LT. GOV. DEWHURST APPOINTS SEN. WEST TO CHAIR SENATE COMMITTEE ON...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 1, 2006 ;     266 words ......West (D-Dallas) as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations. "I...the 80th Legislative Session." The Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations' jurisdiction...also serves as Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education, and is a member on the...

MAINE BAKERY OWNER TESTIFIES BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE ON WHETHER FOOD-BASED...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 7, 2008 ;     575 words ......that there are a number of reasons why food prices have increased so dramatically-such...According to the World Bank global food prices have increased by 83 percent in the...said that ethanol policy is a factor in food prices and that that government should look...

Ethanol mandates fuel pricey debate in Congress ; A panel looks into...

Portland Press Herald (Maine);  May 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ......whether easing quotas and subsidies might lower food prices. Byline: By JONATHAN E. KAPLAN Washington...Front Type: Cover Story WASHINGTON -- Higher food prices have led some lawmakers to re-examine a federal...corn to produce fuel has led to decreased food supplies and increased ...

Fed: Govt puts up ASIO amendments to satisfy Senate committee

AAP General News (Australia);  December 10, 2002 ;     275 words ......puts up ASIO amendments to satisfy Senate committee CANBERRA, Dec 10 AAP - The federal...recommendations from an all-party Senate committee calling for changes to the government...suspects, another recommendation of the Senate committee. People forced to undergo a strip...

Canadian senate committee endorses bank mergers

Xinhua News Agency;  December 12, 2002 ;     160 words ...Canadian senate committee endorses bank mergers OTTAWA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- A Senate committee on banking in Canada will give its approval...the Globe and Mail reported that the Senate committee believes the Canadian economy will be...

Senate committee says prawn-farm ban should stay, NATION

The Nation (Thailand);  August 16, 2001 ;     361 words ...The Nation (Thailand) 08-16-2001 A Senate committee yesterday asked the government to...coastal land after farming it. The Senate Committee on Environment said the ban should...cause severe environmental impact. The Senate committee yesterday summoned representatives...

RFS has little impact on food prices.

Pro Farmer;  May 10, 2008 ;     245 words ......Here are some highlights from his statement before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs (go to www.profarmer...for an easing of the RFS would do almost nothing to reduce food prices or ease the financial pain of the livestock industry...

Fed: Senate committee calls for changes to super scheme

AAP General News (Australia);  April 28, 2001 ;     161 words ......News (Australia) 04-28-2001 Fed: Senate committee calls for changes to super scheme A Senate Committee is calling for major changes to Australia...and mismanagement by employers. The Senate committee recommends the Tax Office and Treasury...

Fed: Senate committee to probe fed govt school funding

AAP General News (Australia);  May 14, 2004 ;     118 words ......News (Australia) 05-14-2004 Fed: Senate committee to probe fed govt school funding A Senate committee will scrutinise the federal government...the funding methods examined by a Senate committee. The committee is due to report by...

Urgent: US Senate committee delays vote on Bolton nomination

Xinhua News Agency;  April 19, 2005 ;     33 words ...Urgent: US Senate committee delays vote on Bolton nomination WASHINGTON, April 19 (Xinhua) -- A US Senate committee postponed on Tuesday a vote on John Bolton's nomination to be US ambassador to the United Nations.

European lawmakers deny U.S. accusations; Senate committee accused them of...

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  May 13, 2005 ;     700+ words ......adamantly denied accusations from a U.S. Senate committee that Saddam Hussein's regime allocated...party. On Thursday, he lambasted the Senate committee for its methods. "The parliamentary...Foreign Ministry was critical of the Senate committee's approach. Ministry spokeswoman ...

EPA FY97 budget passes Senate Committee

Haznews;  September 1, 1996 ;     555 words ...The US Senate Committee on Appropriations has recommended...14). Superfund boost . . . The Senate Committee has recommended fully funding...the FY96 request. However, the Senate Committee has recommended a budget cut...

Fed: Senate committee to hear evidence on Gallipoli relics

AAP General News (Australia);  June 17, 2005 ;     202 words ......General News (Australia) 06-17-2005 Fed: Senate committee to hear evidence on Gallipoli relics CANBERRA...result of roadworks will be examined by a Senate committee today. The Senate committee inquiring into the roadworks and heritage...

NSW: Labor endorses Senate committee rebuttal of smart card

AAP General News (Australia);  March 16, 2007 ;     115 words ......Australia) 03-16-2007 NSW: Labor endorses Senate committee rebuttal of smart card Labor says...proposed new smart card .. after a Senate committee found it failed to meet privacy concerns...anything like it. A government-dominated Senate committee last night found it's likely to ...

Fed: Harradine calls for Wilkie to address Senate committee

AAP General News (Australia);  March 12, 2003 ;     144 words ......Harradine calls for Wilkie to address Senate committee CANBERRA, March 12 AAP - Independent...urgent meeting of the foreign affairs Senate committee to hear evidence from intelligence...disaster. Senator Harradine said the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade...