http://technorati.com/tag/Nick+Rahall Posts tagged with "Nick Rahall" on Technorati Fri, 09 May 2008 06:20:27 -0700 Technorati v1.0 http://static.technorati.com/pix/logos/logo_sm.gif http://technorati.com/tag/Nick+Rahall support@technorati.com (Technorati Support) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Nick Rahall http://unheardnomore.blogspot.com/2008/04/s-2739-passes-house.html http://unheardnomore.blogspot.com/2008/04/s-2739-passes-house.html Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:56:43 -0700 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2008 House Clears Final Hurdle for CNMI Immigration Bill Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today took the final legislative step needed by the Congress to approve legislation to extend U.S. immigration laws to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and to authorize a CNMI non-voting Delegate to the House of Representatives. The legislation, which passed by a vote of 291-117, will now be sent to the White House to be si 2008-04-29 17:56:43 PDT http://technorati.com/search/unheardnomore.blogspot.com/2008/04/s-2739-passes-house.html 22 38 http://prssa51.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/visto-bueno-a-proyecto-de-consulta-hr-900/ http://prssa51.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/visto-bueno-a-proyecto-de-consulta-hr-900/ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:52:31 -0700 Comité de la Cámara federal adopta informe para decidir el status en la Isla. Por José A. Delgado, El Nuevo Dia FILADELFIA- El Comité de Recursos Naturales de la Cámara de Representantes federal adoptó hoy el informe sobre el proyecto de ley que propone una consulta en 2008 en la que los puertorriqueños decidan si quieren mantener su actual status o encaminarse hacia una relación no territorial. El informe, según el comisionado residente en Washington, Luis Fortuño, indica que después de 11 2008-04-22 09:52:31 PDT http://technorati.com/search/prssa51.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/visto-bueno-a-proyecto-de-consulta-hr-900/ 3 4 http://www.mentalhealthnotes.com/2008/04/05/saturday-sanity-drugs-and-government-issues/ http://www.mentalhealthnotes.com/2008/04/05/saturday-sanity-drugs-and-government-issues/ Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:11:29 -0700 If you missed Wednesday’s post about Prescription for Change, the Consumers Union petition to the FDA to make it easier for consumers to report side effects of medications, I highly recommend checking it out. In other drug news, the AstraZeneca Patient Assistance Programs now have a total of three “AZ & Me” prescription assistance programs (particularly interesting for those of you who take Seroquel and Seroquel XR. Mental Health America has issued another call to action for us. This one 2008-04-05 13:11:29 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.mentalhealthnotes.com/2008/04/05/saturday-sanity-drugs-and-government-issues/ 131 533 Mental Health Notes http://skinnymoose.com/thinkingoutside/?p=662 http://skinnymoose.com/thinkingoutside/?p=662 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:04:44 -0700 The Failure Of Bison Management In Yellowstone Updated Below It’s one of the main sights that any visitor to Yellowstone National Park rates high on their wish list, a chance to see the bison herds that live in the park and form one of the last living links to the days of the Old West. It may come as a surprise, then, to learn that since February over 1400 of the park’s bison have been killed as they left the park in search of winter grazing lands. The reason? Fear that bison interacting wi 2008-04-04 14:04:44 PDT http://technorati.com/search/skinnymoose.com/thinkingoutside/?p=662 20 25 Thinking Outside - News That’s Fit For The Great Outdoors http://ochairball.blogspot.com/2008/03/obama-superdelegate-endorsement-nick.html http://ochairball.blogspot.com/2008/03/obama-superdelegate-endorsement-nick.html Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:57:16 -0800 photo: david turnley (i love his photos) yet another superdelegate: from cq politics Barack Obama will pick up an important industrial state endorsement from veteran Rep. Nick J. Rahall II before the May 13 West Virginia primary. Rahall told CQ Politics Thursday that he privately made his commitment to Obama about 10 days ago and will officially endorse the delegate leader in the Democratic presidential primary sometime before voters in his state go to the polls. “The new voters he has broug 2008-03-06 14:57:16 PST http://technorati.com/search/ochairball.blogspot.com/2008/03/obama-superdelegate-endorsement-nick.html 8 12 http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/01/30/ecorazzi-update-clooney-panettiere-and-hannah/ http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/01/30/ecorazzi-update-clooney-panettiere-and-hannah/ Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:38:40 -0800 The Peacemaker Starring George Clooney: As Ecorazzi reported earlier, George Clooney was recently elected an official “messenger of peace” by the U.N.  The title suggests that Clooney will use his reputation to help promote peacekeeping activities around the world. So has Georgey Porgey held up his part of the bargain? YES!!! Clooney sat down for a meeting with Defense Secretary Vijay Singh and UN Assistant Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jane Holl Lute, in New Delhi on Tuesday. 