Thursday, November 8, 2007

Nov. 8: Regionals in Today's News

WATER WIN: More coverage of the Water Resources Development Act and the Senate vote today to override President Bush's veto. Raju Chebium in the Home News Tribune; Bruce Alpert in the Times-Picayune; and Lisa Friedman in the Los Angeles Daily News.
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Buffalo News reporter Jerry Zremski reports on Giuliani's endorsement by Pat Robertson.

FARM BILL: Jake Thompson in the Omaha World Herald examines the impact of the Farm Bill on food bank operators.

AMBASSADOR SWEARING-IN: Regional coverage of a Wisconsin native being sworn in as ambassador to Greece, by Ellyn Ferguson in the Green Bay Press-Gazette and Craig Gilbert in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

BORDER SECURITY: Mike Madden in the Arizona Republic reports that partisan budget battles could mean a loss for border security funding.

BILLS, HEARINGS AND MARK-UPS: A Senate panel looks at storing and capturing carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired plants, Noelle Straub reports in the Billings Gazette.

MUKASEY: Noelle Straub in the Helena Independent Record reports that Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester will vote against Michael Mukasey as the next Attorney General.

SLAVE COMMEMORATION: Aaron Sadler in the Arkansas News Bureau reports on a task force recommendation to erect a permanent marker in the U.S. Capitol to commemorate the slaves who built it.

ANIMAL POLITICS: God and four-legged creatures come together in lobbying for animal compassion, Suzanne Struglinski reports in the Deseret Morning News.

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