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Plan
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and Retention Incentives
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Federal
Register: Submission for Review: Expiring Information Collection
3206-0165
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Request
for Data on Recruitment, Relocation, and Retention Incentives
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Changes, Clarifications, and Corrections
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Economic
Report: Japan recovery continues, but deflation remains
Japan's gross domestic product grows 1.1% in real terms in the
October-December quarter, beating some economists’ forecasts,
but the data also show more troubling signs of deflation.
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Regulators
must gather better bank data: Fed
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - U.S. lawmakers need to write legislation
expanding the ability of bank regulators to collect and analyze
financial data to oversee systemic risk to make sure another
crisis like the one that shook the economy to the brink in 2008
doesn't happen again, said a key bank regulator on Friday."Legislation
will be needed to improve the ability of regulatory agencies
to collect the necessary data to support effective supervision
and systemic risk monitoring," said Federal Reserve Board
Chairman Daniel Tarullo in testimony to a Senate Banking Committee
subcommittee.
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Japan
Oct-Dec GDP rises annualized 4.6%
TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Japan's economy expanded in line with
expectations in the October-December quarter, according to government
data released Monday. Gross domestic product grew 1.1% in real
terms from the July-September quarter, slightly better than 1.0%
growth expected by economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires.
GDP grew 4.6% on an annualized basis, the Cabinet Office data
showed. Domestic demand added 0.6 percentage points to GDP growth
in the latest quarter, while external demand -- exports minus
imports --added 0.5 percentage points to growth.
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CANADA
newsbrief journal has been updated and posted
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Top
Ten: The week's Top 10 videos on MarketWatch
In case you missed them, here are the top 10 videos that appeared
on MarketWatch for the week of Feb. 8-12:
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FIL-5-2010:
Meeting the Credit Needs of Creditworthy Small Business Borrowers
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In
Middle East, Clinton asks for patience with U.S. strategy
by Glenn Kessler
DOHA, QATAR -- Call it Hillary Rodham Clinton's "Keep Hope
Alive" tour.
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U.S.
stocks rise for the first time in 5 weeks
by Post
U.S. stocks rose for the first time in five weeks after European
officials pledged to help close Greece's budget deficit and the
U.S. economy gained momentum, overshadowing China's actions to
limit inflation.
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Wyoming
considers becoming first state to tax wind energy production
by Matt Joyce
CHEYENNE, WYO. -- A proposal in Wyoming to impose the nation's
first state excise tax on wind energy production is generating
debate over how the state should handle the arrival of massive
wind farms to its wind-swept plains and plateaus.
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Farm
Household Well-Being: Comparing Consumption- and Income-Based
Measures
Household economic well-being can be gauged by the financial
resources (income/wealth) available to the household or by the
standard of living enjoyed by household members (consumption).
Based on responses to USDA's annual Agricultural Resource Management
Survey (ARMS), a joint effort by the Economic Research Service
(ERS) and the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service,
ERS has long published estimates of farm household income and
wealth. This report presents, for the first time, estimates of
consumption-based measures of well-being for farm households
based on new questions in ARMS. The consumption measure provides
a different perspective from income or wealth on farm households’
well-being relative to that of all U.S. households.
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Food
Assistance and Nutrition Research Program, Fiscal 2010, Competitive
Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program: Description and Application
Process
The Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program (FANRP) of
the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) announces the availability
of funds and a request for applications to conduct research that
focuses on USDA’s domestic food assistance and nutrition
programs. The three priority research areas are (1) Food Assistance
and Children’s Well-Being, (2) Interactions Between the
Built Environment and Food Assistance Programs, and (3) Using
Behavioral Economics and Incentives To Promote Child Nutrition.
ERS will accept proposals under this program for funding levels,
inclusive of indirect cost when applicable, between $100,000
and $400,000 (for the duration of the grant and/or the cooperative
agreement, not to exceed 3 years). Total funding available for
this research is approximately $2.2-$2.7 million. The deadline
for proposal submission is April 12, 2010.
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Wheat
Outlook
Examines supply, use, prices, and trade for wheat, including
supply and demand prospects in major importing and exporting
countries. Contains data and information on U.S. wheat by class.
