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Space
station crew return to Earth from Reuters: Science News KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz space capsule carrying three astronauts from the International Space Station landed safely in Kazakhstan on Tuesday |
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Saudi
remains biggest Japan oil supplier from Japan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com The Japanese Natural Resources and Energy Agency has said that crude oil imports from Kuwait had dropped 9.2% in October from a year earlier to 7.79 million barrels, or 251,000 barrels per day (bpd), |
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JAPAN:
Bill to freeze sale of Japan Post shares passes lower house from Japan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com TOKYO, Dec. 1 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING WITH MORE INFO) A bill to freeze the planned sale of shares in state-owned Japan Post Holdings Co. and its banking and insurance units to stop the priv. |
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UK
Social workers 'to be licensed' from BBC News Player | UK Social workers will need a licence to practice, a report aimed at boosting standards and morale is to recommend. |
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Australia
to reinforce personnel in Afghanistan from Afghanistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Tuesday revealed that Australia would boost its war effort in Afghanistan by sending more police and civilian aid, following a meeting with U.S. President Barac... |
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Iraqis
look for future with peace by National Post For the first time in years, the outdoor restaurants along Baghdad's Tigris River are open late into the night, filled with Iraqi families dining on ... |
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World
Bank bars Siemens for fraud in Russian project from Russia News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com Washington, Dec 1 (DPA) The World Bank has banned Limited Liability Company Siemens, a Russian subsidiary of Siemens AG, from participation in the agency's projects for four years. |
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Russia
successfully launches Intelsat-15 satellite into orbit from RIA Novosti Russia's Zenit-3SLB carrier rocket has successfully put into orbit a U.S. telecommunications satellite, the Intelsat-15 |
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Honduran
president-elect banking on US support from AP Top International News At 5:48 a... by By ALEXANDRA OLSON TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Honduras' president-elect is not worried that many countries do not recognize his election. Washington supports Porfirio Lobo, and that's what matters most to this Central American nation... |
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Obama
to detail Afghanistan war expansion from AP Top U.S. News At 3:24 a.m. EST by By JENNIFER LOVEN WASHINGTON (AP) -- After months of debate, President Barack Obama will spell out a costly Afghanistan war expansion to a skeptical public Tuesday night, coupling an infusion of as many as 35,000 more troops with a vow that there will be no endless U.S. commitment. His first orders have already been made: at least one group of Marines who will be in place by Christmas.... |
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Senate
healthcare debate begins from Reuters Video: Most Watched Videos Nov 30 - The U.S. Senate opened debate Monday on a broad healthcare overhaul, President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. |
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China
says talks best way to solve Iran nuclear issue from Reuters: Top News BEIJING (Reuters) - Talks remain the best way to solve the Iran nuclear issue, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on Tuesday, after Iran announced plans to expand uranium enrichment in defiance of international pressure. |
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Coal
concerns lead U.S. climate bill challenges from Reuters: Environment WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For anyone trying to understand why the United States is having such a hard time joining an international effort to combat global warming, a short drive west from Washington to one of the smaller states in the country might explain a lot. |
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Bank
of Japan to hold special policy meet: reports from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines |
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Economic
Report: China manufacturing up at fastest clip since 2004 from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories A pair of much-watched indexes of Chinese manufacturing activity show continuing expansion in November, adding to the view that recovery in the world’s most populous nation remains on track. |
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Iran
Says Diplomacy Still Option in Nuclear Dispute by Elizabeth Arrott Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says hope remains for a diplomatic solution to the international dispute over his country's nuclear program |
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Lobo
Wins Honduran Presidential Vote by VOA News Wealthy rancher Porfirio Lobo declares victory after election results showed broad lead for the candidate from the opposition National Party. The outcome was a vindication for Lobo, who narrowly lost to ousted President Manuel Zelaya in the 2005 vote |
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PRIVATE
EXPORTERS REPORT SALES ACTIVITY FOR SOUTH KOREA by info@fas.usda.gov Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 270,000 metric tons of corn for change of destinations from unknown destinations to South Korea for delivery during the 2009/2010 marketing year. |
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PRIVATE
EXPORTERS REPORT SALES ACTIVITY FOR IRAQ by info@fas.usda.gov Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 100,000 metric tons of hard red winter wheat for delivery to Iraq during the 2009/2010 marketing year. |
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PRIVATE
EXPORTERS REPORT SALES ACTIVITY FOR MEXICO by info@fas.usda.gov Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 734,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico. Of the total, 458,750 tons is for delivery during the 2009/2010 marketing year and 275,250 tons is for delivery during the 2010/2011 marketing year. |
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PRIVATE
