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Remarks
by the President and the Vice President on the One-Year Anniversary
of the Signing of the Recovery Act
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Japanese
Stocks Fluctuate After Biggest Advance in Two Months
from Japan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks fluctuated after U.S.
industry production and housing starts exceeded economists’
estimates, while the Topix index’s biggest gain yesterday
in two mo...
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Kremlin
Hosts U.S. Innovation Team
from Russia News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Evan Agostini / AP Actor Ashton Kutcher and his wife, actress
Demi Moore, attending a special screening of "Happy Tears"
at the New York Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010.
A U.S. deleg...
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Brazil
stocks close higher after Carnival break
from Argentina News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Brazilian stocks climbed Wednesday,
with investors returning to the market after a holiday break
to find data about economic improvement in the U.S. and nerves
somewhat ca...
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UN
report urges greater green efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean
from Brazil News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
A new United Nations report calls for greater efforts to advance
environmentally sustainable development in Latin America and
the Caribbean, which has witnessed the constant reduction of
forest areas ..
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CANADA
newsbrief journal has been updated and posted
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Iraq
to seize security contractors’ heavy weapons
from Iraq News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Thursday, February 18, 2010 BAGHDAD: Iraq will seize heavy weapons
from foreign security firms and expel within days ex-Blackwater
contractors still in the country, Interior Minister Jawadal-Bolani
s...
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Bank
of Japan leaves key rate unchanged at 0.1%
from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines
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White
House crafts jobs bill, a year into stimulus effort
from washingtonpost.com - In Congress by Neil Irwin, Lori Montgomery
and Alec MacGillis
The giant economic stimulus package enacted a year ago has helped
stabilize the economy but has not made much of a dent in the
nation's vast unemployment.
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Hundreds
of UK UFO reports released
from BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition
Hundreds of reported close encounters from the 1990s are released
from previously top-secret files by the Ministry of Defence.
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Japan,
Australia to release joint declaration on reducing nukes
from Japan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
TOKYO — Japan and Australia plan to issue a declaration
in which they will pledge to jointly tackle nuclear arms reduction
in the run-up to a U.N. conference to review the Nuclear Non-Prolifera...
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Japan
shares inch up, helped by Wall Street rise
from Japan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks eked out tiny gains
in early Thursday trading, with strength in financials and auto
makers stronger, but with profit-taking capping the rise, according
to ...
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Snow
Emergency Follow Up Measures
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UN
Rights Envoy Meets Prisoners in Burma
by VOA News
Officials say Tomas Ojea Quintana traveled to northwestern state
of Rakhine to meet with detainees being held at Butheetaung prison
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White
House Calls Taliban Commander's Capture 'Big Success'
by VOA News
Spokesman says Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar's capture is sign of
increased cooperation in region
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China:
Policy Implications of U.S.-China Counterterrorism Cooperation
The China MiPAL has been updated with a Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace article analyzing current tensions between
the U.S. and China, an Institute for Security and Development
Policy report concerning China's perspective on U.S. arms sales
to Taiwan, a Congressional Research Service report evaluating
the policy implications of U.S.-China counterterrorism cooperation,
an East Asia Institute article assessing prospects for the future
of China-North Korea relations, and a China and Eurasia Forum
Quarterly article examining the Chinese government's handling
of the Urumqi riot in Xinjiang. Please see the Recently Added
Documents section for the latest on this country - the newest
updates are in bold.
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Homeland
Security: Healthcare Preparedness for Catastrophic Events
The Homeland Security MiPAL has been updated with the Federal
Emergency Management Agency's draft for the National Disaster
Recovery Framework, White House fact sheets providing details
on the federal budget for homeland security, the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security's Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Report,
a Deloitte LLP report examining the threat of cyber crime, a
Congressional Research Service report analyzing terrorist grounds
for the exclusion and removal of aliens, a report from the Department
of Health and Human Services and the Center for Biosecurity at
the University of Pittsburg Medical Center assessing the challenge
of healthcare preparedness for catastrophic events, a McAfee
report evaluating threats to the critical infrastructure in the
age of cyber war, and a Project on National Security Reform report
providing recommendations for resourcing and enhancing national
preparedness. Please see the Recently Added Documents section
for the latest on this topic - the newest updates are in bold.
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Non-Proliferation
Challenges in North Korea
The North Korea MiPAL has been updated with remarks by a State
Department official concerning the U.S. approach to North Korea's
nuclear ambitions, an Institute for Security and Development
Policy report analyzing the challenges of non-proliferation in
North Korea and Northeast Asia, reports from the Congressional
Research Service assessing the status of North Korea on the U.S.
list of state supporters of terrorism and examining North Korea's
nuclear weapons development and diplomacy, and an East Asia Institute
article assessing the prospects for the future of North Korea's
relations with China. Please see the Recently Added Documents
section for the latest on this country - the newest updates are
in bold.
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France:
Highlights of Parliamentary Report on Wearing of Burqa in France
Women - On January 26, 2010, the President of the National Assembly
published on the Assembly website the report prepared by the
Parliamentary Commission to Study the Wearing of the Full Veil
in France. (Assemblee Nationale, Rapport d'information...
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Livestock
and Meat Trade Data
The Livestock and Meat Trade Data Set contains monthly and annual
data for imports and exports of live cattle, hogs, sheep, and
goats, as well as beef and veal, pork, lamb and mutton, chicken
meat, turkey meat, and eggs. The tables report physical quantities,
not dollar values or unit prices. Data on beef and veal, pork,
and lamb and mutton are on a carcass-weight-equivalent basis.
Breakdowns by country are included.
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Aquaculture
Data
Aquaculture is the production of aquatic animals and plants under
controlled conditions for all or part of their lifecycle. This
data product provides statistics on domestically grown catfish
and trout and U.S. imports and exports of fish and shellfish
that may be products of aquaculture, such as salmon, shrimp,
and oysters.
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Agricultural
Trade Multipliers
Agricultural trade multipliers provide estimates of employment
and/or output effects of trade in farm and food products on the
U.S. economy. These effects, when expressed as multipliers, reflect
the amount of economic activity and/or jobs generated by agricultural
exports. This data product offers two options through which to
display agricultural trade multipliers: as pre-defined ERS estimates
for the most recent calendar year available or as estimates generated
by an interactive calculator that enables users to select their
own basket of exports and/or apply a new set of trade margins
to the commodity or basket of goods.
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Administration
Releases January Loan Modification Report
To view or print the PDF content on this page, download the free
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®.
February 17, 2010
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Stimulus
plan halted economic freefall: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's $787 billion
stimulus prevented another Great Depression while creating or
preserving 2 million jobs, according to a White House report
to be released on Wednesday.
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On
anniversary, Obama defends economic stimulus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama vigorously defended
his $787 billion stimulus on Wednesday, insisting it rescued
Americans from the worst of the economic calamity and ripping
Republican critics who called it a waste.
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Obama:
No 'second Depression'
by Eamon Javers
Admin. marks anniversary with PR blitz.
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Meeting
with West Virginia Coal Mine Association
Effective: 02-17-10 Format: .shtm
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Black
History Month Message from DNI Blair
February 16, 2010
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ODNI
Fact Sheet: Leading an Integrated Intelligence Community that
Operates as a Single Enterprise
Post 9/11 investigations proposed sweeping change in the Intelligence
Community, resulting in Congressional passage of the Intelligence
Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA). The IRTPA
created the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
to improve information sharing, promote a strategic, unified
direction, and ensure integration across the nation's Intelligence
Community (IC).
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New
York Fed issues revised TALF FAQs and announces March 4 TALF
operation
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New
York Fed announces $1.3 billion in Legacy CMBS TALF loans requested
at February 17 facility
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21st
Century America’s Progress Towards Universal Broadband Internet
Access
NTIA Announces New Findings on U.S. Broadband Adoption: Report
based on survey of over 50,000 households finds that broadband
adoption at home continues to rise, but the digital divide persists.
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GAO-10-361,
Electronic Personal Health Information Exchange: Health Care
Entities' Reported Disclosure Practices and Effects on Quality
of Care, February 17, 2010
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Minutes
of the Federal Open Market Committee, January 26-27, 2010
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Comment
Form: Debt Management: Programs and Systems: Financial Management
Service
Updated 2/17/2010: Comment form for Governmentwide Debt Collection.
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FTC
Cracks Down on Con Artists Who Target Jobless Americans
Scams Prey on Victims of the Recession With Bogus Job, Money-Making
Schemes
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World
Leaders - Updates for 30 Jan - 12 Feb 2010
February 17, 2010 - Posted updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet
Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Austria,
Bolivia, Colombia, Croatia, France, Ghana, Japan, Jordan, Korea,
South, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Poland, Sweden, Tajikistan, Tunisia,
United Arab Emirates, Venezuela. Changes reflect updates in leadership,
positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country
listings during the period 30 Jan - 12 Feb 2010.
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VIDEO:
Pres. Obama Remarks on Stimulus Act Anniversary
The White House released a report highlighting the first-year
economic effects of the American Recovery & Reinvestment
Act and projecting future funding from it. President Obama signed
the $787 billion legislation into law one year ago.
Length: 25 min.
Published: Today at 12am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Wellesley College Discussion on Developing Foreign Policy Leaders
Former Sec. of State Madeleine Albright spoke at a conference
on "A Call to Action: Higher Education’s Role and Responsibility
in Global Affairs," sponsored by Wellesley College.
Length: 1 hr. 35 min.
Published: Today at 12am (ET)
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VIDEO:
U.S. Institute of Peace Discussion on Iraq Elections
The United States Institute of Peace hosted a discussion with
Ambassador Chris Hill on the approaching national elections in
Iraq. He stressed the importance of the vote and how its outcome
may affect the international community.
