Editors: This is a re-transmission of a story sent Friday. It CORRECTS the title for Michael Ferrell in graf 14, FROM “director of facilities management” TO “executive director.”

WASHINGTON – Under a bridge off K Street, not far from one of Washington’s busier business districts, two Metropolitan Police officers rouse a homeless man sleeping in a plywood shelter

D.C. Officers Keep Eye on City’s Homeless

WASHINGTON – Under a bridge off K Street, not far from one of Washington’s busier business districts, two Metropolitan Police officers rouse a homeless man sleeping in a plywood shelter

Editors: Please hold for release for Sunday, March 30, and after. This CORRECTS the title for Michael Ferrell in graf 14, FROM “director of facilities management” TO “executive director.”

WASHINGTON – Under a bridge off K Street, not far from one of Washington’s busier business districts, two Metropolitan Police officers rouse a homeless man sleeping in a plywood shelter

USDA Proposes User Fees For Food Inspections, Producers Upset

WASHINGTON – Forty-two million chickens are inspected each week in the processing plants of the Salisbury-based Perdue Farms – at taxpayer expense

NASA’s Web Site Gives Earthbound A View of the Stars

WASHINGTON – If you’ve ever wondered what the surface of Mercury looks like, or a neutron star, you can find out on NASA’s World Wide Web site

Maryland Losing High-Tech Jobs

WASHINGTON – Maryland lost nearly 5 percent of its private sector, high-tech jobs over a five-year period – largely because of a hemorrhage in defense electronics positions, a recent survey says

W. Md. Congressman Questions Price Tag for President’s Plan

WASHINGTON – Republican Rep

Network to Bring Farm Programming to Satellite Subscribers

WASHINGTON – The first broadcast network devoted to farming, ranching and rural lifestyle issues will be beamed into homes across the country beginning in early March

Group Promotes Ethics Code for Poultry Producers

WASHINGTON – A workers’ rights advocacy group, accusing the poultry industry of providing poor wages and unsafe working conditions, Thursday unveiled a proposed code of ethics for poultry producers