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    Are American Hospitals Behind the Disaster Curve?  Jul 3, 2009
    Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski has sought $25-million to create a Partnership for Prince George s County, MD. Could this be the start of state initiatives. It would be hard to expect any new financial undertaking in, say, California, already in debt several billion dollars and looking for hand outs. (Human Events Online)

    Senate to keep NASA funds safe  Jun 25, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski, D-Maryland, who oversees the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science. "We agree with the president's budget.". (Florida Today)

    Local Leaders Call for Funding to Improve Metro Safety  Jun 25, 2009
    Senator Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. says that must change. (ABC 7 News, DC)

    Metro to get $34.3M to buy 52 new cars  Jun 25, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin, all Democrats. Reader Comments. (Washington Business Journal, DC)

    Tax on health care benefits advances  Jun 25, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. talks with MSNBCs Carlos Watson about why some Democrats are defiant about President Barack Obamas health care reform plan. (MSNBC -- Health)

    Consensus on Health Elusive  Jun 24, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski (D-Md. a HELP member: I will not forsake my principles. (Roll Call)

    Senators Begin Amending Health Care Bill  Jun 19, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. accused him of trying to "throw sand in the gears.". (KIRO TV, WA)

    Senators Tackle $1T Health Care Challenge  Jun 18, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. speaks at left, during a news conference on health care reform, June 16, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (CBS News)

    Gingrich backs off 'racist' label for Sotomayor  Jun 4, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, Patty Murray of Washington and Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine. (USA Today -- News)

    Top 10 stories: Competitive sourcing leads the list  Jun 4, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski (D-Md. would indefinitely suspend the Bush administrations competitive-sourcing initiative under OMB Circular A-76 and make permanent changes to those rules. (FCW.com)

    Backers, critics continue parrying on Sotomayor nomination  Jun 4, 2009
    Senator Barbara Mikulski (left) with Sonia Sotomayor yesterday. The judge spent a second day meeting senators privately. (Boston Globe)

    Health Feud Heats Up  Jun 4, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski (D-Md. speaking on behalf of HELP, maintained that Democrats are interested in garnering significant Republican support for health care reform. (Roll Call)

    Battle lines drawn on competitive sourcing  Jun 3, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski (D-Md. on April 29, the bill would uphold the recent fiscal 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Acts limits on competitive sourcing. (FCW.com)

    Credit questions  Jun 3, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski of Maryland said the bill aims to prevent credit card companies from "targeting college kids to weigh them down with debt before they even graduate." In April, student loan corporation Sallie Mae released a national study that examines the use of credit by undergraduates. The study found that in 2004, 76 percent of undergrads had at least one credit card. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    MCDA says highways critical to economic expansion  May 29, 2009
    David Moe of Garrett County Transportation has been working with Maryland U.S. Senators Joseph Cardin and Barbara Mikulski to keep the projects moving forward. To that end, Cardin is seeking a $2. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)

    Obama picks ex-astronaut to head NASA  May 24, 2009
    The Senate's two NASA watchdogs, Maryland's Barbara Mikulski and Florida's Bill Nelson, both Democrats, have signed off on Bolden's nomination. Nelson flew with Bolden on the Columbia mission in 1986 and has been strongly supportive of his old crewmate. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    A Glitch In First Senate Hearing From Outer Space  May 24, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski (D-Md). But within minutes, the Senate subcommittee lost the audio from the shuttle. (W-USA News, DC)

    NASA defends shuttle schedule, budget  May 22, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. "As you close the hatch on Hubble, you have now opened a new door on a new era of scientific discovery. Hubble is the people's telescope," Mikulski told the crew. (Florida Today)

    Shuttle crew beams down to Washington  May 22, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. chairwoman of the science appropriations subcommittee. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Spaced-Out Testimony  May 20, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski says astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis will testify at a hearing on NASA's budget this week. Mikulski says the astronauts, who have wrapped up repairs on the Hubble Space Telescope, will give an update live via satellite around 12:30 p.m. Thursday. (W-USA News, DC)