EXPORTERS REPORT SALES ACTIVITY FOR CHINA by info@fas.usda.gov Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 116,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2009/2010 marketing year. |
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Manually
Reporting and Updating Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)
Component Codes BCAP-7, Manually Reporting and Updating Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) Component Codes(FOR State and County Offices) DATE POSTED: 2009-11-27 DATE EFFECTIVE: 2009-08-01 STATUS: CURRENT |
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FY
2010 Individual Development Plan (IDP) Information for FSA Employees
and Supervisors PM-2745, FY 2010 Individual Development Plan (IDP) Information for FSA Employees and Supervisors(FOR FSA Employees) DATE POSTED: 2009-11-30 DATE EFFECTIVE: 2010-10-01 STATUS: CURRENT |
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Cotton
and Wool Yearbook Data tables U.S. cotton and wool production, supply, use, trade, and price statistics. Includes domestic and world price series and indexes; State cotton acreage, yield, and production data; and conversions of U.S. textile imports and exports to raw fiber equivalents. |
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Outlook
for U.S. Agricultural Trade Offers the latest forecast of value and volume of U.S. farm exports, by commodity and region, as well as the agricultural trade balance for the coming year. Keeps readers abreast of how U.S. agricultural trade stacks up in a global market. |
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Outlook
for U.S. Agricultural Trade - Monday, November 30, 2009 Offers the latest forecast of value and volume of U.S. farm exports, by commodity and region, as well as the agricultural trade balance for the coming year. Keeps readers abreast of how U.S. agricultural trade stacks up in a global market. |
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Delta
IV WGS-3 Launch Set Dec. 2 The U.S. Air Force will launch the third Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle from Space Launch Complex 37, Dec 2. The launch window is 7:21-8:41 p.m. EST. |
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UN
Committee to Hold Special Meeting on 30 November to Observe International
Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People |
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Lack
of Political Progress in Middle East Has Created Vacuum for Violence,
Extremism, Senior Political Affairs Official Tells Security Council |
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Press
Conference by UN Secretary-General at United Nations Headquarters |
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UN
Second Committee Approves Texts on Sustainable Mountain Development,
Landlocked Developing Countries, Cyber Security |
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UN
Secretary-General Welcomes Proposal for International Conference
on Afghanistan |
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UN
Security Council Extends Arms Embargo, Related Sanctions, in
Democratic Republic of Congo until 30 November 2010, Unanimously
Adopting Resolution 1896 (2009) |
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UN
Secretary-General, on Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People,
Expresses Deep Concern in Committee at Year-Long Suspension of
Talks on Two-State Solution |
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Treasury
Announces Additional Initial Closing of Legacy Securities Treasury Department Announces Additional
Initial Closing of WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that Marathon Asset Management, L.P. has completed an initial closing of a Public-Private Investment Fund (PPIF) established under the Legacy Securities Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP). Marathon is partnering with Blaylock Robert Van, LLC on this PPIF. Blaylock Robert Van is a full-service, minority-owned investment banking firm. To date, PPIFs have completed initial and subsequent closings on approximately $5.07 billion of private sector equity capital which has been matched 100 percent by Treasury, representing $10.13 billion of total equity capital. Treasury has also provided $10.13 billion of debt capital, representing $20.26 billion of total purchasing power. Treasury expects an initial closing for the remaining PPIF to be announced soon. Following an initial closing, each PPIF has the opportunity to conduct additional closings over the following six months to receive matching Treasury equity and debt financing, with a total Treasury equity and debt investment in all PPIFs equal to $30 billion ($40 billion including private investor capital). Treasury will provide updates as subsequent PPIF closings occur. ### |
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Obama
administration Kicks off Mortgage Modification Conversion Drive November 30, 2009 TG-421 |
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SEC
Charges Hurricane Restoration Company and Executives in Post-Katrina
Accounting Fraud The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Dallas and New Orleans-based hurricane restoration company and several executives for lying about non-existent business deals in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and fraudulently inflating the company's stock price before the company's CEO sold millions of dollars in company shares. |
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Poland
agrees rules for hosting U.S. armed forces WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland and the United States have agreed the legal details of deploying U.S. troops in Poland after lengthy negotiations, Deputy Defense Minister Stanislaw Komorowski said on Friday. |
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World's
patience with Iran is limited: White House WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world is losing patience with Iran's behavior over its nuclear program and Tehran will be responsible for the consequences if it fails to meet its obligations, the White House said on Friday. |
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Democrats
expect healthcare overhaul to pass WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading Democrats on Sunday said they expect Congress to pass a major healthcare reform backed by President Barack Obama, but supporters may have to accept legislation that falls short on some issues. |
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Obama's
Afghan "surge" sets sights on Kandahar KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A year ago, mobile phones worked just fine in the pomegranate orchards and vineyards along the Arghandab river on the outskirts of Afghanistan's second largest city, Kandahar. |
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U.S.