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USDA
Agricultural Projections to 2019
This report provides longrun (10-year) projections for the agricultural
sector through 2019. Projections cover agricultural commodities,
agricultural trade, and aggregate indicators of the sector, such
as farm income and food prices.
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Rice
Outlook - Friday, February 12, 2010
Examines supply, use, prices, and trade for rice, including supply
and demand prospects in major importing and exporting countries.
Contains information on U.S. rough, milled, and long-, medium-,
and short-grain rice.
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Oil
Crops Outlook - Friday, February 12, 2010
Examines supply, use, prices, and trade for oil crops (primarily
soybeans and products), including supply and demand prospects
in major importing and exporting countries. Includes information
on cottonseed, peanuts, sunflowerseed, tropical oils, corn oil,
and animal fats.
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Feed
Outlook - Friday, February 12, 2010
Examines supply, use, prices, and trade for feed grains, including
supply and demand prospects in major importing and exporting
countries. Focuses on corn; also contains information on sorghum,
barley, oats, and hay.
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Deputy
Treasury Secretary Wolin Visits Middle East - Additional Details
Released
February 12, 2010
TG-546
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White
House sees support for Sen Reid's jobs bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said
on Friday he believes a scaled-backed jobs bill proposed by Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid can win bipartisan support in the
Senate.
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U.S.
announces intellectual property watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is forming
an intellectual property task force because of what some estimate
to be billions of dollars in losses from copyright piracy.
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Obama
signs debt limit-paygo bill into law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed a law on
Friday lifting the U.S. government's borrowing authority to $14.3
trillion and installing a pay-as-you-go rule to curb spending,
the White House said.
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Obama
to go ahead with Dalai Lama meeting: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will go ahead with
a meeting with the Dalai Lama on Thursday, the White House said
on Friday, despite China's call for the planned talks to be scrapped.
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White
House to post health bill before Feb 25 meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday invited
12 Democratic members of Congress and nine Republicans to a February
25 conference on healthcare and said it would post its proposal
for a legislative overhaul online before the event.
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Obama
names U.S. envoy to Muslim world body
DOHA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday named a new
special envoy to a top Islamic body to deepen Washington's cooperation
with the Muslim world.
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Clinton
seeks more Arab pressure on Iran
SHANNON, Ireland (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
will seek to enlist more Arab diplomatic pressure on Iran to
curb its nuclear ambitions during a visit to the Gulf this week,
U.S. officials said Saturday.
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Biden
says expects China support on Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden said on Sunday
the United States expects to gain China's support for imposing
sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program.
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Information
on Reducing Payroll Taxes to Encourage Employment
Letter to the Honorable Robert P. Casey Jr.
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Monthly
Budget Review
Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for December and the
Daily Treasury Statements for January
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The
Budget and Economic Outlook
CBO Director Doug Elmendorf's presentation at Morehouse College
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Policies
for Increasing Economic Growth and Employment in the Short Term
Testimony prepared for and provided to the Joint Economic Committee,
U.S. Congress, for a hearing that was postponed
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Bill
Clinton: 'I have to keep working'
Former President Clinton left a New York hospital early Friday,
less than a day after doctors performed a procedure to restore
blood flow in one of his coronary arteries.
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Prostitute,
strippers part of Blackwater billing charges made to public
Two ex-Blackwater Worldwide employees allege the company charged
the government for a prostitute and strippers and kept incompetent
personnel for financial reasons, part of what they call a systematic
pattern to defraud authorities.
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Biden
and Cheney spar over antiterrorism policies
by By STEVEN R. HURST
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pingponging across the airwaves, Vice President
Joe Biden and predecessor Dick Cheney bickered Sunday over terror
trials and interrogations, credit for success in Iraq and the
long-running effort to contain Iran's nuclear program....
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US
seeks to shore up support for tough Iran stance
by By ROBERT BURNS
DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- U.S. officials sought to shore up support
Sunday for a tougher stand against Iran's nuclear program by
saying Tehran had left the world little choice and expressing
renewed confidence that holdout China would come around to harsher
U.N. penalties....
