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THE LEGISLATE: legislative highlights from the week ending 8/1/08

by Chris Perry Aug 07 2008, 12:28 PM Both the House and the Senate adjourned for the August recess at the end of last week, though not without some fanfare on the House side.  The Republicans on the House side, upset at not getting to vote on whether or not to permit more offshore drilling, staged a sort of talk-in; the House was officially adjourned, and the microphones and the ...

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FDA: Saving the world, one inhaler at a time...

by Chris Perry Aug 05 2008, 09:29 AM Asthmatics take a deep breath, because starting January 1, 2009, the generic albuterol inhaler, a mainstay of both real asthmatics and silver screen geeks, will no longer be legally sold in the U.S.  Congress is phasing out the inhalers due to the ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) they require to propel the medicine into the ...

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The Legislate - Highlights from the past week in Congress

by Chris Perry Jul 28 2008, 02:24 PM Normally at this time of year Congress is fighting tooth and nail over appropriations bills. These bills fund most federal government activity and there is always much contention over who gets what. But this year, under veto threats from the White House, the appropriations chaos does not exist. According to one Congressman, the Bush ...

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Farming in a War Zone -- An OhMyGov! In-Depth Report

by Chris Perry Jul 24 2008, 03:31 PM Just two days into his ten month tour in Afghanistan, Dr. Mike Gangwer is crying. Not just crying, but bawling. It is only his first full day at Bagram Airbase, but on this particular day the base is unusually tranquil; there is a Fallen Warrior ceremony for ten American soldiers. The previous week a helicopter was shot down, killing everybody on ...

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The Legislate - Legislative highlights from Congress last week

by Chris Perry Jul 23 2008, 12:39 PM For Government Workers 1.  As reported by OhMyGov! in early June, the U.S. Senate has privatized its dining services.  And now, the dining service employees, previously receiving the wonderful benefits of government employment, will continue to get these same benefits even though Uncle Sam no longer signs their paycheck. S. 2967 ...

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Greening the Gov: Eliminating electronics in rural America

by Chris Perry Jul 16 2008, 09:55 AM Wondering how you should get rid of your old, run-down, first generation iPod? How about a trip to Sidney, Montana (population 5,000), now home to one of the largest recycling programs of electronic waste in the country, thanks mostly to the hard-work and diligence of one federal employee. Jackie Couture, a Safety and Occupational Health ...

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What did those Bush Tax Cuts do again?

by Chris Perry Jun 20 2008, 09:22 AM Tax day this year has come and gone, but as Ben Franklin knew, there is simply no escaping taxes. This is especially true if you're John McCain or Barack Obama, who enter the general campaign season with the economy as a key voter concern. Amid record-high gas prices, an ongoing credit crunch, and fears of an impending (or deepening) ...

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