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Mapping
    Peace between Syria and Israel

    
from United States Institute of Peace 

    Although the Palestinian-Israeli “track” of the Arab-Israeli
    dispute remains at the heart of the conflict between Israel and
    its neighbors, the very complexity of that track (Jerusalem,
    refugees, borders, etc.) has led some to consider the Israeli-Syrian
    track to be relatively simple and straightforward. While simple
    it is not and straightforward it is only in relative terms, the
    Syrian-Israeli conflict can indeed be settled without prejudice
    to the central act of the Arab-Israeli drama.
 

    
Iraq,
    its Neighbors, and the Obama Administration: Syrian and Saudi
    Perspectives

    
from United States Institute of Peace 

    Since 2004, USIP's "Iraq and its Neighbors" initiative
    has sponsored track II dialogues and ongoing research on relations
    between Iraq and its six immediate neighbors. As part of this
    work, the Institute—in partnership with the Stimson Center—sponsored
    a bipartisan, independent, and unofficial Study Mission to Syria
    and Saudi Arabia in mid-January 2009.

    
The
    Private Sector in Security Sector Reform: Essential But Not Yet
    Optimized

    
from United States Institute of Peace 

    While the U.S. and world economies are slowing markedly, Security
    Sector Reform (SSR) is a growth industry for the private sector.
    U.S. government employees may set SSR policy and design projects,
    but implementation is extensively outsourced to private contractors.

    
Securing
    Afghanistan: Getting on Track

    
from United States Institute of Peace 

    New USIP report, "Securing Afghanistan," strengthens
    case for urgent, sustainable reforms. This first-ever comprehensive
    analysis of international security assistance shows many donors
    have not met their Afghan commitments.
 

    
Building
    Blocks for Citizenship and a Peaceful Transition in Sudan

    
from United States Institute of Peace 

    Sudan’s upcoming elections in 2009 raise hopes and concerns
    for the country’s future. According to the Comprehensive
    Peace Agreement (CPA), signed in 2005 between the ruling National
    Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement
    (SPLM), Sudan is scheduled to hold national and state level elections
    in 2009.
 

    
Reconstructing
    Gaza – Lessons from Lebanon

    
from United States Institute of Peace 

    As the international community continues to debate humanitarian
    assistance to Gaza, USIP examines “Reconstructing Gaza –
    Lessons from Lebanon” by Beirut-based Alistair Harris, a
    Deployable Civilian Expert for the British Government’s
    Stabilisation Unit. Harris argues that donors should avoid the
    temptation to adopt a mechanistic, one size fits all solution.
    “In the rush to rebuild what was destroyed, it should be
    remembered,” writes Harris, “that the major catalysts
    for this conflict were political and economic. As such, the reconstruction
    effort must ensure that viable employment initiatives form part
    of the post-conflict stabilization plan. This was very much a
    man-made humanitarian disaster,” concludes the report. “If
    the underlying issues are not addressed, unfortunately renewed
    conflict would seem inevitable.”

    
Resolving
    the Crisis over Constitutional Interpretation in Afghanistan

    
from United States Institute of Peace 

    The debate over where to locate the power to issue constitutional
    interpretations that would bind the branches of the government
    began during the constitutional drafting process in 2003. Initially,
    the draft constitution submitted to President Karzai by the Constitutional
    Drafting Commission contained provisions for a Constitutional
    Court, distinct from the Supreme Court.
 

    
Conducting
    Elections in Darfur: Looking ahead to Sudan’s 2009 Elections

    
from United States Institute of Peace 

    With elections planned in Sudan in 2009, the question of how
    residents of the Darfur region should participate points to a
    number of challenges that remain unanswered. Is the security
    situation in Darfur adequate to permit elections?

    UN
    COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT

    AVOID
    FOCUS ON PAST SETBACKS IN AFGHANISTAN, SEIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
    PROGRESS, HELP AFGHANS SECURE NEW VISION FOR FUTURE, SAYS UN
    SECRETARY-GENERAL
 

    UN
    GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONFIRMS HELEN CLARK OF NEW ZEALAND AT HELM
    OF UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, APPOINTS THREE AD LITEM
    JUDGES TO DISPUTE TRIBUNAL

    UN
    SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES UNITED STATES INTENTION TO SEEK HUMAN
    RIGHTS COUNCIL SEAT; SAYS CONCRETE EMBODIMENT OF COUNTRY'S COMMITMENT
    TO 'NEW ERA OF ENGAGEMENT'

    UN
    HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS POSSIBLE CHANGES TO RULES OF
    PROCEDURE GOVERNING SUBMISSIONS OF INDIVIDUAL COMMUNICATIONS
    UNDER OPTIONAL PROTOCOL
 

    UN
    SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES FORMATION OF NEW GOVERNMENT IN ISRAEL

    UN
    COMMITTEE MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL, POLITICAL RIGHTS
    COVENANT HEARS REPORTS FROM RAPPORTEURS ON CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS,
    INDIVIDUAL COMMUNICATIONS
 

    
U.S.
    International Reserve Position

    
from U.S. Treasury - Press Releases - All


    April 1, 2009

    2009-4-1-13-32-7-24171

    


    Amnesty
    International welcomes the USA's decision to re-engage with the
    United Nations Human Rights Council

    from Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News Releases


    Amnesty International welcomes the announcement this week by
    the USA that it will seek election to the United Nations Human
    Rights Council

    



    
Top
    US, Mexico officials to discuss drug cartels

    
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
    EST by By EILEEN SULLIVAN

    SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The Obama administration's top cops and their
    Mexican counterparts are looking for ways to stop arms smuggling
    across the border as well as new strategies for fighting the
    drug cartels that have fueled violence in both countries....
 

    
Obama
    and Hu schedule meeting in Beijing

    
from AP Top International News At 5:48
    a... by By FOSTER KLUG

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama and Chinese President
    Hu Jintao, who agreed to meet in Beijing this year, are looking
    to improve the often-tense relations between two nations seen
    as pivotal to hopes of ending the global economic crisis....
 

    IAEA
    chief welcomes Russian-US nuclear commitments

    from AP Top International News At 5:48 a... 

    VIENNA (AP) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency says its
    chief is "greatly encouraged" by Russian-U.S. commitments
    to reduce nuclear arsenals and strengthen nonproliferation....

    
Senate
    likely to back Sebelius for U.S. health chief

    
from Reuters: Top News 

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's choice to lead
    the U.S. healthcare system appears headed for confirmation, ready
    to rally insurers, lawmakers, hospitals and patients behind an
    ambitious overhaul agenda.
 

    
U.S.
    House backs new pay curbs at bailed-out banks

    
from Reuters: Politics 

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday
    approved legislation to curb "excessive" employee pay
    at financial firms that receive government bailout funds, a measure
    that could supplant an earlier effort to heavily tax executive
    bonuses.

    
Obama
    wants progress on South Korea free trade: official

    
from Reuters: Politics 

    LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told South Korean
    President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday problems remain on a stalled
    free trade deal between the two countries but that he wants to
    make progress, a U.S. official said.

    
Flexibility
    in the Timing of Emission Reductions Under a Cap-and-Trade Program

    
from Recent CBO Publications 

    Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House
    of Representatives
 

    
An
    Assessment of the Potential Effects of the Reductions in Medicare's
    Payment Rates for Physicians Called for Under Current Law

    
from Recent CBO Publications 

    Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.

    A
    Review of CBO's Activities in 2008 Under the Unfunded Mandates
    Reform Act

    
Taiwan
    shares open higher

    
Central News Agency

    Taipei, April 1 (CNA) The Taiwan Stock Exchange's main index
    opened higher Wednesday, moving
 

    
U.S.
    official visits Taiwan to discuss bilateral trade issues

    
Taiwan News, Staff Writer,Central News
    Agency

    U.S. Deputy Assistant Trade Representative Eric Altbach is currently
    on a visit in Taipei, Taiwan’s capital, to discuss certain
    bilateral trade issues, a Ministry of

    
House
    takes another whack at AIG

    
from Politico.com: congress by Victoria
    McGrane

    The latest AIG bill passes the House on a largely party-line
    vote, 247-171.
 

    
Obama:
    Bush-era diplomacy is over

    
from Politico.com: Politics by Jonathan
    Martin

    Obama's international debut is starkly different from the approach
    America's allies grew to know.
 

    Vice
    President Biden Meets With Peace Corps Volunteers And Staff In
    Costa Rica

    Boise
    Resident Introduces Solar Cooking to Small Communities in Mexico

    Media
    Roundtable with DNI Blair
 

    
Hirsh:
    Geithner May Have It Right After All

    
from Newsweek Top News 

    Geithner may have it right after all. 

