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Millions
of White House e-mails recovered
Posted: December 14th, 2009 04:48 PM ET
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Harkin
Wants to End Filibuster
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) is considering reintroducing legislation
to do away with the filibuster, according to the Hawk Eye.
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Democrats
Regain Edge in Congressional Ballot
The latest Gallup generic congressional ballot finds Democrats
have regained the slim edge they enjoyed earlier this year over
Republicans for the 2010 House elections, 48% to 45%.
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Missing
Bush White House Emails Found
The AP reports computer technicians "have found 22 million
missing White House e-mails from the administration of President
George W. Bush, according to two groups that are settling lawsuits
they filed over the failure by the Bush White House to install
an electronic record keeping system."
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Highlights:
The Importance of the Six-Party Talks
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:00:00 -0600
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Mullen
in Kabul
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:35:11 -0600
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WISE
Lifts Off to Map the Sky
Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0600
NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, launched
aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket at 9:09 a.m.
EST from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
WISE will scan the entire sky in infrared light, picking up the
glow of hundreds of millions of objects and producing millions
of images. Image Credit: Bill Hartenstein/United Launch Alliance
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Afghanistan
Briefing
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:14:04 -0600
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ADM Michael Mullen speaking
to reporters from Kabul about ongoing security operations in
Afganistan.
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Interview
With Hassan Abbas of Watandost.com
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
December 10, 2009
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Dallas
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
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Seattle
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
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New
Haven Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
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NORAD
Flight Exercise Planned for Washington, D.C.
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:09:00 -0600
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A new tip for treasurers has been posted at
http://www.fec.gov/info/TipsforTreasurers.shtml#tip20091214.
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Give
the Gift of Campaign Finance Law Knowledge
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:14:29 -0600
The FEC periodically offers training conferences and workshops
to help committees learn about the campaign finance law. Dates
for scheduled 2010 conferences and workshops have been posted.
Registration has begun for a reporting roundtable on January
20 in Washington, DC, and a regional conference in New Orleans,
February 9-10. Over the years, FEC conferences and workshops
have often sold out. So don't get left out in the cold in this
winter; sign up for our e-mail list to be notified when registration
begins for our spring conferences. You'll be among the first
to know when a training opportunity becomes available.
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The Federal Election Commission has published
a Statement of Policy regarding Placing First General Counsel’s
Reports on the Public Record in today's Federal Register. The
policy statement is available online at http://www.fec.gov/law/cfr/ej_compilation/2009/notice_2009-28.pdf.
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Mullen
in Afghanistan
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:14:19 -0600
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Admiral Michael Mullen is in Afghanistan
as the first of 30,000 American troops prepare to deploy there
later this week.
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DOD
Identifies Army Casualty
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:48:00 -0600
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Afghanistan
Briefing
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:41:48 -0600
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ADM Michael Mullen speaking
to reporters from Kabul about ongoing security operations in
Afganistan.
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Vulnerability Summary for the Week of
December 7, 2009
This bulletin provides a summary of new
vulnerabilities that have been
recorded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST)
National Vulnerability Database (NVD) the week of December 7,
2009. It is
available here:
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/SB09-348.html
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Interview
With Amir Zia of SAMAA TV
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
December 10, 2009
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Nepal:
Child Soldiers
Ian Kelly
Department Spokesman
Washington, DC
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Apply
Online for Global Entry, FAST, NEXUS, SENTRI & Access Your
GOES Account
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:03:19 -0600
Activate your Trusted Traveler Card here
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CBP
Trade Symposium 2009
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:03:19 -0600
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RE: Tuesday 12/15/09 ... 2 fun events
Tuesday
Hello health reform HEROES!
First, thank-you to all of you who have
helped me out this past year in getting calls made to Congress
to push for health insurance reform!!!! Give yourself a pat on
the back!
We might have a vote on Wednesday! Until
then, we should still get in as many calls as we can to Senators
Udall and Bennet and we have a few interesting events on Tuesday,
too, to get their attention. The tea-partiers are doing what
they can too, so we could really use any help you can give us
to outnumber them!
First, we are going caroling at Mark Udall's
office at 10:30am. We'll have health insurance reform signs and
sing Christmas songs. Can you join us??
