Senate debate on the 2004 foreign aid bill could take
place within the next week. Included in the bill is $500 million in
aid - largely military and police aid - to Colombia. However, the
Senate appears set to approve the Colombia aid...
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08 September 2003
Just a week ago, Americans enjoyed a long weekend, in honor of Labor
Day. Now, as the busy season ramps up for most of us, President Bush
is threatening the very concept of the weekend.
That's right -- he's gutting the...
That's right -- he's gutting the...
07 September 2003
"Dear Colleague" letters-- when one member of Congress asks other members of Congress to sign a letter on a specific issue-- help keep the profile of an issue high even if there's no legislation on that topic being debated in Congress. On...
05 September 2003
A coalition of power companies has launched a multi-million dollar campaign to convince members of Congress to support the
Bush administration's misnamed "Clear Skies" air pollution bill. Through the Edison Electric Institute, hundreds of...
29 August 2003
BACKGROUND
On August 15th a public comment period began on Bayer's (formerly Aventis) petition to the EPA for final tolerances of their herbicide Glufosinate (aka Liberty) for use on rice and cotton. This is the final step in the...
29 August 2003
Icelandic whalers have begun the take of 38 minke whales announced by the Government of Iceland on 6 August as the start of a so called 'scientific' whaling program. The program will expand to take 250 whales, including sei and fin whales...
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