    
Treasury
    Secretary Geithner Hits His Stride

    
from Newsweek Top News 

    Treasury chief retains the support of his boss—and he's
    starting to hit his stride. 

    
Gov.
    Granholm: Detroit's Future Should Be Electric

    
from Newsweek Top News 

    Michigan's governor says her state's future is battery-powered.
    


    
Maps
    of Henry David Thoreau

    
from Library of Congress: Upcoming Events


    John Hessler, a senior reference librarian in the Geography and
    Map Division at the Library of Congress, will discuss Thoreau’s
    mapping interests in "Building, Dwelling, Thinking: A Study
    of the Cartographic Manuscripts of Henry David Thoreau,"
    a lecture at noon on Wednesday, April 8, in the Geography and
    Map Reading Room in the basement level of the James Madison Building,
    101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.

    
EPA
    Official to Discuss Global Environmental Issues

    
from Library of Congress: Upcoming Events


    The Law Library of Congress will host a lecture by Barry Hill,
    senior counsel for environmental governance in the Office of
    International Affairs at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    (EPA).

    
Library
    of Congress Subject Headings Weekly List 12, 2009

    
from Library of Congress: Subject Headings
    Weekly Lists 

    List of new or revised Library of Congress subject headings approved
    by the weekly editorial meeting of the Acquisitions and Bibliographic
    Access Policy and Standards Division on March 25, 2009
 

    
Plans
    to stabilise Afghanistan

    
from BBC News Player | World 

    Seventy nations have gathered under what is being labelled a
    diplomatic Big Tent in The Hague to review non-military ways
    to stabilise Afghanistan.

    
World
    urged to help Afghanistan

    
from BBC News Player | World 

    Delegates from across the world will meet in The Hague in a one-day
    conference to breathe new life into Afghan reconstruction.

    
Netanyahu
    sworn in as Israeli PM

    
from BBC News Player | World 

    Israel's parliament has sworn in Benjamin Netanyahu as prime
    minister and approved the new right-leaning coalition cabinet
    by 69 votes to 45.
 

    
US-Russian
    nuclear 'breakthrough'

    
from BBC News Player | World 

    US President Barack Obama has met the Russian President Dmitry
    Medvedev in London.

    
Group
    of 20 leaders get to work at crisis summit

    
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
    EST by By JANE WARDELL

    LONDON (AP) -- Leaders of the world's rich and major developing
    countries began talks aimed at agreeing a new deal on the global
    economy at a crisis summit in London on Thursday, hoping to clear
    up divisions over how far to go with tougher financial regulation....
 

    
GAO-09-560T,
    High Speed Passenger Rail: Future Development Will Depend on
    Addressing Financial and Other Challenges and Establishing a
    Clear Federal Role, April 1,
    2009

    
from GAO Reports 

    This testimony discusses the potential viability of high speed
    rail in the United States. Federal and other decision makers
    have had a renewed interest in how high speed rail might fit
    into the national transportation system and address increasing
    mobility constraints on highways and at airports due to congestion.
    This testimony is based on our report issued March 19, 2009,
    entitled High Speed Passenger Rail: Future Development Will Depend
    ...
 

    GAO-09-543T,
    Defense Acquisitions: Measuring the Value of DOD's Weapon Programs
    Requires Starting with Realistic Baselines, April 1, 2009

    GAO-09-538T,
    Contingency Contracting: DOD, State, and USAID Are Taking Actions
    to Track Contracts and Contractor Personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan, April 1, 2009

    GAO-09-487,
    2008 Lobbying Disclosure: Observations on Lobbyists' Compliance
    with Disclosure Requirements,
    April 1, 2008
 

    GAO-09-464T,
    Human Capital: Improved Implementation of Safeguards and an Action
    Plan to Address Employee Concerns Could Increase Employee Acceptance
    of the National Security Personnel System, ...
 

    GAO-09-444T,
    Wildland Fire Management: Actions by Federal Agencies and Congress
    Could Mitigate Rising Fire Costs and Their Effects on Other Agency
    Programs, April 1, 2009

    
GAO-09-341,
    Methadone-Associated Overdose Deaths: Factors Contributing to
    Increased Deaths and Efforts to Prevent Them, March 26, 2009

    
from GAO Reports 

    Prescription drug abuse is a growing public health problem. In
    particular, methadone-associated overdose deaths--those in which
    methadone may have caused or contributed to the death--have risen
    sharply. Before the late 1990s, methadone was used mainly to
    treat opioid addiction but has since been increasingly prescribed
    to manage pain. Taken too often, in too high a dose, or with
    other drugs or alcohol, methadone can cause serious side effects
    ...
 

    
USSGL
    IRC Meeting: March 19, 2009

    
from FMS Publications 

    Updated 4/1/2009: U.S. Government Standard General Ledger Board
    and Issues Resolution Committee Meeting Minutes. March 19, 2009.
    GENERAL ITEMS:. Kathy Winchester (FMS) opened the meeting and
    announced that the IRC would discuss capital transfers and the
    Multiline Project.HANDOUTS: USSGL Changes Related to Capital
    Transfe

    
April
    1, 2009 TREASURY TAX AND LOAN

    
from FMS Publications 

    Updated 4/1/2009: April 1, 2009 TREASURY TAX AND LOAN INVESTMENT
    PROGRAM NOTICE OF TRANSFERS Action Percentage 1/Balance Date
    Due Date Amount (Millions) C Call 46% 04-01-2009 04-01-2009 $
    1,513 The actual results of each account transfer will be announced
    on the business day following the corresponding due date. 1/Ac

    
DTS:
    March 31 2009

    
from FMS Publications 

    Updated 4/1/2009: 1 DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT PAGE: 1 Cash and
    debt operations of the United States Treasury Tuesday March 31,
    2009 (Detail, rounded in millions, may not add to totals) _ TABLE
    I Operating Cash Balance | _ |
 

    
Minority
    Bank Deposit Program: Overview of MBDP

    
from FMS Programs and Services 

    Updated 4/1/2009: Minority Bank Deposit Program Overview. This
    voluntary program encourages federal agencies, State and local
    governments and the private sector to use Minority Bank Deposit
    Program participants as depositaries and financial agents. Banks
    are certified by the Financial Management Service and included
    on an annual pr

    
FTC
    Chair Issues Commission's Annual Report at ABA Spring Meeting

    
from Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - Text
    of Press Releases 

    In Tough Economic Times, FTC Focused on Financial Services, Health
    Care, Energy, Privacy, Technology

    
New
    FTC Web Site Helps Consumers Cope With Tough Economic Times

    
from Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - Text
    of Press Releases 

    Provides Advice on Debt, Employment, and Avoiding Scams
 

    
FTC
    Tells Congress Changes in Law and More Resources Would Enhance
    the Agency's Consumer Protection Efforts in Financial Services
    Markets

    
from Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - Text
    of Press Releases 

    The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. House Subcommittee
    on Financial Services and General Government of the Committee
    on Appropriations that the FTC has intensified its efforts to
    protect consumers in financial services markets, and that changes
    in the law and additional resources would enhance the agency's
    effectiveness.

    
FTC
    Testifies in Support of Bill Banning "Pay-for-Delay"
    Settlements Between Brand and Generic Drug Companies

    
from Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - Text
    of Press Releases 

    Congressional Action Necessary to Prevent Higher Pharmaceutical
    Costs to Consumers and Federal, State, and Local Governments
 

    
Telemarketers
    Settle Charges of Misleading Consumers with "Free"
    Product Pitches

    
from Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - Text
    of Press Releases 

    Defendants Claimed to be Calling on Behalf of a Major Retailer
    or Credit Card Company
 

    
Competition
    Acting Director David Wales to Leave FTC

    
from Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - Text
    of Press Releases 

    Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz announced today
    that David P. Wales, Acting Director of the Bureau of Competition
    for the past nine months, will leave the FTC in May.

    
Secretary
    Salazar Lauds President Obama's Intent to Nominate Anne Castle
    as Assistant Secretary for Water and Science

    
from DOI News Releases 

    WASHINGTON, D.C.—Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today
    lauded President Obama's announcement that he intends to nominate
    Anne Castle to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water
    and Science. Castle has more than 25 years of experience in water
    rights,water quality and natural resources law.She currently
    serves as a partner in the Denver,Colo.office of Holland and
    Hart LLP.

    
Secretary
    Salazar to Address 25X’25 America’s Energy Future.Will
    Discuss USGS-MMS Report on Outer Continental Shelf Energy Resources

    
from DOI News Releases 

    THURDSAY, APRIL 2, 2009. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
    will address the 25X’25 America’s Energy Future Summit
    in Arlington, Virginia, to discuss the potential for renewable
    energy development on America’s public lands and oceans
    and will release the Executive Summary of a report he commissioned
    from the U.S. Geological Survey and Minerals Management Service
    on U.S. energy resources and challenges on the Outer Continental
    Shelf. A media availability will follow his remarks.
 

