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Politics: President George W. Bush Newsletter for 2022-02-13 ( 6 items )  
- N.D. Gov. Burgum Appoints Ex-U.S. Attorney, Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley to Serve as Attorney General (10)
BISMARCK, North Dakota, Feb. 9 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2022: Gov. Doug Burgum today appointed former U.S. attorney and lieutenant governor Drew Wrigley to serve out the remainder of Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem's term after his sudden passing on Jan. 28. The four-year term ends Dec. 31. Wrigley plans to take the oath of office at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Capitol. Wrigley served as North Dakota's U.S. attorney from 2001 to 2009, havi more PR

Congressional Research Service: 'SBA Office of Advocacy: Overview, History, and Current Issues' (Part 1 of 2) (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43625) on Feb. 8, 2022, entitled "SBA Office of Advocacy: Overview, History, and Current Issues" by Robert Jay Dilger, American national government senior specialist: * * * Summary The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) is an "independent" office within the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) that advances "the views and concerns of small businesses before Congress, the White House, federal agencies, th more PR

DOD: Military Mentors Selected to Serve as Student Role Models (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: By David Vergun The Defense Department announced the 12 military officers selected to serve as military mentors in support of the United States Senate Youth Program's 60th Annual Washington Week, which will be held virtually March 6-9. This youth program is for outstanding high school juniors and seniors interested in pursuing careers in public service, said Melanie Fonder Kaye, deputy assistant to the secretary  more PR

Harvard Law School: Russian Incursion Into Ukraine 'Very Likely,' Says John B. Bellinger III (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 (TNSPol) -- Harvard Law School issued the following news on Feb. 10, 2022: For weeks, the world has been on edge as Russian President Vladimir Putin has amassed more than 100,000 troops at his country's border with Ukraine in what many believe could be preparations for an invasion. And while Putin denies that he is planning an offensive on the former Soviet republic, the United States has sent 3,000 additional troops to Eastern Europe to strengthen NATO's posit more PR

Marine Mammal Commission Issues Public Comment on NOAA Notice (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Peter O. Thomas, executive director of the Marine Mammal Commission, Bethesda, Maryland, has issued a public comment on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration notice entitled "Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Hold Public Scoping Meetings". The comment was written on Jan. 31, 2022, and posted on Feb. 1, 2022: * * * To: Ms. Athlene Clark, NOAA Superintendent, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176,  more ST

N.Y. State Education Dept.: N.Y. State Library Acquires the Research Papers of Award-Winning Lincoln Scholar and Historian Harold Holzer (10)
ALBANY, New York, Feb. 11 -- The New York State Education Department issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2022: The New York State Library has acquired the complete works of award-winning Abraham Lincoln scholar and historian Harold Holzer, Commissioner Betty A. Rosa announced today. The acquisition covers Mr. Holzer's 49-year career as a writer, lecturer, and historian specializing in President Lincoln and the political culture of the Civil War era. "The State Library is widely known more PR