2008-01-30 08:38:40 PST http://technorati.com/search/www.ecorazzi.com/2008/01/30/ecorazzi-update-clooney-panettiere-and-hannah/ 928 2745 http://www.netnewspublisher.com/?p=3254 http://www.netnewspublisher.com/?p=3254 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:12:49 -0800 Actress Hayden Panettiere, who plays cheerleader Claire Bennet on NBC’s hit series Heroes, will lead a rally against a resumption of commercial whaling at 1 p.m. this Sunday, January 27, in Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle. The event kicks off a whirlwind trip to the Nation’s Capital for Panettiere, who will later speak with policymakers and students to encourage increased whale protection. Panettiere is a spokesperson for the Save the Whales Again! campaign, which is calling on the United Sta 2008-01-24 13:12:49 PST http://technorati.com/search/www.netnewspublisher.com/?p=3254 177 401 Net News Publisher for World News, Headlines, Breaking News http://montanahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/17/wyoming-senator-has-few-choice-words-for-fellow-congressmen/ http://montanahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/17/wyoming-senator-has-few-choice-words-for-fellow-congressmen/ Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:22:34 -0800 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to remove the gray wolf from protected status of the Endangered Species Act perhaps by spring. A group of five from the House Natural Resources Committee sent a letter to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne asking him to postpone that decision. Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso had a few choice words for the group of five. 2008-01-17 05:22:34 PST http://technorati.com/search/montanahuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/17/wyoming-senator-has-few-choice-words-for-fellow-congressmen/ 1 2 Montana Hunting Today http://idahohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/17/wyoming-senator-has-few-choice-words-for-fellow-congressmen/ http://idahohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/17/wyoming-senator-has-few-choice-words-for-fellow-congressmen/ Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:22:26 -0800 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to remove the gray wolf from protected status of the Endangered Species Act perhaps by spring. A group of five from the House Natural Resources Committee sent a letter to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne asking him to postpone that decision. Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso had a few choice words for the group of five. 2008-01-17 05:22:26 PST http://technorati.com/search/idahohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/17/wyoming-senator-has-few-choice-words-for-fellow-congressmen/ 1 1 Idaho Hunting Today http://idahohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/17/wyoming-senator-has-few-choice-words-for-fellow-congressmen/ http://idahohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/17/wyoming-senator-has-few-choice-words-for-fellow-congressmen/ Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:22:26 -0800 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to remove the gray wolf from protected status of the Endangered Species Act perhaps by spring. A group of five from the House Natural Resources Committee sent a letter to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne asking him to postpone that decision. Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso had a few choice words for the group of five. 2008-01-17 05:22:26 PST http://technorati.com/search/idahohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/17/wyoming-senator-has-few-choice-words-for-fellow-congressmen/ 1 1 Idaho Hunting Today http://wyominghuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/17/wyoming-senator-has-few-choice-words-for-fellow-congressmen/ http://wyominghuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/17/wyoming-senator-has-few-choice-words-for-fellow-congressmen/ Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:22:20 -0800 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to remove the gray wolf from protected status of the Endangered Species Act perhaps by spring. A group of five from the House Natural Resources Committee sent a letter to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne asking him to postpone that decision. Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso had a few choice words for the group of five. 2008-01-17 05:22:20 PST http://technorati.com/search/wyominghuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/17/wyoming-senator-has-few-choice-words-for-fellow-congressmen/ 1 2 Wyoming Hunting Today http://wyominghuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/17/wyoming-senator-has-few-choice-words-for-fellow-congressmen/ http://wyominghuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/17/wyoming-senator-has-few-choice-words-for-fellow-congressmen/ Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:22:20 -0800 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to remove the gray wolf from protected status of the Endangered Species Act perhaps by spring. A group of five from the House Natural Resources Committee sent a letter to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne asking him to postpone that decision. Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso had a few choice words for the group of five. 2008-01-17 05:22:20 PST http://technorati.com/search/wyominghuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/17/wyoming-senator-has-few-choice-words-for-fellow-congressmen/ 1 2 Wyoming Hunting Today http://commonwealthsoundoff.blogspot.com/2007/12/rahall-cnmi-bill-puts-to-rest-degrading_3577.html http://commonwealthsoundoff.blogspot.com/2007/12/rahall-cnmi-bill-puts-to-rest-degrading_3577.html Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:52:41 -0800 The following media release was issued by the office of Congressman Nick Joe Rahall, Chairman of the House Committe on Natural Resources, following the passage of H.R. 3079 on December 11, 2007: Rahall: CNMI Bill ‘Puts to Rest’ Degrading Era of Garment Industry Absuses December 11, 2007 CONTACT: Allyson Groff, 202-226-9019 Washington, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved comprehensive legislation - shepherded by Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) and 2007-12-13 05:52:41 PST http://technorati.com/search/commonwealthsoundoff.blogspot.com/2007/12/rahall-cnmi-bill-puts-to-rest-degrading_3577.html 5 5 http://mimzie.blogspot.com/2007/12/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-rhino-poo.html http://mimzie.blogspot.com/2007/12/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-rhino-poo.html Wed, 12 Dec 2007 07:01:25 -0800 Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. Norman Vincent Peale The spirit of Christmas is-and hopefully always will be-about goodwill and generosity to others and peace on earth. Nick Rahall There are some people who want to throw their arms round you just because it's Christmas, there are other people who want to strangle you just because it’s Christmas. Robert Lynd From CNN.com: “The International Rhino Foundation is auctioning on 2007-12-12 07:01:25 PST http://technorati.com/search/mimzie.blogspot.com/2007/12/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-rhino-poo.html 35 83 http://www.teeth.com.pk/blog/2007/12/06/coalition-of-concerned-citizens-a-successful-day-on-capitol-hill/ http://www.teeth.com.pk/blog/2007/12/06/coalition-of-concerned-citizens-a-successful-day-on-capitol-hill/ Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:18:18 -0800 Press Release issued by Coalition of Concerned Citizens An impressive number of Members of U.S. Congress and a Senator addressed a large gathering of Concerned Citizens to show their support for the restoration of pre-November 3 independent Pakistani Judiciary. In addition to the U.S. lawmakers, the representatives of Amnesty International, and International Crisis Group also spoke to a huge gathering. The large audience of Concerned Citizens included professionals, lawyers, physicians, and bu 2007-12-06 09:18:18 PST http://technorati.com/search/www.teeth.com.pk/blog/2007/12/06/coalition-of-concerned-citizens-a-successful-day-on-capitol-hill/ 233 1029 Teeth Maestro http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/12/seven_endangered.php http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/12/seven_endangered.php Sat, 01 Dec 2007 07:35:00 -0800 Image courtesy of Jason Jones Remember Julie MacDonald? If you'll recall, MacDonald, who once served as the Deputy Assistant Interior Secretary, left the agency under a cloud in May after news of her inappropriate meddling in endangered species issues came out. An investigation by the Interior Department Office of Inspector General revealed that she had "interfered" with scientific decisions - despite lacking a "formal background in natural science" - in ways that would favor industry and lead 2007-12-01 07:35:00 PST http://technorati.com/search/www.treehugger.com/files/2007/12/seven_endangered.php 7602 21027 TreeHugger http://progressivenewsdaily.com/?p=941 http://progressivenewsdaily.com/?p=941 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 01:29:24 -0800 from The Hill This is a weekly rundown of the latest efforts of lawmakers to scrutinize the actions of the executive branch. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: (11/6/07) — Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) sent a letter to James McNulty, CEO of the government contractor Parsons, asking why the company has allegedly failed to make repairs at the Baghdad Police College. At a hearing on the matter last year, Parsons promised to fix the facilities at no cost to the government. “De 2007-11-11 01:29:24 PST http://technorati.com/search/progressivenewsdaily.com/?p=941 46 79 Progressive News Daily http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/enviros_vs_mining_companies http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/enviros_vs_mining_companies Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:41:49 -0700 The Hill reports today on the fight to reform the mining laws. The Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act, sponsored by Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), has conservation groups facing off with mine corporations. The House is set to vote on the bill today. What's at stake is whether the federal government will impose royalties on mining operations that dig for copper, gold, silver and other hard-rock minerals on federal land. Unlike coal mining and oil and gas developers who all pay royalties for using 2007-10-31 11:41:49 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.sunlightfoundation.com/enviros_vs_mining_companies 472 873