Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Thomas Allen [D, ME-1]

Aldermen question city on airport concessions

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

...of mass transit in the Chicago area at City Hall hearing. The head of the City Council's Transportation Committee, Ald. Thomas Allen (38th), said the time is ripe for a full discussion of the issues because gas prices are up, resulting in an increase in

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CTA Faces City Council, Higher Fares In 2009?

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

As for the Block 37 station, on which $213 million has already been spent, there were harsh words from Ald. Thomas Allen (38th), who also serves as chairman ...

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Aldermen may grill on potential CTA fare hikes

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

The head of the City Council's Transportation Committee, Ald. Thomas Allen (38th), said the time is ripe for a full discussion of the issues because gas ...

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Maine senators call for passage of a revised bailout plan

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

Democratic Rep. Thomas Allen, who voted for the plan, said in a statement that "it is im-perative that Congress act responsibly to prevent any fur-ther ...

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Poker Murder Suspects Convicted

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

-- The two young men accused of trying to steal a pickup truck at a poker game and shooting one man to death were both convicted on a battery of charges ...

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Karl Roveâ€”Architect Of The Minority Mortgage Meltdown

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

(Thomas Allen wrote a must-read article on Fannie Mae's push for moreâ€”and more dubiousâ€”lending to immigrants way back in 2004.) "Last year I set a goal to ...

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Airmen Return Home From War

2008-09-22T00:00:00Z

Sgt. Thomas Allen are back home in Panama City after four months Iraq. Family and friends gathered with signs and lots of hugs to let them know just how ...

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SpÃ¤tes DebÃ¼t Woody Allen inszeniert seine erste Oper

2008-09-10T00:00:00Z

Der fabelhaft komische SÃ¤ngerschauspieler Thomas Allen zeichnet Schicchi als aalglatten Mafioso im Nadelstreifenanzug mit dÃ¼nnem Oberlippenbart und ...

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Their Lives Were Shaped by Loss

2008-09-10T00:00:00Z

By Donna St. George Megan Donovan was 11 when her father was killed at the Pentagon. Middle school is a dark memory. By 13, she had attended so many Sept. ...

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Ontario Nature and Thomas Allen present Lee Allen Peterson in Toronto

2008-09-05T00:00:00Z

(Saturday, September 6, 2008) In support of the launch of the new Peterson Guide to Birds of North America, Lee Allan Peterson will be speaking in Toronto ...

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Stalked radio

2008-09-03T00:00:00Z

â€œItâ€™s really hard to gauge whether Congress would actually deal with it this session,â€ says Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin. KOTA and KTOQ listeners have ...

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This fall's big books

2008-08-31T00:00:00Z

(Thomas Allen, available now) The Killing Circle, by Lost Girls author Andrew Pyper, is a "literary" thriller about a serial killer who strangely resembles ...

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How Bad is Biden?

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

... that lasted for more than 30 years after the war ended and analyzed here by our Thomas Allen, the US will be taking in refugees from Iraq until 2060! ...

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Peek at the Week

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

Ald. Thomas Allen, 38th Ward, will present his "State of the Ward" after a short business meeting. Our Lady of Victory's Cheerleading Team will benefit from ...

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Mayor Blames Aguirre for Setback to Privatization Reform

2008-08-27T00:00:00Z

Administrative Law Judge Thomas Allen found that by relying on the advice of Aguirre, the city didn't follow proper impasse procedures in negotiations with ...

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Pleasant Hope schools, city working on hiring new resource officer

2008-08-25T00:00:00Z

Superintendent Dr. Thomas Allen said Friday he had not met with the Pleasant Hope City Council, but the situation looked as though the city and school would ...

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A nation plays chopsticks

2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

The following is an excerpt from 'My White Planet' by Mark Anthony Jarman, published by Thomas Allen Publishers. In this file photo, Dale Hawerchuk of the ...

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Wagner's 'Meister'-ful Touch

2008-08-22T00:00:00Z

The rest of the cast, in keeping with Haitink's approach, does poised, subtle work, right down to Thomas Allen's tight-lipped Beckmesser. ...

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Lawmakers' influence felt in destroyer decision

2008-08-19T00:00:00Z

Locked in a tight Senate race, Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, and Representative Thomas Allen, a Democrat whose district includes Bath, ...

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Obama to discuss economy, security

2008-08-19T00:00:00Z

People like Thomas Allen, who currently is unemployed, will be listening. "I believe he'll be the one that'll turn it around," Allen said. ...

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