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Senate passes its version of NASA budgetWashington (UPI) Aug 7, 2010 A Senate budget plan for NASA adds another shuttle flight and has funding for a heavy-lift launch vehicle and for commercial space taxis, U.S. lawmakers say. The bill must be reconciled with a measure in the U.S. House and will have to pass appropriation committees in both chambers, Florida Today reported Saturday. The $19 billion bill passed Thursday on a unanimous vote, Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., a chief backer of the bill, said. "That's a near-miracle," Nelson said. The p ... read more |
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Caracas, Venezuela (UPI) Aug 6, 2010 Venezuela suffered a fresh setback to its bid for full membership of Latin America's premier trading bloc, Mercosur, as a deeply politicized Paraguayan Parliament again held back on ratification necessary for the joining process. Venezuela became a member in 2006, but its full affiliation hinges on Paraguay, the last of the four full members, fulfilling a treaty requirement and giving ... more 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 6, 2010China wants to join a World Trade Organisation pact on government procurement but says other members should not be "too demanding" on its improved offer, the country's WTO ambassador has said. In an interview published Friday in the official China Daily, WTO envoy Sun Zhenyu said it would take "time and effort" to improve Beijing's offer, but that it wanted to join "as soon as possible". ... more  
Geneva (AFP) Aug 8, 2010China's high savings rate is expected to fall substantially in coming years as its workforce shrinks, the population ages and social security spending increases, a BIS report shows. In research published by the Bank for International Settlements on the "myth and reality" of China's savings rate, Ma Guonan and Wang Yi found that the Asian giant needs its population to spend more in order to s ... more |
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NASA Images Show Continuing Mexico Quake DeformationPasadena CA (JPL) Aug 06, 2010 New NASA airborne radar images of Southern California near the U.S.-Mexico border show Earth's surface is continuing to deform following the April 4 magnitude, 7.2 temblor and its many aftershocks that have rocked Mexico's state of Baja California and parts of the American Southwest. The data, from NASA's airborne Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR), reveal that some faults in the area west of Calexico, Calif., have continued to move at Earth's surface, most likely in the ... read more |
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