Length: 1 hr. 49 min.
Published: Today at 10am (ET)
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VIDEO:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Budget Press
Conference
Jane Lubchenco, Department of Commerce Under Secretary for Oceans
and Atmosphere/NOAA Administrator led a briefing and discussion
on President Obama's FY 2011 budget. NOAA senior officials were
also in attendance to respond to questions.
Length:
Published: Today at 12pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Panel on Iranian Nuclear Development Programs
The Project for Nuclear Awareness, in partnership with a coalition
of arms control and peace advocacy organizations, presents an
expert panel discussion concerning the prospects and avenues
for a peaceful and effective resolution to the Iranian nuclear
situation. Participants examine what ways and means are available
to use strong diplomacy and multilateral action to resolve long-standing
problems.
Length: 1 hr. 41 min.
Published: Tuesday at 10pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
State Department Press Briefing
A Deputy Spokesman conducted a daily briefing at the State Department.
Length: 18 min.
Published: Today at 1pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
White House Briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
Press Secretary Robert Gibbs conducts a daily briefing at the
White House.
Length: 54 min.
Published: Today at 1:30pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
State Department Briefing with Ambassador to Iraq Christopher
Hill
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill briefed reporters at
the State Department on the upcoming elections in Iraq and U.S.-Iraq
relations.
Length: 27 min.
Published: Today at 3pm (ET)
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US
files new charges against arms dealer suspect
by By DEVLIN BARRETT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. prosecutors filed new charges Wednesday
in their global pursuit of a suspected arms dealer, hoping to
convince reluctant officials in Thailand to extradite him over
objections from Russia....
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Captured
Taliban leader could shape stalemated war
by By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ANNE GEARAN
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The capture and interrogation of Taliban commander
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar could help unravel the Afghan insurgency,
but it's less likely to lead U.S. forces to Osama bin Laden....
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AFSCME
Teaches Students Organizing Skills
by James Parks
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Union
Leaders Praise Obama’s Support for Nuclear Power Plant
by James Parks
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One
Year Later, the Recovery Act Is Working
by James Parks
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Statement
by the President on Ash Wednesday
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OP-ED
by Joe Biden in Today's USA Today
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Secretary
LaHood Announces Funding for Over 50 Innovative, Strategic Transportation
Projects through Landmark Competitive TIGER Program
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Recovery
by the Numbers
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Briefing
by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 2/17/10
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NEW GOV JOB VACANCIES, GRANTS AND CONTRACT
OPPORTUNITIES have been posted at www.usdemocrats.com/ticker/jobs/
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Remarks
by the President on Energy in Lanham, Maryland
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Remarks
by the President and the Vice President on the One-Year Anniversary
of the Signing of the Recovery Act
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One
Year, Two Million People Working from Recovery Act, a New Foundation
Posted by Jesse Lee on February 17, 2010 at 12:28 PM EST
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Opponents
of Recovery Act Take Credit for Impact of Bill They Voted Against
Posted by Dan Pfeiffer on February 17, 2010 at 1:57 PM EST
Today, on the one year anniversary of the
signing of the Recovery Act, like clockwork we're seeing opponents
of the bill on the attack on cable TV and in the newspaper. That's
no surprise. What is surprising, though, is that many of these
very same Members who voted against the bill and take every opportunity
to go on national television and attack it have actually celebrated
and taken credit for Recovery Act money making an impact in their
own districts.
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On
the Road to Recovery - Saginaw, MI
Posted by Annie Maxwell on February 17, 2010 at 2:45 PM EST
As a White House Fellow in the Office of
the Vice President, part of my job is monitoring how the Recovery
Act is helping put communities across the county on a path toward
economic recovery. Yesterday I had the opportunity to see the
Recovery Act in action when I traveled to Saginaw, Michigan with
Vice President Biden ahead of the program's one-year anniversary.
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Introducing
the Social Innovation Fund
Posted by Stephen Goldsmith on February 17, 2010 at 3:00 PM EST
America is facing some of the greatest
challenges in a generation. At the same time, promising nonprofit
organizations across the country are making heroic efforts to
meet overwhelming need and, implement effective and innovative
ways to meet these challenges. But their impact is often hampered
by a lack of resources and support to evaluate and improve their
programs, and expand them so they can serve more communities
of need.
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President
Obama Calls Space
Posted by Kori Schulman on February 17, 2010 at 4:34 PM EST
This evening, President Obama will call
the astronaut crews of the International Space Station and the
Space Shuttle Endeavour from the Roosevelt Room of the White
House and congratulate the astronauts on their successful ongoing
mission. The call will be livestreamed at 5:15pm EST on WhiteHouse.gov/live.
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What
You May Have Missed on the Recovery Act, on the Internet and
in Your Schools
Posted by Jesse Lee on February 17, 2010 at 6:03 PM EST
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America's
2020 Broadband Vision
Posted by Julius Genachowski on February 17, 2010 at 6:48 PM
EST
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Navy
opens review of care it gave deceased Rep. Murtha
Posted: February 17th, 2010 02:53 PM ET
From CNN Pentagon Correspondent Barbara
Starr
The National Naval Medical Center will review care provided to
Rep. John Murtha.
Washington (CNN) - The National Naval Medical Center has opened
a review of the surgical care provided to the late Rep. John
Murtha, D-Pennsylvania, who died last week following complications
from a recent surgery.
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Presidential
records now archives tweets
Posted: February 17th, 2010 06:07 PM ET
From CNN Audience Interaction Producer
Eric Kuhn
Robert Gibbs announced Wednesday his tweets will be saved.
Washington (CNN) – White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
announced Wednesday that his tweets will be saved for posterity.
"What I write and what I tweet is
archived as a part of this Presidential Records Act of 1978 because
it is work product created as part of my job at the White House,"
Gibbs said during his daily press briefing due to questions raised
by reporters on this issue.
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Vast
Majority Oppose Supreme Court Ruling
A new Washington Post/ABC News poll finds that Americans of both
parties "overwhelmingly oppose" a Supreme Court ruling
that allows corporations and unions to spend as much as they
want on political campaigns.
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Democrats
to Watch on Health Care
Mike Madden identifies the Democratic swing votes in the Senate
if they try to pass health care reform through the budget reconciliation
process which required just 50 votes -- assuming the Vice President
breaks the tie.
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Stimulus
Bill Worked
The New York Times looks at the economic stimulus bill passed
a year ago and notes that despite the bad publicity and political
grandstanding, it actually worked.
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Little
Risk to Democrats in Passing Their Agenda
A new Public Policy Polling survey finds that 37% of Americans
say they will definitely not vote Democratic for Congress this
year, 34% say they definitely will and 30% are still up for grabs.
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Taking
Credit for What They Opposed
In a devastating report, Think Progress finds that over half
of Republican lawmakers in Congress -- 110 from the House and
Senate -- voted against the economic stimulus bill yet have tried
to claim credit for projects funded by it in their districts.
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Italian
Subsidiary of U.S.-Based Company Agrees to Plead Guilty for Participating
in International Price-Fixing Conspiracy - Company Agrees to
Pay $2.29 Million Criminal Fine
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:23:42 -0600
An Italian subsidiary of a U.S.-based company has agreed to plead
guilty and to pay a $2.29 million criminal fine for participating
in a conspiracy to rig bids, fix prices and allocate market shares
of marine hose sold in the United States and elsewhere, the Department
of Justice announced today.
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The latest U. S. Import and Export Price
Indexes news release
(http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf)
was issued today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Highlights
are below.
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The U.S. Import Price Index advanced 1.4
percent in January, as fuel and nonfuel prices
each increased. The rise in overall imports followed a 0.2 percent
uptick in December.
Export prices rose 0.8 percent in January after advancing 0.6
percent in December and 0.8
percent in November.
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February
17, 2010 - DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report, (PDF, 23 pages - 172 KB)
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Recovery
Act Information: Financial and Activity Report Weekly Update:
February 15, 2010
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:44:39 -0600
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U.S.
Department of State Remarks: Kosovo Independence Day
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:56:13 -0600
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Former
Bank Officials, SBA Bank Manager Among 16 Defendants Indicted
in $10 Million Bank Fraud Scheme
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NCHS
Data Briefs from the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
The following reports have been added:
Impact of Type of Insurance Plan on Access and Utilization of
Health Care Services for Adults Aged 18-64 Years With Private
Health Insurance: United States, 2007-2008
New Study Looks At Various Health Insurance Plans for Adults
Aged 18-64
68% are enrolled in traditional plans and do not have a flexible
spending account.
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Statistics
for the U.S. Department of Labor.
This information has recently been updated.
The following statistics were updated:
U.S. Import Price Index (USIPI)
View the latest DOL statistics.
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Federal
Election Commission February Filing Reminder
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:35:59 -0600
Monthly filers are reminded that they have a report
due Saturday, February 20, covering the month of January.
Please note that the Commission does not have statutory authority
to extend filing deadlines even if they occur on a weekend, so
plan accordingly. Also, candidates participating in the Massachusetts
Senate Special General Election (and quarterly-filing PACs and
party committees making contributions or expenditures in connection
with this election) must file a post-general
report on Thursday, February 18, covering activity from January
1 through February 8.
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FDA
Warning Letters for U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
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Former
U.S. Military Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Money Laundering
Scheme Related to Defense Department Contracts in Support of
Iraqi War
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Open Gov page is now available at usda.gov/open.
We invite you to share your ideas about:
Transparency,
Participation,
Collaboration, and
Innovation.