    Top 10 Things You Don't Know About HubbleHubble Space Telescope's Hollywood cameos, flops, factoids and more.  May 16, 2009
    "[There were] NASA scientists that stood up and said, "It's a total loss," Launius said of Hubble's early days. Members of Congress, including Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., who was, and still is, a big NASA supporter, were livid that this had taken place. "This was such a failure, to the tune of $3 billion," he said. Thankfully, the telescope's first in December 1993 was a success. After spending 11 months training for what is considered to be one of the most complex missions, astronauts... (ABC News)

    Senators block Hayes' nomination  May 16, 2009
    Three Democratic senators who would have voted for Hayes weren't present: Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, who's ill, John Kerry of Massachusetts and Barbara Mikulski of Maryland. Kerry was at a funeral in Massachusetts; a spokeswoman for Mikulski said she was absent to "work on health care issues.". (Juneau Empire)

    Murkowski leads GOP in delaying Interior appointment  May 14, 2009
    and Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. Kerry was at a funeral in Massachusetts; a spokeswoman for Mikulski said she was absent to "work on health care issues.". (Anchorage Daily News)

    GOP blocks Obama pick for Interior deputy  May 14, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski of Maryland as well as John Kerry and Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, did not vote. Their presence would have left Hayes with 60 votes, the total needed to overcome GOP objections. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    New general, new approach in Afghanistan  May 12, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), held public hearings and carried on a fight with much public support (including thousands of letters from school children across the country) to get the Bush Administration and NASA to reconsider the decision to drop plans for a Hubble rescue mission ... Barbara Mikulski may have been the catalyst, The NASA adiminstrator that approved the mission was all Bush. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Gitmo Quagmire  May 10, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. one of Guantanamo's harshest critics. (Townhall.com)

    Colonel's Corner  May 9, 2009
    That got the attention of Maryland's Senator Barbara Mikulski, one of Guantanamo's harshest critics. She admonished Holder that she "would be very concerned" if she and other lawmakers were not consulted before detainees were brought to the U.S.. (Fox News)

    DRIP, DRIP, DRIP  May 8, 2009
    "Well lets take a long look at that Briefing list of Dems that were briefed and to this day keep lying about it: Nancy Pelosi Bob Graham John Rockefeller Jane Harman Harry Reid *Full Committee John Murtha Evan Bayh Russ Feingold Diane Feinstein Carl Levin Barbara Mikulski And this is just the list being briefed prior to 11/16/06 **** They have known for a very long time well before the election.". Nitepost. (The Drudge Report)

    Holder: We Won't Free Gitmo Inmates In US  May 8, 2009
    "Let me tell you what I worry about, first of all the safety of our community," Senator Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. said. (CBS News)

    Holder says terrorists won't be freed into U.S.  May 8, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski, also voiced misgivings, saying local and state elected officials should be told if they are going to receive detainees. Mikulski said she and other lawmakers "would be very concerned" about not being consulted on what the plans are for detainees brought to the U.S.. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    The Endlessness of Jack Kemp  May 7, 2009
    "Talking once about how he planned to seek better relations with Sen. Barbara Mikulski," DeParle wrote, "Kemp leaned back and stuck a finger down his throat, as if gagging on the very thought. 'I mean, my body language is worse than anybody else's, you know,' Kemp said. 'I can't hide my feelings.'". An inability to hide one's feelings is often a hindrance in politics, and so it was for Jack Kemp. (Human Events Online)

    Political Grapevine  May 1, 2009
    The Hill newspaper reports that Maryland's Barbara Mikulski says, "I won't be happy if I don't get to chair something because of Arlen Specter.". A senior Democratic lawmaker -- who spoke on condition of anonymity -- says the Democratic conference will vote against giving Specter seniority over others, saying that Reid's agreement is "his deal and not the Caucus's.". (Fox News)