Here is his address: 999 18th St. Denver, CO 80202
Second, from 5-7pm, we are going to Health
Care Now's happy-hour at Interstate restaurant and bar. Here
is that address:
901 W. 10th Avenue, Unit 1A
Denver, CO 80204
(10th & Santa Fe)
I really need your help getting attention
to show the Senators health reform is STILL IMPORTANT TO THE
PEOPLE OF CO. Can you come to one of these events (or both) or
help make calls? Here are their numbers again:
Mark Udall 202-224-5941
Michael Bennet 202-224-5852
Please email me back at njcronk@aol.com
and let me know what you are able to do.
THANK-YOU!!!!!!!
Nancy
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DOE Fossil Energy NEWSALERT
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The U.S. Department of Energy announced
that
Carl O. Bauer is retiring from federal service
and leaving the National Energy Technology
Laboratory following a distinguished four-year
tenure as the laboratory’s director, completing
an impressive federal civilian and military career.
For more details, link to the Energy Department's
Fossil Energy Web site at:
http://www.fossil.energy.gov/news/techlines/2009/09082-Director_Leaving_NETL.html
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Proposal
for Increase of Nonimmigrant Visa Application Fees
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
December 14, 2009
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Remarks
With Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos After Their
Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Treaty Room
Washington, DC
December 14, 2009
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Limited
Review of Business Class Travel Made by Front Office Officials
of the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs (AUD/SI-09-08) Jan 09
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General
Wants Troops Ready for 'Complex Human Terrain'
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:01:00 -0600
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Texas
Man Sentenced in Health Care Fraud and Rogue Internet Pharmacy
Scheme
Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:52:36 -0600
Rakesh Jyoti Saran, of Arlington, Texas, was sentenced to 12
years in federal prison and ordered to pay $68 million in restitution
for his involvement in an elaborate rogue internet pharmacy scheme.
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Former
IT Manager Sentenced in New York for Multimillion-Dollar Bribery
Scheme
Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:49:44 -0600
Benjamin Cardona was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to
four years in prison for participating in a multimillion-dollar
commercial bribery scheme to defraud his then employer, Gartner,
Inc., an information technology company based in Connecticut.
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Winter
Holiday Party and Officer Election!
What: Holiday Party
Start Time: Wednesday, December 16 at 6:30pm
End Time: Wednesday, December 16 at 8:30pm
Where: Come vote for our new Interior Democrat Officers and stay
for the fun!
To see more details and RSVP
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Congressional
Appearances for U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
December 9-10, 2009 Congressional Appearances
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U.S.
and Spain: Working Together for Peace
Secretary Clinton with Spanish Foreign
Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos
December 14, 2009
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U.S.
Special Envoy Gration to Travel to Sudan, Germany, and Belgium
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
December 14, 2009
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Georgia:
"Elections" in the Abkhazia region of Georgia
Ian Kelly
Department Spokesman
Washington, DC
December 14, 2009
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Lifting
Off to Study the Sky
Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:00:00 -0600
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, launched
aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket at 9:09 a.m.
EST from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
WISE will scan the entire sky in infrared light, picking up the
glow of hundreds of millions of objects and producing millions
of images. Image Credit: Bill Hartenstein/United Launch Alliance
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NIAID
Testing Candidate DNA Vaccine for 2009 H1N1 Influenza
Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:20:00 -0600
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DoD
Identifies Army Casualty
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:57:00 -0600
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Senate
passes bill to keep government funded
Posted: December 14th, 2009 07:45 AM ET
Washington (CNN) – The U.S. Senate on Sunday approved $447
billion in spending for several Cabinet departments and other
agencies for the 2010 budget year - money needed to fund the
federal government after the coming week.
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Obama:
Banks 'don't get it'
Posted: December 14th, 2009 08:46 AM ET
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THE
DAILY WHIPLINE | MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2009
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Morning
Walkthrough in Beijing, China
Stephen W. Bosworth
Special Representative for North Korea Policy
China World Hotel
Beijing, China
December 12, 2009
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Morning
Walkthrough in Tokyo, Japan
Stephen W. Bosworth
Special Representative for North Korea Policy
Imperial Hotel
Tokyo, Japan
December 13, 2009
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DHS
Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report,
(PDF, 23 pages - 164 KB)
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Mullen
in Afghanistan
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:23:53 -0600
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Admiral Michael Mullen is in Afghanistan
as the first of 30,000 American troops prepare to deploy there
later this week.
