Calling All Artists, Grades 2-4
Posted by: Mollie Schall (09-09-2008, 02:56 PM)

The Instiute for Global Environmental Strategies is hosting its 13th Annual Art Contest for Children in Grades 2-4.

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FDA Commissioner Tours Rice
Posted by: Mollie Schall (09-05-2008, 07:04 PM)

Congresman John Culberson and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach checked out bioengineering and nanotechnology laboratories at Rice Wednesday as part of their visit to the Texas Medical Center. The two federal visitors met with senior officials from Rice and the medical center and later held a public town hall meeting. For more information provided by Rice University, click here.

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Funding for the Texas Border Sheriff’s Coalition
Posted by: Mollie Schall (08-26-2008, 11:00 AM)

On Monday, at the request of Congressman Culberson, the Texas Border Sheriff’s Coalition received over $4.7 million from the Edward Byrne Memorial Discretionary Grants Program, administered by the Department of Justice.

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No New Direction for America
Posted by: Brittany Hooten (08-20-2008, 10:57 AM)

At the start of this Congress, Nancy Pelosi published a document entitled "A New Direction for America." House Republicans, and the folks they are speaking to in the Capitol this August, believe that she is leading this House in the wrong direction.

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New Report Says Iraq Oil Money Flowing In
Posted by: Brittany Hooten (08-13-2008, 01:50 PM)

Iraq possesses the third-largest oil reserves in the world, and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report stating that Iraq is increasingly in a better position to finance its own security and economic needs. The GAO said Iraq this year will likely earn between $67 billion and $79 billion in oil sales – at least twice the average annual amount Iraq generated from 2005 through 2007. In comments included with the report, U.S. Treasury said that Iraq is moving toward a stronger position to “ultimately shoulder the full burden of its development, reconstruction, and security programs,” while cautioning that the country still needs to improve its budgeting and accountability for funds.

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