http://www.mail.com/people/37758-austin-scott.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/37758-austin-scott.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2092632-rising-consumer-demands-aids-organic-industry-sway.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The organic food industry is gaining influence on Capitol Hill, prompted by its entry into traditional farm states and by increasing consumer demand. That's not going over well with everyone in Congress. Tensions between conventional and organic agriculture boiled over this week during a late-night House Agriculture Committee debate on f... Fri, 17 May 2013 15:41:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2092632-rising-consumer-demands-aids-organic-industry-sway.html 2013-05-17T15:41:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1955520-lawmakers-they-oppose-base-closings.html WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers said Thursday they are opposed to a new round of military base closings in the United States and challenged Defense Department officials to provide tangible evidence of the need to reduce the number of installations. Military bases are often the economic lifeblood of the communities that surround them and any discussion a... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:58:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1955520-lawmakers-they-oppose-base-closings.html 2013-03-14T21:58:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1744080-pentagon-planning-massive-budget-cuts.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department has begun planning for the roughly $500 billion in personnel and program cuts over a decade that will be needed if Congress and the White House fail to reach a deal that would avoid the double hit of tax hikes and automatic spending reductions dubbed the "fiscal cliff." Department spokesman George Little said the c... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1744080-pentagon-planning-massive-budget-cuts.html 2012-12-05T19:46:00Z