UPI Almanac for Sunday, June 8, 2008.

WASHINGTON, March 28 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush is to throw the Washington Nationals' first pitch of the season to team manager Manny Acta, instead of catcher Paul Lo Duca.

MOSCOW, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura said President Bush did not mention North Korea in his State of the Union address to send a positive signal aimed at further dialogue.

MOSCOW, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Department of State official Sung Kim has recently started his Asian tour, including a visit to Pyongyang in which he is supposed to settle U.S.-North Korean contradictions about nuclear disarmament commitments on the Korean peninsula.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The budget for the U.S. Education Department demonstrates commitment to No Child Left Behind, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said Monday.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush, in his 2009 budget, pushed for implementation of Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors recommendations.

UPI Almanac for Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey announced a funding request for the 2009 fiscal budget in an initiative to enhance security along the border with Mexico.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- A controversial U.S. warrantless surveillance law was given a 15-day extension by Congress to allow for negotiations, The Washington Post reported.