    To get ahead, developer may scale back biopark project  Apr 28, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski and retired U.S. Sen. Paul Sarbanes, both Democrats. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)

    GOP to CIA: Release interrogation brief records  Apr 28, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. said Monday that Senate Intelligence Committee members raised concerns about the harsh interrogation methods when they were briefed. (AZCentral -- News)

    Legislators Reverse Course On Car Tax  Apr 13, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski who battled for it in Washington. The panel was faced with several decisions relating to tax breaks after the federal economic recovery act triggered provisions in Maryland tax law. (W-USA News, DC)

    Obama's 2nd Circuit Pick Says He Didn't Ask for Nomination  Apr 11, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. told Davis that she intended to recommend him to the White House, he writes, and the Office of White House Counsel contacted him around Jan. 30. (Law.com)

    Push for digital health records sparks debate  Apr 7, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. referring to the government's failed efforts to respond to the 2005 hurricane. (USA Today -- Tech)

    AmeriCorps merits our legislators' backing  Mar 29, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. declared last week that the proposed AmeriCorps expansion will pay dividends long beyond anything that we can imagine. (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Air service to BWI is back  Mar 26, 2009
    Ben Cardin (D) and Barbara Mikulski (D) (see: http://cardin. senate. (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Senate to vote on tripling size of AmeriCorps  Mar 24, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat, said the proposal is an investment that "will pay dividends long beyond anything that we can imagine.". House passed similar billThe House last week passed a similar bill to add 175,000 participants to AmeriCorps and other national service programs. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Senate Looks Into Expanding AmeriCorps  Mar 24, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat, said the proposal is an investment that "will pay dividends long beyond anything that we can imagine.". The House last week passed a similar bill to add 175,000 participants to AmeriCorps and other national service programs. (Newsmax)

    Boobs at Work: Surfing Porn on the Public's Time  Mar 21, 2009
    Grassley then joined with Senators Barbara Mikulski of Maryland and Richard Shelby of Alabama to share their indignation at the waste of the taxpayers' money. (Again, the porn addict was already gone, despite the fact that a federally funded worker who loses only $58,000 in this economy should probably be nominated for employee of the month. (Scientific American)

    A New Era of Service  Mar 19, 2009
    Members of Congress from across the political spectrum from Senators Orrin Hatch and Mike Enzi and Representative Howard (Buck) McKeon to Senators Ted Kennedy and Barbara Mikulski and Representative George Miller have pledged their support for this legislation. I urge Congress to follow their lead and move quickly to pass it so that I can sign it into law. (Time.com)

    LSC Receives $40 Million Increase for FY 2009  Mar 12, 2009
    "We greatly appreciate the hard work of the Senate, and thank Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi, Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa, Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama, members of Congress and their staffs, for making this funding increase possible," Helaine Barnett said. The fiscal 2009 appropriation includes funding for technology grants that expand access to legal information, for a loan repayment program that helps new lawyers... (PR Newswire)

    National service bill draws strong bipartisan support  Mar 11, 2009
    Senator Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat who presided at yesterday's hearing, said she would push to get the bill approved before the Easter-Passover break, which begins April 6. SUSAN MILLIGAN. (Boston Globe)

    House Bill May Reimburse Maryland and Virginia For Inauguration  Feb 26, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski, Congressman Steny Hoyer and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley made the announcement Monday. The money is in a portion of the 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act, which will soon be considered by the House of Representatives. (W-USA News, DC)

    What's in the most powerful pockets?  Feb 24, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski (D-Md. said, I carry lipstick. (Yahoo News -- Politics)

    Homeland agency aided Md. police tracking activists  Feb 18, 2009
    Senators Barbara Mikulski, Democrat of Maryland, and Russ Feingold, Democrat of Wisconsin, have asked the DHS to "reexamine" its files to determine how the e-mails were obtained and whether they were sent to Maryland authorities for a "legitimate law-enforcement purpose.". ASSOCIATED PRESS. (Boston Globe)