    
DARPA
    technologies participate in Cobra Gold 2009

    
Cobra Gold is a two-week annual joint training
    exercise held Feb. 4-17 in Thailand.from Defense Advanced Research
    Projects Agency News 

    DARPA technologies participate in Cobra Gold 2009. Cobra Gold
    is a two-week annual joint training exercise held Feb. 4-17 in
    Thailand. It is the latest in a continuing series of exercises
    designed to promote regional peace and security.
 

    Aviation
    Week (3/16/09) highlights DARPA’s counter-sniper programs
    – Boomerang, C-Sniper and Crosshairs.

    David
    Hambling notes in The Guardian (3/5/09) that DARPA is “pioneering
    micro technology for just about every device, from 10g video
    cameras to tiny atomic clocks.”
 

    DARPA’s
    Disruption Tolerant Networking program is featured in “Routing
    around the obstacles” in Defense News (3/23/09).

    
World
    Leaders - CIA Updates for 18 - 31 March, 2009

    
from CIA Library 

    April 1 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members
    of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan,
    Bahamas, The, Belgium, Burma, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba--NDE, Czech
    Republic, Georgia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Luxembourg,
    Madagascar, Nepal, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Togo.
    Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling
    of officials' names in the country listings during the period
    18 - 31 Mar 2009.

    
H.R.
    1299, Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act
    of 2009

    
from CBO's Latest 10 Documents 

    Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee
    on Administration on March 25, 2009
 

    
H.R.
    151, Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2009

    
from CBO's Latest 10 Documents 

    Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee
    on House Administration on March 25, 2009

    
H.R.
    1580, Electronic Device Recycling Research and Development Act

    
from CBO's Latest 10 Documents 

    Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee
    on Science and Technology on March 25, 2009

    
H.R.
    1664, A bill to amend the executive compensation provisions of
    the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit
    unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not
    based on performance standards

    
from CBO's Latest 10 Documents 

    Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee
    on Financial Services on March 26, 2009
 

    
H.R.
    415, Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2009

    
from CBO's Latest 10 Documents 

    Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee
    on House Administration on March 25, 2009

    
H.R.
    749, A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
    to permit candidates for election for federal office to designate
    an individual who will be authorized to disburse funds of the
    authorized campaign committees of the candidate i

    
from CBO's Latest 10 Documents 

    Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee
    on House Administration on March 25, 2009
 

    
H.R.
    985, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009

    
from CBO's Latest 10 Documents 

    Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee
    on the Judiciary on March 25, 2009
 

    H.R.
    1145, National Water Research and Development Initiative Act
    of 2009

    from CBO's Latest 10 Documents 

    Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee
    on Science and Technology on March 25, 2009
 

    
VIDEO:
    British House of Commons Prime Minister's Questions

    
from C-SPAN Recent Video 

    British P.M. Gordon Brown answered numerous questions on this
    week's G-20 meeting, unemployment and pensions. Conservative
    Leader David Cameron asked about MPs' expenses, urging a meeting
    between party leaders.

    Length: 50 min.

    
Published: Wednesday at 7am (ET)

    
VIDEO:
    Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), Financial Services Cmte., Member

    
from C-SPAN Recent Video 

    Rep. Himes talks about his executive compensation bill, which
    is expected on the House floor today, as well as how the U.S.
    should approach new regulations of financial markets. The bill
    (HR 1664) amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act to
    say that executive compensation at companies that receive TARP
    funds must not be unreasonable or excessive, and that compensation
    should be tied to certain performance standards. 

    Length: 34 min.

    
Published: Wednesday at 7:30am (ET)
 

    
VIDEO:
    Willem Buiter, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development,
    Chief Economist

    
from C-SPAN Recent Video 

    Willem Buiter previews the upcoming G20 and give his perspective
    on the U.S. and European economies. 

    Length: 21 min.

    
Published: Wednesday at 8am (ET)
 

    
VIDEO:
    Mick Riordan, World Bank, Senior Economist

    
from C-SPAN Recent Video 

    Leaders of the G20 meet on Thursday to discuss the global economy.
    On Tuesday, the World Bank released their Global economic forecast
    for 2009. Mick Riordan joins us to discuss the findings. 

    Length: 36 min.

    
Published: Wednesday at 9am (ET)

    
VIDEO:
    David Chalian, ABC News, Political Director

    
from C-SPAN Recent Video 

    David Chalian takes a look at Congressional politics, including
    the NY 20th District results & upcoming races in 2010. 

    Length: 25 min.

    
Published: Wednesday at 9:30am (ET)
 

    
VIDEO:
    Justice Dept. Drops Charges Against Fmr. Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)

    
from C-SPAN Recent Video 

    Atty. Gen. Eric Holder announced that the Justice Dept. is dropping
    charges against fmr. Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK). The Dept. is dismissing
    its indictment because prosecutors withheld information from
    the defense during the Senator’s trial. He was convicted
    of lying about gifts he received while in office. v

    Length:

    
Published: Today at 11am (ET)
 

    
VIDEO:
    House Democrats Press Conference on FY 2010 Budget

    
from C-SPAN Recent Video 

    House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) was joined by House
    Budget Cmte. Chairman Rep. John Spratt (D-SC), House Education
    and Labor Cmte. Chairman Rep. George Miller (D-CA), and others
    at a press conference to discuss the Obama Administration's proposed
    FY 2010 budget.

    Length: 43 min.

    
Published: Wednesday at 11:30am (ET)

    
VIDEO:
    State Department Press Briefing

    
from C-SPAN Recent Video 

    Acting Spokesman Gordon Duguid conducts a daily briefing at the
    State Department.

    Length: 26 min.

    
Published: Wednesday at 11:30am (ET)
 

    
VIDEO:
    National Cable and Telecommunications Association "The Cable
    Show '09" Conference

    
from C-SPAN Recent Video 

    The National Cable and Telecommunications Association hosts "The
    Cable Show '09" conference in Washington. Executives from
    media content, delivery and technology sectors discussed the
    building on the technology tools of today, and planning out the
    revolution for tomorrow.

    Length: 59 min.

    
Published: Wednesday at 1:30pm (ET)
 

    
VIDEO:
    House Rules Cmte. Meeting on Rules for House Floor Debate

    
from C-SPAN Recent Video 

    Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) chaired a House Rules Committee
    meeting on rules for House Floor general debate.

    Length:

    
Published: Wednesday at 3pm (ET)

    
VIDEO:
    German Chancellor Merkel & French President Sarkozy Joint
    News Conference

    
from C-SPAN Recent Video 

    As part of the G20 Summit in London, German Chancellor Angela
    Merkel & French President Nicolas Sarkozy held a joint news
    conference. Both agreed that a "new constitution of financial
    markets must contain concrete results." 

    Length: 23 min.

    
Published: Wednesday at 6pm (ET)
 

    
VIDEO:
    G20 Summit Events in London for Thursday

    
from C-SPAN Recent Video 

    When world leaders meet in London today for the G20 Summit, they
    will attempt to draft a united plan for confronting the global
    economic crisis. Afterwards, British P.M Gordon Brown and Pres.
    Obama will discuss the results in separate press conferences.

    Length:

    
Published: Today at 10am (ET)
 

    
Feds
    seize Madoff's mansion, yacht, small boat

    
from AP Top Headlines At 4:24 a.m. EST
    by By BRIAN SKOLOFF and By TAMARA LUSH

    PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Federal authorities seized disgraced
    financier Bernard Madoff's Palm Beach mansion, his vintage yacht
    and a smaller boat Wednesday, part of an effort to recoup assets
    to pay back investors he swindled. Barry Golden, a spokesman
    for the U.S. Marshals Service, said about five marshals arrived
    at the 8,753-square-foot, five-bedroom mansion late Wednesday
    afternoon, hours after the boats were seized....

    
Obama,
    Brown say G-20 deal will fight recession

    
from AP Top Headlines At 4:24 a.m. EST
    by By JANE WARDELL

    LONDON (AP) -- Doggedly optimistic in the face of doubts, President
    Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown predicted
    Thursday's emergency G-20 economic summit would produce a significant
    global deal to tackle the deepening worldwide recession. Others
    weren't so sure....
 

    
US
    to boost ports of entry along US-Mexico border

    
from AP Top Headlines At 4:24 a.m. EST
    by By EILEEN SULLIVAN

    SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The Obama administration plans to spend more
    than $400 million to upgrade ports of entry and surveillance
    technologies to help thwart drugs and arms smuggling along the
    U.S-Mexico border. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano
    said Wednesday that the projects will help keep violence from
    spilling across the border....
 