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Iraqi
Presidency ratifies 2010 budget
Iraq’s Presidency ratified on Thursday the State’s
2010 general budget estimated at 83 trillion Iraqi Dinars in
addition to a number of laws. Parliament had voted on January
26 on 2010 budget after long debates and protests from certain
political parties which fear that some governmental ...
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Talabani,
Barazani call for honest elections
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani met with Kurdistan leader Massoud
Barazani in Irbil with whom he discussed recent political developments
in Iraq. Both leaders conferred about upcoming election preparations
stressing the necessity to hold free, transparent and honest
elections including all Iraqi ...
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Iraqi
Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki: Chaos in Iraq has come to an end
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki held a meeting with dignitaries
from Al Shaab District in the presence of Cabinet spokesman Ali
Al Dabbagh. Al Maliki stated that chaos has come to an end and
stressed that the State, the law, the Army and the Police are
all today in service of the Iraqi ...
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Iraqi
Interior Minister Jawad Al Boulani expels Blackwater ex-employees
Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad Al Boulani ordered to expel 250
employees who used to work in Blakwater firm on account of Al
Nosour Square crime in Baghdad in 2007. Al Boulani warned ex-employees
of Blackwater who are now working in other security companies
to leave Iraq within seven days.
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28
banned candidates allowed in Iraq election
Iraq’s appeal panel allowed 28 banned candidates to stand
in parliamentary elections. Out of 177 candidates who had submitted
contests, the panel allowed the participation of 28 candidates
only, spokesman for Justice and Accountability Commission Ali
Mahmoud told AFP. MPs Saleh Al Motlaq and ...
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Iraqi
election candidates on Facebook
Some political entities running for elections opened Facebook
pages to boost their electoral campaigns online. Independent
High Electoral Commission said it is monitoring these sites to
control electoral campaigns. For more details, click on play
movie.
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Afghan
operation enters second day
Nato officials claim early success as Operation Moshtarak targets
southern Taliban stronghold.
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Clinton
embarks on Gulf tour
US secretary of state to seek Arab support over Middle East peace
talks and Iran.
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Ukraine
confirms Yanukovych win
Confirmation of results deals blow to PM's hopes of challenging
presidential poll.
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Clinton:
Iran pursuing nuclear arms
US secretary of state calls on Tehran to reconsider "dangerous"
nuclear policies.
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Abbas
suspends chief of staff
Palestinian officials investigate corruption claims as aide says
he was blackmailed.
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Civilian
casualties mount in Afghan offensive
NATO officials have announced the deaths of Afghan civilians
during the allied offensive against the Taliban in Helmand Province.
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Joe
Biden, Administrator Jackson host Conference Call with Governors
and Mayors to Discuss Recovery Act Implementation
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Statement
by the President on Senate Confirmations
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Sebelius,
Solis Announce Nearly $1 Billion Recovery Act Investment in Advancing
Use of Health IT, Training Workers for Health Jobs of the Future
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Statement
by the Press Secretary on H.J. Res. 45
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Statement
by NSC Spokesman Mike Hammer on National Security Advisor Jim
Jones' Visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan February 8-12
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Letter
from the President to the Speaker Regarding FY 2011 Budget Amendments
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President
Obama Announces Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic
Conference
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A
Bipartisan Meeting on Health Reform: The Invites Are Out
Posted by Jesse Lee on February 12, 2010 at 4:35 PM EST
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Going
Beyond Paper and Pencil: Investments in Health IT
Posted by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on February 12, 2010 at
5:00 PM EST
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President
Obama Sends Lunar New Year Greetings
Posted by Kalpen Modi on February 12, 2010 at 6:34 PM EST
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Haiti:
One Month Later, The Work Continues
Posted by Erin Edgerton on February 12, 2010 at 6:59 PM EST
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President
Obama’s Message to Team USA
Posted by Kori Schulman on February 12, 2010 at 7:39 PM EST
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Weekly
Address: Pay As You Go
Posted by Jesse Lee on February 13, 2010 at 6:00 AM EST
The President, having just signed the "Pay
As You Go" law, discusses the importance of this fundamental
rule to getting budget deficits in check. Ensuring that new spending
and tax cuts are offset was a important factor in creating the
budget surplus of the late 1990’s.