    Gail Collins: How to stock a cabinet  Feb 16, 2009
    Its ratings have been second only to "Survivor: Department of Health, Education and Human Services." The nation gave its heart to the spunky Barbara Mikulski and wept when John Edwards beat her in a fire-starting contest to win the final challenge. The only slightly less popular "So You Think You Can Run the Labor Department" riveted the nation when, in a shocking surprise ending, Dennis Kucinich beat out the fan favorite, Chris Matthews, with a crowd-pleasing performance in which Dennis and... (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)

    Test driving a Subaru  Feb 15, 2009
    Barbara Mikulski confirmed today. LATEST DFW GAS/DIESEL PRICES. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    Air of uncertainty as Kennedy fights for healthcare overhaul  Feb 15, 2009
    "He knows everything I'm doing in my hearings, and he gives guidance," said Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, who chairs the subcommittee on insurance, who said Kennedy speaks with her weekly to discuss her progress. Kennedy's healthcare policy aides have been working with aides to Baucus, who produced a significant white paper on healthcare late last year, to produce a plan. (Boston Globe)

    Senators call for Tubman park hearing  Feb 12, 2009
    Benjamin Cardin and Barbara Mikulski, said Harriet Tubman was a true American patriot who earned the nation's respect and honor. She was someone for whom liberty and freedom were not just concepts. (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    Senator Mikulski Supports Stimulus Bill Lacking Safeguards to Prevent Hiring of Illegal Aliens in Maryland  Feb 10, 2009
    WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Maryland's Senator Barbara Mikulski, a member of the powerful Appropriations Committee, is on record supporting the economic stimulus bill, estimated to cost U.S. taxpayers some $1. 2 trillion. (PR Newswire)

    Senate approves tax relief  Feb 9, 2009
    The measure, introduced by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), was passed by a vote of 71-26. It was also cosponsored by Senators Sam Brownback (R-KS), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R- TX), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Robert F. Bennett (R-UT) and Evan Bayh (D-IN). (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)

    Another gift for the auto industry  Feb 7, 2009
    Within the $900 billion economic stimulus bill, Democrat Barbara Mikulski of Maryland sponsored an amendment to give tax breaks to new-car buyers, for the first $49,500 of the car's price tag. According to Mikulski, individuals earning up to $125,000 and couples earning up to $250,000 could qualify, with a couple supposedly saving $1,533 on a $25,000 vehicle. (Boston Globe)

    Local superdelegates lean toward ObamaBut Mikulski standing firm behind Clinton  Mar 27, 2008
    Barbara Mikulski, a co-chairwoman of Sen ... Barbara Mikulski, who lives in Tuscany-Canterbury, is sticking with Clinton. (Baltimore Messenger, MD)

    MIKE ERVIN: Nursing home residents will be hurt by funding cuts  Mar 21, 2008
    Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. Norm Coleman, R-Minn. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    DUNDALK CENTER PLANS UNVEILED  Mar 15, 2008
    Barbara Mikulski, announced official renovations to the Dundalk Center. It took communication between Baltimore County and the federal government to see the project to fruition, according to Smith. (Dundalk Eagle, MD)

    LNG SECURITY FOUND LACKING  Mar 7, 2008
    Barbara Mikulski hailed the letter as a big victory for us all working together to oppose the LNG project. Mikulski, who sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said she had pushed for an independent review by the Coast Guard and calls the latest assessment the second strike against the proposed project, after a previous request by the Coast Guard for more information. (Dundalk Eagle, MD)

    No more sweet corn?  Feb 24, 2008
    Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. has made repeated efforts to revive the program with a five-year extension to help Maryland s and Virginia s seafood and cannery industries. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)

    Mikulski to Hold Foreclosure Roundtables  Feb 21, 2008
    Calling foreclosure rates a crisis, Senator Barbara Mikulski is headed to churches in Prince George's County and Baltimore County Thursday for roundtable discussions about the housing industry. The Democrat says she wants to "gather insight" on the problem and get ideas about what Congress can do to help. (ABC 7 News, DC)

