Seattle Weekly (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
And you thought that giving your fiancée a sapphire engagement ring after watching Blood Diamond would be enough to make you a socially responsible consumer. Sorry, but no. Our globally conscious Representative Jim McDermott has introduced the Conflict Minerals Trade Act, wh...
Slog (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Why it's Rep. Jim McDermott , Democrat of Seattle. How come he gets to rub elbows tonight with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Deepak Chopra, David Geffen, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Oprah bff Gayle King, Colin Powell, Ms. Emma Georgina Rothschild, Fareed Zakaria, and others? Well, he's a fancy guy. But, also: a small thing called the India Caucus . Also spotted on the list: Gary Locke, once our governor,...
Strange Bedfellows (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, Rep. Jim McDermott, and Undersecretary of Agriculture Rajiv Shah make up Washington state's delegation to the Obama Administration's first formal state dinner at the White House.
Lynn Sweet (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
From: Lalit K. Jha Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 10:29 AM To: Singh, Priya Subject: Foreign Pool Report -- India Foreign Pool Report Hi, I am adding to what the main pool would have written, adding to the color: -- 1. A large number of Indian Americans came from various parts of the country to attend the arrival ceremony of the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, and his wife, Gursharan Kaur....
ONE (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Last Thursday, Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced the New Partnership for Trade Development Act (H.R.4101), which extends duty-free access to the US market to all least developing countries (LDCs). Sub-Saharan African countries have been expressing concerns that they would be disadvantaged if preferences are extended to other LDCs – they have argued their apparel sectors [...]
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA), flanked by leaders from World Vision, the Enough Project, Global Witness, and the Information Technology Industry Council, unveiled legislation he will introduce in the U.S. House of Representatives today to help stop trade in conflict minerals that is sustaining a brutal war of unfathomable atrocities, especially against women, in the Congo. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) co-sponsored...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In honor of the 10th anniversary of National Adoption Day, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will host a ceremonial adoption involving two families on Friday November 20, 2009. HHS Secretary Sebelius, U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu, U.S. Representative Jim McDermott and adoption advocates will attend the ceremony at HHS. WHO: Kathleen Sebelius, HHS Secretary...
Ask Slashdot (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
An anonymous reader writes "The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has taken pity on it's loverlorn engineers and is now offering to help find dates for them. From the article: 'Jim McDermott, chief human capital officer of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, thinks he's found a foolproof way to convince young engineers to come to his agency: Find them dates. "There are incentives, and then there...
UN Dispatch (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
A member of Congress, Jim McDermott of Washington, will present legislation to help stem the trade of "conflict minerals" from Eastern Congo. Thanks to the work of activist groups like the Enough Project and the Genocide Intervention Network , the term " conflict minerals " has begun to seep into the vernacular of those of us who follow foreign affairs. Simply put, conflict minerals...
Random Thoughts from Reno (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
is WHO in the hell put in the "fine print" in the EUI legislation which would allow for a giant hole in the law not covering millions of other unemployed whose benefits will expire in or after January ? But many legislators, state aid officials and struggling workers apparently failed to read the fine print. The added federal benefits, built on a series of previous extensions, are slated...
Lou Krieger's Poker Blog (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that an analysis by Rep. Jim McDermott’s (D-WA) Joint Committee on Taxation found that HR 2267, introduced by Representatives Barney Frank (D-MA) and Jim McDermott (D-WA), pictured left, would generate nearly $42 billion over 10 years. According to Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative spokeperson Michael Waxman, "This analysis further reinforces...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Seattle Congressman Jim McDermott says the struggle to enact health care reform will be a defining moment in the career of President Obama.
HorsesAss.Org (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
This is kind of an odd story, not sure what to make of it. Oregonian reporter Allan Brettman reports that eleven members of the Northwest Congressional delegation signed a Nov. 9 letter to the Obama administration requesting funds for land purchases and economic development in the Columbia River Gorge. The letter was signed by Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Washington Sens. Patty Murray...
Slog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
E.S. So said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, talking this afternoon in Seattle about the controversial abortion amendment that was added at the last minute to the House health insurance reform bill. Which is not to say she likes that the amendment had to be added. "I myself do not really think this issue should be part of this legislation," Pelosi said, flanked by two Washington congressmen,...
Capitol Hill Seattle (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Fresh off Saturday night's vote to pass a bill overhauling the nation's health care industry , Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will be on Broadway this afternoon to tour Swedish Medical Center and continue to drum up support for the legislation as it moves on to the Senate. It's more First Hill than Capitol Hill but in the neighborhood for any of you wonk types who want to come out and get Pelosi...
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