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The state's second-largest storage reservoir will end this year with the lowest amount of water in more than 30 years, Department of Water Resources Director Lester Snow said Monday.

The state's second-largest storage reservoir will end this year with the lowest amount of water in more than 30 years, Department of Water Resources Director Lester Snow said Monday.

Water hearing begins at 10 a.m. The Fresno Bee A congressional hearing on the federal response to the California drought is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. today at Fresno City Hall.

Lawmakers, not rainmakers, will be descending Monday upon Fresno for a congressional hearing into the drought that now grips California.

The House passed H.R. 6331, "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008," by a vote of 355-59. The legislation eliminates discriminatory co-payments for outpatient psychiatric services, ...

WASHINGTON -- California and Nevada water officials called on Congress Tuesday to act quickly to stop the spread of Quagga mussels that are threatening local waterways throughout the Southwest.

Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano , Assemblyman Tony Mendoza, and Judy Chu, chair of the California State Board of Equalization, are sponsoring a free small business fair on June 3 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at ...

“Right now, it's a disjointed effort”

A coalition of water authority officials from Western states asked Congress on Thursday to channel more than $20 million into projects to research and kill an invasive mussel threatening the region's waterways, ... via Desert Sun

“I decided to come to DC as an extension of my political interests”

Armenian National Committee of America 1711 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Tel. via Groong Armenian News Network

Bipartisanship can come in two forms, the good and the bad. Good bipartisanship is when parties put their differences aside to work for the public interest. via LA Daily News

“Volunteerism allows us to make the world a little better than we found it. It allows me to practise a central pillar of my faith as a Muslim and set a positive example for my children”

San Francisco, May 12: Zubeida Khan, a Pakistani-American community activist, was last evening awarded the 'Woman of the Year Award' for the 38th US Congressional District for her contributions as a board ... via Daily India

The city of La Habra is collecting photographs of veterans to be used in a video presentation for the 2008 Veterans Day program. via Whittier Daily News

Meanwhile. Unreported by this blog. Clinton supporters get their panties/briefs all bunched up at the sight of Obama on the House floor today. via Washington Examiner

Georgia Republican Rep. John Linder sees water sources disappearing across the parched South. via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“It is a tragedy that so many should suffer with these feelings of shame when what they need is understanding, hope and care.”

Main Category: Depression Also Included In: Mental Health ; Psychology / Psychiatry ; Primary Care / General Practice Article Date: 18 Apr 2008 - 11:00 PDT rate article Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano ... via Medical News Today

“Because of the tremendous economic and education needs facing our veterans today, the foundation felt this was a fitting theme for the first of Rio Hondo College president Dr. Martinez's annual galas”

While most people are aware of the challenges armed forces members face on the battlefield, not many understand the obstacles these same troops find upon their return to civilian life. via Whittier Daily News

“And as a result, our culture has gone away, some of it. Some of the medicine people with the knowledge they have, when they go on, it's just like a library has gone on. You lose a lot of culture. That has happened to my people.”

" Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley, Jr., told a Congressional subcommittee here Friday that the Navajo Nation remains opposed to uranium mining on or near its land, and will take whatever action necessary to ... via Politics'n'Poetry

Main Category: Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 03 Apr 2008 - 2:00 PDT newsletters The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry will honor Senator Jeff Bingaman , Rep. via Medical News Today

“We would hope it gets done as soon as possible because it's important”

A New York state passengers' bill of rights requiring airlines to provide basic amenities to travelers stranded on grounded planes was thrown out Tuesday by a federal appeals court. via Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

“If they [Turkish lobbyists] want to challenge me, fine, challenge me. But I'll back it up with whatever I know, and I know this [the Armenian Genocide] to be a fact and the truth. That's why I am very, very supportive and continuing to work on this.”

U.S. REPRESENTATIVES STRESS VIGILANCE AS THE KEY TO ENDING THE CYCLE OF GENOCIDE AZG Armenian Daily 21/03/2008 Armenian Genocide Members of Congress, speaking to anti-genocide activists from around the nation ... via Groong Armenian News Network