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Former archdiocese employee pleads guilty to tax crimes	16.5.2013	Minnesota Public Radio: Law & Justice
The former head of accounting accused of stealing more than $670,000 from the Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis has pleaded guilty to theft and filing a false tax return.
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Key figures on Superstorm Sandy, 6 months later	29.4.2013	AP National
Superstorm Sandy, a hybrid of a hurricane and two cold-weather systems, struck six months ago on Oct. 29, concentrating most of its fury on New Jersey, New York and Connecticut and becoming one of the most expensive storms in history. Six months later, the region is still recovering and the scope of the storm has come into sharper focus. Figures are as of Friday....
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Key figures on Superstorm Sandy, 6 months after hybrid storm devastated parts of East Coast	27.4.2013	Star Tribune: Nation

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Key figures on Superstorm Sandy, 6 months later	27.4.2013	Twincities.com: Nation
Superstorm Sandy, a hybrid of a hurricane and two cold-weather systems, struck on Oct. 29, concentrating most of its fury on New Jersey, New York and
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U.S. needs a better disaster plan	16.4.2013	LA Times: Commentary
The goal should be to use federal money for prevention, not just clean-up If the highest goal of fiscal reform is to reduce spending and better the lives of Americans, here's an idea that fits the bill: Improve the way the federal government responds to the growing number of natural disasters.
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Rob Portman’s gay son leads to change of heart	19.3.2013	Seattle Times: Opinion
Experience would change public policy After voting against gay-marriage rights, Sen. Rob Portman now supports these rights because of “personal experience” with his son who recently came out to the senator [“Striking change of heart for lawmaker on gay issue,” News, March 16]
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Economic Scene: Energy Tax Is Underused Tool in Climate Change Fight	30.1.2013	NY Times: Business
Americans may have grown more aware of the potential risks of climate change, but they are no more willing to bear the costs of trying to solve the problem.
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At a glance: 3 months later, losses from Superstorm Sandy still carry power to astound	29.1.2013	Star Tribune: Nation

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At a glance: 3 months later, Sandy losses mount	29.1.2013	Twincities.com: Nation
The hurricane that merged with another weather system to form Superstorm Sandy spun ashore three months ago Tuesday, devastating coastal New Jersey
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At a glance: 3 months later, Sandy losses mount	29.1.2013	Boston Globe: New Hampshire
At a glance: 3 months later, Sandy losses mount
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Sandy and drought propel U.S. insurance losses	26.1.2013	LA Times: Business
The U.S. accounted for about 90%, or $65 billion, of insurance losses from worldwide catastrophes last year, London insurance broker Aon says. The U.S. share of insurance losses from worldwide catastrophes more than doubled in 2012 as Superstorm Sandy lashed the Northeast and the nation suffered its worst drought since the 1930s.
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FEMA leaves many Sandy victims languishing	24.1.2013	MSNBC
Thousands of homeowners are still waiting for help in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, and growing more frustrated with each passing day.
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Why Is The Government In The Flood Insurance Business?	24.1.2013	NPR: Morning Edition
Hurricanes are a tricky risk for insurers to cover.
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House approves $50.5 billion in Sandy aid	16.1.2013	Twincities.com: Politics
WASHINGTON—More than 10 weeks after Superstorm Sandy brutalized parts of the heavily populated Northeast, the House approved $50.
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House OKs Sandy aid; Senate next	16.1.2013	Twincities.com: Nation
WASHINGTON--Seventy-eight days after superstorm Sandy battered the Northeast, the House on Tuesday, Jan. 15, approved $50.5 billion in disaster relief in a vote that exposed divisions within Republican ranks and foreshadowed the spending fights that lie ahead.
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House approves $50.5 billion in Sandy aid	16.1.2013	Star Tribune: Latest
More than 10 weeks after Superstorm Sandy brutalized parts of the heavily populated Northeast, the House approved $50.5 billion in emergency relief for the victims Tuesday night as Republican leaders struggled to close out an episode that exposed painful party divisions inside Congress and out.
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House nears delayed vote on Superstorm Sandy aid	16.1.2013	Twincities.com: Nation
WASHINGTON—Supporters of $50.7 billion in relief to victims of Superstorm Sandy easily won an early test in the House and pushed for passage Tuesday night as Republican leaders struggled to close out an episode that exposed painful party divisions inside Congress and out.
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House nears delayed vote on Superstorm Sandy aid	16.1.2013	Boston Globe: Connecticut
House nears delayed vote on Superstorm Sandy aid
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‘Title-washing’ flooded cars a lucrative, if shady, business	13.1.2013	Seattle Times: Nation & World
Flooded cars from Hurricane Sandy are auctioned off to be dismantled into salvageable parts and melted down for their rubber and steel. And yet, while all have titles branding them flood cars, many are headed to out-of-state resale markets where buyers will have no inkling of their past.
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Reid says he misspoke with disaster comparison	8.1.2013	Seattle Times: Top stories
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday that he misspoke when he suggested in a Senate speech that damage from Superstorm Sandy was worse than that inflicted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
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