    98 comments  Feb 18, 2008
    " voters said Yes by a margin of 52-45%. If the war was managed badly, McCain certainly can contend that the policy he championed made things better while the policy of immediate retreat which Obama still favors would spell defeat and chaos for American and its allies.Aside from Iraq, McCain can argue convincingly to conservatives and moderates that Obama is the captive of the liberal civil rights lobby and does not even represent th 00004000 e middle of the Democratic Party. His recent vote on... (Human Events Online)

    80s revisions by Democrats in nominee process may fall short  Feb 17, 2008
    Chaired by City Councilor Barbara Mikulski of Baltimore, the commission scaled back some of the affirmative action provisions in McGovern's rules and explicitly prohibited winner-take-all primaries. Another commission in 1978 considered, but rejected, a proposal to give seats to elected party officials. (Boston Globe)

    Five Ways for McCain to Beat Obama  Feb 15, 2008
    On Tuesday night the magnitude of the Barack Obama wave became clear. The MSM pundits eyes lit up and they seized the moment to -- guess what -- predict doom for John McCain and the Republicans in the general election. (Human Events Online)

    Parkville JROTC on the marchHigh school program biggest in the county  Feb 15, 2008
    Barbara Mikulski and from the program itself. He has been accepted into a Naval Academy preparatory school for the fall. (Maryland Northeast Reporter, MD)

    Presidential campaign comes to Charlestown  Feb 15, 2008
    Barbara Mikulski, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, former Lt Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Del. James Malone and County Councilman Samuel Moxley. (Arbutus Times, MD)

    War On Terror: Protecting Heroes  Feb 14, 2008
    Still, Democratic senators as liberal as Barbara Mikulski of Maryland and Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia voted against their party colleagues. (As Senate Intelligence Committee chairman, Rockefeller knows more than most about the effectiveness of NSA surveillance; Mikulski is an intelligence panel member too. (Investors Business Daily)

    Hopefuls prep for 'Potomac primary'  Feb 12, 2008
    Barbara Mikulski probably is "not enough to compensate for the huge lead Obama will have" among the state's liberal white voters and African-Americans, nearly a third of the population. Huckabee is a former minister with appeal to Virginia's religious conservatives. (USA Today)

    McCain and Obama looking strong for 'Potomac primary'  Feb 12, 2008
    McCain and Obama looking strong for 'Potomac primary. Posted on Monday, February 11, 2008. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Homeland Security: Devil May CAIR  Feb 9, 2008
    Barbara Mikulski, who saluted CAIR's "important work," and Sen. Paul Sarbanes, who applauded "CAIR's mission," know better. (Investors Business Daily)

    Chesapeake Primary Draws Candidates' Attention  Feb 8, 2008
    A rally for Senator Hillary Clinton is planned Friday outside the Maryland State House - and Governor Martin O'Malley and Senator Barbara Mikulski are scheduled to headline it. The Democratic presidential candidate is campaigning in the Pacific Northwest and isn't planning to attend the rally. (ABC 7 News, DC)

    MicroHoo Goes To Washington  Feb 8, 2008
    Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. who chairs the Senate appropriations group that oversees funding for the Federal Trade Commission--one of the agencies that gives the thumbs up or down to corporate mergers. (Forbes -- Business)

    Georgia Republicans: We've got a lot of work to do • McCain seeks unity; Dems look ahead  Feb 7, 2008
    Barbara Mikulski; Obama is backed by Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, and is expected to do well in largely black D.C. Republicans will award 116 delegates in the trio of races dubbed the Potomac Primary. Romney enjoyed his first night at home in a month and then drove himself, his wife, Ann, and his son Craig to his office overlooking Boston Harbor for a strategy session with aides. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    McCain savors coast to coast wins  Feb 7, 2008
    Barbara Mikulski; Obama is backed by Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, and is expected to do well in largely black D.C. Republicans will award 116 delegates in the trio of races dubbed the Potomac Primary. Romney enjoyed his first night at home in a month and then drove himself, his wife, Ann, and his son Craig to his office overlooking Boston Harbor for a strategy sess 00004000 ion with aides. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    New Charges of Gitmo Torture  Feb 7, 2008
    Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, who sits on the Intelligence Committee. After years of isolation in prison, Khan was recently allowed to mix with at least one other prisoner at Guantanamo, Abu Zubaydah, a top alleged terrorist who, Hayden has said, was one of those prisoners to be waterboarded. (Time.com)