praises Honduran vote, says more steps needed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday said Honduras' controversial election was a significant but not sufficient step in its efforts to restore democracy after a military coup five months ago. |
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Iran's
nuclear enrichment plans unacceptable: U.S. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran's plans to build 10 nuclear enrichment plants are unacceptable and may lead the international community to ratchet up the pressure on Tehran to halt the program, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said on Monday. |
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Cutting
jobless will take time: Summers WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's top economic adviser said on Monday that tackling high U.S. unemployment was vital but the problem would take time to fix. |
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MIT
analysis backs Obama health plan by Mike Allen The report finds Americans buying individual coverage will pay less than today's prices |
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Dem:
Bush intentionally lost bin Laden by Andy Barr Hinchey accuses Bush of letting bin Laden escape during the American invasion of Afghanistan. |
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Presidential
Veterans' Initiative Will Help Thousands of Veterans and Returning
Service Members by Michael Orenstein |
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OCC
Reminds Consumers To Read Fine Print on Gift Cards by Office of the Comptroller of the Currency The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency reminds consumers to read the terms and conditions of gift cards this holiday season. |
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OCC
Community Developments Newsletter Focuses on Bank Stabilization
Activities by Office of the Comptroller of the Currency The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released the fall 2009 edition of Community Developments focusing on bank strategies to mitigate the impacts of foreclosed properties on communities across the country. |
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OCC
Issues First Quarter 2010 CRA Examination Schedule by Office of the Comptroller of the Currency The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released its schedule of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) examinations to be conducted in the first quarter of 2010. |
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OCC
Deputy Comptroller Testifies on Responsible Lending by Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Deputy Comptroller for the Central District Bert A. Otto testified today about improving responsible lending to small businesses before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Financial Services. |
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New
York Fed announces $1.3 billion in Legacy CMBS and $72.2 million
in New Issue CMBS loans settled for November 17 facility |
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New
York Fed purchases $16 billion net ($16 billion gross) in agency
mortgage-backed securities |
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Statement
Regarding Reverse Repurchase Agreements As noted in the October 19, 2009 Statement Regarding Reverse Repurchase Agreements, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has been working internally and with market participants on operational aspects of triparty reverse repurchase agreements to ensure that this tool will be ready if the Federal Open Market Committee decides it should be used. In the coming weeks, as an extension of this work, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York plans to conduct a series of small-scale, real-value transactions with primary dealers. Like the earlier rounds of testing, this work is a matter of prudent advance planning by the Federal Reserve. It does not represent any change in the stance of monetary policy, and no inference should be drawn about the timing of any change in the stance of monetary policy in the future. |
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New
York Fed issues revised TALF documents and announces December
14 CMBS TALF operation |
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NTIA
Congressional Testimony: Hearing to Review Rural Broadband Programs Testimony of Lawrence E. Strickling, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, NTIA, before the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture of the Committee on Agriculture United States House of Representatives. |
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Federal
Register Notice: Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee
Meeting NTIA announced a public meeting of the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee. The Committee provides advice to the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information on spectrum policy matters. The meeting will be held on December 9, 2009, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. (PDF 46 Kb) |
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NTIA
Awards Grants for Broadband Mapping and Planning NTIA announced that it has awarded grants to fund broadband mapping and planning activities in Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Kansas, Louisiana, and Missouri under NTIA’s State Broadband Data and Development Grant Program. The program, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will increase broadband access and adoption through better data collection and broadband planning. |
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GAO-10-89,
Federal Aviation Administration: Human Capital System Incorporates
Many Leading Practices, but Improving Employees' Satisfaction
with Their Workplace Remains a Challenge, October 28, 2009 |
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GAO-10-145,
Information Technology: U.S. Postal Service Needs to Strengthen
System Acquisition and Management Capabilities to Improve Its
Intelligent Mail Full Service Program, October 29, 2009 |
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GAO-10-38,
Household Goods Moving Industry: Progress Has Been Made in Enforcement,
but Increased Focus on Consumer Protection Is Needed, October
30, 2009 |
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GAO-10-121R,
Surface Transportation: Efforts to Address Highway Congestion
through Real-Time Traffic Information Systems Are Expanding but
Face Implementation Challenges, November 30, 2009 |
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GAO-10-116,
Energy-Water Nexus: Many Uncertainties Remain about National
and Regional Effects of Increased Biofuel Production on Water
Resources, November 30, 2009 |
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GAO-10-6,
Elderly Voters: Information on Promising Practices Could Strengthen
the Integrity of the Voting Process in Long-term Care Facilities,
November 30, 2009 |
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FRB
Testimony: Greenlee, Small business lending Testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House Of Representatives, Southfield, Michigan |
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Agencies
extend compliance date for final rule to implement unlawful internet
gambling enforcement act |
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Federal
Reserve offers $25 billion in 42-day credit through its Term
Auction Facility |
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FTC
To Host International Conference on Empowering Consumers in E-Commerce;
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Locke, OECD Secretary-General Gurría,
U.S. OECD Ambassador Kornbluh to be Featured Speakers The Federal Trade Commission will host more than 250 government officials, business leaders, consumer advocates, and academics from around the world to discuss opportunities and challenges for consumers in electronic commerce at a conference organized by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) December 8-10, 2009. |
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FTC
Announces Senior Staff Appointments Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz has announced the appointments of Cecelia Prewett as Director of the Office of Public Affairs, Jessica Rich and Charles Harwood as Deputy Directors in the Bureau of Consumer Protection, and Norm Armstrong, Jr. as Deputy Director in the Bureau of Competition. |
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Court
Orders Australia-based Leader of International Spam Network to
Pay $15.15 Million U.S. Co-Defendant Forfeits More Than $800,000 and Faces Jail Time |
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FTC
Workshop Begins Tomorrow: "From Town Criers to Bloggers:
How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?" The Federal Trade Commission will hold a two-day workshop to explore how the Internet has affected journalism, with representatives from print, online, broadcast, and cable news organizations; academics; consumer advocates; bloggers; and others involved in new media. |
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FTC
To Host International Conference on Empowering Consumers in E-Commerce;
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Locke, OECD Secretary-General Gurría,
U.S. OECD Ambassador Kornbluh to be Featured Speakers The Federal Trade Commission will host more than 250 government officials, business leaders, consumer advocates, and academics from around the world to discuss opportunities and challenges for consumers in electronic commerce at a conference organized by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) December 8-10, 2009. |
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EIA
to Release Updated Energy Forecasts to 2035 (Mon, 30 Nov 2009)EIA presents projections of U.S. energy supply, demand, and prices to 2035 with the release of the reference case projections from Annual Energy Outlook 2010.. |
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Flight
Global highlights DARPA’s Vulture program. 11/30/09 |
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Network
Challenge overview on FedNewsRadio. 11/24/09 |
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World
Leaders - Updates for 18 - 25 November 2009 November 30, 2009 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Haiti, Iran--NDE, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Sweden, Ukraine. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period 18 - 25 November 2009. |
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An
Analysis of Health Insurance Premiums Under the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act Letter to the Honorable Evan Bayh |
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H.R.