Share your ideas and discuss USDA’s proposals. Your participation
will help USDA create its Open Government Plan and be more innovative
and efficient
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Way
Forward In Iraq
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:00:51 -0600
General Ray Odierno spoke about progress in Iraq Tuesday at the
Institute For The Study Of War in Washington, DC.
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The 2010 People’s Summit: “Building
a Movement for a Just World.”
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Subject: Third Community Mobilization Network Open Planning Meeting
for G8/20
PLEASE FORWARD TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW! (but
not the police!~)
Third Community Mobilization Network Open
Planning Meeting for G8/20
Resistance in Toronto
February 21, 2010
11:00am (meeting expected to run 2 hours)
25 Cecil Street (Steelworkers Hall)
Community based organizers and activists
from across Ontario and Quebec are invited to an open planning
meeting focusing on Toronto's response to the G8/G20 Summits
on February 21, 2010.
The Community Mobilization Network is organizing
the community based
outreach, independent media, convergence and days of action leading
up to and during the G8/20 Summits in Ontario (June 25-27,2010)
If you are unable to attend but would like
to participate in one of the
committees, get more information or host a G8/G20 related event,
email community.mobilize@resist.ca
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ETA - Advisories - Training and Employment
Guidance Letters (TEGL) for United States Department of Labor. This information has recently been updated.
TEGL 13-09 -- Contracting Strategies That Facilitate Serving
The Youth Most In Need has been added to the ETA Advisory database
and is now available at http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2854.
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Tips
for Treasurers for Federal Election Commission. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
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Cuba
Migration Talks
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:01:32 -0600
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Army
Aviation Plays Key 'Moshtarak' Role
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:38:00 -0600
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Military
Medical Digest for Military Health System. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
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It's a breathtaking display of public
hypocrisy by Republicans
At least 116 Republican governors, senators,
and representatives have spent the past year railing against
the Recovery Act, while simultaneously requesting funds to create
jobs in their districts and taking credit for projects at ribbon-cutting
ceremonies.
As the independent PolitiFact put it, they're
trying "have their cake... and vote against it too."
They know the Recovery Act is creating jobs, but they think attacking
it will bring them victory in the 2010 elections.
Not so fast. We're preparing to meet every
hypocritical attack with press conferences in states across the
nation and a rapid-response program to fact check every lie.
But we need your help to make it happen.
Please donate
$5 or more today to support our campaign against Recovery Act
hypocrisy.
Today is the anniversary of the President
signing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that has saved
or created at least 2 million jobs, cut taxes for 95 percent
of working families, and made loans to over 42,000 small businesses.
And as a former governor, I can tell you it also provided critical
relief for state governments facing record budget shortfalls.
But don't take it from me. Listen to Rep.
Joe Wilson, who told the Department of Agriculture that the money
he was seeking "would provide jobs and investment"
for his South Carolina district. Or take it from Minnesota's
Tim Pawlenty, who balanced his state budget with the same funds
he's so often attacked on TV.
Even the GOP leadership that went all out
to kill the bill has gotten into the game -- Sen. Mitch McConnell
has bragged about funding for a military project in Kentucky,
while Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor sought funds for a high-speed
rail project in Virginia to create jobs.
President Obama has made it clear he knows
that we're not out of the woods yet, and he's focused on creating
jobs. Honesty with the American people is one of the obligations
of leadership.
In stark contrast, Republicans are engaged
in a hypocritical campaign of attacks -- and they're proving
what we've said all along: Their opposition is about politics,
pure and simple.
We're going to prove that it's not winning
politics -- but we need your support to expose their hypocrisy:
https://my.democrats.org/hypocrisy
With your help, we'll be ready for the
fight ahead.
Thanks,
Governor Tim Kaine
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AHRQ will be conducting a two-day hands-on
MEPS Data User Workshop in Rockville, MD, on April 26-27, 2010.
Day 1 of this workshop will consist of lectures designed to provide
a general overview of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
including information about the survey design, file content,
and the construction of analytic files using data from the Household
Component. Particular emphasis will be on health care utilization,
expenditures, and medical conditions.
On Day 2, participants will apply the knowledge gained from the
previous day's lecture to formulate a research plan that utilizes
the various MEPS-HC files and linkage capabilities. A PC will
be available for each participant.
After attending this workshop, each participant will be able
to construct an analytic file and begin to conduct analyses.
A basic knowledge of SAS programming is desirable. Programmers
and AHRQ staff will be available to provide assistance.
Full program Description, Registration Form, and Logistical Information
will be available March 1 on the MEPS Web site at http://www.meps.ahrq.gov
For any other questions, send an e-mail to
workshopinfo@ahrq.hhs.gov
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After
High Court Ruling, Vermont Senators Craft Political Ad Transparency
Bill
Posted: 15 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST
By Neal Goswami, Bennington Banner, Vt.
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U.S.
International Reserve Position
February 17, 2010
2010-2-17-10-55-21-8547
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BIS
Participation in Upcoming AES Compliance Seminar - March 11,
2010
The Bureau of Industry (BIS) is participating in the following
upcoming Automated Export System Compliance Seminar in Miami,
Florida. Mr. Gerry Horner, speaking on behalf of BIS, will discuss
the process for determining licensing requirements for dual use
items and how exports of these items are properly reported in
the AES. BIS will explain the edits and validations on certain
export control data fields, such as license type, Export Control
Classification Number (ECCN), license number and country of destination
that have recently been added in AES to improve exporter compliance
with the Export Administration Regulations. In addition, BIS
will briefly give an overview of the top nine recommended elements
of a export management compliance program.
For more information and registration instructions
for the seminars and workshops, please see the attached flyer
at http://www.buyusa.gov/florida/aes.html
The Office of Exporter Services
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Iraqis
Make Advancements in Medical Training
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:12:00 -0600
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NY
Times: Judging a Stimulus by the Job Data Reveals Success
ICYMI, wanted to make sure you saw today’s
column by David Leonhardt in the New York Times about the success
of the Recovery Act over the past year in creating jobs and growing
the economy.
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CDC's
Registry (IIS): Programmatic and Technical Contact List. The contact information for Arizona has recently
been updated, and is now available.
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NRC
Issues Summary of Performance and Financial Information for Fiscal
Year 2009
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Good Morning,
A year ago, President Obama signed the
Recovery Act, a bold initiative not only to rescue our country
from a potential second Great Depression but also to build a
new economic foundation for the future of our Nation. At that
time, we were in an economic freefall -- hemorrhaging more than
700,000 jobs a month with the middle class under assault and
financial institutions on the brink of collapse.
One year later, I’ve prepared a report
for the President on the impact of the Recovery Act. Even though
we have much more to do, the evidence is clear: the Recovery
Act is working.
Before I give you the hard facts, take
a look
at this video featuring several Mayors -- officials on the
front lines of this economic crisis -- who discuss the impact
of the Recovery Act.
Now here are some facts from the report
I hope you’ll share far and wide:
2 Million Jobs: Public and private forecasters ranging from the
Council of Economic Advisors to Moody’s Economy and IHS
Global now say the Recovery Act is responsible for about 2 million
jobs nationwide.
Economic Growth: We recently learned that our economy grew 5.7
percent in the fourth quarter -- the biggest gain in six years
that many economists say is largely due to the Recovery Act.
Tax Relief: The Recovery Act provided over $100 billion in tax
relief for American businesses and families.
Aid to Small Businesses: This past year, the Recovery Act supplied
over 42,000 small business loans that provided nearly $20 billion
in much-needed capital.
Building a New Foundation: The Recovery
Act funded tens of thousands of projects nationwide this year
that are not only creating jobs right now, but also laying a
long-term foundation for economic growth, including investments
in high-speed rail, health technology, broadband, a smarter electrical
grid, clean cars and batteries, and renewable energy.
My entire report to the President is available on WhiteHouse.gov/Recovery,
and it details specific recovery projects across America. So
take a look at what’s happening in your part of the country:
While we’ve made tremendous progress, our work is far from
finished. Many projects are just now getting underway that will
be creating jobs throughout 2010 and beyond. And on behalf of
the President, I can say our Administration will not stop until
every man or woman who wants a job can find one.
But one year in, the Recovery Act has helped
pull us back from the brink of economic disaster and is helping
lay a firm foundation for our economic recovery.
Thank you,
Joe Biden
P.S. Take a moment to check
out the video, browse through the report and share it with
your friends and neighbors.
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National
Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of February
16, 2010
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:23:00 -0600
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U.S.
Department of State Daily Appointments Schedule for February
17, 2010
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:23:33 -0600
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Interview
With Anne McGinn of FOX
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:23:35 -0600
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Dear Partners:
In September 2009, CDC launched the Public Health Grand Rounds,
a monthly series aimed to increase awareness of key scientific
and programmatic challenges in addressing major public health
issues.
The next session of CDC’s Public Health
Grand Rounds, entitled “Folic Acid in the Prevention of
Birth Defects,” is on Thursday, February 18, at 9 a.m. (EST).
Every year, approximately 300,000 children
around the world are born with neural tube defects (NTD), a failure
of closure of the neural tube either in the cranial region or
along the spine that result in anencephaly and spina bifida respectively.
Infants born with anencephaly usually die within a few days of
birth, and those with spina bifida typically live with various
life-long disabilities and often experience mobility limitations.
Twenty years of rigorous research shows
that adequate consumption of folic acid before and during the
first trimester of pregnancy can prevent up to 50% - 70% of NTDs.
As a result, in 1996 the FDA mandated that all food products
made from enriched cereal grain flours be fortified with folic
acid. Although the number of NTDs in the United States have been
reduced by more than 30% since this mandate, there are still
populations in this country and worldwide that can benefit from
these safe and effective fortification programs.
