Angelle takes legislative liaison job (The Advocate) State Natural Resources Secretary Scott Angelle is keeping his old job while taking on a new role. Angelle, a Democrat and Blanco administration holdover, will be the Jindal administration’s legislative liaison during the upcoming regular session. |
Ruppersberger favors keeping Gates as defense chief, more space technology research (Baltimore Sun) Ruppersberger favors keeping Gates as defense chief, more space technology research The incoming Obama administration must stop the legendary struggles between the Pentagon and the CIA over control of intelligence, Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, a key member of the House Intelligence Committee, said yesterday. |
The Cantab Wears Prada (The Harvard Crimson) For an entire week, the Mac Quad, home of frisbee and IM sports, has been dominated by a large, white event tent. It is to house the second annual Project East fashion show, hypothetically keeping attendees safe from the New England elements. Yet bad news arrives on Saturday night when the National Weather Service announces a flood watch for Cambridge. By the time doors open for the show the ... |
Big Three 'optimistic' about keeping continent-wide auto industry: Clement (MSN Money Canada) DETROIT - The Big Three automakers are "optimistic" about keeping a continent-wide industry, even though they feel "sideswiped" by a sharp decline in U.S. sales, Industry Minister Tony Clement said Wednesday. |
Arroyo impeach complaint proponents keeping fingers crossed on case (GMA News) MANILA, Philippines - After the House Justice Committee declared the impeachment compliant against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as "sufficient in form," backers of the impeachment complaint are keeping their fingers crossed that the case will finally the next stage. |
Recession blues play on (Reuters via Yahoo! News) World economic misery spread on Thursday with forecasts of a global recession running well into 2009, Japan's exports to Asia falling for the first time in six years and job losses mounting. |
House Democrats move to replace Dingell with Waxman to lead energy committee (San Jose Mercury News) Rep. Henry Waxman of Los Angeles won a preliminary round Wednesday in his bid to unseat Rep. John Dingell of Michigan from his post as chairman of the influential Committee on Energy and Commerce. Dingell's nearly 28-year reign as his party's top member on the committee now hangs on a vote of the full Democratic caucus. |
Keeping afloat: Reports shows New Jersey's housing crisis is deepening (The Star-Ledger) An increase in local job cuts isn't helping |
Daschle returns to Washington spotlight with Obama (AP via Yahoo! News) Tom Daschle's new job as secretary of Health and Human Services would mark his return to Washington politics after a bitter Senate defeat left him searching for a way to stay involved. |
Walmart's manager wants to be involved (The Lexington Dispatch) Thirteen years ago Erica Davidson was looking for a part-time job.The 21-year-old college student wanted to get out of the house and provide some spending money for herself - not a career. |