Developers in the driver's seat on transportation

By Matthew Lewis

Unfocused transport policy leaves real estate industry eager to give Congress directions

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"… o securing federal aid to improve roads in the region.” A local booster, Thompson, N.Y., Town Supervisor Anthony Cellini, labeled any implication of impropr …"

Special report: Dim chance for global cloning ban

By M. Asif Ismail

More than 150 countries have no law on the books that bars reproductive cloning

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"… ting of such a convention nor apply it in its national law," British envoy Thompson said in his December address. "Therapeutic cloning research will continue …"

Youth rehabilitation centers in Florida under scrutiny

By Susan Ferriss

Florida public defenders ask for juveniles to be removed from privately run rehabilitation center.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Thompson":

"… ht and asks the court to appoint an independent monitor to investigate the Thompson Academy, a 154-bed “moderate risk” residential center in Florida’s B …"

"… blic defender, said he has long been concerned about conditions inside the Thompson Academy in Pembroke Pines in Florida. To protect his young clients’ conf …"

"… nile Justice and Youth Services International (YSI), the company that runs Thompson Academy.Broward’s public defenders represent 56 children from that count …"

"… lic defenders represent 56 children from that county who’ve been sent to Thompson Academy for housing and treatment, Weekes said.The motion asks the court f …"

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Outside spending helps make Wisconsin Senate primary a tossup

By Michael Beckel

Big spending, ideological divide create uncertainty in Wisconsin Republican primary.

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"… es.Reity O’Brien contributed to this report. …"

"… side groups and an ongoing ideological divide within the Republican Party, Thompson may not even make it through Tuesday’s primary, much less win the genera …"

"… en make it through Tuesday’s primary, much less win the general election.Thompson’s main primary rivals are former Rep. Mark Neumann, the favored candidat …"

"… running for Senate in Wisconsin with a proven conservative record.”Both Thompson, who served as Health and Human Services Secretary under President George …"

Daily Disclosure: Public employee union opens attack on GOP Senate candidates

By Rachael Marcus

The nation's largest public employee union opened an advertising campaign, taking aim at Republican U.S. Senate candidates.

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"… ington Changed Us,” which opposes former Wisconsin Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson’s senatorial run against Democratic Rep. Tammy Baldwin. The ad cost $966 …"

"… y Rehberg, R-Mont., who is challenging Democratic Sen. Jon Tester.The anti-Thompson ad rests on a claim that he “sold his influence to healthcare companies …"

"… influence to healthcare companies” as a member of a D.C. lobbying firm. Thompson, a lawyer by training, did join Washington powerhouse lobbying and law fir …"

Florida to close controversial juvenile detention center

By Susan Ferriss

Florida plans to close a privately run juvenile offener home that has been under scrutiny for alleged poor treatmetn of kids.

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"… eged was rife with problems. State officials say the decision to close the Thompson Academy as of Jan. 4, 2013, is not related to the public defenders’ long …"

"… rge size doesn’t match the type of rehabilitation the state is pursuing. Thompson Academy, a low-security facility in Broward County, is run by Youth Servic …"

"… hursday that the state is “moving to smaller residential programs” and Thompson Academy doesn’t fit that profile.  “Controversy in the past has n …"

"… state court for an order to remove and stop sending juvenile offenders to Thompson. Gordon Weekes, Broward County chief assistant public defenders, said at t …"