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Obama halts controversial EPA regulation Asbury Park Press Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:14 AM PDT WASHINGTON â€" President Barack Obama on Friday sacked a controversial proposed regulation tightening health-based standards for smog, bowing to the demands of congressional Republicans and some business leaders. NPRA Welcomes President Obama's Ozone Decision PR Newswire via Yahoo! News Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:14 AM PDT Contact: David Egner, +1-202-552-8485, media@npra.org Obama Drops Proposed Clean Air Rules The Online NewsHour Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:11 AM PDT President Obama has reversed course on proposed smog standards, a victory for business interests that had decried the smog restrictions on the grounds that they should be postponed -- until at least 2013 -- due to the recession. The Environmental Protection Agency had asked that new rules to reduce pollution be imposed on states and businesses to target smog, or ground-level ozone, from cars ... MEMBER CENTER: Journal of Commerce Online Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:09 AM PDT President Obama has requested a joint session with Congress on Sept. 8 in which he will speak about investing in U.S. transport infrastructure, which will include the creation of new jobs and asking Congress to extend surface transport and aviation programs, due to expire in September. Obama to drop smog initiative Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:09 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama unexpectedly asked the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday to withdraw a plan to limit smog pollution, handing a big win to business and Republicans who have argued the initiative was a job killer in uncertain times. Barbershop: Jobs Plan Scuffle, MLK, Jr. Quote NPR Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:09 AM PDT John Boehner refuses Barack Obama's request for a joint session of Congress next Wednesday to discuss jobs. CBC members exchange heated comments about the Tea Party. Poet Maya Angelou criticizes the quote engraved on the MLK, Jr. Memorial. The Barbershop guys weigh in. 20. US$1.3 trillion deficit projected as economy cools The Star Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:08 AM PDT WASHINGTON: The White House on Thursday predicted that unemployment will remain at 9 percent next year, even as President Barack Obama campaigns for a second term. White House Rolls Over on Smog Standards The Atlantic Wire via Yahoo! News Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:08 AM PDT The Obama administration announced Friday it would not go through with plans to tighten EPA air quality standards set in 2008 by President George W. Bush, after heavy pressure from industry groups and Republicans. The White House issued a statement that cited the "importance of reducing regulatory burdens" on industry in its decision to shelve the new regulations, and sent a letter to EPA ... Fed disaster aid approved; power outages reduced Carteret County News-Times Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:07 AM PDT MOREHEAD CITY â€" Carteret is one of seven counties eligible for federal money for storm recovery now that President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, which pummeled residents here Saturday. Obama administration delays ozone rules again Houston Chronicle Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:07 AM PDT share: digg facebook twitter The Obama administration is delaying the implementation of new smog rules, the fifth such delay for the rules in the past year

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