This session of Public Health Grand Rounds
will focus on current efforts to further decrease the prevalence
of NTDs in the United States, as well as discuss much needed
global strategies to reduce the burden of NTDs worldwide through
mandatory fortification of staple foods with folic acid.
We invite you to participate in this dynamic
series; this, and all subsequent monthly sessions, will be available
through a live
broadband link. For those unable to view the live broadcast,
an archived video of the presentation will also be made available
at the preceding Web site.
Future Grand Rounds topics include radiological
and nuclear preparedness, nanotechnology and chlamydia. If you
have any questions, comments, or would like to suggest future
Grand Rounds topics, please contact CDC at grandrounds@cdc.gov.
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Economic
Recovery Act of 2009 for U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
February 16
Weekly
Update (XLS - 95 KB)
Weekly
Update, 1 of 2 (CSV - 71 KB)
Weekly
Update, 2 of 2 (CSV - 2 KB)
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Rally
for Financial Reform and Real Healthcare Reform!
What: Rally
Start Time: Today, February 17 at 12:00pm
End Time: Today, February 17 at 1:00pm
Where: Idaho State Capitol
To see more details and RSVP
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Interview
With Cyba Audi of Al Arabiya
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:11:06 -0600
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Interview
With Michel Ghandour of Al Hurra
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:18:26 -0600
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Interview
With Kim Ghattas of BBC
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:21:10 -0600
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Interview
With David Gollust of Voice of America
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:22:10 -0600
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Interview
With Indira Lakshmanan of Bloomberg
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:13:40 -0600
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UDFL College Democrats.
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Subject: Meeting Tonight
Hello Fellow Democrats,
At today's meeting, we will be planning a UDFL Tea Party for
next week! Please come out and pitch some of your excellent ideas
to support the freedom, liberty, and American ideals that the
Tea Parties represent! LET'S GO AMERICA!!! FIRE IT UP!!!
also
Al Frankin is coming near campus on sunday
at 1pm, Central Labor Hall on Central and University S.E. COME
ON OUT!!!!
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Upcoming
Meetings and Recently Posted Materials web page for Advisory
Committees of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
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Hoyer Statement on One-Year Anniversary
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader
Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on
the one-year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act:
“A year ago today, with our country in the midst of its
greatest economic crisis in generations, President Obama signed
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, pivotal legislation
designed to soften the recession’s blow and get our economy
back on the right track. A year later, the facts are clear: the
Recovery Act is working.
“The Recovery Act has already worked to save or create as
many as 2.4 million jobs, according to the nonpartisan Congressional
Budget Office. In one year, the Recovery Act has provided $120
billion in tax cuts for 95% of working families as well as businesses
across the country; loaned nearly $20 billion to small businesses
to expand and create jobs; funded more than 12,500 transportation
projects nationwide; kept teachers, police officers, and firefighters
on the job; and accomplished much more.
“Programs like those are working to turn our economy around.
Since President Obama took office, job losses have steadily decreased—from
an average loss of 726,000 per month in the last quarter of the
Bush Administration, to just 35,000 in the most recent quarter.
The Recovery Act also has our economy growing again: in the most
recent quarter, it grew at the fastest rate in six years. The
nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reports that
the Recovery Act is ‘keeping more than 6 million Americans
out of poverty and reducing the severity of poverty for 33 million
more.’ And economists Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff
found that America is recovering much more quickly than other
countries that faced similar financial crises.
“All of that means real progress toward recovery—but
as long as our unemployment rate remains unacceptably high, it
is not enough. That is why Congress is working hard to pass a
jobs bill that can help small businesses hire workers and access
credit, as well as fund more vital projects to create jobs. We
hope to work with Republicans on bipartisan solutions to continue
creating jobs and strengthening our economy.”
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Operation
Moshtarak
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:24:33 -0600
Operation Moshtarak is into its fifth day in southern Afghanistan's
Helmand Province.
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Nimitz
Visits Hong Kong
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:16:03 -0600
USS Nimitz pulled into Hong Kong February 17 despite reports
that China might prevent the port call over differences with
the U.S. on arms sales to Taiwan.
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Highlights:
Building Better Relations With Syria
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:00:00 -0600
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Sacramento
Most Wanted for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
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Knoxville
Most Wanted for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
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Iran
Continues to Subvert Iraq, Officials Say
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:24:00 -0600
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Remarks
At Dar Al-Hekma College Town Hall
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:22:03 -0600
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AT
Notice FAAO 7210.56 for U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
N
JO 7210.736 Air Traffic Safety Action Program (ATSAP)
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AT
Notice FAAO JO 7110.65 for U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
N
JO 7110.515 TRK Changes
N
JO 7110.517 Landing Clearance
N
JO 7110.518 Braking Action Advisories
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Iraqis
Detain Weapons Dealer, Bomb Maker
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:33:00 -0600
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El
Paso Top Stories for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
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Afghanistan
Operations Seize Suspects, Weapons
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:53:00 -0600
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Enforcement
Report for February 17, 2010
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:35:00 -0600
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NASA's
Chandra Reveals Origin of Key Cosmic Explosions
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:00:00 -0600
New findings from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have provided
a major advance in understanding a type of supernova critical
for studying the dark energy that astronomers think pervades
the universe.
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New
Orleans Top Stories for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
Former State Senator Sentenced
An attorney and former state senator was employed by an insurance
business to launder construction bond premiums after the company
was ordered to cease and desist.
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Academy
for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
Academy Courses
The Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
is a professional education and training center for practitioners
with applied courses on conflict prevention, management, and
resolution. Courses emphasize strategic thinking, practical application,
and an interactive classroom experience for diverse communities.
To learn more about the course offerings and how to apply, please
go to: http://www.usip.org/education-training/courses-simulations/upcoming-courses.
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Guiding Principles for Stabilization and
Reconstruction
As countries like Iraq struggle to recover and rebuild, the "Guiding
Principles for Stabilization and Reconstruction" manual
presents the first strategic 'doctrine' ever produced for civilians
engaged in peacebuilding missions. It is a practical roadmap
for helping countries transition from violent conflict to peace.
Learn
more about this USIP book.
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Preventing Media Incitement in Iraq
USIP's Theo Dolan spoke about preventing media incitement leading
to violence in Iraq at a United Nations Development Program-sponsored
conference in Istanbul in late January. Dolan described the potential
dangers of inflammatory media coverage during elections and offered
recommendations for mitigating outbursts of violence from media
incitement. Some of these recommendations included USIP's current
work, such as planned training for Iraq's Communications and
Media Commission and the development of an Arabic-language set
of professional guidelines for dealing with "loaded"
terms. Learn
more about USIP's Center of Innovation for Media, Conflict and
Peacebuilding.
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Recall
of Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine
Posted: 2/17/2010
Field
Correction of Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine in Prefilled
Syringes
Posted: 2/17/2010
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Concern
about State of Kenya's Coalition Government
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:12:57 -0600
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U.S. Announces New Indictment Against International
Arms Dealer Viktor Bout and American Co-Conspirator for Money
Laundering, Wire Fraud, and Conspiracy
FEB 17 -- (NEW YORK) – DEA Acting Administrator Michele
M. Leonhart and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for
the Southern District of New York, announced today the unsealing
of an Indictment against international arms dealer VIKTOR BOUT,
and his associate RICHARD AMMAR CHICHAKLI, for allegedly conspiring
to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA")
stemming from their efforts to purchase two aircraft from companies
located in the United States, in violation of economic sanctions
which prohibited such financial transactions.
The Indictment unsealed today also charges BOUT and CHICHAKLI
with money laundering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, and
six separate counts of wire fraud, in connection with these financial
transactions.
"Viktor Bout was originally charged in March 2008 with conspiring
to kill Americans by selling millions of dollars worth of weapons
to Colombia-based narco-terrorists. Further investigation has
revealed additional criminal activities by Bout including money
laundering and wire fraud conspiracy. The additional charges
contained in the newly unsealed superseding indictment amply
illustrate the extraordinary breadth of Bout's deadly criminal
enterprise," said Leonhart.
BOUT has been in custody in Thailand since March 6, 2008. Since
BOUT's arrest, the United States has been actively pursuing his
extradition from Thailand on a separate set of U.S. charges.
Those charges allege that BOUT conspired to sell millions of
dollars worth of weapons to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias
de Colombia (the "FARC") -- a designated foreign terrorist
organization based in Colombia -- to be used to kill Americans
in Colombia. The United States has apprised Thai authorities
of the new charges against BOUT unsealed today and will continue
to work closely with them on this matter. The United States is
also coordinating with INTERPOL to locate and arrest CHICHAKLI.
For full story please visit us at www.dea.gov
.
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“Taking
the Broad View” Prepared Remarks for The Honorable Gregory
B. Jaczko Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at the
6th Annual Platts Nuclear Energy Conference Bethesda, MD February
17 2010
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ONLINE QUIZ: RECOVERY ACT
The Majority Leader’s Office has created
the following online quiz showing how in its first year, the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has been successful in
creating jobs and putting us on the path to economic recovery.
Click here
to take the quiz
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Army
Releases January Suicide Data
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:05:00 -0600
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The latest Mass Layoffs news release
(http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf)
was issued today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Highlights
are below.
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In the fourth quarter 2009, 2,043 extended
mass layoff
events resulted in 321,569 separations. The number of fourth
quarter events decreased from last year, following 12
consecutive quarters of over-the-year increases.
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Administration
Releases January Loan Modification Report
To view or print the PDF content on this page, download the free
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®.
February 17, 2010
TG-551
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Around
the Services
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:53:58 -0600
The coalition offensive in southern Afghanistan enters a fifth
day. Plus, the commander of relief efforts in Haiti updates reporters.