    A less hectic schedule ahead for candidates  Feb 6, 2008
    Michael Cryor, the chairman of the Maryland Democratic Party, is neutral in the race, but he noted that Clinton has the endorsements of many party leaders, including Governor Martin O'Malley and Senator Barbara Mikulski. Obama, however, could run strongly in Baltimore, the Washington suburbs and many rural areas. (International Herald Tribune)

    Visa squeeze pinches businesses  Feb 5, 2008
    Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat, and other lawmakers have tried to renew the exemption, but the Congressional Hispanic Caucus opposed it. Democrat Joe Baca, chairman of the caucus, says the caucus doesn't object to H-2B visas but believes they should be part of overall immigration changes. (USA Today)

    Temporary visas wanted  Feb 3, 2008
    "During a Senate floor debate nearly three years ago on the fiscal year 2005 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill, the Senate overwhelmingly approved an amendment from Gregg and Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., exempting certain H-2B visa holders from counting toward the program's 66,000 visa cap. This "returning worker" exemption excludes H-2B workers from the cap who had participated in the visa program during previous years and had returned to their home country before their visa... (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    FDA Downplays Long-Term Impact of Animal Cloning  Jan 29, 2008
    Barbara Mikulski of Maryland and Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut have introduced legislation that would require a label on products from cloned animals or their offspring. (Planet Ark, United States)

    FDA gives thumbs up’ to production from cloned animals  Jan 23, 2008
    Barbara Mikulski (D-Md. has introduced the Cloned Food Labeling Act in the Senate and U.S. Rep. (Agri-View, WI)

    Next likely front in cloned-food wars: labeling  Jan 22, 2008
    " But its plans depend heavily on the cooperation of the companies making the clones, an approach that critics say is less than reassuring. Bruce Knight, undersecretary for marketing at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which now has the task of helping to get food from clones to the market, expressed optimism last week that producers and consumers will find common ground. "We'll be working closely with stakeholders to ensure a smooth and seamless transition into the marketplace for these... (San Francisco Chronicle)

    NASA Astronaut to Receive Highest Honor by Institute of Polish Culture  Jan 19, 2008
    Previous recipients include President Lech Walesa, Professor Norman Davies, Senator Barbara Mikulski and actress Stefanie Powers. This year's event will emphasize contributions by scientists and scholars whose works and innovations helped change the world. (PR Newswire)

    U.S. agency okays cloned meat, milk for consumption  Jan 17, 2008
    One of the sponsors of that measure, Maryland Senator, Barbara Mikulski, accused the FDA of acting "recklessly.". "Just because something was created in a lab, doesn't mean we should have to eat it," she said in a statement. (Guardian News, Nigeria)

    Rules, regs to be integratedwithout congressional review  Jan 16, 2008
    Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. Pat Roberts, R-Kan. (WorldNetDaily)

    FDA declares meat from cloned animals is safe  Jan 16, 2008
    "Trans Ova and Austin, Texas-based Viagen Inc. are the two main U.S. livestock cloning companies. Animals cloned by Trans Ova aren't raised for food production, but are of value to cattle breeders due to their genetic superiority and use for breeding. In addition, cloning is just one of Trans Ova's advanced reproductive services for breeders, which also include embryo transfers, including in-vitro fertilization, sexed-semen and genetic preservation.The decision announced Tuesday by the FDA was... (Sioux City Journal, IO)

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