3548, Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on November 5, 2009, and signed by the President on November 6, 2009 |
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VIDEO:
Mayor Jay Williams (D-Youngstown, OH) Published: Monday at 9:20am (ET |
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VIDEO:
Capt. John Prater, Air Line Pilots Association, International,
President Published: Monday at 8:30am (ET) |
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VIDEO:
Brookings Inst. Panel on Chinese Global Leadership on Energy
and Climate Change Published: Monday at 9am (ET) |
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VIDEO:
British PM Gordon Brown Address on Afghanistan Published: Monday at 10:30am (ET) |
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VIDEO:
Special State Department Press Briefing Published: Monday at 1:30pm (ET) |
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VIDEO:
State Department Daily Press Briefing Mon Nov 30 Published: Monday at 2pm (ET) |
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VIDEO:
NPC Address by Prince Albert II of Monaco Published: Monday at 1pm (ET) |
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VIDEO:
White House Press Briefing Mon Nov 30 Published: Monday at 1:30pm (ET) |
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VIDEO:
American History TV Program - Jefferson's Pillow (Yi-Pe Test) Published: Today at 12am (ET) |
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VIDEO:
The White House Forum on Obama Administration Efforts on HIV/AIDS Published: Monday at 2:30pm (ET) |
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VIDEO:
Woodrow Wilson Center Panel on News Coverage of Iran's Election Published: Monday at 4pm (ET) |
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VIDEO:
Senate Floor Debate on Health Care Bill (11/30/09) Published: Monday at 3pm (ET) |
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DECEMBER
3: Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth Posted by Jesse Lee on November 12, 2009 at 12:15 PM EST |
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Trumka,
Union Leaders Headed to Jobs Summit Dec. 3 by Seth Michaels President Barack Obama this week is convening a jobs summit to address the urgent need to create jobs for the more than 26 million unemployed or underemployed workers looking for work in an economy in which there are more than six workers for every one job. |
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More
than 1,000 Workers Win Voice with AFL-CIO Unions by Mike Hall (L-R) IAM’s Don Greshman, CSC workers Thomas O’Bryant, Scot Long, Richard Gomez and Chris Yeaton and IAM’s Bud Michel. Illinois state employees and nurses, government-contracted tech workers, airport workers and helicopter pilots all have won a voice at work with AFL-CIO unions recently. |
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Readout
of Joe Biden's Calls with Iraqi Leaders |
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Obama’s
Leadership Leads to Progress on Iran, Climate Change |
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Statement
by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Reports About
Iran's Nuclear Program |
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Host
a Community Discussion and Be Part of the President’s Forum
on Jobs This Thursday, the President is hosting
a discussion at the White House to explore every possible avenue
for job creation and get ideas from CEOs, small business owners,
economists, financial experts, labor union representatives, nonprofit
groups and regular Americans who have felt the impact of this
economic crisis firsthand. |
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Who
Do You Trust? As one of the people in the Office of Public
Engagement who work every day with citizens, groups, and organizations
on health insurance reform, I’m constantly amazed at the
overwhelming show of support from every corner and every constituency
you can think of. When I say the list goes on and on, I mean
it literally goes on and on, and is made up of some of the most
trusted groups in America. |
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The
Senate Debate Begins The Thanksgiving holiday is over, and attention
now turns to the Senate floor debate on its health insurance
reform. Today's Washington Post explores one aspect of this debate–
and that's what the impact of health reform will be on our deficits
and fiscal situation. |
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CBO
Confirms Families Will Save Money Under Health Reform Today, the Congressional Budget Office
(CBO) released an analysis (pdf) of the Senate version health
insurance reform – and it contains more good news about
what reform will mean for families struggling to keep up with
skyrocketing premiums under the broken status quo. |
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Gearing
up for 2012 International AIDS Conference I was very pleased to join Secretary of
State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Kathleen Sebelius, the President’s Senior Advisor Valerie
Jarrett, ONAP Director Jeffrey Crowley, and Dr. Elly Katabira,
President-elect of the International AIDS Society at the White
House today for an event on the eve of World AIDS Day 2009. World
AIDS Day is an occasion to reflect on how far we have come in
the fight against this epidemic, but also to remind ourselves
of the important work we have yet to do in preventing and treating
HIV. |
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WH
going 'on offense' as Senate health care debate begins From CNN National Political Correspondent Jessica Yellin Washington (CNN) - The White House is "geared
up to go on offense" on health care messaging this week,
a White House official tells CNN. |
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Obama
informs top diplomatic, military officials of Afghan decision Posted: November 30th, 2009 12:04 PM ET Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama has informed several top diplomatic and military officials about his decision regarding new U.S. strategy and troop levels in Afghanistan, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday. |
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Civilians
key to U.S. surge in Afghanistan Posted: November 30th, 2009 12:46 PM ET |
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Appeals
court ordered to revisit decision to release detainee photos From CNN Supreme Court Producer Bill Mears Washington (CNN) - The Supreme Court has
ordered a lower court to re-examine an ongoing dispute over public
release of photos apparently depicting abuse of suspected terrorists
and foreign soldiers in U.S. custody. |
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Analysis:
Contentious primaries will precede 2010 Senate elections From CNN Political Editor Mark Preston Washington (CNN) - Sen. Arlen Specter's
decision to leave the Republican Party in April handed President