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Meeting
of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:13:56 -0600
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ETA
- Advisories - Training and Employment Notices (TEN) for United
States Department of Labor.
This information has recently been updated.
TEN 29-09 -- Energy Regional Innovation Cluster Initiative has
been added to the ETA Advisory database and is now available
at http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2855.
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HCYD
Monthly Meeting - Special Time
What: Club/Group Meeting
Start Time: Tuesday, February 23 at 7:30pm
End Time: Tuesday, February 23 at 9:00pm
Where: Oxford Hall
To see more details and RSVP
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Secretary
Napolitano Highlights Strengthened Aviation Security and Stimulus
Provided to Local Economies on Recovery Act Anniversary
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:00:00 -0600
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday toured
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) explosive detection
technologies and canine program operations in Virginia and Texas—highlighting
$576 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
funds and other security investments devoted to securing the
U.S. aviation system and creating jobs in local communities across
the country since President Obama signed the bill into law one
year ago.
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Speeches:
Global Threat Reduction
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:45:55 -0600
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Upcoming
International Space Station Crew Available for Interviews
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:00:00 -0600
The next set of International Space Station residents will be
available to talk to journalists at 1 p.m. CST on Tuesday, March
2.
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ETA
- Advisories - Unemployment Insurance Program Letters (UIPL)
for United States Department of Labor.
This information has recently been updated.
UIPL 24-04, Change 4 -- Unemployment Insurance (UI) Information
Technology (IT) Security – Additional Information has been
added to the ETA Advisory database and is now available at http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2856.
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Student Alliance Fundraiser at Kava
Lounge.
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Subject: Fundraiser at Kava Lounge TONIGHT at 8:30!!!
Hey everyone,
Be sure to come out TONIGHT at 8:30 to
the Student Alliance fundraiser at Kava Lounge! Can't make it
right at 8:30? Not a problem. The fundraiser will be going until
12:30.
Kava Lounge is located at 1007 West University
Ave. (right by Mothers Pub on University and 10th st.)
Hookahs start at $15, and 3 people per
hookah max.
Remember, you must be 18 for hookah and
21 for liquor.
Also, BRING YOUR FRIENDS and help our campaign
for UF's future just by showing up!
If you have any questions, shoot me an
email at jonathan@ufstudentalliance.com
See you there!
Jon
Reg. Pol. Ad. J. Ossip
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New
York Lawyer Indicted on Mortgage Fraud, Money Laundering, Other
Charges
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:11:58 -0600
Louis Cherico, a lawyer who practiced in New York City and Westchester
County, was indicted on charges of participating in a wide-ranging
scheme to commit mortgage fraud, obstruction of justice, and
money laundering.
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Michigan
Home Health Care Agency Owner Pleads Guilty in Fraud Scheme
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:11:31 -0600
Detroit-area resident Muhammad Shahab pled guilty to his role
in organizing a health care fraud scheme in which he and his
co-conspirators submitted more than $10 million in claims to
the Medicare program for physical and occupational therapy services
that were never rendered or were medically unnecessary.
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Military
Contractor Pleads Guilty in Bribery Scheme Related to Iraq War
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:11:09 -0600
Former military contractor Terry Hall, of Snellville, Georgia,
pled guilty to conspiracy to pay more than $3 million in bribes
to U.S. Army contracting officials stationed at Camp Arifjan,
an Army base in Kuwait, and to a money laundering conspiracy
related to Defense Department contracts in support of the Iraqi
war.
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Idea
Exchange: How Did You Finance Your Business?
You have a great business idea and a solid business plan, but
how are you going to find the capital to finance it? Every entrepreneur
needs to answer this question in order to successfully launch
and operate their business. In this month’s Idea Exchange,
we asked our members to share their stories about how they financed
their businesses. Read more...
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Effectively
Marketing Your Business through Trade Shows
Where can you make connections, cement relationships, find potential
customers and keep up to date on your industry-all in one place?
At a trade show, of course. Even in today's online world, meeting
people face-to-face is still important to building a business.
A trade show lets you come in contact with hundreds or even thousands
of prospective customers, vendors and partners. But effectively
marketing your business at a trade show requires some smart strategizing.
Read more...
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Cash
vs Accrual Accounting for Taxable Income and Expenses
Are you starting a small business and trying to set up an accounting
and bookkeeping method? Are you filing your taxes and are confused
about how to record your business income and expenses? If you
answer yes to either of the questions above, read on to learn
when cash vs accrual accounting method can work better for your
small business. Read more...
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Going
Beyond the “Schmooze” - How to Embrace Business Networking
and Make it Work for Your Needs
For small business owners in particular, whose business is oftentimes
their world, networking can get you out of the day-to-day silo
of business ownership and help you work on your business, rather
than in it! Don't think that you have to be the best conversationalist
or have the biggest expense account to succeed at networking.
Here are some tips that every small business owner, can employ
to derive value and revenue from business networking. Read more...
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Vote
on New Business Types for the Licenses and Permits Tool
Business.gov’s Licenses and Permits Tool automatically generates
a list of appropriate licenses and permits when you enter your
business type and city/state. In order to expand on the 11 business
types that we currently have, we invite you to tell us which
industries or business types you would like to see covered. You
can vote on ones submitted by other users or suggest a business
type. Read more...
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Growing
your Business as a Team: 10 Team Building Tips from the Real
World of Small Business
Whether you are in the business of making money, running governments,
or organizing communities - teamwork is essential. It is the
basis of engagement, innovation and success. In business, powerful
teams not only drive results, they empower, challenge and motivate
employees to learn, grow and participate in the collective success
of the business itself. And while there are numerous books and
courses that you can take to learn effective team building techniques,
some of the best advice can come from those who are in your shoes
- other small business owners. Get "10 Team Building Tips
from the Real World of Small Business". Read more...
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Task
Force Vows Sharper Focus on Soldier Suicides
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:42:00 -0600
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DOD
News Briefing with Ambassador Lucke and Lt. Gen. Keen from Haiti
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:44:00 -0600
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US-CERT Current Activity
Cisco Releases Multiple Security Advisories
Original release date: February 17, 2010
at 4:13 pm
Last revised: February 17, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Cisco has released three security advisories
to address
vulnerabilities.
Security advisory, cisco-sa-20100217-fwsm,
addresses a vulnerability
in the Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) for the Cisco Catalyst
6500 Series Switches and Cisco 7600 Series Routers. Successful
and
repeated exploitation of this vulnerability could result in a
denial-of-service condition.
Security advisory, cisco-sa-20100217-asa,
addresses multiple
vulnerabilities in Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances.
These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized
access to an affected system or cause a denial-of-service condition.
Security advisory, cisco-sa-20100217-csa,
addresses multiple
vulnerabilities in the Cisco Security Agent. These vulnerabilities
may
allow an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands, view and
download
arbitrary files, or cause a denial-of-service condition.
US-CERT encourages users and systems administrators
to review Cisco
security advisory cisco-sa-20100217-fwsm, cisco-sa-20100217-asa,
and
cisco-sa-20100217-csa and apply any necessary updates to mitigate
the
risks.
Relevant Url(s):
<http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b1910c.shtml>
<http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b1910d.shtml>
<http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b1910e.shtml>
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This entry is available at
http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#cisco_releases_multiple_security_advisories
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County Attorney Sentenced
Joseph T. Lander was sentenced on fraud and money laundering
charges arising from his actions as the former Dixie County Attorney.
Jacksonville
Top Stories for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This
information has recently been updated, and is now available.
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St.
Louis Top Stories for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
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Highlights:
Nuclear Deterrence Summit
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:00:00 -0600
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U.S.
Department of State Daily Press Briefing - February 17
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:47:08 -0600
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DoD
Contracts for February 17, 2010
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:01:00 -0600
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Attorney
General Eric Holder Delivers Remarks at the Federal Bar Association's
Advancement of Social Justice Luncheon
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:11:47 -0600
"Today, it’s also my pleasure to join you in recognizing
Kathleen Straus and in celebrating the example of public service
reflected in Wade McCree’s life and career," said Attorney
General Holder.
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C-SPAN Daily Alert
Programming Information for Weds. 2/17 - Thurs. 2/18, 2010
**********************************************************************
C-SPAN Highlights
Tonight:
* Pres. Obama Remarks on Stimulus Act Anniversary (8:30pm)
* Amb. Chris Hill Remarks on Discussion on Iraq Elections (9:05pm)
* New York Black and Puerto Rican Legislators Annual Conference
(10:50pm)
Tomorrow:
* U.S. House: In Recess. Reconvenes on Monday, Feb. 22
* Pres. Obama Signs Executive Order on Debt Commission (Time
TBA) - LIVE Tentative
* 37th Annual Conservative Political Action Conference (10am)
- LIVE
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C-SPAN2 Highlights
Tonight:
* Book TV: Studio Program with Amity Shlaes & Dean Baker
on the Economy (8pm) - LIVE
* Book TV: Tim Carney, Author, "Obamanomics" (9pm)
* Book TV's After Words: Ken Gormley, "The Death of American
Virtue" (10pm)
Tomorrow:
* U.S. Senate: In Recess. Reconvenes on Monday, Feb. 22
* Department of Justice National Symposium on Indigent Defense
(8:30am) - LIVE
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C-SPAN3 Highlights
Tonight:
* Stimulus: Pres. Obama & VP Biden; Rep. Price (R-GA); WJ
Interview (7pm)
* Amb. Hill on Iraq; State Dept. Undersec. Tauscher on Iran (8pm)
Tomorrow:
* Programming TBA. Check Schedule for Updates - http://www.c-spanvideo.org/schedule?timezone=Eastern&date=Feb+18%2C+2010
**********************************************************************
C-SPAN Radio Highlights
Tonight:
* Programming TBA. Check the Schedule for Updates - http://www.c-span.org/Schedules/C-SPAN-Radio-Schedule.aspx
Tomorrow:
* Washington Journal (7am) - LIVE
**********************************************************************
Politics Highlights
* C-SPAN Political Programming - Sunday
on C-SPAN at 6:30pm ET
**********************************************************************
Washington Journal Highlights
* Newspaper Articles & Viewer Calls
* Discussion on the Conservative Agenda & Tea Party Politics
* Discussion on Pres. Obama's Meeting with the Dalai Lama
* Thomas Frank, Wall Street Journal, Columnist
**********************************************************************
C-SPAN Capitol Spotlight
* Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee
circulated a bipartisan draft of tax cuts and spending provisions
Thursday, billing it as a job-creation initiative and urging
colleagues not to “needlessly delay Senate completion of
consideration of this package through partisan means...-Full
Story at http://www.c-span.org/capitolspotlight
**********************************************************************
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Young Professionals for Sheila Jackson
Lee.