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President
Obama Addresses the U.S.-Islamic World Forum
Posted by Rashad Hussain on February 13, 2010 at 11:24 AM EST
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Feeling
the Olympic Spirit
Posted by Valerie Jarrett on February 13, 2010 at 5:17 PM EST
It is an honor to join Vice President and
Dr. Biden and Ambassador David Jacobson here in Vancouver for
the XXI Olympic Winter Games. Before the Opening Ceremony, the
U.S. Presidential Delegation attended a kick-off for Team USA.
Yesterday's pep rally was just that - a chance to greet the team
and wish them the very best of luck. Along with former Olympic
champions Peggy Fleming, Mike Eruzione and Vonetta Flowers, we
could feel the excitement and energy of our athletes like Shaun
White and Rachael Flatt. Without a doubt, they are ready to go
and ready to win!
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Press
Secretary Gibbs joins Twitter
Posted: February 13th, 2010 04:32 PM ET
From CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart
In his first tweet, White House Press Secretary sought advice
from the Twitterverse.
Washington (CNN) – Count White House Press Secretary Robert
Gibbs among a growing group of Democratic press operatives who
have recently joined the microblogging site Twitter.
The top White House spokesman set up his
Twitter account Saturday, Gibbs confirmed to CNN; Gibbs goes
by the Twitter handle @PressSec
on the popular service.
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State
of the Union: Candy Crowley's Crib Sheet for Feb. 14
Posted: February 14th, 2010 05:25 PM ET
From CNN Senior Political Correspondent
Candy Crowley
In her Crib Sheet, Candy Crowley wraps the news from Sunday's
political talk shows.
It was a double header Sunday for Vice President Joe Biden who
showed up on two Sunday morning talk shows as the White House
counterweight to former Vice President Dick Cheney, who made
his own Sunday morning television appearance with a litany of
criticisms against the Obama administration’s handling of
national security matters.
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Biden
vs. Cheney: 'Dead wrong' vs. 'Rewriting history'
Posted: February 14th, 2010 05:50 PM ET
Washington (CNN) - Vice President Joe Biden and his predecessor
Dick Cheney sparred Sunday over terrorism and the Iraq war, duking
it out on the most prominent of platforms: the political TV talk
show.
In separate appearances on different programs,
Cheney called the Obama administration "dead wrong"
about al Qaeda and Iraq, while Biden accused Cheney of trying
to "rewrite history" and downplay President Barack
Obama's actions against terrorism.
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Thomas
Moss Campaign Benefit Show
Friday, February 19th, 6:00pm at Oaklands Historic House, Murfreesboro
TN
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Fundraising
Committee Meeting and Social
Monday, February 15th, 8:00pm at Room 5 Lounge
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Westside
Early Vote Rallies for Sandra Rodriguez
Saturday, February 13th, 4:00pm at Peñitas-Palmview
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Baltasar
D. Cruz Campaign Fundraiser
Thursday, February 18th, 7:00pm at Veritas Wine Room, 2323 N.
Henderson Ave., Suite 103, Dallas, TX 75206
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Congresswoman
Jackson Lee's Meet & Greet
Saturday, February 27th, 5:00pm at Teamsters Local 968
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Energy
Forum
Wednesday, February 17th, 12:10pm at University of Houston, Honors
Commons
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Women
for Sheila Jackson Lee
Thursday, February 18th, 6:00pm at CWA Hall
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LACYD
Endorsement Meeting
Thursday, February 18th, 6:30pm at El Paseo Inn
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Higher
Education Forum
Thursday, February 25th, 6:00pm at The Rice School
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Arapahoe
Young Dems and Mike Hamrick, House Party for John Flerlage!