Obama a key vote in the Senate, and Specter was rewarded by quickly
being endorsed by the president and Democratic leaders in his
bid for re-election next year. |
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Reid
to Senate: Get ready to work overtime on health care From CNN's Paul Steinhauser and Evan Glass
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Senate
Starts Health Care Debate Today, as the full Senate begins deliberations over the health care bill introduced last week, a new Gallup Poll finds that Americans "currently tilt against Congress' passing health care legislation, with 49% saying they would advise their member to vote against a bill (or they lean that way) and 44% saying they would advocate a vote in favor of the bill (or lean toward advising a yes vote)." |
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House
Expenses Go Online For the first time, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to release their quarterly expenditures online later today. |
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Most
Americans Could Not Explain the Public Option In the current health-care debate, there's been much back-and-forth over the so-called "public option." But a new 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll finds most people couldn't even begin to explain what the public option means: asked if they could confidently explain what exactly the public option is to someone who didn't know, only 26% of Americans said yes. |
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The
Problem with Polling Health Care Reform "When the definitive history of the 2009 health care reform debate is written," pollster Cliff Young of Ipsos notes "one footnote will read how varied, even contradictory, the polls had been. We see this now. Indeed, on any given day, different people can cite different polls and come to very different conclusions." |
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Reid
Might Be Stronger Than Polls Show "That's because Nevada was the most
poorly polled swing state in 2008 and the error all skewed in
a Republican direction... Nevada is the only closely contested
state I can think of last year where the pollsters were not only
pretty universally off, but also pretty universally all off in
the same direction. When we went back after the election to see
where we went wrong it seemed like the culprit was significantly
under measuring Obama's share of the Hispanic vote. Nevada is
also one of the fastest growing states in the country and that
could trip up pollsters as well, especially ones like us who
sample based on past voting history." |
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Updates to the Train Horn Rule for Federal
Railroad Administration. Location
of Quiet Zones has been updated. |
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Learning
Resource Center Updates from the U.S. Fire Administration. This information has recently been updated and
is now available. |
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Highlights:
Elections in Honduras Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0600 |
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Scheduled
Events for U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available. November 30 - December 4, 2009 |
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IC3.GOV
Holiday Shopping Tips Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:05:00 -0600 |
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Office of the Spokesman November 30, 2009 |
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Budget,
Performance and Accountability for U.S. Department of Homeland
Security. This information
has recently been updated, and is now available. Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2009 (PDF, 290 pages – 21 MB) |
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Performance
and Accountability Reports for U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available. FY 2009 Releases Annual Financial Report for FY 2009 in PDF, also available by section: Table of Contents, Message from Secretary, Management's Discussion and Analysis Financial Information includes the Message from the Chief Financial Officer, the Independent Auditor's Report, Financial Statements, Notes and Supplementary Information Other Accompanying Information includes Improper Payments Information, Major Management Challenges and Management Response, along with the Appendix list of Acronyms. |
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U.S. Department of State Speech to American Business Forum in Turkey Robert D. Hormats Istanbul, Turkey October 9, 2009 |
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The United States is a World Leader in Humanitarian Mine Removal Action Office of the Spokesman November 30, 2009 |
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FDIC Issues First Quarter 2010 CRA Examination Schedule FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(FDIC) has issued the public list of institutions that it has
scheduled for a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) examination
during the first quarter of 2010. This list is published pursuant
to revised CRA regulations published in May 1995 that require
each federal bank and thrift regulator to publish a quarterly
CRA examination schedule at least 30 days before the beginning
of each quarter. |
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Philip H. Gordon Ankara, Turkey November 12, 2009 |
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NASA
Sets Briefing to Discuss Ares I-X Launch Data Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:00:00 -0600 NASA will host a media teleconference with Bob Ess, Ares I-X mission manager, at 1 p.m. CST on Thursday, Dec. 3. |
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OCC Issues First Quarter 2010 CRA Examination
Schedule ### |
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White
House: Iran Isolating Itself with Nuclear Plans Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST WASHINGTON - The White House says if Iran really does plan to building 10 new uranium enrichment facilities, then the development would be another instance of flaunting the United Nations. |
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New
Jersey Bill Would Give Judges More Discretion Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST By Adrienne Lu, The Philadelphia Inquirer Nov. 29--New Jersey's drug-free school-zone law, conceived to protect schoolchildren, could be amended to give judges more discretion in sentencing offenders under a bill the Legislature is considering. |
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Troop
Sendoff Parade Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:34:14 -0600 The 57th annual Christmas parade outside of Boston, Massachusetts had a military theme this year as the town of Quincy said goodbye to troops heading overseas. |
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DOT
News for Department of Transportation.