    
Obama
    joins world leaders tackling economic crisis

    
from AP Top Headlines At 4:24 a.m. EST
    by By MARK S. SMITH

    LONDON (AP) -- After dropping in at the palace and dining late
    at 10 Downing St., President Barack Obama on Thursday launched
    into economic summitry and more first-time meetings with key
    U.S. allies....

    
Obama,
    South Korean leader talk economy, security

    
from AP Top Headlines At 4:24 a.m. EST
    by By MARK S. SMITH

    LONDON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he and his South Korean
    counterpart plan are discussing "peace and stability"
    on the Korean peninsula as tensions grow over a planned North
    Korea rocket launch....
 

    
Obama
    takes on North Korea conflict, economy

    
from AP Top Headlines At 4:24 a.m. EST
    by By MARK S. SMITH

    LONDON (AP) -- President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart
    agreed Thursday on the need for a "stern, united" international
    response if North Korea goes ahead with a planned rocket launch,
    according to South Korean officials. Obama pledged to push for
    "peace and stability" as the standoff intensified....
 

    
House,
    Senate poised to adopt pared-back budget

    
from AP Top Headlines At 4:24 a.m. EST
    by By ANDREW TAYLOR

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats controlling the House and Senate
    are on track to give President Barack Obama a key victory by
    adopting slightly pared-back versions of his $3.6 trillion budget....

    
Group
    of 20 leaders get to work at crisis summit

    
from AP Top Headlines At 4:24 a.m. EST
    by By JANE WARDELL

    LONDON (AP) -- Leaders of the world's rich and major developing
    countries began talks aimed at agreeing a new deal on the global
    economy at a crisis summit in London on Thursday, hoping to clear
    up divisions over how far to go with tougher financial regulation....
 

    
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Blue
    Green Alliance Backs Draft Clean Energy Bill

    
from AFL-CIO NOW BLOG by James Parks

    A week after issuing its own principles for climate change legislation,
    the Blue Green Alliance is praising a draft bill released yesterday
    by the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    

    
Blue
    Green Alliance: House Committee Takes A First Step Toward A Clean
    Energy Bill

    
from AFL-CIO NOW BLOG by James Parks

    A week after issuing its own principles for climate change legislation,
    the Blue Green Alliance said the draft bill released yesterday
    by the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce takes the
    first step toward building a strong clean energy economy.

    


    
McDonald’s
    to Limit Pesticides After Shareholder Action

    
from AFL-CIO NOW BLOG by James Parks

    In a big win for workers and consumers, McDonald’s Corp.,
    the largest purchaser of potatoes in the United States, has agreed
    to take steps to reduce pesticides used to produce french fries
    and other potato products.

    

    President
    Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts 04-01-09

    Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate
    the following individuals for key administration posts: Martha
    J. Kanter, Under Secretary of Education; Krysta Harden, Assistant
    Secretary for Congressional Relations, United States Department
    of Agriculture; and Stephen A. Owens, Assistant Administrator
    for the Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances,
    Environmental Protection Agency. 

    

    Background
    Readout by Senior Administration Officials on President Obama's
    Meeting with President Hu Jintao of China

    MR. HAMMER: Good afternoon, everybody. As promised, we're going
    to do a readout of the Chinese bilat with President Hu. We have
    here two individuals who will be briefing as senior administration
    officials on background.

    


    Background
    Readout to the Travel Pool by Senior Administration Officials
    on President Obama's Meeting with Chinese President Hu

    SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: I’ll just start briefly
    by saying the President accepted an invitation to visit China
    sometime in the later half of this year. And we’ll go from
    there.

    

    Background
    Readout By Senior Administration Officials On President Obama's
    Meeting With Russian President Medvedev

    SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Thank you, all. We just came
    from the meeting with our two Presidents. You saw, I think, already
    what they said publicly. Let me report that in the meeting, which
    I think went 70 minutes altogether, most of which was with our
    delegations but some of which was in a private meeting between
    the two of them -- we released the two documents which you already
    have.

    

    Vice
    President Joe Biden and Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announce
    Recovery Act Funding for Single Family Housing

    Vice President Joe Biden and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
    today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun
    disbursing the first wave of the $10 billion in guaranteed housing
    loans provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
    of 2009 (Recovery Act) to help spur economic and home ownership
    opportunities in rural America.

    


    Readout
    of the President 's call with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu

    The President spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu
    today. The President congratulated the Prime Minister after his
    swearing-in yesterday, and reaffirmed the United States' steadfast
    commitment to Israel and its security. 

    

    Background
    Readout To The Travel Pool By Senior Adminstration Officials
    On President Obama's Meeting With Russian President Medvedev

    SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Thank you all. So we just did
    what I think was a very successful first meeting, focused on
    real issues. It was not just a "let's get to know each other."
    As you'll see by the two documents that have been released --
    you probably all have them by now -- we established -- we did
    a lot of work before this meeting, and that was on purpose. The
    idea was to use this meeting to push things forward.

    

    Vice
    President Biden and Secretary Vilsack Highlight Recovery Act's
    Help to Rural Health Clinics

    Today, Vice President Biden and Department of Agriculture Secretary
    Tom Vilsack visited Faison, North Carolina to tour the Goshen
    Medical Center, which is a community health center receiving
    Recovery Act funds and serves Duplin, Eastern Sampson and Southern
    Wayne Counties. 

    


    Statement
    On Bilateral Meeting With President Hu Of China
 

    Joint
    Statement by Dmitriy A. Medvedev, President of the Russian Federation,
    and Barack Obama, President of the United States of America,
    Regarding Negotiations on Further Reductions in Strategic Offensive
    Arms

    Reset
    with Russia
 

    Meeting
    the Queen
 

    Morning
    in London

    Charges
    to be Dropped Against Stevens

    NPR has learned that the Justice Department will drop all charges
    against former Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK).

    


    
Just
    $32 Billion Left in Bank Bailout Funds

    Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told ABC News last weekend that
    there was about $135 billion left in the TARP fund, the government's
    financial rescue package that started out as $700 billion.

    
But the GAO now reports that figure is
    closer to $32 billion. 

    Democratic
    Model Projects Murphy Win in NY-20

    Democratic projections obtained by The Fix show Scott Murphy
    (D) beating Jim Tedisco (R) in New York's 20th district by 210
    votes after all outstanding absentee and military ballots are
    counted.

    

    
Senate
    rejects controversial fast-track budget procedure

    Posted: 06:50 PM ET

    
From CNN Congressional Producer Ted Barrett

    
WASHINGTON (CNN) – The Senate overwhelmingly
    voted Wednesday not to use a fast-track budget procedure to pass
    President Obama’s “cap and trade” plan to combat
    global warming.

    


    
Obama
    gives Queen an iPod

    Posted: 11:59 PM ET

    
From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney

    
(CNN) — What's the proper gift to
    present Queen Elizabeth II with at Buckingham Palace?

    

    Malaysia
    gets a new prime minister

    Posted: 12:50 AM ET

    KUALA LAMPUR, Malaysia (CNN) — Malaysia will swear in a
    new prime minister Friday — one tasked with reuniting a
    multi-racial nation and shoring up an economy in dire straits.

    

    G-20
    summit to begin

    Posted: 01:52 AM ET

    LONDON, England (CNN) — A much anticipated G-20 summit will
    begin Thursday morning in London, bringing together political
    and financial leaders to grapple with the world economic downturn.

    


    World
    markets rally

    Posted: 03:58 AM ET

    (CNN) — European markets charged higher in early trading
    Thursday, adding to strong performances across Asia and on Wall
    Street.

    

    Boost
    global funding for developing countries, India says

    Posted: 04:56 AM ET

    LONDON, England (CNN) — India’s prime minister, in
    a speech ahead of the G-20 economic summit, called for added
    funding to developing nations as a way to maintain demand in
    a troubled global economy.

    

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"We the People"...a letter
    from Michael Moore

    
Nothing like it has ever happened. The
    President of the United States, the elected representative of
    the people, has just told the head of General Motors -- a company
    that's spent more years at #1 on the Fortune 500 list than anyone
    else -- "You're fired!" 

    I simply can't believe it. This stunning, unprecedented action
    has left me speechless for the past two days. I keep saying,
    "Did Obama really fire the chairman of General Motors? The
    wealthiest and most powerful corporation of the 20th century?
    Can he do that? Really? Well, hmm! What else can he do?!"


