An Endangered Susquehanna- May 9, 2005 Teeming with raw sewage, animal waste and fertilizer runoff, yet responsible for half the Chesapeake Bay's fresh water, the Susquehanna River is the most endangered river in the United States, according to a report released today by American Rivers, a national conservation group.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48296-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Trade Nominee Vows Action on China- May 9, 2005 Rob Portman, the White House nominee for U.S. trade representative, vowed yesterday to adopt a "more aggressive approach" with China, the latest sign that the Bush administration is responding to pressure from Congress and business for action against Beijing's allegedly unfair trading practices.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8103-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_nation/states/o... Smoking Linked to Md. Man's Death in Fire- May 9, 2005 A fire that killed a 22-year-old Bethesda man and two other Miami University students in Ohio last week started when smoking materials ignited a couch in a first-floor living room, investigators said yesterday.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57564-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Mulch in Colors Nature Never Knew- May 9, 2005 For gardeners who care about trends, an old product suddenly has become daringly different.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21458-2005Apr28.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Powell Aide to Discuss Bolton- May 9, 2005 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff prepared to interview former secretary of state Colin L. Powell's chief of staff today as bipartisan harmony on the committee became increasingly frayed over Democratic requests for documents, interviews and other materials related to John R. Bolton's nomination as U.N. ambassador.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41439-2005May6.html?nav=rss_nation/states/o... Two Plus Two Equals What- May 9, 2005 Peggy and William Schmeltz haven't stayed up nights pondering the larger meaning of the New York Stock Exchange's decision to merge with electronic trader Archipelago Holdings Inc., or the Nasdaq Stock Market's plan to buy online trader Instinet Group Inc.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27256-2005Apr30.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Missing Soldier Is Promoted- May 9, 2005 The only Army soldier listed as missing and captured in Iraq was promoted this month to the rank of sergeant, as Army officials vowed to keep searching for him.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57551-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Hill Leaders Often Take Corporate Jets- May 9, 2005 When House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) left Washington last August to attend a friend's funeral in his home state and give a political speech in Ohio, he didn't wait in long security lines for a nonstop commercial flight.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38637-2005May5.html?nav=rss_nation/states/o... A Track Record of Lies And of Job Dismissals- May 9, 2005 Physician Mahmoud Nemazee has had career problems over the past 18 years, but he has always resurrected himself by moving on -- to a new job in a new place.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44902-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... |