This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
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Philadelphia
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available. |
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Indoor
Tanning: The Risks of Ultraviolet Rays Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:06:00 -0600 Sunlamps and tanning beds promise consumers a bronzed body year-round, but the ultraviolet (UV) radiation from these devices poses serious health risks. |
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What does "environmental protection" mean to you? EPA was established on December 2, 1970 and since then the nation has made enormous strides in protecting the environment. But every day, we all make individual choices that can affect the environment. One of Administrator Jackson's priorities is broadening the definition of "environmentalism." Share your thoughts about what it means to you. Share your answer: http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2009/11/30/qotw-environmental-protection
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Houston
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available. |
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Background
Notes : Cote d'Ivoire (11/09) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:10:42 -0600 |
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Atlanta Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation This information has recently been updated,
and is now available. |
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United States and Organization of the Islamic Conference to Co-Sponsor Event on Polio Eradication Office of the Spokesman November 30, 2009 |
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NASA
Sets Briefing to Discuss Ares I-X Launch Data Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:00:00 -0600 NASA will host a media teleconference with Bob Ess, Ares I-X mission manager, at 1 p.m. CST on Thursday, Dec. 3. |
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Logistics
Agency Prepares to Move 'Mountain' from Iraq Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:11:00 -0600 |
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Highlights:
Working Worldwide to Safely Clear Landmines Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0600 |
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OIG
Embassy of Podgorica, Montenegro (ISP-I-10-10A) Nov 09 OIG Embassy Sarajevo, Bosnia, and Herzegovina (ISP-I-09-55A)
Sept 09 |
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OCC Deputy Comptroller Testifies on
Responsible Lending Testimony (http://www.occ.gov/ftp/release/2009-149a.pdf)
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SEMINAR: December 7-8, 2009 in Orlando,
FL - Complying with U.S. Export Controls This is the last BIS seminar scheduled this year - don't miss out! This two day-program will explain the important information you need to know to comply with controls on the export of items subject to the Export Administration Regulations. The special rate of $108 for accommodations at the Hyatt Regency is available until November 30, 2009! For program information and registration, please go to http://www.bis.doc.gov/seminarsandtraining/orlandoflorida_december_09.htm We look forward to seeing you at a BIS event soon. The Office of Exporter Services Bureau of Industry and Security Office of Exporter Services |
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Daily
Open Source Infrastructure Report for U.S. Department of Homeland
Security. This information
has recently been updated, and is now available. |
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Early
December Special Election Reports Due There are two special elections with reports
due this Thursday, December 3, covering activity from October
15 through November 23. In
New York's 23rd District, the post-general report is due,
and in California's
10th District, the post-runoff report is due. (PACs/party
committees supporting or opposing candidates in these elections
should review these Federal Register notices [NY23]
/[CA10]
to determine their filing requirements.) |
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NRC
Conducting Special Inspection at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant |
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A new Federal Election Commission tip for
treasurers has been posted at http://www.fec.gov/info/TipsforTreasurers.shtml#tip20091130.
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Global
Positioning Systems Improve Helicopter Safety Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:09:00 -0600 |
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The U.S. Department of Labor today announced
the availability
of an updated version of its popular Employment Law Guide, an
online publication that describes the major employment laws administered
by the department. The Guide helps the public — workers
and employers — understand many of the laws affecting the
workplace. It helps small businesses develop wage, benefit, safety
and health, and nondiscrimination policies and benefits employees
and employee representatives who need information about worker
rights and responsibilities under federal employment laws. The Employment Law Guide is a companion to the department’s FirstStep overview advisor, an online system that allows employers to quickly and easily determine which federal employment laws apply to them by answering a few simple questions about relevant variables. Together, the updated Employment Law Guide and the FirstStep overview advisor offer employers the information they need to ensure safe and fair workplace policies and practices. Both are available at http://www.dol.gov/elaws or http://www.dol.gov/compliance. |
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St.
