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Next US Navy destroyer to bear former Sen. Carl Levin's name
2016-04-11 20:49:34| Automakers - Topix.net
Naval officials have come to Michigan to officially announce that former U.S. Sen. Carl Levin will have a destroyer named after him. The Navy held a naming ceremony Monday along the Detroit riverfront at the General Motors Renaissance Center.
Navy to Name Destroyer After Retired Sen. Carl Levin
2016-04-07 08:20:10| Automakers - Topix.net
Retired U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, who served about a decade as the chairman of the Armed Services Committee during his 35 years in the Senate, will have a destroyer warship named in his honor, the Navy said Tuesday. The ship, currently known as DDG-120, will be renamed the USS Carl M. Levin at a ceremony Monday at the General Motors Renaissance Center on the Detroit riverfront, according to media reports, including The Detroit News.
Sen. Pat Roberts' GMO labeling bill passes ag ctte: 'What we're...
2016-03-02 09:17:44| Biotech - Topix.net
Sen. Pat Roberts' GMO labeling bill passes ag ctte: 'What we're facing is not a safety or health issue, it's a market issue' A bill that would pre-empt state laws that mandate GMO labeling and set up a federal voluntary labeling system instead, has passed in the Senate Agriculture Committee 14:6, but faces an uphill battle when it goes to the Senate floor for a vote. The bill - proposed by Senate Agriculture Committee chairman Pat Roberts - would require USDA to establish a national voluntary standard for defining and labeling bioengineered foods within two years, and directs the agriculture secretary to engage in a 'science-based' consumer education initiative about the benefits of agricultural biotechnology.
Sen. Blumenthal demands lifting of IT 'gag' order
2016-02-09 05:08:17| Energy - Topix.net
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the layoff and replacement of IT workers at a state energy utility. Approximately 200 IT workers at Northeast Utilities lost their jobs in 2014.
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Sen. McConnell: Obama takes his reckless energy plan to UN
2015-11-28 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: It would obviously be irresponsible for an outgoing president to purport to sign the American people up to international commitments based on a domestic energy plan that is likely illegal, that half the states have sued to halt, that Congress has voted to reject and that his successor could do away with in a few months time. But thats just what President Obama is proposing to do at a U.N. climate conference in Paris starting Monday. The presidents international negotiating partners at that...
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