washingtonpost.com - WyomingWyomingWet Winter Doesn't Douse Water Wars- May 5, 2005 DENVER -- After five years of consistent drought, the vast arid stretches of the American West finally had a winter of heavy precipitation in 2004-05. As the spring thaws begin, the federal Bureau of Reclamation says, the mountain snow pack that feeds the Colorado River is above average for the first time in years.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30201-2005May2.html?nav=rss_nation/states/w... Judicial Nominee Cleared in BLM Case- May 5, 2005 Interior Department Inspector General Earl E. Devaney absolved former department solicitor William G. Myers III of blame in a case involving a January 2003 legal settlement between the Bureau of Land Management and a Wyoming rancher.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45417-2005Feb22.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... GOP May Be Splintering on Social Security- May 5, 2005 A badly divided Senate Finance Committee yesterday held the first hearing examining President Bush's efforts to restructure Social Security. While the Democrats remained united in their opposition, there were signs of cracks in the Republicans' support for the president.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18547-2005Apr27.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Report by D.C. Council Panel Urges City Oversight of Water- May 5, 2005 A D.C. Council committee report echoes recommendations that the city should assume the federal government's responsibility for regulating D.C. drinking water.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23333-2004Dec23.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... GOP Spars Over Drug Import Bill- May 5, 2005 Party divisions over whether to allow Americans to import lower-priced medications from such countries as Canada exploded in an unusually public and personal exchange between two New England lawmakers.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2434-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_nation/states/w... PBS Pulls 'Buster'- May 5, 2005 Education Secretary Margaret Spellings informed PBS that an episode of the kids show "Postcards From Buster" was unfit to air.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40188-2005Jan26.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... HHS to Handle Probe on FDA Nominee- May 5, 2005 An inquiry into allegations that Lester M. Crawford, nominated to head the Food and Drug Administration, had an inappropriate personal relationship with a senior agency colleague was referred yesterday to the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57798-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Metro- May 5, 2005 THE REGION D.C. Leads Nation in Per-Pupil Spending The District spends $11,269 annually per public school pupil, more than any state, according to a report by the Bethesda-based newspaper Education Week.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51904-2005Jan5.html?nav=rss_nation/states/w... Letter Says Nominee Favored FDA Staffer- May 5, 2005 The anonymous allegation that has stalled Lester M. Crawford's nomination as Food and Drug Administration commissioner involves a personal relationship with a senior member of the FDA staff, according to congressional staffers familiar with the matter.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55221-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Man Charged With Aiding Terrorists- May 5, 2005 A Wyoming college student has been charged with providing material support to a terrorist group, officials said Tuesday. FBI agents began a probe of Mark Robert Walker, 18, on Oct. 28, after his college roommate called authorities.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37993-2004Nov9.html?nav=rss_nation/states/w... |