Louis Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available. |
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DOD
Identifies Army Casualty Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:40:00 -0600 |
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El
Paso Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available. |
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WHO
Update International H1N1 Flu Situation
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:30:00 -0600 |
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CBP
Trade Symposium 2009 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:02:13 -0600 |
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Troop
Sendoff Parade Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:24:00 -0600 The 57th annual Christmas parade outside of Boston, Massachusetts had a military theme this year as the town of Quincy said goodbye to troops heading overseas. |
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Ian Kelly November 30, 2009 |
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Deployed
Soldiers Tour Iraq's Ziggurat of Ur
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:01:00 -0600 |
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Background
Notes : Latvia (11/09) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:11:05 -0600 |
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Remarks at Closed Meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States Arturo Valenzuela November 23, 2009 |
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Liquid
Wound Dressing to Improve Battlefield Care Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0600 |
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Overview:
Naval Health Research Center
Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0600 |
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U.S.
Army Medical Research and Materiel Command: Science to Soldier Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0600 |
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Flu
Weekly Report and Flu
Weekly Map for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC). This information has recently been updated and is now
available. |
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Colorado State Senate District 27 Democrats Can you take 30 seconds to save 45,000 lives? Can you take 30 seconds right now to call your Senator(s) to make sure we get health care for everyone who needs it? The Senate will give us a final bill (hopefully) by the end of the month. Call 1-866-288-1495. Please let me know if you made a call (or 2) and I will honor you by adding you to a new "Health Care Reform Superheroes" page, with your permission. Thanks, everyone! |
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Remarks With Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Before Their Meeting Hillary Rodham Clinton Washington, DC November 30, 2009 |
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Reporting Dates for Federal Election Commission. The Governor of Florida has rescheduled the date
of the Special General Election to fill the U.S. House seat in
Florida's 19th Congressional District being vacated by Rep. Wexler.
The Special General Election will now be held on April 13, 2010
(formerly set for April 6, 2010). The Special Primary Election
date remains unchanged. New filing deadlines to be announced
soon. Click here to access the updated page. |
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Preparedness,
Response & Recovery Publications for U.S. Department of Homeland
Security. This information
has recently been updated, and is now available. Added links:
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS.gov) U.S. Fire Administration Publications |
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*** Arapahoe County For Senator Michael Bennet 2010 *** Hey Everyone Senator Bennet and the other US Senators will be debating on the final health care reform bill beginning today, to deliver us a nice big CHRISTMAS PRESENT that will save 45,000 American lives each year. Please let him know he is doing the right thing at 1-866-288-1495. (The tea partiers will be telling him something completely different, of course!. Then, please let me know you called, won't you? Thank-you on behalf of: _ Carol and Dean, who cannot afford their pharmacy prescriptions on their fixed retirement income, so they go without or cut their pills in half. _ Wendy, who lost her job and cannot afford COBRA. _ Dan, who cannot afford to have the surgery he needs because his small business is suffering in this economy and he had to let his own health care insurance lapse. _ Dewanna, who lost a son to asthma because the insurance company refused to pay for the more expensive drug her doctor insisted he needed. _ Pete, who has no insurance at all and who has not seen a doctor in 11 years because he cannot afford it on his income as a day laborer. _ Shelly, whose seizure medications were not covered on her insurance plan because of a "pre-existing condition", so she has frequent seizures because she cannot afford them herself. And millions more.... |
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DARPA
Launches $40k Network Challenge Competition Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:08:00 -0600 |
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Pennsylvania Young Democrats Gerber Event Hey Everyone, Hope you enjoyed the holiday! We will be getting back to work for 2010 in the next few days, but I was asked to forward you this information from Rep. Gerber. "Rep. Gerber is doing a free meet and greet tonight at the Great American Pub in Conshohocken, all Young Democrats are invited to come out and meet Dan Onorato, Candidate for Governor. Today, November 30th The Great American Pub |
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NASA
EDGE: Extreme Analogs Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0600 NASA EDGE follows the Desert RATS around Black Point Lava Flow, AZ during the 14 day analog field test of the Lunar Electric Rover (LER) |
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Philadelphia
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available. |
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NASA
TV's This Week @NASA, November 27 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0600 |
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Readout
of Secretary Napolitano's Third Meeting with Private Sector Critical
Infrastructure Leaders Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0600 Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano hosted her third roundtable meeting with private sector leaders to discuss the shared responsibility of the private sector in supporting the Department’s mission and highlight ongoing cooperative efforts to enhance critical infrastructure protection, readiness and resiliency. |
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ODNI
Announces Senior Executives' Moves Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:30:00 ET Ambassador Joseph R. DeTrani will become the new director of the National Counterproliferation Center (NCPC) next month, and Sylvia L. Copeland, an accomplished executive in the Intelligence Community, will replace him as mission manager for North Korea, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence announced today. |
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UST
Home Page for U.S. Department of Justice. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available. |
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Commitments of Traders Reports for CFTC.gov.
