washingtonpost.com - WyomingWyomingWarming Up- May 5, 2005 Wednesday night was all about celebrating in divided but united fashion: Texans kicking up their heels at the Black Tie and Boots bash, cowboys chic to chic at Wyoming's party, a "wholesome" gathering of Christians and the ineffable pleasures of crab cakes with Washington's A-list.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22909-2005Jan20.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... For Norton, Yellowstone Close-Up- May 5, 2005 About the same time Wednesday morning that her fellow Cabinet members were boarding limousines for the ride to the office, Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton pulled on three layers of fleece and Gore-Tex, a pair of Sno-Rider mittens so thickly padded they looked like boxing gloves, and a black helmet fitted with an anti-frostbite visor -- and then set off on a three-hour snowmobile ride.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30750-2005Feb16.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Security Spending Initiates Disputes- May 5, 2005 Homeland security decisions have raised some very divisive issues -- from civil liberties to the U.S. treatment of immigrants. But the fur really begins to fly when Congress considers questions such as this: Why would the fire department in tiny Plankinton, S.D., population 567, need $52,688 in homeland security money for new fire equipmenthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47964-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Ailing Justice Administers Oath- May 5, 2005 Making his first official public appearance since his thyroid cancer was diagnosed three months ago, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist stood and, speaking in a damaged but clear voice, administered the presidential oath of office for the fifth and probably final time Thursday.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23710-2005Jan20.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Leaders of the Packed- May 5, 2005 Cushioning materials are a small but growing part of the very large packaging business. The Institute of Packaging Professionals estimates that packaging in North America alone is a more than $200 billion-a-year business.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2624-2005Mar26.html?nav=rss_nation/states/w... Acquisition Will Move AES Into Wind Power- May 5, 2005 AES Corp., a worldwide power company based in Arlington, said yesterday that it has agreed to purchase a large wind power company as a way to meet growing demand for renewable energy.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2268-2005Jan11.html?nav=rss_nation/states/w... Questioning the Cattle Call- May 5, 2005 The Congressional Review Act is an arcane regulatory repeal tool that has been used by Congress successfully only once. With a quick vote in Congress and the signature of President Bush on March 20, 2001, the Labor Department's controversial ergonomics rule was wiped out of existence.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61751-2005Feb28.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Sometimes Lobbyists' Advice Really Is Priceless- May 5, 2005 Katherine D. Brodie's good deed began with sushi and green tea. She and a colleague went to lunch at Sakana Japanese Restaurant near DuPont Circle with a member of the Seneca Nation of Indians. Hundreds of hours of pro-bono lobbying later, Native American museums around the country stood to receive a half-million extra dollars a year.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28087-2004Dec26.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Wal-Mart, Union Vie for Tiny Shop- May 5, 2005 LOVELAND, Colo., Feb. 24 -- In the 35 months he has worked for one of the world's richest corporations, Joshua Noble has received several commendations, he says, and three raises. But that still leaves him with an annual wage below $20,000 and a grand total of one week of vacation per year.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51932-2005Feb24.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Sugar Sours CAFTA Hearing- May 5, 2005 Opening salvos were fired yesterday in the congressional battle over a proposed free-trade agreement with Central American nations -- and it soon became clear that proponents face a tough fight in getting the trade deal approved.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51820-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... |