Senators urge full exam of concentration in agriculture
A bipartisan group of nearly two dozen senators urge President Clinton to order a six month full-scale review of market concentration in agriculture. They cite farmer losses from low prices while processors post profits and note USDA projections for another year of weak farm exports.
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Ashington
Clinton
Byron Dorgan
D-N.d
Chuck Hagel
R-Neb
America
Agriculture Department
U.S
Congress
Interagency
Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Regulators Aid Railroads Keep Shippers From Recourse
A GAO report presented at a Senate hearing finds many rail shippers feel overcharged by monopolistic carriers and face a costly, complex STB complaint process. Shippers say relief is inaccessible while regulators push for reform. railroads surveyed back the current process.
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Ashington
Congressional
General Accounting Office
Senate
Surface Transportation Board
GAO
Congress
Byron Dorgan
D-N.d
STB
Dorgan
Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee
Senate Commerce Committee
Lorax tangled in logging dispute draws fire
Environmentalists accuse The Lorax promotion led by American Forests of backing clear-cutting. Ken Rait cites misinterpretation of congressional testimony and asks Dr. Seuss Enterprises to rescue the forest guardian. Spokesmen defend industry cooperation and deny advocating clear-cutting.
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Mashington
Dr. Seuss
Ken Rait
Heritage Forests
Portland
Ore
Rait
Dr. Seuss Enterprises
Theodor Geisel
American Forests
Deborah Gangloff
Seussian
Lorax
American Forests’ Magazine
Dr. Seuss Lorax Forest
Francis Marion National Forest
South Carolina
Champion International Corp
Dan Smith
Hatteras Light Darkened for Move to Inland Site
The Cape Hatteras lighthouse beacon was darkened for the first time since 1950 as crews prepare to relocate the 208 foot tower 2900 feet inland to escape the Atlantic. The $9.8 million project aims for completion by September, per National Park Service ranger Rob Bolling and lighthouse historians.
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Buxton
N.C
Cape Raster
Atlantic Ocean
Rob Bolling
National Park Service
Bolling
Debt-free federal government within 15 years?
The U S could approach debt freedom if current policies persist with projections from the Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office. Analysts warn surpluses will be used for tax cuts or higher spending, shaping the fate of debt held by the public and total national debt amid Social Security funding plans.
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Ashington
United States
Congressional Budget Office
Congress
Henry Aaron
Brookings Institution
Clinton
Office of Management and Budget
OMB
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Gene Sperling
Darens National Economic Advise
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Green Gems USA
Seuss Enterprises
Herbert Cheyette
Underwood
Ottawa
Martin Crutsinger
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