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River blindness persists in Africa

MNGAZI, Tanzania — A man with clouded eyes sits on the ground next to a wattle and daube hut in the riverside village of Mngazi. His five children mill around and his wife tends a pot over a wooden fire. He used to be a corn farmer, but then his eyes ...

From SAMUEL LOEWENBERG, Global Post,  1 May 2009
Related Topics: Merck & Company, Inc.

Chemical industry to fight new proposal

The chemical industry lobby is gearing up to fend off a broad legislative overhaul that marks a significant shift in the way that chemicals are regulated in America. The push for chemical reform comes after this summer’s revamping of the Consumer ...

From SAMUEL LOEWENBERG, The Politico,  18 Sep 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  Dianne Feinstein,  U.S. Congress

McCain staffers have marched to K St.

John McCain has pledged that, if elected president, he would end the revolving-door practice of administration officials leaving office for lucrative lobbying jobs. In an interview with Politico, the Republican senator from Arizona called lobbyists ...

From JEN DIMASCIO,SAMUEL LOEWENBERG, The Politico,  11 Sep 2008
Related Topics: John McCain,  U.S. Senate,  Barack Obama,  White House,  U.S. Republican Party

DHS disarray could leave opening for attack

Besieged by organizational problems and high turnover, disarray at the Department of Homeland Security could leave the country particularly vulnerable to a terrorist attack during the post-election handoff to a new administration, congressional ...

From SAMUEL LOEWENBERG, The Politico,  11 Sep 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Department of Homeland Security,  U.S. Republican Party,  New York University,  Barack Obama

Lawmakers aim to fatten budget resolution

The options are few, but the prize is fat. With Congress looking to adjourn for the fall campaigns at the end of the month, lawmakers and lobbyists alike are facing only a single continuing budget resolution and, perhaps, a second economic stimulus ...

From SAMUEL LOEWENBERG, The Politico,  10 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Sander M. Levin (politician),  U.S. Congress,  George Washington University,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party

Shippers resist efforts to toughen port security

Citing flaws in the Bush administration’s port security program, some coastal senators, backed by local port officials and unions, are pushing for tougher security. But they face resistance from retailers and shippers who say that the current voluntary ...

From SAMUEL LOEWENBERG, The Politico,  16 Jul 2008
Related Topics: George W. Bush,  Charles Schumer,  U.S. Department of Homeland Security,  Frank R Lautenberg,  U.S. Senate

Food prices will continue to rise around the globe

In 1928, Republicans famously promised “a chicken in every pot.” These days, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to promise even an apple for every schoolchild. And the growing number of poor people around the world will just have to wait in ...

From SAMUEL LOEWENBERG, The Politico,  15 Jul 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  World Bank,  John McCain,  Virginia Tech,  U.S. Congress

American Chemistry Council adds Dem heft

The American Chemistry Council has tapped former Rep. Cal Dooley (D-Calif.) as its new chief, bringing giving the chemical manufacturers new Democratic heft. Dooley was formerly the president and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, where he ...

From SAMUEL LOEWENBERG, The Politico,  9 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Cal Dooley,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Democratic Party,  George W. Bush

New subs sink drug policing efforts

In the fast world of international drug smuggling, high-speed cigarette boats and low-flying airplanes are as passé as the pastel suits on “Miami Vice.” It’s all about submarines these days. In fact, it’s all about semisubs — small, partially ...

From SAMUEL LOEWENBERG, The Politico,  9 Jul 2008

KBR plans PR offensive to restore image

For KBR, Danny Langford was a PR nightmare. At a recent Senate hearing, Langford, in his Texas drawl, told of the broken bags of chemicals and the shiny particles strewn throughout the water treatment plant where he worked in Iraq for KBR, an American ...

From SAMUEL LOEWENBERG, The Politico,  8 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Blackwater USA,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Dick Cheney

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