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FACT SHEET: Clean Energy Technology
Announcements
Today at the Copenhagen climate conference, on behalf of President
Obama, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the launch of a
new initiative to promote clean energy technologies in developing
countries. Secretary Chu also welcomed progress under the Major
Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) and invited his counterparts
in MEF and other countries to a first-ever Clean Energy Ministerial
next year.
Climate REDI
Secretary Chu today announced the launch of a new Renewables
and Efficiency Deployment Initiative (Climate REDI). The program
will accelerate deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency
technologies in developing countries – reducing greenhouse
gas emissions, fighting energy poverty and improving public health
for the most vulnerable, particularly women and children.
Climate REDI includes three new clean energy technology programs
and funding needed to launch a renewable energy program under
the World Bank’s Strategic Climate Fund:
· The Solar and LED Energy Access Program will accelerate
deployment of affordable solar home systems and LED lanterns
to those without access to electricity. This program will yield
immediate economic and public health benefits by providing households
with low-cost and quality-assured solar alternatives to expensive
and polluting kerosene.
· The Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment
Program will harness the market and convening power of MEF countries
to improve efficiency for appliances traded throughout the world.
A number of MEF countries have implemented, or are exploring,
incentive programs for energy-efficient appliances. Coordinating
incentives, standards and labeling systems can create unprecedented
economies of scale for these appliances.
· The Clean Energy Information Platform will establish
an online platform for MEF countries to exchange technical resources,
policy experience and the infrastructure to coordinate various
activities in deploying clean energy technologies, and share
this information with the world.
· The Scaling-up Renewable Energy Program (S-REP), under
the World Bank’s Strategic Climate Fund, will provide policy
support and technical assistance to low-income countries developing
national renewable energy strategies and underwrite additional
capital costs associated with renewable energy investments. Funding
through Climate REDI will accelerate the launch of S-REP.
Climate REDI is a “quick-start” initiative to complement
the much broader technology and finance mechanisms of an international
climate agreement. It will promote dissemination of clean energy
technologies through the following tools:
1. Quality assurance to guard developing country consumers against
sub-standard renewable energy products;
2. Minimum efficiency standards to remove the lowest efficiency
appliances from the market;
3. Labeling to guide consumers to quality-assured and high-efficiency
products;
4. Financing for scale up of early-stage low-carbon products,
to bring down costs and remove barriers to deployment and to
catalyze investment by the private sector;
5. Information sharing that enables all energy stakeholders to
access state-of-the art information on technology and best practices.
To achieve the best results, Climate REDI will coordinate closely
with other programs that promote clean energy technologies in
developing countries. For the Solar and LED Program, this includes
the International Finance Corporation’s Lighting Africa
initiative, TERI’s Lighting a Billion Lives program and
the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lumina Project. For the
Super-efficient Appliance Program, it includes the International
Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC), the Collaborative
Labeling and Standards Program (CLASP), EPA’s Energy Star
program and the Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development
and Climate. The Clean Energy Information Platform builds upon
the OpenEI platform, developed by the Department of Energy’s
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). And Scaling-up Renewable
Energy Program is an activity under the Climate Investment Funds,
a multilateral, multibillion dollar trust fund housed at the
World Bank.
The combined budget for these programs is $350 million over five
years. Funding for the first three programs above will total
$100 million -- $35 million that the United States intends to
contribute, with the balance from Italy, Australia and other
partners. Funding for the Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Program
will total $250 million – $50 million that the United States
intends to contribute and $200 million that the United Kingdom,
Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland pledged previously. (These
previous pledges were subject to receipt of $250 million in total
contributions, a condition satisfied by the United States’
announcement today, allowing the entire program to go forward.)
Major Economies Forum Technology Action Plans
President Obama launched the Major Economies Forum in March 2009,
creating a new dialogue among developed and emerging economies
to combat climate change and promote clean energy. At their July
summit in L’Aquila, Italy, MEF Leaders launched a new Global
Partnership on clean energy technologies.
