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East Oregonian
Saturday, January 17, 2015
A survey by the Oregon State Fire Marshal found
By MARK SHERMAN
Associated Press
accident.
for a potentially historic ruling, the Su
Attorney General Eric Holder said
The court’s decision to get involved
under the Constitution.
four states and declare for the entire na
of their choice, regardless of gender.
On the other side, advocates for tra
ed for the state to prepare for a crude oil incident.
space of a generation.
the political process play out, rather
decision is expected by late June.
for gay rights advocates.
But the three subsequent rulings, all
said they expect the court to settle the
Canada over the past couple years have raised safety
that invalidates state provisions that de
court rulings across the country in favor
justices initially declined to hear gay
sponders. It also concluded that the Oregon State Fire
respond to a crude oil incident.
By SETH BORENSTEIN
AP Science Writer
globe sizzled to the hottest
year on record, federal scien
tists announced Friday.
Both the National Ocean
their jurisdictions indicate they do not have enough
tration and NASA calculated
the shortfall.
an independent group out
as the hottest on record.
AP Photo/John Locher, File
Amanda Ouellet wipes her face with a cold wet towel to cool off in July 2014 while
working outside holding an advertising sign in Las Vegas.
1.22 degrees above the aver
cords set in 2010 and 2005.
an annual NOAA record for
crats to overhaul No Child Left Behind.
said the latest statistics should
NOAA also said last
Nine of the 10 hottest
years in NOAA global re
cords have occurred since
2000. The odds of this hap
years.
his calculations.
Africa and parts of Australia.
pecially in 1998, happened
during El Nino years.
Every year in the 21st
century has been in the top
according to NOAA.
of NASA’s Goddard Institute
it happened during a year
BRIEFLY
netted dozens of suspects
Friday as authorities rushed
increase prospects for a
to veto any sanctions that
WASHINGTON
that a resurgent fear of
should not lead countries
to overreact and shed
privacy protections, even
As anxiety soared in the
spree in and around Paris,
the broad scope of the
police actions illustrated
the challenges facing a
continent threatened by
WASHINGTON (AP)
international unity.
at the White House just over
France left 17 people dead
and stirred anxieties on both
sides of the Atlantic. In the
has redoubled efforts to
other surveillance.
should try to avoid the safe
be created for terrorists
raids across Western Europe
P O W E R
position. Saxton says they’re hoping to reach consen
sus soon, so they can advise Oregon’s congressional
delegation.
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the East Oregonian.
against congressional
B O N N E V I L L E
the governor has a group of education leaders dis
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