    This bold move has sent the heads of corporate America spinning
    and spewing pea soup. Obama has issued this edict: The government
    of, by, and for the people is in charge here, not big business.
    John McCain got it. On the floor of the Senate he asked, "What
    does this signal send to other corporations and financial institutions
    about whether the federal government will fire them as well?"
    Senator Bob Corker said it "should send a chill through
    all Americans who believe in free enterprise." The stock
    market plunged as the masters of the universe asked themselves,
    "Am I next?" And they whispered to each other, "What
    are we going to do about this Obama?" 

    Not much, fellows. He has the massive will of the American people
    behind him -- and he has been granted permission by us to do
    what he sees fit. If you liked this week's all-net 3-pointer,
    stay tuned. 

    I write this letter to you in memory of the hundreds of thousands
    of workers over the past 25+ years who have been tossed into
    the trash heap by General Motors. Many saw their lives ruined
    for good. They turned to alcohol or drugs, their marriages fell
    apart, some took their own lives. Most moved on, moved out, moved
    over, moved away. They ended up working two jobs for half the
    pay they were getting at GM. And they cursed the CEO of GM for
    bringing ruin to their lives. 

    Not one of them ever thought that one day they would witness
    the CEO receive the same treatment. Of course Chairman Wagoner
    will not have to sign up for food stamps or be evicted from his
    home or tell his kids they'll be going to the community college,
    not the university. Instead, he will get a $23 million golden
    parachute. But the slip in his hands is still pink, just like
    the hundreds of thousands that others received -- except his
    was issued by us, via the Obama-man. Here's the door, buster.
    See ya. Don't wanna be ya. 

    I began my day today in Washington, D.C. I went to the U.S. Senate
    and got into their Finance Committee's hearing on the Wall Street
    bailout. The overseers wanted to know how the banks spent the
    money. And many of these banks won't tell them. They've taken
    trillions and nobody knows where the money went. It certainly
    didn't go to create jobs, relieve mortgage holders, or free up
    loans that people need. It was so shocking to listen to this,
    I had to leave before it was over. But it gave me an idea for
    the movie I was shooting. 

    Later, I stopped by the National Archives to stand in line to
    see the original copy of our Constitution. I thought about how
    twenty years ago this month I was just down the street finishing
    my first film, a personal plea to warn the nation about GM and
    the deadly economy it ruled. On that March day in 1989 I was
    broke, having collected the last of my unemployment checks, relying
    on help from my friends (Bob and Siri would take me out to dinner
    and always pick up the check, the assistant manager at the movie
    theater would sneak me in so I could watch an occasional movie,
    Laurie and Jack bought an old Steenbeck (editing) machine for
    me, John Richard would slip me an unused plane ticket so I could
    go home for Christmas, Rod would do anything for me and drive
    to Flint whenever I needed something for the film). My late mother
    (she would've turned 88 tomorrow if she were still with us) and
    my GM autoworker dad told me in the kitchen they wanted to help
    and handed me a check for an astounding thousand dollars. I didn't
    know they even had a thousand dollars. I refused it, they insisted
    I take it -- "No!" -- and then, in that parental voice,
    told me I was to cash it so I could finish my movie. I did. And
    I did. 

    So on that March day in 1989, as I was driving down Pennsylvania
    Avenue, my 9-year-old car just died. I coasted over to the curb,
    put my head down on the steering wheel and started to cry. I
    had no money to take it in to be repaired, and I certainly had
    nothing to pay the tow truck driver. So I got out, screwed the
    license plates off so I wouldn't be fined, turned my back and
    just left it there for good. I looked over at the building next
    to me. It said "National Archives." What better place
    to donate my dead car, I thought, as I walked the rest of the
    way home. 

    Though it wasn't easy for me, I still never had to suffer what
    so many of my friends and neighbors went through, thanks to General
    Motors and an economic system rigged against them. I wonder what
    they must have all thought when they woke up this Monday morning
    to read in the Detroit News or the Detroit Free Press the headlines
    that Obama had fired the CEO of GM. Oh -- wait a minute. They
    couldn't read that. There was no Free Press or News. Monday was
    the day that both papers ended home delivery. It was cancelled
    (as it will be for four days every week) because the daily newspapers,
    like General Motors, like Detroit, are broke. 

    I await the President's next superhero move. 

    Yours,

    Michael Moore

    MMFlint@aol.com

    MichaelMoore.com

    (Go State!) 

    P.S. Please know that it has not been lost on any of us from
    the Rust Belt how our corporate bigwigs were treated (remember,
    the auto companies wanted a loan, not a handout) compared to
    how the titans of Wall Street got trillions of free cash, lunch
    at the White House and a photo op with the Prez. Trust me, we
    get it. And, if there is a God in heaven, the thieves of Wall
    Street will soon pay. Also... the sight of our president having
    to promise that he would back every GM warranty and give consumers
    a bonus if they trade in their old Grand Am for a hybrid, was
    alternately sad, hilarious, and just plain weird. This is what
    it's come to: the Commander in Chief of the Free World is now
    Mr. Goodwrench. Jeesh. 

    
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1. Alternative multiobjective plans emphasizing
    water resource use in

    area I-[VI] 1974 Subject(s): WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT--NEVADA.

    
2. An analytical interdisciplinary evaluation
    of the utilization of the

    water resources of the Rio Grande in New Mexico 1973 Subject(s):

    WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT--RIO GRANDE BASIN.

    
4. Coordination directory of state and
    Federal agency water and land

    resources officials. 1978 Subject(s): LAND USE--U. S.--DIRECTORIES.

    ; WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT--U. S.--DIRECTORIES Note: Hearings
    held

    Jan. 16-Oct. 3, 1974. pt. 1. Energy crisis and small business.--pt.
    2. Oil

    shale.--pt. 3. Federal offshore oil and gas leasing policies.--pt.
    4.

    Propane and crude oil/conflicts of interest.

    
5. Energy data requirements of the Federal
    government : hearings before

    the Subcommittee on Activities of Regulatory Agencies of the
    Permanent

    Select Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives,
    Ninety-third

    Congress 1974 Subject(s): ENERGY POLICY--UNITED STATES ; OIL
    AND GAS

    LEASES--UNITED STATES ; OIL-SHALE INDUSTRY--UNITED ; STATES ;
    PETROLEUM

    INDUSTRY AND TRADE--UNITED STATES ; SMALL BUSINESS.

    
6. Government Printing & Binding Regulations
    1977 Subject(s): U.

    S.--GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. ; PRINTING, PUBLIC--U. S.

    
7. Government Printing & Binding Regulations
    reprinted April 1986, with

    addenda 1977 Subject(s): U. S.--GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. ; PRINTING,

    PUBLIC--U. S.

    
9. Water law and administration: the Florida
    experience 1968

    Subject(s): WATER--LAWS AND LEGISLATION--FLORIDA

    
10. International encyclopedia of statistics
    (vol. 1 & 2) 1978

    Subject(s): Statistics ; Dictionaries. Social sciences; Statistical

    methods; Dictionaries

    
11. Who's who in America 1976-1977 Subject(s):
    United States ;

    Biography ;

    
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1. Channel-forming discharge on the Dolores
    River and Yampa River,

    Colorado 2007

    3. EIS Cumulative Indexes 1977-1985

    4. Encyclopedia Americana 1997

    6. How to know the mammals 1959

    7. Improving data warehouse and business information quality:
    methods

    for reducing costs and increasing profits 1999 Subject(s):

    Industrial management; Data processing; Business; Data warehousing

    9. Motivation and organizational climate 1968 Subject(s):

    Employee morale; Job satisfaction

    11. Putting people first: how we can all change America 1992

    12. Sierra Nevada ecosystem project final report to congress:
    status of

    the Sierra Nevada vols. 1-3 1996

    13. Style guide: writing in the world of work 1987 Subject(s):

    English language; Rhetoric; Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Business
    English

    14. Third wave, the 1980 Subject(s): Social history; Social

    change; Civilization, Modern

    
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Issue Number: TT-2009-63 

    Inside This Issue

    
Nine Common Errors Made on Tax Returns

    
Errors made on tax returns may delay the
    processing of your return and the arrival of your refund. Avoiding
    the common errors below will help ensure your refund arrives
    on time: 

    Recovery Rebate Credit - Many returns filed in 2009 have errors
    involving the Recovery Rebate Credit, a credit for people who
    did not receive a stimulus payment in 2008 or who did not receive
    the maximum amount. To avoid delays in tax refunds, it is critical
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    Incorrect or misspelling of dependent’s last name - When
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    Filing status errors - Make sure you choose the correct filing
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    Math errors - When preparing paper returns you should review
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    Computation errors - Take your time. Many taxpayers are making
    mistakes when figuring the taxable income, withholding and estimated
    tax payments, Earned Income Credit, Standard Deduction for age
    65 or over or blind, the taxable amount of social security benefits,
    and child and dependent care credit. 