The current reports for the week of November 24, 2009 are now available. See previous weeks in Historical Commitments of Traders Reports. |
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11/30/2009 - Video and slide presentations
from the Update 2009 Conference on Export Controls and Policy,
held September 30-October 2, 2009 are now available online. To
view the web portal, go to http://bisecp.videohostpro.com Please visit http://www.bis.doc.gov/ for more information. This email was sent at your request, based upon your subscription to the BIS Email Notification service. The BIS Web Site Team |
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OIG-10-09
- Security of Air Cargo During Ground Transportation (Redacted) (PDF, 39 pages - 725 KB) |
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OIG-10-10
- DHS Contracts With Low Wage Payments
(PDF, 12 pages - 208 KB) |
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Remains
of U.S. Paratrooper Found in Afghanistan Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:49:00 -0600 |
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Secretary
Napolitano to Visit New York City Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0600 Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano will travel to New York City on Dec. 2-4 to meet with private sector leaders in the real estate, professional sports, financial and media industries to discuss the shared responsibility to protect critical infrastructure and build a national culture of readiness and resiliency. |
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Ohio
Young Democrats' Holiday Party To see more details and RSVP |
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Iraqi
Police Arrest 15 with Alleged Al Qaida Ties Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:03:00 -0600 |
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United Vision for Idaho. Subject: Join Us tomorrow from 12:00- 1:00 at the Capitol Annex "United Vision for Idaho will announce
a new director and unveil our Idaho organizing effort. We will
hear from several of our coalition members who will discuss the
economy impact on our state and the people of Idaho; Healthcare,
Jobs, Taxes, and other issues that greatly affect us all. Let
us send the message that the voices of all Idahoans count! Join
us as we will work together for an economically fair and just
future!" |
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U.S. Department of State Briefing on the Honduran Elections Arturo Valenzuela November 30, 2009 |
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Preventing and Responding to Crises and Conflicts Eric P. Schwartz Washington, DC November 24, 2009 |
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The
December 2009 FDA MedSun Newsletter is now available... |
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Christmas
Mailing Deadlines Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:42:16 -0600 Deadlines are approaching for mailing packages to servicemembers in Iraq, Afghanistan and other overseas locations by Christmas. |
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RSVP for Houston Event For Annise Parker Dear Friends, We would greatly appreciate if you would attend this once in a lifetime event. We are now getting close to the finish line and working hard getting this bus filled. If you want to RSVP and attend please send me your Names, Phone Numbers and E-mail addresses as soon as possible. So we can pass this information to the Annise Parker people. Please e-mail the information to us at stonewalldemocratsrgv@yahoo.com. We have 10 rooms blocked off at a hotel. They can be paid when we get there. The cost will be less than $70. Remember you can share the cost by rooming with someone. We will be giving more information about the hotel within the next day. We cannot stress the vital importance that we show up in force for this event. This will be a great opportunity for the Rio Grande Valley to participate in a historical grassroots movement and election. This will also enable us to prepare for the elections in 2010 and 2012. Sincerely, |
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C-SPAN Daily Alert C-SPAN Highlights Tonight: Tomorrow: Tonight: Tomorrow: Tonight: Tomorrow: Tonight: Tomorrow: * C-SPAN Political Programming - Sunday
on C-SPAN at 6:30pm ET * Newspaper Article ********************************************************************** |
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Contact: Katie Grant Hoyer Statement on World AIDS Day WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader
Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in
recognition of World AIDS Day, which is tomorrow, December 1: ### |
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"I AM A HEALTH CARE INSURANCE REFORM SUPER-HERO!!!". Will you be a super-hero for the uninsured?". |
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ETA - Advisories - Training and Employment
Notices (TEN) for United States Department of Labor. TEN 16-09:
Tools for America’s Job Seekers Challenge has recently been
added to the ETA Advisory Database and is now available at http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2825.
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Program
Aims to Improve Iraqi Women's Lives
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:50:00 -0600 |
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DoD
Contracts for November 30, 2009 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:03:00 -0600 |
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NEW GOV JOB VACANCY and GOV CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES
have been posted at www.usdemocrats.com/ticker/jobs/ |
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Apply for Los Angeles County Young Democrats Executive Board 2010 Applicants must be LACYD members. Applications are due by Friday, December 4th at 5:00 PM. Please request and submit the completed application, together with any questions, to Dante Atkins at political@lacyd.org. Applicants should be available for an interview with the Ad Hoc Elections Committee of the Executive Board on Sunday, December 6th. The Elections for the 2010 Executive Board will take place on Sunday, December 13th. Applicants are welcome, though not required, to submit a resume along with the application. LACYD Board Positions for 2010 |
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Kucinich Debates War Spending in Afghanistan Congressman Dennis Kucinich debated Fox analyst (Former Senator) Rick Santorum (R-PA) on Afghanistan. Don't miss this explosive exchange which once again demonstrates why Dennis Kucinich is the indispensable member of Congress and why now is the time for all of us to join in his effort to end the War – contribute now! Thank you. Sincerely. |
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Registration information has been posted for
the following upcoming seminars: March 9-10, 2010 in Chicago, IL - Complying with U.S. Export Controls March 11, 2010 in Chicago, IL - How to Develop an Export Management and Compliance Program For program information and registration, please go to http://www.bis.doc.gov/seminarsandtraining/chicagoil_march_9_10_10.htm and http://www.bis.doc.gov/seminarsandtraining/chicagoil_march_11_10.htm We look forward to seeing you at a BIS event soon. The Office of Exporter Services Bureau of Industry and Security Office of Exporter Services |
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FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER
1, 2009 2:00 p.m.: Legislative Business 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. “One Minutes” |
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