172 News Feed en http://ibew716.net/senate-health-care-debate-focuses-medicare-cuts-0 Obama planned to visit Capitol Hill on Sunday to help Democrats resolve internal disputes that stand in the way of Majority Leader Harry Reid bringing the 10-year, nearly $1 trillion legislation to a vote. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A6J_85B1COHs-vkZmzrAjo84FbI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A6J_85B1COHs-vkZmzrAjo84FbI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A6J_85B1COHs-vkZmzrAjo84FbI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/A6J_85B1COHs-vkZmzrAjo84FbI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/houstonchronicle/nation/~4/4gGUqcHaTbk" height="1" width="1" /> http://ibew716.net/senate-health-care-debate-focuses-medicare-cuts-0#comments Houston Chronicle HoustonChronicle.com -- National http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/nation/~3/4gGUqcHaTbk/6754696.html Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:43:00 -0500 superuser 83535 at http://ibew716.net http://ibew716.net/tiger-woods-soap-opera-widens-his-distance-blacks Romantically linked to several white women, the golf icon, who famously declined to call himself black, draws more suspicion. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t6h-c9FhGJ12l98yXgTXs0VPMwI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t6h-c9FhGJ12l98yXgTXs0VPMwI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t6h-c9FhGJ12l98yXgTXs0VPMwI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t6h-c9FhGJ12l98yXgTXs0VPMwI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/houstonchronicle/nation/~4/RrTEaXt26BQ" height="1" width="1" /> http://ibew716.net/tiger-woods-soap-opera-widens-his-distance-blacks#comments Houston Chronicle HoustonChronicle.com -- National http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/nation/~3/RrTEaXt26BQ/6754981.html Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:43:00 -0500 superuser 83536 at http://ibew716.net http://ibew716.net/obama%3A-efforts-aimed-economy%2526%2523039%3Bs-long-term-health-0 President Barack Obama on Saturday sought to reassure Americans frustrated by high unemployment that he's concentrating on jobs, while defending his administration's efforts to strengthen the economy on several fronts. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/syO55Bhqs6nbPPgInIzvRIUipFM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/syO55Bhqs6nbPPgInIzvRIUipFM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/syO55Bhqs6nbPPgInIzvRIUipFM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/syO55Bhqs6nbPPgInIzvRIUipFM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/houstonchronicle/nation/~4/Mbn1uIdkzBg" height="1" width="1" /> http://ibew716.net/obama%3A-efforts-aimed-economy%2526%2523039%3Bs-long-term-health-0#comments Houston Chronicle HoustonChronicle.com -- National http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/nation/~3/Mbn1uIdkzBg/6754695.html Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:42:00 -0500 superuser 83534 at http://ibew716.net http://ibew716.net/sarah-palin-gets-hero%2526%2523039%3Bs-welcome-fort-hood-0 The visit by the former VP hopeful, who signed copies of her book, was a bright spot after last month's rampage. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fNzocZGv5gWgab6PlWTtzbZVGTA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fNzocZGv5gWgab6PlWTtzbZVGTA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fNzocZGv5gWgab6PlWTtzbZVGTA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fNzocZGv5gWgab6PlWTtzbZVGTA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/houstonchronicle/metro/~4/JibHTDZb8mw" height="1" width="1" /> http://ibew716.net/sarah-palin-gets-hero%2526%2523039%3Bs-welcome-fort-hood-0#comments Houston Chronicle HoustonChronicle.com -- Houston &amp; Texas News http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/metro/~3/JibHTDZb8mw/6753556.html Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:46:00 -0500 superuser 83532 at http://ibew716.net http://ibew716.net/scientists%3A-red-snapper-gulf-mexico-recovering-0 Fishermen are reeling in bigger and more mature red snapper — a sign that the overfished species is beginning to recover and tight regulations can be relaxed a bit, according to a new analysis. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oDNs_dMbjLv0VTqVAMJKpG-DfG8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oDNs_dMbjLv0VTqVAMJKpG-DfG8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oDNs_dMbjLv0VTqVAMJKpG-DfG8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oDNs_dMbjLv0VTqVAMJKpG-DfG8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/houstonchronicle/metro/~4/9Cbe1iV9kFU" height="1" width="1" /> http://ibew716.net/scientists%3A-red-snapper-gulf-mexico-recovering-0#comments Houston Chronicle HoustonChronicle.com -- Houston &amp; Texas News http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/metro/~3/9Cbe1iV9kFU/6754722.html Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:46:00 -0500 superuser 83531 at http://ibew716.net http://ibew716.net/spain-beats-czechs-doubles-win-davis-cup Spain has won its second straight Davis Cup by capturing its doubles match against the Czech Republic. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MVa4JN5s68nITBGtNN_WsmYGOw0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MVa4JN5s68nITBGtNN_WsmYGOw0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MVa4JN5s68nITBGtNN_WsmYGOw0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MVa4JN5s68nITBGtNN_WsmYGOw0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/houstonchronicle/sports/~4/X_i1xYZ5OT8" height="1" width="1" /> http://ibew716.net/spain-beats-czechs-doubles-win-davis-cup#comments Houston Chronicle HoustonChronicle.com -- Sports http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/sports/~3/X_i1xYZ5OT8/6754801.html Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:46:00 -0500 superuser 83529 at http://ibew716.net http://ibew716.net/total%2C-exxon-mobil-most-fined-polluters-texas-0 Total Petrochemical was assessed $1.58 million for 11 violations over several years. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OYaBJH355S5tLLARqJ8OEaJFjzM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OYaBJH355S5tLLARqJ8OEaJFjzM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OYaBJH355S5tLLARqJ8OEaJFjzM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OYaBJH355S5tLLARqJ8OEaJFjzM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/houstonchronicle/metro/~4/tvLWjLAsgpk" height="1" width="1" /> http://ibew716.net/total%2C-exxon-mobil-most-fined-polluters-texas-0#comments Houston Chronicle HoustonChronicle.com -- Houston &amp; 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Chairman Ed Whitacre urged the troubled automaker's employees to forget their old bureaucratic culture, telling them Friday not to fear being fired for taking risks. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pL4ieYefiKcKIZkC995HvKGXXG8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pL4ieYefiKcKIZkC995HvKGXXG8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br /> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pL4ieYefiKcKIZkC995HvKGXXG8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pL4ieYefiKcKIZkC995HvKGXXG8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/houstonchronicle/business/~4/I-e5k4jgxu8" height="1" width="1" /> http://ibew716.net/chairman-urges-risk-taking-cultural-shift-gm#comments Houston Chronicle HoustonChronicle.com -- Business http://feeds.chron.com/~r/houstonchronicle/business/~3/I-e5k4jgxu8/6754309.html Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:45:00 -0500 superuser 83517 at http://ibew716.net