    Incorrect bank account numbers for Direct Deposit - If you are
    due a refund and requested direct deposit did you check your
    financial institution routing and account numbers? 

    Forgetting to sign and date the return - An unsigned tax return
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    Incorrect Adjusted Gross Income information - Taxpayers filing
    electronically must sign the return electronically using a personal
    identification number. To verify their identity taxpayers will
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    federal income tax return or their prior year PIN if they used
    one to file electronically last year. Taxpayers should not use
    an AGI amount from an amended return, Form 1040X, or a math error
    correction made by IRS. 

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    How
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    News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Formica From Kabul 

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:12:00 -0500 

    
NASA
    Image of the Day: Boosters

    Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 -0500

    The boosters of the Soyuz rocket that transported Expedition
    19 to the space station are shown here as the Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft
    and boosters are assembled...

    

    Group
    hotel reservations for meeting and conference planners
 

    National
    Conference on Emergency Communications in Chicago, Ill. on April
    22-24, 2009 

    NRC’S
    Fourth Annual Fuel Cycle Information Exchange June 23 - 25 in
    Rockville, Md.

    U.S.
    Department of State FY 2009 Funding Opportunity Announcement
    for NGO Programs in the North and South Caucasus benefiting Refugees
    and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:57:55 -0500
 

    Riegle
    Testimony on "The Future of Fusion Centers: Potential Promise
    and Dangers"

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:00:00 -0500

    Testimony of Testimony of Director Robert Riegle, State and Local
    Program Office, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, before the
    Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence,
    Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, "The
    Future of Fusion Centers: Potential Promise and Dangers,"
    given April 1, 2009 at the Cannon House Office Building.

    
National
    Council on Disability (NCD) Releases Annual Report

    
On March 31, 2009 NCD released its annual
    report to the President and Congress calling for a new integrated
    approach to disability policy within the Federal Government.
    The report looks at many issues including access to health care,
    housing and technology, and negative public attitudes and stereotypes
    about people with disabilities. The complete
    report can be downloaded in Word format. 

    TRICARE
    Launches New Web Page to Down Alcohol Abuse 

    Wednesday April 1, 2009 


    United
    States Department of Defense Image Gallery
 

    


    
In just 24 hours, Congress will begin voting
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    Obama, but for our entire movement. Taking just a few minutes
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Mitch Stewart

    Director

    Organizing for America

    
ADA
    (Americans with Disabilities Act) News for U.S. Department of
    Justice

    
An amicus brief with objections to the
    proposed Disney class action settlement regarding use of Segways
    and other two-wheeled devices has been added, and is now available.
    


    
INSPECTOR GENERAL RELEASES REPORTS ADDRESSING
    EX-IM BANK MEDIUM TERM EXPORT CREDIT PROGRAM

    
Export-Import Bank of the United States

    
March 31, 2009

    Media contact: Office of Inspector General (202) 565-3908



    The Office of Inspector General of the Export-Import Bank of
    the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has released an Audit Report and
    a separate Evaluation Report relating to Ex-Im Bank’s Medium
    Term Export Credit Guarantee and Insurance Programs (MT Program).
    Ex-Im Bank’s MT Program has significantly underperformed
    other Ex-Im Bank programs in recent years, accounting for a disproportionate
    share of credit and fraud losses. The audit and evaluation were
    undertaken at the request of Ex-Im Bank’s Chairman.

    The Audit Report concludes that Ex-Im Bank had not developed
    adequate customized policies, controls, systems and tools to
    address the enhanced risks of the MT Program. With regard to
    a majority of the findings made in the Audit Report, management
    acknowledged the need for improvement and cited actions management
    has taken or will take to address the issues raised by the findings
    and recommendations. Management accepted and committed to act
    upon six of the eight recommendations and declined to take action
    on the remaining two recommendations. The Audit Report, titled
    “Medium Term Export Credit Program – Credit and Fraud
    Risk Management and Business Process Improvement,” which
    includes management’s response to the Audit Report, is available
    at http://www.exim.gov/oig/documents/MT_Program_Business_Process_Final_Audit_Report.pdf.

    During the course of the MT Program Audit, the OIG identified
    a number of conditions affecting the efficiency and effectiveness
    of the Ex-Im Bank MT Program in addition to those presented in
    the Audit Report. Findings and suggestions for improvement addressing
    these conditions are presented in an Evaluation Report that is
    available at http://www.exim.gov/oig/documents/MT_Evaluation_Letter.pdf.

    The Ex-Im Bank OIG receives and investigates complaints and information
    concerning violations of law, rules or regulations, fraud against
    Ex-Im Bank, mismanagement, waste of funds and abuse of authority
    connected with the Bank's programs and operations. Reports can
    be delivered:

    
In person: 

    At the Office of Inspector General

    811 Vermont Avenue, NW, Room 978

    Washington, D.C. 20571

    
By telephone: 1-866-571-1801 (Hotline)

    
By mail: 

    Ex-Im Hotline

    Office of Inspector General

    811 Vermont Avenue, NW 

    Washington, D.C. 20571 

    
New
    Attorney Vacancies for U.S. Department of Justice

    
This page has recently been updated with
    the following new vacancies: 

    TRIAL
    ATTORNEYS, GS-12 THROUGH GS-15 CIVIL DIVISION, OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION
    LITIGATION APPELLATE LITIGATION WASHINGTON, DC Positions
    open until filled on a rolling basis. Accordingly, applications
    should be submitted as early as possible but, in any event, not
    later than May 1, 2009 

    
ADA.gov Site Map (text only) for U.S.
    Department of Justice

    
An amicus brief with objections to the
    proposed Disney class action settlement regarding use of Segways
    and other two-wheeled devices has been added, and is now
    available. 


    Message
    from CDFI Fund Director Donna Gambrell
    

    
NIOSH
    "What's New" list

    
This information has recently been updated,
    and is now available. 

    
CDC Upcoming NIOSH Conferences Update

    
June 1-4, 2009 

    2009 USPHS Scientific
    and Training Symposium 



    June 23-25, 2009 

    Ohio
    Water Environment Association 2009 Annual Conference



    June 25-28, 2009 

    41st National Association of School
    Nurses Conference 


    Statement
    from Acting Surgeon General Steven K. Galson about National Asbestos
    Week 

    
Research
    - Current International Public Transit Tenders for Federal Transit
    Administration

    
This page has recently been updated with
    new tenders, and is now available. 

    
Citizenship
    and Immigration Services Ombudsman for U.S. Department of Homeland
    Security

    
This information has recently been updated,
    and is now available. 

    Recommendations
    by the CIS Ombudsman to improve the process for payment of USCIS
    filing fees and other costs (PDF, 9 pages - 188 KB) - New
    4/1/2009 


    VACANCY:
    Supervisory Program Specialist (Data Management Analysis), GS-0301-13
    FEMA

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:11:08 -0500

    MP-09-265-SLC2 (Closing Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
 

    VACANCY:
    Supervisory Program Specialist (IHP Assistance Group), GS-0301-13
    FEMA

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:02:15 -0500

    DE-09-263-SLC2 (Closing Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT)

    VACANCY:
    Supervisory Program Specialist (Applicant Services), GS-0301-13
    FEMA

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:58:58 -0500

    DE-09-262-SLC2 (Closing Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
 

    VACANCY:
    Supervisory Program Specialist (Appeals/Recoup), GS-0301-13 FEMA

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:53:56 -0500

    DE-09-266-SLC2 (Closing Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
 

    
Hire,
    better, faster

    
The RPO team at Adecco helps Owens-Illinois
    find high-quality candidates more efficiently. (December 2008)

    
Electronic
    Health Records and Health Information Exchange

    
The Rx for an Ailing Healthcare System:
    With the new administration’s focus on improving healthcare,
    the key question is how to create a system that both reduces
    costs and improves patient care? Chris Deelsnyder, head of ACS'
    Government Healthcare, says a technology solution is to create
    electronic healthcare records that follow the patient wherever
    they seek care. (February 2009)
 

    
Managing
    Quality In Customer-Driven Organizations

    
By leveraging a broader array of quality
    management (QM) capabilities, organizations can reduce costs,
    gain peace of mind through reduced risk, improve customer satisfaction
    and create new revenue opportunities. (February 2009)
 

    
Improving
    Quality in Business Process Outsourcing

    
Achieve process and service quality with
    technology. (March 2009)

    
Best
    Practices Approach to SOA Testing

    
Many companies only do SOA testing at primitive
    levels, not testing the different components or services in SOA
    that must integrate. This insufficient, piecemeal approach to
    testing can create the risk of costly problems in SOA deployment.
    This paper describes Wipro's SOA testing solution that holistically
    addresses all of the challenges that companies currently encounter
    in SOA testing. (April 2009)
 

    Market
    Vista: 2008 in Review Highlights key developments in the outsourcing
    and offshoring industry –
    includes market activity assessment of leading destinations.
    This is the preview deck The full report is available by clicking
    here.
 

