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    Feb 11, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  1. Why does Obama keep his cabinet all-stars on the bench?

    As his second term begins, President Barack Obama is in his comfort zone, surrounded by loyal lieutenants. What a contrast to the captivating candidate of 2008, who told Time Magazine's Joe Klein that as president he would be surrounded "by people who...

    Tags: Richard Nixon, John Kerry, Politics, Denis R. McDonough, Valerie Jarrett

    2. Dec 29, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  2. ‘Meet the Press’ exclusive: Barack Obama is the guest

    The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
    ABC's "This Week" inteviews Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. The program starts at 11 a.m. on WFTV-Channel 9. Other guests are Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho. ABC's Jonathan Karl will lead a roundtable...
    3. May 24, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  3. USDA funds studies of weather and climatic variability impact on cattle

    MADISON, Wis. - On May 7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $19.5 million to support research, education and Extension activities associated with climate solutions in agriculture aimed at the impacts of climate variability and change on...

    Tags: University of Washington, U.S. Department of Energy, Kansas State University , U.S. Department of Agriculture, Environmental Issues

    4. May 17, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  4. First Lady plants wheat in White House garden

    First Lady Michelle Obama on April 4 planted wheat by hand in the White House kitchen garden and then watered it. Crouching by signs reading "club wheat" and "bread wheat," the first lady scratched rows in the dirt so she and the children could put...

    Tags: Politics, Breads, White House, Agriculture, Potatoes

    5. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Wildfire risk runs high, but budget cuts mean fewer firefighters

    WASHINGTON — The drought that caused record wildfires in California and other Western states last year is expected to persist through the summer, but fewer firefighters will battle this year's blazes in other regions because of federal budget cuts, top federal officials said Monday.
    WASHINGTON — The drought that caused record wildfires in California and other Western states last year is expected to persist through the summer, but fewer firefighters will battle this year's blazes in other regions because of federal budget cuts,...

    Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Government Debt, U.S. Congress, Fires, U.S. Department of the Interior

    6. May 10, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. New Mexico horse slaughter plant to open soon

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The southern New Mexico plant that has been fighting for more than a year for permission to slaughter horses will open soon, unless Congress reinstates a ban on the practice, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. In a...

    Tags: Politics, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Agriculture

    7. May 9, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. The business of hunger

    America sends about $1.4 billion a year in emergency food aid to needy people around the world through the Food for Peace Program. By law, practically all that aid is produced in the U.S. and shipped by U.S. companies to far-flung places, where it is consumed. Some food donations get sold once they're delivered overseas, to fund development projects.
    America sends about $1.4 billion a year in emergency food aid to needy people around the world through the Food for Peace Program. By law, practically all that aid is produced in the U.S. and shipped by U.S. companies to far-flung places, where it is...

    Tags: John Kerry, Farms, Politics, U.S. Congress, Lobbying

    8. May 9, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Food aid for the 21st century

    For almost 60 years, a bag of life-saving food etched with the American flag has served as one of the purest expressions of our country's generosity and compassion around the world — from the earthquake devastated streets of Port au Prince to the refugee camps in the Horn of Africa.
    For almost 60 years, a bag of life-saving food etched with the American flag has served as one of the purest expressions of our country's generosity and compassion around the world — from the earthquake devastated streets of Port au Prince to the...

    Tags: Electronics, Barack Obama, White House, Science and Technology, Somalia

    9. May 3, 2013 |Story| Glendale News Press

  9. Schiff presses for transfer of military aircraft to Forest Service for firefighting help

    Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and nearly a dozen other members of Congress this week asked for an update from the Department of Defense on sending surplus military aircraft to the U.S. Forest Service, aircraft that could assist in fighting wildfires.
    Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and nearly a dozen other members of Congress this week asked for an update from the Department of Defense on sending surplus military aircraft to the U.S. Forest Service, aircraft that could assist in fighting wildfires....

    Tags: Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Congress, Manufacturing and Engineering, Chuck Hagel

    10. May 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Proposed New Mexico horse slaughterhouse likely to get permit soon

    The battle over the opening of the nation’s first domestic horse slaughterhouse since a government ban six years ago has ramped up as a company in Roswell, N.M., moves closer to reinstituting the practice.
    The battle over the opening of the nation’s first domestic horse slaughterhouse since a government ban six years ago has ramped up as a company in Roswell, N.M., moves closer to reinstituting the practice. Activists throughout the West say they...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, U.S. Congress, National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Department of Agriculture

    11. May 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Voice of the People, May. 06

    Terrorism insurance I respectfully disagree with several points in "Insuring against terror; The law is about to lapse; Congress should let it" (Editorial, April 25). The Terrorism Risk Insurance Program provides much needed economic stability and...

    Tags: National Government, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Discrimination, Government

    12. May 3, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  12. EPA: Bittleman promises improved communications

    WASHINGTON -- Sarah Bittleman, the new agriculture counselor at the Environmental Protection Agency, is determined to improve communications between rural America and an agency that many farmers consider both economically and culturally threatening. "My...

    Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Biofuels, Lisa P. Jackson, Politics, Tom Daschle

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