Friday, February 26th, 7:00pm at At the Home of Mike and Eliza
Hamrick
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Hank
Gilbert, Democrat for Agriculture Commissioner, Visits Lampasas
Tuesday, February 16th, 1:00pm at The Home of Dale Henry
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Tech
Student Democrats General Meeting
Thursday, February 18th, 5:00pm at Senate Room, Student Union
Building
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GENERAL
MEETING
Sunday, February 14th, 7:15pm at University Center, Fire Side
Lounge, Main Level
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Friday
After Work
Friday, February 26th, 5:00pm at The Claddagh, 1003 First Street,
Gilroy CA
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Getting
To Know Us Open House Tour / Lunch
Tuesday, February 23rd, 11:45am at San Antonio Lighthouse For
The Blind
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Kansas
Young Democrats Elections
Saturday, February 27th, 7:00pm at Celtic Fox
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Sunday
GOTV for Loretta
Sunday, February 14th, 1:00pm at O'Connor Plaza
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LuLak
Meeting
Thursday, February 18th, 7:00pm at The Banshee in Scranton
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Student
Alliance Fundraiser at Kava Lounge
Wednesday, February 17th, 8:30pm at Kava Lounge
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EVENING
BROWN BAG - HOUSTON CHRONICLE CARTOONIST NICK ANDERSON
Tuesday, February 23rd, 6:30pm at Harris County Democratic Party
Headquarters
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HCDP
2010 CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF
Thursday, March 4th, 7:00pm at St. Arnold's Brewery
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Phone
Bank at Mocalux Coffee Shop
What: Rally
Start Time: Saturday, February 20 at 1:00pm
End Time: Saturday, February 20 at 6:00pm
Where: 1101 S Bardin Rd Arlington TX
To see more details and RSVP
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STS-130
MCC Status Report #12
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:00:00 -0600
All plans are go for the second spacewalk of shuttle mission
STS-130 at 8:09 p.m. CST, resuming the integration of the International
Space Station’s new Tranquility module.
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STS-130
MCC Status Report #11
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:00:00 -0600
Crew members on Endeavour and the International Space Station
got a first look inside the orbiting outpost’s newest module
and room with a view Friday evening, but the shutters were still
closed so the view will have to wait a while.
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Off-target
Rockets Prompt Apology for Civilian Casualties
Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:30:00 -0600
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Moshtarak,
Other Operations Continue in Afghanistan
Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:27:00 -0600
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Friend --
In just the last 3 days, OFA volunteers
like you have pledged an incredible 4,000,000 (and counting!)
hours to support members of Congress and candidates who fight
for real health reform.
We can prove to Congress that health reform
is good policy and good politics, but we need to go as big as
possible. So today we're setting a new goal: 5 million hours
pledged.
If we hit it, the country will know. We'll
be running an ad with the final tally in USA Today, the nation's
largest newspaper. And to make sure your voice is heard where
it matters most, we'll run radio ads in critical states and districts,
featuring local voters announcing the pledge total from their
area.
Your hours will make a huge difference
wherever you live, and there's many different ways to get involved.
Can you help us hit 5 million hours by pledging today?
http://my.barackobama.com/YouFight
Beginning soon, we'll talk to voters state-by-state,
district-by-district, about why it's important to stand with
those who fight for progress and reform -- and reject those who
stand with big insurers to protect a status quo that is devastating
our economy, families, and businesses.
Thanks for making it happen,
Mitch
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HCDP
2010 CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF
"SPECIAL GUEST | PAUL BEGALA "
What: Benefit
Start Time: Thursday, March 4 at 7:00pm
End Time: Thursday, March 4 at 9:00pm
Where: St. Arnold's Brewery
To see more details and RSVP
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Remarks
With Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani
After Their Meeting
Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:11:04 -0600
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Rally
for Democracy March 3rd
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SoDak Young Democrats.
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Subject: Hit the Streets for Heidepriem!
On Saturday, February 20th, South Dakota
Young Democrats are teaming up with OFA and the Heidepriem Campaign
to Hit the Streets for Heidepriem! We will be collecting signatures
to get Scott on the ballot and telling fellow Democrats about
why he should be our next govenor!
For more information:
Rapid City: Call Nate Mason 605-863-0305 or Silvia Christen 660-626-6634
about the 20th and Martin Yeung 202-489-4209 about follow-up
canvasses.
In Sioux Falls: Amanda Mack 605-690-6002
In Aberdeen: Jenae Hansen 605-380-4183
In Brookings, Call Jennifer Chase about
SDSU efforts: 605-695-9055
or Sam Dunkle 605-695-6114
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Guardsman
Posts Best U.S. Finish in Olympic Biathlon
Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:34:00 -0600
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