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Jan 18, 2006

January Average Daily Loan Approvals Top $54 Million WASHINGTON The U.S. Small Business Administration continues to approve recovery and rebuilding loans for residents and businesses in the Gulf Coast region at a record pace. Following Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma,…

Jan 17, 2006

Special Report by Harry Morgan (Mesa, AZ) The Cottonwood team of Jennifer and Wes McCracken won the second in a series of seven AllStar Bass Couples bass fishing tournaments with a six-fish limit totaling 12.77 pounds including a 3.38-pound largemouth…

Jan 17, 2006

By Tara Sweeney If you listened only to the news media and environmentalists, you'd think the debate over oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was about caribou and ecology. It's not. ANWR is about land. It is about…

Jan 17, 2006

by Cecelia M. Gonzales People ask, "Just what is a CASA?" Good question. A CASA is a Court Appointed Special Advocate. These advocates are volunteers, people like you and me, who are concerned about the safety and care of our…

Jan 15, 2006

15 of the 16 suspected alien smugglers indicted in El Paso now in custody EL PASO, Texas One of the two remaining alien smuggler fugitives was arrested on the morning of January 13, 2006 by special agents of U.S. Immigration…

Jan 6, 2006

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt has announced the release of "Pandemic Influenza Planning: A Guide for Individuals and Families," a new tool to help Americans understand the threat of pandemic influenza and specific actions they can take to protect themselves and…

Jan 6, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded the Yerington Paiute Tribe $52,500 for a wetlands development project. The grants are part of over $1.5 million the EPAs Pacific Southwest region awarded to nine organizations, tribes and local…

Jan 5, 2006

Washington - The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) announced on January 6, 2006 that it will be testing current and prototype next-generation handheld and mobile nuclear detectors at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) from Jan. 9 through Feb. 3, 2006.…