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Dems threaten to block Treasury nominee

(The following story by Martin Crutsinger was found on the Associated Press website) WASHINGTON – President Bush’s nomination of railroad executive John Snow to head the Treasury Department (news – web sites) could face interference from two Senate...

Snow draws little fire from Senate panel

(The following article by Jonathan Weisman was posted in the January 28 online issue of the Washington Post.) WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary nominee John W. Snow said at his confirmation hearing that his multimillion-dollar pay package at railroad giant CSX...

Forecast for Snow: Quick OK

(The following article by Peter Hardin and Chip Jones was posted on the Richmond Times-Dispatch website on January 29.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Railroad executive John W. Snow won strong praise from senators of both parties yesterday for his credentials to serve as...

Treasury nominee Snow faces Senate panel

WASHINGTON — Treasury secretary nominee John Snow would be a top salesman for President Bush’s economic plan. But the railroad executive first must sell senators on his record as a CEO in a post-Enron climate, reports the Associated Press. The Senate...

N.Y. won’t sue CSX over derailment

(Newsday.com posted the following Associated Press article on January 27.) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The state attorney general’s office will not pursue criminal charges against CSX Corp. for a 2001 train derailment that ignited a fireball in a residential...

Couple pulled from train tracks offer thanks

(The following story by Petula Dvorak and Martin Weil was published in the January 27 online edition of the Washington Post.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 81-year-old man who was pulled out of his car along with his wife just before the vehicle was struck by a train...

Hot seat awaits treasury nominee Snow

(ABCnews.com published the following Reuters article by Glenn Somerville on January 26.) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers will get their chance to put U.S. Treasury nominee John Snow on the hot seat on Tuesday as President Bush seeks to rebuild his economic team...

Three unions issue letters supporting Snow

(Forbes.com posted the following Reuters article on January 23.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Seeking to build support for U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee John Snow, the Treasury on Thursday issued letters from three unions offering their strong backing for the wealthy...

Snow faced shareholder lawsuit in 1990s

(SmartMoney.com published the following Dow Jones article on January 24.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Bush’s nominee for Treasury secretary and other directors of a gas-utility company were sued in a class-action securities-fraud case in the early 1990s,...

Van hits CSX train, 1 killed

(The following Associated Press article was published in the January 24 online issue of the Ann Arbor News.) WAYNE, Mich. — A van hit a CSX Transportation freight train before dawn Friday, killing one person, injuring another and derailing several empty propane...