Today MEF countries, including the United States, released ten
Technology Action Plans developed under the Global Partnership.
These plans summarize mitigation potential of high-priority technologies,
highlight best practice policies, and provide a menu of specific
actions that countries can take individually and collectively
to accelerate development and deployment of low-carbon solutions.
The ten technology areas and lead countries are:
Advanced vehicles (Canada)
Bioenergy (Brazil and Italy)
Building energy efficiency (United States)
Carbon capture, use and storage
(Australia and the UK)
High-efficiency, low-emissions coal (India and Japan)
Industrial energy efficiency (United States)
Marine energy (France)
Smart grid (Italy and Korea)
Solar energy (Germany and Spain)
Wind energy (Germany, Denmark and Spain
The Technology Action Plans and an Executive Summary are available
on the MEF’s website at http://www.majoreconomiesforum.org.
Clean Energy Ministerial
To drive this work forward and continue concrete action on global
clean energy technology deployment, Secretary Chu today announced
that he will host a first-ever Clean Energy Ministerial for MEF
and other countries in Washington, D.C., next year.
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Kazakhstan's
Independence Day
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
December 14, 2009
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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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Events
& Announcements for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ). This information has
recently been updated, and is now available.
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AHRQ
Institutional National Research Service Award (NRSA) Postdoctoral
Comparative Effectiveness Development Training Award (T32)
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AHRQ
Mentored Clinical Scientists Comparative Effectiveness Development
Award (K12)
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US-CERT Current Activity
FBI Releases Warning about Scareware
Original release date: December 14, 2009
at 9:04 am
Last revised: December 14, 2009 at 9:04 am
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
has released a warning to
alert users about an ongoing threat involving pop-up security
messages
that appear on the Internet. These pop-up messages may contain
seemingly legitimate antivirus software. Users who click on these
pop-up messages to purchase and install the bogus software may
become
infected with malicious code or to become victims of a phishing
attack.
US-CERT encourages users and administrators
to do the following to
help mitigate the risks:
* Review the FBI Press Release titled Pop-Up Security Warnings
Pose
Threats.
* Install antivirus software, and keep the signature files up
to
date.
* Use caution when entering personal and financial information
online.
* Install software applications from only trusted sources.
Relevant Url(s):
<http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel09/popup121109.htm>
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This entry is available at
http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#fbi_releases_warning_about_scareware
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Scheduled
Events for U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
December 14 - December 18, 2009
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Treasury
Department Announces Public Offering of Warrants To Purchase
Common Stock
December 14, 2009
TG-442
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The Laws
and Regulations- General Resources page at USA.gov has been
updated with a new link to Open
Congress.
Open Congress (http://www.opencongress.org/)
brings together official government data with news coverage,
blog posts, public comments, and more. Open Congress is a joint
project of the Participatory
Politics Foundation and the Sunlight
Foundation.
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U.S.
Department of State Schedule for December 14, 2009
Washington, DC
December 14, 2009
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FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER
14, 2009
House Meets At… First Vote Predicted… Last Vote Predicted
12:30 p.m.: Morning Hour
2:00 p.m.: Legislative Business 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
“One Minutes”
Suspensions (5 Bills)
S.
303 - Reauthorizing and improving the Federal Financial Assistance
Management Improvement Act of 1999 (Sen. Voinovich - Oversight
and Government Reform)
H.Res.
779 - Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of
National Runaway Prevention Month (Rep. Biggert - Oversight and
Government Reform)
H.Res.
942 - Commending the Real Salt Lake soccer club for winning
the 2009 Major League Soccer Cup (Rep. Matheson - Oversight and
Government Reform)
H.Con.Res.
160 - Honoring the American Kennel Club on its 125th anniversary
(Rep. Price (NC) - Oversight and Government Reform)
H.R.
4284 - Andean Trade Preference Extension Act of 2009 (Rep.
Rangel - Ways and Means)
* Conference Reports may be brought up at any time.
* Motions to go to Conference should they become available.
* Possible Motions to Instruct Conferees.
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