Subject: Don't Forget--Young Professionals
for Sheila Jackson Lee
"When you leave the job this evening,
come and have a drink on us. 6pm to 8pm at Blue Label Lounge.
We hope to see you there."
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DOD
Identifies Marine Casualty
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:21:00 -0600
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Keen
Briefs On Haiti
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:47:58 -0600
Commander Joint Task Force Haiti LTG Ken Keen says there is still
much that needs to be done in the earthquake-devastated nation
of Haiti.
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Kendrick Meek Online Rapid Response
Team.
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Subject: 112,476
Don't know if you saw this note from our
campaign manager, Abe Dyk, but this is the most important thing
you can do right now to help our campaign...
Dear Friend,
Tomorrow, Marco Rubio will ask hundreds
of ultra-conservative activists in Washington to help his campaign.
Governor Crist spends his time collecting all the special interest
checks he can get.
Kendrick Meek is depending on the grassroots.
No Senate candidate in Florida history
has ever qualified for the ballot through a statewide petition
process. Then again, Kendrick is no ordinary candidate.
He's determined to earn his place on the
ballot by bringing together 112,476 Floridians committed to real
change. It's about doing right for people, not conforming to
some extreme ideology.
One great way you can join this grassroots
movement is to help us collect the thousands of ballot petition
signatures we need in the next few weeks to hit our goal. We're
in striking distance, and there are three ways you can help put
us over the top:
If you haven't yet, click here to print,
sign, and mail in your copy of the petition: http://bit.ly/4FneJi
Then, forward this message to five of your
friends and family and ask them to sign our petition today.
Finally, help us spread the word on Facebook
and Twitter. Post this message:
Help @KendrickMeek qualify for the Nov.
Senate election. Join 100k Floridians - print, sign, & mail
our petition: http://bit.ly/4FneJi
Our petition drive is about more than just
Kendrick's character. We're committed to this process because
we believe that organizing thousands and thousands of Floridians
will help us build a massive grassroots network that can knock
on doors, make phone calls, and win votes on Election Day.
I need your help to show the other side
the wave of grassroots energy powering this campaign.
Getting involved couldn't be easier. Just
hop on the website, download the form, fill it out, and mail
it in. Then make sure everyone you know does the same thing.
We're going to win in November. And the
organizing we do now to get Kendrick on the ballot is going to
be a huge part of that.
Thanks so much for all you do,
Abe
P.S. There are a few rules to keep in mind:
For your petition to be valid, you must include your printed
name, date of birth or voter registration number, residence address,
city, county, state, Zip Code, and be a registered voter of any
party. You must also sign and date the form.
If you have any questions, please call
305-655-3213 or 1-877-FL-4-MEEK (1-877-354-6335).
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Former
Operations Manager of a Transfer and Recycling Station in Plainfield
Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charge
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Cop
Sworn to Uphold Justice is Arrested for Obstructing It
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Lynn
Sets Stage for Further U.S.-Australian Cooperation
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:44:00 -0600
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Articles
of Interest for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
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What's
New at AHRQ for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
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Long-Term
Care for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
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Highlights:
Mexico-Russia Bilateral Relationship
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:00:00 -0600
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Kucinich's Prophetic "Prayer for
America" Speech
8 Years Ago Today
Many have called Dennis Kucinich's "Prayer for America"
speech one of the most eloquent and significant summaries of
post 9/11 America. He delivered it eight years ago today.
The Kucinich campaign staff urges you to
read and to distribute this prophetic message which even after
eight years maintains a fresh sense of urgency.
Thank you
The Re-Elect Congressman Kucinich Committee
A Prayer for America
I offer these brief remarks today as a prayer for our country,
as a celebration of our country. With love of democracy. With
love of our country. With hope for our country. With a belief
that the light of freedom cannot be extinguished as long as it
is inside of us. With a belief that freedom rings resoundingly
in a democracy each time we speak freely. With the understanding
that freedom stirs the human heart and fear stills it. With the
belief that a free people cannot walk in fear and faith at the
same time. With the understanding that there is a deeper truth
in the unity of the United States. That implicit in the union
of our country is the union of all people, everywhere. That all
people are essentially one. That the world is interconnected
not only on the material level of economics, trade, communication,
and transportation; but interconnected through human consciousness,
through the human heart, through the heart of the world, through
the simply expressed impulse to be and to breathe free.
I offer this prayer for America.
Let us pray that our nation will remember
that the unfolding of the promise of democracy in our nation
paralleled the striving and accomplishment of civil rights. That
is why we must challenge the rationale of the Patriot Act. We
must ask why should America put aside guarantees of constitutional
justice?
How can we justify in effect canceling
the First Amendment and the right of free speech, and the right
to peacefully assemble?
How can we justify, in effect, the canceling
the Fourth Amendment, probable cause, the prohibitions against
unreasonable search and seizure?
How can we justify, in effect, canceling
the Fifth Amendment, nullifying due process, allowing for indefinite
incarceration without a trial?
How can we justify, in effect, canceling
the Sixth Amendment, the right to prompt and public trial?
How can we justify, in effect, canceling
the Eighth Amendment which protects against cruel and unusual
punishment?
We cannot justify widespread wiretaps and
internet surveillance without judicial supervision, let alone
with it.
We cannot justify secret searches without
a warrant.
We cannot justify giving the Attorney General
the ability to designate domestic terror groups.
We cannot justify giving the FBI total
access to any type of data which may exist in any system anywhere,
including medical and financial records.
We cannot justify giving the CIA the ability
to target people in this country for domestic intelligence and
intelligence surveillance.
We cannot justify a government which takes
from the people our right to privacy and then assumes for its
own operations a right to total secrecy.
The Attorney General recently covered up
a statue of Lady Justice showing her bosom as if to underscore
there is no danger of justice exposing herself in this administration.
Let us pray, oremus, that our nation's
leaders will not be overcome by fear. Because today there is
great fear in the Capitol. And this must be understood before
we can ask about the shortcomings of Congress in this current
environment.
The great fear began when we had to evacuate
the Capitol on September 11. It continued when we had to leave
the Capitol again when a bomb scare occurred as members were
pressing the CIA during a secret briefing. It continued when
we abandoned Washington during the anthrax scare, when anthrax,
possibly from a government lab, arrived in the mail. It continued
when the Attorney General declared a nationwide terror alert
and then brought the destructive Patriot Bill to the floor of
the House of Representatives. It continued in the release of
the Bin Laden tapes at the very same time the President was announcing
our country would withdraw from the ABM treaty.
It remains present in the cordoning off
of the Capitol. It is present in the camouflaged armed national
guardsmen who greet members of Congress each day we enter the
Capitol campus. It is present in the labyrinth of concrete barriers
through which we must pass each time we go to vote.
The trappings of a state of siege trap
us in a state of fear, ill-equipped to deal with the Patriot
Games, the Mind Games, the War Games of an unelected President
and his undisclosed Vice President.
Let us pray. Let us pray that our country
will stop this war. "To provide for the common defense"
is one of the formational principles of America. Our Congress
gave the President the ability to respond to the tragedy of September
11. We licensed a response to those who helped create the terror
of September 11th. But we the people and our elected representatives
must reserve the right to measure the response, to proportion
the response, to challenge the response, and to correct the response.
Because we did not authorize the invasion
of Iraq.
We did not authorize the invasion of Iran.
We did not authorize the invasion of North
Korea.
We did not authorize the bombing of civilians
in Afghanistan.
We did not authorize permanent detainees
in Guantanamo Bay.
We did not authorize the withdrawal from
the Geneva Convention.
We did not authorize military tribunals
suspending due process and habeas corpus.
We did not authorize assassination squads.
We did not authorize the resurrection of
COINTELPRO.
We did not authorize the repeal of the
Bill of Rights.
We did not authorize the revocation of
the Constitution.
We did not authorize national identity
cards.
We did not authorize the eye of Big Brother
to peer from cameras throughout our cities.
We did not authorize an eye for an eye.
Nor did we ask that the blood of innocent
people, who perished on September 11, be avenged with the blood
of innocent villagers in Afghanistan.
We did not authorize this administration
to wage war anytime, anywhere, anyhow it pleases.
We did not authorize war without end.
We did not authorize a permanent war economy.
Yet we are upon the threshold of a permanent
war economy. The President has requested a $45.6 billion increase
in military spending. All defense-related programs will cost
close to $400 billion.
Consider that the Department of Defense
has never passed an independent audit.
Consider that the Inspector General notified
Congress, recently, that the Pentagon cannot properly account
for $1.2 trillion - that's trillion - in expenditures. Correct,
that it cannot account for $1.2 trillion in transactions. Consider
that in recent years the Department of Defense could not match
$22 billion worth of expenditures to the items it purchased.
