Friday, Aug. 20, 2010
Firms Begin Offering Faster Airport Screening
The race is on among private companies to revive a long-defunct service that would give airline passengers -- especially frequent flyers -- faster processing through airport security lines.
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Hagen's Recess Appointment Cheered
House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association Friday praised President Obama's recess appointment of Elisabeth Hagen as Agriculture undersecretary for food safety. The White House announced Thursday that he would give Hagen a recess appointment rather than wait for the Senate to confirm her.
Meat Producers To Pack Colo. Workshop
Both sides in an intense battle over agricultural antitrust issues in the meat industry are gearing up for a showdown at a joint USDA-Justice Department workshop on competition in the meat industry in Fort Collins, Colo., a week from Friday.
Franken Urges Rejection Of Comcast Deal
MINNEAPOLIS -- Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., urged the FCC Thursday evening to block Comcast's merger with NBC Universal, saying if the nation's largest cable provider is allowed to acquire a major content provider other telecommunications providers will seek similar deals.
Tweeting Senators Draw Followers
There are seven geniuses in the Senate, and conservative Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., has almost as much "digital velocity" as Lady Gaga, says a new study by business professors at The George Washington University and New York University.
Obama Makes Recess Appointments
President Obama announced recess appointments of four officials Thursday, marking the third time he installed nominees during a congressional recess while blaming Republican obstruction for the move.
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DSCC Planning Ads For Carnahan, Conway
The DSCC has reserved air time in October for Kentucky and Missouri Senate races, according to National Journal's Hotline On Call. The committee is planning to spend $4 million in Missouri for a statewide broadcast ad and $1.3 million in Kentucky for a statewide ad campaign.
The Final Word
"Let me take accountability for 'Celebrity Apprentice.' That verdict that Donald Trump made in the boardroom firing me was the right one."
-- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on NBC's "Today" show
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