    
Every
    Solution has a Price – Primer on Pricing in IT Outsourcing
    Every Solution has a Price

    
Primer on Pricing in IT Outsourcing –
    Analysis of ITO pricing, key components of the pricing model
    in ITO and key issues in ITO pricing. This is the preview deck.
    The full report is available by clicking here.

    Innovation:
    Meeting the Challenge - CORE's 4th Annual Global Sourcing Conference

    Lead Sponsor: EDS (an HP company)

    Secondary sponsors: Blakes, TELUS, CGI

    April 23, 2009

    Toronto, Canada
 

    Building
    a Strong Foundation: How to Create a Robust Business Case 

    April 14, 2009

    Toronto, Canada

    
FAO
    Annual Report - Strategically Tackling the FAO Market in 2009

    
Maximizing Opportunities: Industry-leading
    coverage of the global FAO market – over 80 pages of analysis
    of market size, buyer adoption, contract characteristics, and
    supplier landscape. This is the preview deck.

    
The full report is available by clicking
    here.
    

    
U.S.
    Manufacturer Outsources to Chinese Supplier by Combining Product
    Lines to Achieve Volume

    
Fletcher-Terry felt pressure from lower-cost
    competitors just as its manufacturing costs were going up. It
    knew it had to outsource, but its manufacturing volumes were
    low. It struck a unique deal with iSUN; it consolidated several
    lines to generate the volumes its outsourcer required to preserve
    margins and keep costs down.
 

    
Is
    Your Supplier Financially Stable? Here are Five Ways to Tell

    
It’s difficult to detect corporate
    fraud particularly when the senior leadership is colluding with
    external parties. Everest VP Rick Lucas reports buyers can beef
    up their due diligence for possible warning signs. Here are six
    things to consider.

    
2009
    Outsourcing Excellence Awards Data Reveal New Trends in Service
    Provider Qualities

    
Outsourcing Center studied 42 outsourcing
    relationships to determine success factors based on characteristics
    the buyers liked about their service providers. The study revealed
    some significant findings around which both buyers and providers
    may want to shift some focus. 

    Starting
    a New Nearshore Supplier

    In today’s economy, the majority of companies are cutting
    back to survive the downturn. But Alejandro Graham and Roger
    Pena are bucking the trend and starting a new company. Their
    BPO delivery center in Managua, Nicaragua, opens this month.
    Here is why they feel confident they will succeed.
 

    U.S.
    Department of State Background Notes : Pakistan (03/09) 

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:49:45 -0500 

    FinCEN Updates 

    The GAO recently issued its report covering The
    Usefulness of SARs. 

    
Export Requirements for Meat & Poultry
    Products for USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

    
The export requirements for the Philippines
    and Japan have been revised. This information has recently been
    updated. 

    You may view a copy of the updated
    information. 


    NEW
    VACANCIES AT THE CFTC.gov

    The following job opening has been published. 

    09-150,
    Economist, CT-0110-9/13 

    Division of Market Oversight, Washington, DC 

    Closes April 14, 2009 

    


    
Budget Clearinghouse

    
Just a reminder that there is a Budget
    Clearinghouse on the Majority Leader’s website that
    is regularly updated with information on the House Democratic
    budget being considered on the Floor this week. This page has
    budget text and documents from the House Budget Committee; statements
    from Leadership and Committees; and fact sheets, reports and
    additional information. We will continue to update the clearinghouse
    as information becomes available.



    Click
    here to view the budget clearinghouse.

    
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Lessons
    Learned From Transport Airplane Accidents for U.S. Federal Aviation
    Administration

    
This information has recently been updated,
    and is now available. 


    
UST
    Home Page for U.S. Department of Justice

    
This information has recently been updated,
    and is now available. 

    
BSA
    Forms for FinCEN Updates

    
This information has recently been updated,
    and is now available. 

    
Economic
    Recovery Act of 2009 for U.S. Department of Homeland Security

    
This information has recently been updated,
    and is now available. 


    
Federal
    Register Notices for FinCEN Updates

    
This information has recently been updated,
    and is now available. 

    Fees
    Increased For Contract Interpreters 

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:35:00 -0500 

    Justice
    Department Files Voting Rights Lawsuit Against Town of Lake Park,
    Florida 

    Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:00:00 -0500 

    The Department filed a lawsuit today to challenge the at-large
    method of electing the Lake Park, Fla. Town Commission on the
    ground that it dilutes the voting strength of black citizens
    in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The lawsuit,
    filed in the U.S. District Court in Miami, alleges that as a
    result of racially polarized voting patterns in town elections,
    candidates preferred by black voters are usually defeated. 


    
Good
    Performers Initiative Awards 

    Bureau of Public Affairs

    
Office of the Spokesman

    
Washington, DC

    
April 1, 2009
 

    
United
    States to Host Joint Session of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative
    Meeting and Arctic Council 

    Bureau of Public Affairs

    
Office of the Spokesman

    
Washington, DC

    
April 1, 2009

    
Joint
    Statement by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary
    of the Treasury Tim Geithner on the Establishment of the U.S.-China
    Strategic and Economic Dialogue 

    Bureau of Public Affairs

    
Office of the Spokesman

    
Washington, DC

    
April 1, 2009
 

    
Albania
    and Croatia Deposit NATO Instruments of Accession 

    Bureau of Public Affairs

    
Office of the Spokesman

    
Washington, DC

    
April 1, 2009
 

    
U.S.
    and Switzerland Sign First Scientific and Technological Cooperation
    Agreement 

    Bureau of Public Affairs

    
Office of the Spokesman

    
Washington, DC

    
April 1, 2009

    U.S.
    Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Jason Ahern's
    Testimony on Cargo and Container Security

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:00:00 -0500

    Testimony of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner
    Jayson P. Ahern, before the House Appropriations Committee, on
    cargo and container security, on April 1, 2009.
 

    
ETA
    - Youth Services for United States Department of Labor

    
This information has recently been updated,
    and is now available. 

    
U.S.
    Department of State : Daily Press Briefing - April 1

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:35:13 -0500

    Gordon Duguid

    
Acting Deputy Department Spokesman

    Daily Press Briefing

    
April 1, 2009

    
The Live Meeting recording and PowerPoint
    from Wednesday's DMIS SIG Program are now available for download
    from:

    
http://www.disasterhelp.gov/disastermanagement/library/archive/presentations.shtm

    
The Live Meeting recording is a large file
    in Windows Media Video (.wmv) format and requires Windows Media
    Player 

    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.mspx

    
or Windows Media Components for QuickTime


    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx

    
or a similar product to view. Thanks to
    all who participated.

    
Regards, 

    Amy Sebring 


    
New
    Tax Division Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice

    
This information has recently been updated,
    and is now available. 

    
Laws
    & Regulations for U.S. Department of Homeland Security

    
This information has recently been updated,
    and is now available. 

    
News
    & Updates from the FAA Homepage

    
This information has recently been updated,
    and is now available. 


    CSMS#
    09-000153 - Changes in ACE Truck e-Manifest regarding the Western
    Hemisphere Travel Initiative
    (WHTI)

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:09:51 -0500
 

    
U.S.
    Department of State Interview With Jill Dougherty of CNN 

    Hillary Rodham Clinton

    
Secretary of State

    
April 1, 2009

    
U.S.
    Department of State Interview With Lara Logan of CBS 

    Hillary Rodham Clinton

    
Secretary of State

    
April 1, 2009
 

    
U.S.
    Department of State Interview With Andrea Mitchell of NBC 

    Hillary Rodham Clinton

    
Secretary of State

    
April 1, 2009

    U.S.
    Department of State Background Notes : Uruguay (03/09) 

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:33:19 -0500 

    FEMA
    Funds Help State And Local Governments Recover

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:38:51 -0500

    FRANKFORT, Ky. -- More than $28 million in Kentucky public works
    projects, almost all related to emergency protective measures
    and debris removal from January's crippling ice storm, has been
    approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
 

    VACANCY:
    Training Specialist, GS-1712-11/12/13 FEMA

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:46:12 -0500

    AN230928 (Closing Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
 

    VACANCY:
    Program Analyst, GS-0343-09 FEMA

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:54:05 -0500

    AN240994 (Closing Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT)

    VACANCY:
    Lead Contract Specialist, GS-1102-13/14 FEMA

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:01:50 -0500

    KAT-09-GCRO-7069-JAZ (Closing Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 00:00:00
    EDT)
 

    
FY
    2009 Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting
    Returning Refugees in Afghanistan
    (Countrywide Announcement) 

    Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration

    
Funding Announcement

    
April 1, 2009

    


    
Issue Number: N-2009-32 

    Inside This Issue

    
Notice 2009-32 announces
    the 2008 section 45K credit for fuel produced from a nonconventional
    source. For 2008, the section 45K credit is only available for
    fuel produced from coke or coke gas (other than from petroleum
    based products) and is not subject to phase-out. 