Consider that it has written off as lost billions of dollars
worth of in-transit inventory and stored nearly $30 billion worth
of spare parts it did not need.
Yet the Pentagon's budget grows with more
money for weapons systems to fight a cold war which ended, weapon
systems in search of new enemies to create new wars. This has
nothing to do with fighting terror. This has everything to do
with fueling a military industrial machine with the treasure
of our nation, risking the future of our nation, risking democracy
itself with the militarization of thought which follows the militarization
of the budget.
Let us pray for our children. Our children
deserve a world without end. Not a war without end. Our children
deserve a world free of the terror of hunger, free of the terror
of poor health care, free of the terror of homelessness, free
of the terror of ignorance, free of the terror of hopelessness,
free of the terror of policies which are committed to a world
view which is not appropriate for the survival of democratic
values, not appropriate for the survival of a free people, not
appropriate for the survival of a nation, not appropriate for
the survival of the world.
Let us pray that we have the courage and
the will as a people, and as a nation, to shore ourselves up,
to reclaim from the ruins of September 11th our democratic traditions.
Let us declare. Let us declare our love
of democracy. And declare our intent for peace.
Let us work to make nonviolence an organizing
principle in our own society.
Let us recommit ourselves to the slow and
painstaking work of statecraft, which sees peace, not war, as
being inevitable.
Let us work for a world where someday war
becomes archaic.
Let us work for a world where nuclear disarmament
is an imperative. This is the vision which the proposal to create
a Department of Peace envisions. Forty-three members of Congress
are now cosponsoring the legislation.
Let us work for a world where America can
lead the way in banning all nuclear weapons not only from our
land and sea and sky but from outer space itself. This is the
vision of HR 3616: A universe free of fear. Where we can look
up at God's creation in the stars and imagine infinite wisdom,
infinite peace, infinite possibilities. Not infinite war, because
we are taught that the kingdom will come on earth as it is in
heaven.
Let us pray. Pray that we have the courage
to replace the images of death which haunt us, the layers of
images of September 11th, faded into images of patriotism, spliced
into images of military mobilization, jump-cut into images of
our secular celebrations of the World Series, New Year's Eve,
the Super Bowl, the Olympics, the strobic flashes which touch
our deepest fears, let us replace those images with the images
of people working to rebuild their democratic institutions. With
images of the work of human relations. Of the work of reaching
out to people, helping our citizens here at home. Of lifting
the plight of people everywhere.
That is the America which has the ability
to rally the support of the world.
That is the America which stands not in
pursuit of an axis of evil, but which is itself the axis of hope
and faith and peace and freedom.
America, America. God shed grace on thee.
And crown thy good with brotherhood and sisterhood.
America, America. Long may Thy land be
bright with Freedom's holy light
America, America. Let us pray for our country.
Let us love our country. Let us defend our country not only from
the threats without but from the threats within.
America, America. Crown thy good. Not with
weapons of mass destruction. Not with invocations of an axis
of evil. Not through breaking international treaties. Not through
establishing America as king of a uni-polar world. But through
looking at America as a nation among nations and viewing the
world as an interconnected whole.
Crown thy good, America. Crown thy good
with sisterhood and brotherhood. And crown thy good with compassion
and restraint and forbearance and a commitment to peace and democracy
here at home and in the world. And a commitment to economic democracy
here at home and throughout the world.
Crown thy good, America. Crown thy good
America. Crown thy good.
Thank you.
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U.S.
Attorney Charges Former Acting Boss of Genovese Organized Crime
Family for 2003 Murder, and Five Others for Racketeering Crimes
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New
York Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available.
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Fulton
County Jailer Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge of Excessive Force
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Secretary
Napolitano Meets with Western Hemisphere Officials in Mexico
on Ways to Enhance International Aviation Security
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:00:00 -0600
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today
traveled to Mexico City at the invitation of her Mexican colleague,
Interior Secretary Fernando Francisco Gómez-Mont, to meet
with officials from North, Central and South American and Caribbean
and the International Civil Aviation Organization to discuss
ways to bolster global aviation security measures and standards.
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Remarks
At The United States-India Educational Foundation
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:54:53 -0600
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Remarks
At Dhaka University
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:55:12 -0600
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Briefing
On Upcoming Iraqi Elections and U.S.-Iraqi Relations
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:59:15 -0600
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President
Speaks to Crew on Space Station
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:00:00 -0600
“And so we just wanted to let you know that the amazing
work that's being done on the International Space Station not
only by our American astronauts but also our colleagues from
Japan and Russia is just a testimony to the human ingenuity;
a testimony to extraordinary skill and courage that you guys
bring to bear; and is also a testimony to why continued space
exploration is so important, and is part of the reason why my
commitment to NASA is unwavering,” said President Barack
Obama during a call to the crew currently aboard the International
Space Station. President Obama was accompanied by White House
Science Adviser John Holdren, left and middle school students
in the Roosevelt Room of the White House during the call on Wednesday,
Feb. 17, 2010 in Washington. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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Senate
Democrats progress health care public option
Posted: February 16th, 2010 05:44 PM ET
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is one of four Senators who signed a
letter urging Sen. Harry Reid to consider a rule known as reconciliation.
Washington (CNN) – The fight over health care reform burst
back into public view Tuesday as four Democratic senators asked
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to hold a vote on a government-run
public insurance option.
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Google
Buzz Privacy Concerns Hit The FTC
from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com by The Huffington
Post News Editors
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S.
African economy 'to grow 2.3% in 2010'
from France24 - Business by admin
South Africa's economy is expected to grow by 2.3 percent this
year, boosted in part by the football World Cup, after contracting
by 1.8 percent last year, the finance minister said on Wednesday.
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US
warships on port call in Hong Kong sign of easing tension
from AP Top International News At 5:48 a... by By MIN LEE
HONG KONG (AP) -- Five American warships docked for a port call
in Hong Kong on Wednesday in a sign that recent tensions between
China and the U.S. may be easing after flare-ups over an arms
sale to Taiwan and the Dalai Lama....
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Was
stimulus good for Ohio?
from dispatchpolitics.com: RSS by mniquette@dispatch.com
One year after Congress passed what was intended to be a $787
billion jolt to a reeling economy, at least $2.8 billion has
been spent in Ohio so far to preserve jobs and state services,
build roads and accomplish a wide range of other purposes.
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A
Brief History of Charity Records
from TIME.com: Top Photoessays and Slideshows
For the 25th anniversary of "We Are the World," the
song is being rerecorded and released to benefit Haitian earthquake
victims. A look back at the biggest charity-single smashes--
By Dan Fletcher
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British
jobless rate stable at 7.8%
from France24 - Business by admin
Britain's unemployment rate stood at 7.8 percent in the three
months to the end of December, unchanged from the previous quarter,
official data showed on Wednesday.
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Vatican
to Post Some World War II Archives
from Italy News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican plans to post some of its World War
II archives online to calm the controversy over Pope Pius XII's
actions during the Holocaust. The Vatican's newspaper announced
the plan.
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NEW
GOV JOB VACANCIES AND GRANT OPPORTUNITIES have been posted
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Obama
taps envoy to Syria
from CNN.com - Politics
President Obama is ending the United States' five-year diplomatic
absence in Syria by formally nominating veteran diplomat Robert
Ford to serve as U.S. ambassador there, a sign of thawing relations
between the two nations.
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Top
US official in Syria as ties improve
from JPost Middle East
William Burns highest ranking US official
to visit country since January 2005.
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Taliban
using civilians as human shields in Marjah
from Afghanistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Marjah (Afghanistan), Feb.17 : Taliban fighters are increasingly
using civilians as human shields in the assault on the southern
town of Marjah, according to an Afghan official.
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Business
Update: Asia banks up
from Reuters Video: Business
Feb 17 - Asian resource and technology shares rallied, cheered
by Wall Street gains and strong U.S. manufacturing numbers.
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Russia,
US, France express concern over Iran's enrichment plan
from France News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Moscow, Feb 17 : Russia, the US and France have sent Yukiya Amano,
the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a
confidential letter expressing concern over Iran's move to begin
enrichi..
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Business
confidence buoyant for 2010
from Germany News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
German business confidence is climbing, with companies more optimistic
about the economy than they were at the end of last year, a poll
released Wednesday has found.
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White
House adviser says U.S. employment stable
from Reuters: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Christina
Romer said on Wednesday that the U.S. employment picture was
stable, with job growth expected by spring.
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S.
Korea, U.S. to hold annual military exercise March 8-18+
from South Korea News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (AP) - (Kyodo)—South Korea and the United
States will hold their annual Key Resolve/Foal Eagle military
exercise on March 8-18 with portions of Foal Eagle continuing
until April 30..
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Deere
lifts forecast as profit rises 19%
from MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Construction and farming equipment manufacturer
Deere & Co. said Wednesday that its fiscal first-quarter
net profit rose 19% as it also lifted its profit forecast for
the year. Deere said its first-quarter profit was $243.2 million,
or 57 cents a share, compared to $203.9 million, or 48 cents
a share, a year earlier. Revenue for the quarter declined 6%
to $4.84 billion from $5.15 billion. Sales at its equipment operations
declined 7% to $4.24 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet had
been expecting earnings of 21 cents a share for the quarter on
sales of $4.22 million. The company said its equipment arm benefited
from lower raw materials costs and improved price realizations,
while profit from its financial services unit nearly doubled
due to improved financing spreads. The company lifted its profit
forecast for fiscal 2010 to around $1.3 billion and said it expects
equipment sales to rise between 6% and 8%.
