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Upton Commemorates Anniversary of September 11th
Sep 11, 2012 -
Today marks the eleven year anniversary of the horrific attacks against our nation on the morning of September 11th, 2001. Even now – more than a decade later – the memories and emotions of that fateful day seem as fresh as ever before. The world as we know it was turned upside down by those unthink...
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Upton Announces Students from Paw Paw, Schoolcraft Appointed to West Point
Feb 3, 2012 -
Congressman Fred Upton today announced that Corry Daoust of Paw Paw and Brandon Vukelich of Schoolcraft have been accepted to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point. Upton, who recommended Mr. Daoust and Mr. Vukelich for selection to the prestigious service academy, personally congr...
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Upton Nominates Local Youth to United States Service Academies
Dec 22, 2011 -
Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) has announced his service academy nominees for the 2012-2013 academic year. The nominees have excelled both academically and athletically at their respective schools and have gone through an extensive selection process. “I am pleased to have the opportunity to n...
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TRI-CITY RECORD: September is National Preparedness Month
Sep 1, 2011 -
This September marks the eighth annual National Preparedness Month, a nationwide campaign sponsored each year by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to encourage all Americans to take simple steps to ensure that their families and commu-nities are prepared when disaster strikes. In recognition ...
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WSJM: Upton Questions Decision To Halt Progress On Yucca Mountain Facility
Jun 15, 2011 -
By Andrew Green - The long-stalled Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage facility the topic of a committee hearing in Washington this week. The repository had been planned as a place to stash all of the nation's spent nuclear fuel, but its completion has been bogged down by political dissent. Congres...
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THE NEW YORK TIMES: Yucca Shutdown Was Political, Federal Watchdog Says
May 12, 2011 -
By John Collins Rudolf - The nation’s vast stockpiles of nuclear waste never made it to Yucca Mountain, but the now-defunct $15 billion project is still radioactive — politically, that is. In 2009, the Obama administration withdrew a construction license to complete the Nevada repository, then zeroe...
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