    Notice 2009-32 will appear in IRB 2009-17, dated April 27, 2009.
    

    


    
Is a Partnership Right for Your Business?
    

    From Bill Hewlett and David Packard, Google’s Larry Page
    and Sergey Brin, even Ben and Jerry - some of the biggest success
    stories in recent business history have hinged on collaborative
    business partnerships. Business partnerships offer small business
    owners many benefits in areas such as taxation, shared risk,
    access to funds, etc.

    
So whether you are looking to partner with
    your best friend, former boss, or even your spouse, here are
    some of the options and considerations every small business owner
    should know before diving into a business partnership. Read
    more... 


    
C-SPAN Daily Alert

    Programming Information for Weds. 4/1 - Thurs. 4/2, 2009

    **********************************************************************

    
C-SPAN Highlights

    
Tonight:

    * President Obama & Prime Minister Brown Joint News Conference
    (12am)

    * BBC Newsnight Broadcast on G-20 Summit (12:50am)

    * Republican Leaders Boehner & McConnell on FY 2010 Budget
    Proposal (1:40am)

    
Tomorrow:

    * U.S. House: In Session (10am) - LIVE

    **********************************************************************

    C-SPAN2 Highlights

    
Tonight:

    * Republican Leaders Boehner & McConnell on FY 2010 Budget
    Proposal (8pm)

    * House Republican Leaders Press Conference on FY 2010 Budget
    (8:15pm)

    * House Democratic Leaders Press Conference on FY 2010 Budget
    (8:55pm)

    
Tomorrow:

    * U.S. Senate: In Session (Time TBA) - LIVE

    **********************************************************************

    C-SPAN3 Highlights

    
Tonight:

    * House Hearing on FTC Consumer Credit and Debt Protection Practices
    (10pm)

    
Tomorrow:

    * House Hearing on AIG Intervention with Fmr. CEO Maurice Greenberg
    (10am) - LIVE

    * House Armed Services Hearing on POW/MIA Recovery and Accounting
    (2pm) - LIVE

    **********************************************************************

    C-SPAN Radio Highlights

    
Tonight:

    * Programming TBA. Check Schedule for Updates - http://www.c-span.org/Schedules/C-SPAN-Radio-Schedule.aspx

    
Tomorrow:

    * Washington Journal (7am) - LIVE

    * House Hearing on AIG Intervention with Fmr. CEO Maurice Greenberg
    (10am) - LIVE

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    Politics Highlights

    
* C-SPAN Political Programming - Sunday
    on C-SPAN at 6:30pm ET

    **********************************************************************

    Washington Journal Highlights

    
* Discussion on the G20 Summit

    * Discussion on the Budget

    * Interview with C-SPAN's StudentCam Winners

    * Discussion on Fmr. Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)

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    C-SPAN Capitol Spotlight

    
* House Republicans unveiled Wednesday
    an alternative fiscal 2010 budget plan they said would freeze
    non-defense, non-veterans discretionary spending for five years,
    hold down the national...- Full Story at http://www.c-span.org/capitolspotlight

    
* How many presidents were born in the
    month of April? - Answer at http://www.c-span.org/capitolspotlight

    
Order
    Free 2009 Consumer Action Handbook

    
Order your free copy of the 2009 Consumer
    Action Handbook, which includes expanded information on preventing
    foreclosure, managing your credit, filing for bankruptcy, filing
    a consumer complaint, and much more. 

    Pistachio
    Recall -- Search the FDA's list of recalled pistachios and pistachio-containing
    products. 


    
Press
    Releases for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

    
This information has recently been updated,
    and is now available. 

    CSMS#
    09-000154 - Attention All ACE Portal Accounts: Upcoming Changes

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:55:26 -0500

    Acting
    Director Charles Gallaway's Testimony on Container Security

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:00:00 -0500

    Testimony of Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Acting Director
    Charles Gallaway, before the House Appropriations Committee,
    on Container Security, on April 1, 2009.
 

    DoD
    Contracts for April 01, 2009 

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:13:00 -0500 

    Today
    in the Department of Defense, 4/2/2009 

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:32:00 -0500 

    Testimony
    of David D. Gersten on the Future of Fusion Centers: Potential
    Promise and Dangers

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:00:00 -0500

    Testimony of Acting Deputy Officer for Programs and Compliance
    David D. Gersten, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties,
    before the House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee
    on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment,
    "The Future of Fusion Centers: Potential Promise and Dangers,"
    given April 1, 2009 at the Cannon House Office Building.
 

    
About
    CBP for U.S. Customs and Border Protection

    
This information has recently been updated,
    and is now available. 

    U.S.
    Customs and Border Protection Contacts

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:31:55 -0500

    Report Suspicious Activity to 1-800-BE-ALERT

    Field
    Operations/Port Security

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:31:55 -0500

    All legal visitors and returning Americans, as well as sanctioned
    cargo, enter the U.S. through one of 314 land, air or seaports.
    CBP's immigration inspections are the initial and most vital
    components of enforcing U.S. immigration laws and assuring border
    security.
 

    Locate
    a Port Of Entry - Air, Land, or Sea

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:31:55 -0500

    For a list of Brokers and information about a port, click on
    the appropriate state, followed by specific port links, then
    click on "Brokers: View List".CBP operates out of more
    than 300 air, land and sea ports.
 

    NASA
    Awards Interim Protective Services Contract for Kennedy

    Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 -0500

    NASA has awarded a contract to Space Gateway Support of Cape
    Canaveral, Fla., to continue providing protective services at
    NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

    


    
House Democratic Budget Receives Broad
    Support

    
Today, the House began consideration of
    the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY 2010. Cutting
    the deficit, making a down payment on health care reform, investing
    in energy independence, and reforming education are critical
    to the long-term economic prosperity of our nation. To address
    these challenges and to build on the job-creating investments
    in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the House Democratic
    budget makes targeted investments in health care, energy, and
    education. Experts agree: these are critical investments that
    cannot wait.

    
Click here to read more about support for the House
    Democratic Budget.

    
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    NASA
    Sets Briefings for Upcoming Shuttle Mission to Hubble

    Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:00:00 -0500

    NASA will hold briefings Thursday, April 23, to update reporters
    about the space shuttle's fifth and final servicing mission to
    the Hubble Space Telescope.

    FSIS
    Notice 21-09 

    Humane Handling Activities and Documentation in Livestock Slaughter
    Establishments 

    FSIS
    Notice 22-09 

    Follow-Up Sampling of Certain Raw Ground Beef Products after
    an FSIS Verification Sample Tests Positive for E. Coli O157:H7


    FSIS
    Notice 23-09 

    Routine Sampling of Beef Manufacturing Trimmings Intended for
    Use in Raw Ground Beef 

    CSMS#
    09-000155 - Implementation of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
    Trade Bureau Tax Rate Increase

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:28:02 -0500
 

    CSMS#
    09-000156 - Lacey Act Programming Deployed 

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:43:26 -0500
 

    Secretary
    Napolitano Announces ARRA Funding for Southwest Border Ports
    of Entry

    Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:00:00 -0500

    
U.S.
    Department of State Passing of Former President Raúl Alfonsín
    

    Washington, DC

    
April 1, 2009
 

    
Today's top Air Force stories include:

    
Gates signs policy for dignified transfer
    operations

    http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123142450

    
Language emerges as element of national
    security

    http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123142378

    
Reserve commander briefs Congress

    http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123142433

    
Exercise tests disaster relief mobility
    support

    http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123142381

    
DOD program aims to create new biodiesel
    fuel

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City of Independence, Missouri, Agrees
    to Major Sewer System Upgrades (09-289) 



    United States Files Civil Lawsuit Against BP Exploration for
    Oil Spills on North Slope in Alaska (09-287) 

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    House Meets At… Last Vote Predicted…

    
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    Ten “One Minutes” Per Side 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

    
Complete Consideration of H.R.
    1256 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
    (Rep. Waxman – Energy and Commerce)



    Postponed Amendment Vote

    Buyer (IN) Amendment



    Complete Consideration of H.Con.Res.
    85 – Setting forth the congressional budget for the
    United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the
    appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through
    2014. (Rep. Spratt – Budget) (Subject to a Rule)

    
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