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XTO
Energy posts a higher fourth-quarter profit
from MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- XTO Energy said Wednesday its fourth-quarter
earnings rose to $537 million, or 92 cents a share, from $351
million, or 61 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Total revenues
climbed to $2.3 billion from about $2 billion. Adjusted earnings
for the recent quarter were 93 cents a share. Analysts polled
by FactSet Research were looking for earnings of 86 cents a share,
on average. Shares of XTO Energy closed Tuesday at $46.51 each.
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Walgreen
to buy Duane Reade chain for $1 billion
from Reuters: Business News
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Drugstore chain Walgreen Co said on Wednesday
it plans to buy New York-based rival Duane Reade from private
equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners in a deal worth $1.075
billion, including the assumption of Duane Reade's debt.
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Where
to put nuclear waste?
from CNN.com - Video
CNN's Brian Todd reports on the increasing political pressure
on the Obama administration to address nuclear waste.
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Optimum
Coal launches up to $500 million IPO: sources
from Reuters: Deals
LONDON (Reuters) - Optimum Coal, South Africa's sixth-largest
thermal coal miner, seeks to raise $300 million to $500 million
via an initial public offering on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
in March, people familiar with the matter said.
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Biden:
US got 'money's worth' from stimulus act
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden asserted in an interview
Wednesday that taxpayers have "gotten their money's worth"
out of the $787 billion stimulus program that Congress passed
during the depths of the recession....
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Biden
on capital: 'Washington right now is broken'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden says "Washington
right now is broken" and the country is in "deep trouble"
unless it attacks ballooning federal deficits....
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FAQ
Where can I learn about the Olympics?
Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:34:28 -0600
The XXI Olympic Winter Games are underway, until Feb. 28. Visit
the FAQ at USA.gov for a link to biographies of current athletes,
history, and more.
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Highlights:
Two-Track Approach in Iran
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:00:00 -0600
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Hit
the Streets for Heidepriem in Sioux Falls!
What: Club Party
Start Time: Saturday, February 20 at 11:30am
End Time: Saturday, February 20 at 5:30pm
Where: Meet at 22nd and Minnesota (Land Title Building) and be
sent off by Scott Heidepriem!
To see more details and RSVP
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Friend --
Wondering what the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act -- President Obama's stimulus bill -- has accomplished?
Look at this
One year ago tomorrow, after tens of thousands
of you shared stories and called your representatives, the President
signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
And while this anniversary isn't a cause
for celebration, there is reason to be optimistic. This chart
makes it clear: We're on the road to recovery.
Still, we know there is a long way to go.
Many Americans are still struggling, and creating jobs remains
President Obama's top priority.
Click here to learn more about the President's
record on the economy, what we're doing to put more Americans
back to work, and get easy-to-share information you can pass
on to friends and family:
http://my.barackobama.com/Recovery
Thanks for making change happen,
David Plouffe
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OIG-10-39
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' Implementation of
the Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act (PDF, 36 pages - 696 KB)
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OIG-10-37
- TSA's Breach of Sensitive Security Information (Redacted) (PDF, 56 pages - 2.31 MB)
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OIG-10-38
- Management and Oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Office of International Affairs Internal Controls for Acquisitions
and Employee Integrity Processess
(PDF, 36 pages - 1.11 MB)
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OIG-10-40
- Resource and Security Issues Hinder DHS' Implementation of
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (PDF, 48 pages - 1.79 MB)
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OIG-10-41
- DHS Controls Over Firearms
(PDF, 27 pages - 1.12MB)
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OIG-10-42
- Department of Homeland Security's Acquisition Data Management
Systems (PDF, 29 pages - 2.21
MB)
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USBP
in the News
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:53:33 -0600
For archived news releases, please visit CBP News Releases located
under Newsroom.
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Highlights:
Townterview With Al Jazeera
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:00:00 -0600
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DOD
Identifies Marine Casualty
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:03:00 -0600
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DOD
Identifies Marine Casualty
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:51:00 -0600
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Turn
Orange County Blue!
What: Club/Group Meeting
Start Time: Saturday, February 20 at 10:30am
End Time: Sunday, February 21 at 1:00pm
Where: Irvine, California
To see more details and RSVP
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Secretary
Sebelius Addresses 2010 Public Health Preparedness Summit
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:01:00 -0600
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Tech
Student Democrats General Meeting
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STS-130
MCC Status Report #18
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:00:00 -0600
The third of three planned spacewalks for the astronauts of space
shuttle Endeavour is on tap for tonight to complete installation
of the International Space Station's Tranquility module and unlock
the shutters on the station’s new observation deck.
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NASA's
Next Shuttle Launch Now Targeted for April 5; Media Credentials
Deadlines Updated
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:00:00 -0600
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NASA
Sets Out of this World News Conference with Shuttle Endeavour
and Space Station Crews
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:00:00 -0600
The 11 crew members aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International
Space Station will hold a news conference at 8:39 p.m. CST on
Thursday, Feb. 18.
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STS-130
MCC Status Report #17
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:00:00 -0600
With a port swap of the International Space Station’s new
cupola and Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 completed today, astronauts
continued outfitting the new Tranquility module and its observation
deck, and prepared for a third spacewalk.
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South Dakota Democrats
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Subject: Training and Toasting in Aberdeen – This Saturday
and Sunday
Come join the South Dakota Democrats this
Saturday, February 20 and Sunday February 21 to kick off the
campaign year with campaign training and toasting local legend
Sharon Stroschein.
The morning starts at 10:00am with the
State Central Committee Meeting. Please join us for a Lunch with
local State Legislators at noon. Lunch is followed by campaign
training with Steve Jarding at 1:00pm. A day of business is followed
by a rousing social that evening featuring a Roast of Sharon
Stroschein at 6:30pm.
Secretary of State Candidate Ben Nesselhuf will emcee the event.
All events will be at the Ramkota Hotel
in Aberdeen. Lunch will be $15 and the roast is $20. To RSVP,
call 605-271-5405 or 605-393-7658.
This will be a very beneficial training,
but if you can't make it, help out at home by attending a Legislative
Cracker Barrel or helping to put candidates on the ballot with
petition signatures.
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Tonight's meeting; Bobcat Build; Intramural
Softball
Hey Dems,
The Texas State College Democrats have
been extremely active in this primary season and last night was
no different! We had a phonebank for the Bill White for Texas
campaign and made over 400 calls! That is awesome, but we must
keep up the hard work.
At today’s meeting, we will welcome
David Mendoza, candidate for Hays County Court-at-Law Seat 1.
Mr. Mendoza has helped the College Democrats out in numerous
ways over the past year and it will be a pleasure to have him
come out and speak at 5:30pm in the LBJ Student Center 3-9.1.
In addition to talking about ways to get
involved on Democratic campaigns, getting involved in student
issues, discussing intramural softball, and talking politics,
we will also be signing-up volunteers for Bobcat Build!
Nominations for Historian will also be
open today. In order to be eligible for the position, you must
be a paid member and have two nominations (one can be from the
interested individual).
We will see you all tonight at 5:30pm in
room 3-9.1 in the LBJ Student Center.
Moving Texas Forward,
Adrian
P.S. Come see us in the quad tomorrow and
learn about who is on the ticket for the Democratic Primary.
And, Go Vote!
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Briefing
by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 2/16/10
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Remarks
by the President at "In Performance at the White House:
A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement"
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Remarks
by the President on Energy in Lanham, Maryland
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Murtha
eulogized at funeral service
Posted: February 16th, 2010 03:40 PM ET
(CNN) – Pennsylvania and the nation said good-bye Tuesday
to John P. Murtha, politician, warrior, father, friend, gentleman.
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Robert Gibbs: I'm my own tweeter
Posted: February 16th, 2010 05:40 PM ET
From CNN Audience Interaction Producer
Eric Kuhn
In his first tweet, White House Press Secretary sought advice
from the Twitterverse.
Washington (CNN) – It's the dirty secret of celebrity tweeting:
Many politicians and other high-profile types don't clack out
their own tweets.
Even President Obama has conceded that
his fingers are not behind his Twitter account: @BarackObama.
Not Robert Gibbs.
The White House press secretary was asked
during his daily press conference on Tuesday if he really tweeted
from his new account.
"Inexplicably, yes," Gibbs said.
Gibbs started tweeting under the name @PressSec on Saturday
and follows 149 people – mostly journalists. "I've
enjoyed watching you all comment on women's figure skating and
ski jumping," Gibbs told the reporters.
@PressSec prominently states that it is an official White
House Twitter account, thus "comments & messages"
could be archived under the Presidential Records Act.
CNN Radio's Bob Costantini asked Gibbs
if his account, including the accounts he is following, are really
part of White House records. Gibbs said he was unsure and would
"check with the lawyers."
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Key
Senate Democrats push for health care public option
Posted: February 16th, 2010 05:44 PM ET
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is one of four Senators who signed a
letter urging Sen. Harry Reid to consider a rule known as reconciliation.
Washington (CNN) – The fight over health care reform burst
back into public view Tuesday as four Democratic senators asked
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to hold a vote on a government-run
public insurance option.
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Obama
to create fiscal commission Thursday
Posted: February 16th, 2010 07:40 PM ET
From CNN Senior White House Correspondent
Ed Henry
President Barack Obama will sign an executive order Thursday
aimed at reining in the federal debt.
Washington (CNN) – President Barack Obama will sign an executive
order Thursday setting up a bipartisan fiscal commission to weigh
proposals aimed at reining in the soaring federal debt, according
to a White House official.
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Vast
Majority Oppose Supreme Court Ruling
A new Washington Post/ABC News poll finds that Americans of both
parties "overwhelmingly oppose" a Supreme Court ruling
that allows corporations and unions to spend as much as they
want on political campaigns.
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