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Newspaper Roundup for Tuesday, December 21, 2010
USA Today:
Automakers sue EPA over plan to sell 15% ethanol gas
Baltimore Sun:
State panel suggests making it tougher for state workers to get pensions
Md. state employees would work years longer before becoming eligible for benefits
Boston Globe:
After 4 decades, Harvard opens door to ROTC
Now that the Congress has repealed military's ban on homosexuals
Houston Chronicle:
Stricter rules for entry into U.S. being ignored at border
Inspectors are allowing travelers to enter the U.S. without secure ID
Washington Post:
Auditors question TSA's use of technology -- and spending on technology
Since 2001, TSA has spent $14 billion in more than 20,900 transactions
The Hill:
New continuing resolution doesn't fund health care law
The Hill:
Poll: Most voters think repeal is likely
Arizona Republic:
Gov. Jan Brewer asks for Congress' help on Medicaid
Asks Boehner, state delegates to help end spending mandate
Arizona Republic:
City may require fingerprinting at pharmacies when picking up some prescriptions
Effort to curb fraud involving commonly abused drugs
The Hill:
After immigration bill's demise, Obama to huddle with Hispanic caucus
Boston Globe:
Massachusetts cigarette verdict may be felt across U.S.
Lawsuits, policies could be affected; 'Shows that tobacco litigation is alive and well'
The Hill:
Deficit panel's ideas to be resurrected in bipartisan Senate bill
Fox News:
Report: Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula looking to attack U.S. food supply
Denver Post:
Vail, Beaver Creek ski resort charging $108 a day for week starting Dec. 26
Passing the $100 mark for the first time in resort-industry history
Politico:
Gibbs clarifies Biden's forecast on war
Biden meant to say that U.S. “combat role” in Afghanistan will end by 2014
San Francisco Chronicle:
Anti-smoking medication Chantix, blamed in suicides, called poorly tested
USA Today:
Agent's death a reminder of U.S.-Mexican border violence
Houston Chronicle:
Texas schools' standards for social studies appealed to feds
NAACP and LULAC contend they play down KKK's violence
Denver Post:
Colorado ski group wary of possible reintroduction of wolverines with protected status
USA Today:
Marriott International launches sustainable seafood program
Washington Post/AP:
Choral society 'flash mob' results in Calif. mall evacuation
Washington Post:
Gauging the price tag for Afghanistan's security
Boston Globe/AP:
S.C. secession gala is target of NAACP protest
Politico:
PETA names Bill Clinton its person of the year
Clinton turned to a vegan diet
Boston Globe:
Hundreds help undo thefts by Grinches
Donations pour in statewide to replenish missing Toys for Tots gifts
Baltimore Sun:
Baltimore church robbed of at nearly $6,000 in cash, checks
Police: Burglar broke into Harford Road church, stole valuables from safe
New Jersey Star-Ledger:
N.J. lawmakers approve bill pushing Gov. Christie to apply for federal family planning services
The Hill:
For Obama, New START treaty is 'personal'
Los Angeles Times:
Toyota to pay record fines for disclosure delay
Failure to promptly report defects brings federal penalties that top $32 million
The Hill:
Dems prepare defense of healthcare law in face of repeal threats
Boston Globe:
Sen. Brown joins Kerry in backing New START treaty
Los Angeles Times:
Google sued over underwear image on Street View
Palm Beach Post:
Man fights with pain clinic doctor, then robs the place
