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VIDEO:
Kansas State of the State Address Published: Monday at 8pm (ET) |
VIDEO:
Iowa State of the State Address Published: Today at 11am (ET) |
VIDEO:
State Department Press Briefing Published: Today at 12:30pm (ET) |
VIDEO:
New Jersey State of the State Address Published: Today at 2:30pm (ET) |
VIDEO:
Washington State of the State Address Published: Today at 3:30pm (ET) |
VIDEO:
Major Cities Chiefs Association Press Conference on Broadband
and Public Safety Published: Today at 5pm (ET) |
VIDEO:
Carnegie Endowment for Int'l Peace Discussion on al-Qaeda Leadership Published: Monday at 2pm (ET) |
VIDEO:
Boston Debate for Massachusetts Senate Seat Published: Monday at 7pm (ET) |
VIDEO:
Journalist David Axe Vignette: Security Efforts in Logar Province,
Afghanistan Published: Monday at 10pm (ET) |
US
financial crisis panel to open from BBC News | Latest Published Stories | World Edition A 10-member panel established by US Congress to examine the causes of the financial crisis will begin its hearings on Wednesday. |
Democratic
candidate holds DC fundraiser in closing days of campaign Posted: January 12th, 2010 01:31 PM ET |
Democratic
leader to call on top donors to give to Coakley From CNN Political Editor Mark Preston (CNN) - The Democratic Party's top donors
will be urged Tuesday to open up their wallets for Martha Coakley
as party leaders scramble to provide her with the financial resources
needed to try and win the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat, a
Democratic Party source tells CNN. |
Democrats,
unions struggle to reach health care consensus Posted: January 12th, 2010 05:33 PM ET Washington (CNN) - House Democrats anxious about health care negotiations prepared to meet Tuesday night as Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the White House conferred with labor leaders unhappy with a tax being considered for the final bill. |
Obama
issues statement about Haiti earthquake Posted: January 12th, 2010 06:33 PM ET |
Ford
Gearing Up for Senate Bid Harold Ford Jr. writing in the New York Post: "It's true: I am strongly considering running for the United States Senate." |
Democrats
Ready to Finish Health Care Noting that reaching agreement on a health-care bill "is harder in theory than it will be in practice," EJ Dionne sketches out the likely outcome of the House-Senate negotiations. |
More
Think Health Care Bill Isn't Ambitious Enough The latest CBS News poll suggests President Obama's approval rate on handling the health care reform effort has fallen to 36%, but Greg Sargent notes that when it comes to the big three issues -- covering Americans, controlling costs, and regulating insurance companies -- more people think the bill doesn't go far enough than think it goes too far. |
Hickenlooper
Will Run for Governor Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) is telling top Democrats he intends to run for Colorado governor, sources tell the Denver Post. |
Senate
Race Tightens in Massachusetts A new Rasmussen Reports survey of likely voters in Massachusetts finds Martha Coakley (D) leading Scott Brown (R) in their race for U.S. Senate, 49% to 47%. |
Obama
to Speak to House Republicans President Obama "has accepted an invitation to address House Republicans at their annual retreat later this month in Baltimore," the Wall Street Journal reports. |
Obama's
First Veto The Washington Post notes an event that was overshadowed by the health care debate: President Obama's first veto, which the House will vote on overriding tomorrow. |
Suicide
Prevention Conference Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:50:40 -0600 Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki delivering remarks at the 2010 DoD VA Suicide Prevention Conference in Washington, DC. |
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has issued the following news release today: The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau
of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced
today that total November exports of $138.2 billion and imports
of $174.6 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of
$36.4 billion, up from $33.2 billion in October, revised. |
January
12, 2010 - DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report, (PDF, 26 pages - 183 KB) |
Bright
Layered Deposits Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:00:00 -0600 Martian landforms have been shaped by winds, water, lava flow, seasonal icing and other forces over millennia. This view shows color variations in bright layered deposits on a plateau near Juventae Chasma in the Valles Marineris region of Mars. A brown mantle covers portions of the bright deposits. Researchers have found that these bright layered deposits contain opaline silica and iron sulfates. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona |
Daily
Appointments Schedule for January 12, 2010 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:36:26 -0600 |
Suicide
Prevention Methods Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:15:52 -0600 |
Highlights:
U.S. Vision for Asia-Pacific Multilateral Engagement Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:00:00 -0600 |
FDA
Unveils First Phase of Transparency Initiative Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:56:00 -0600 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today unveiled the first phase of its Transparency Initiative which is designed to explain agency operations, how it makes decisions, and the drug approval process. During an online presentation, the chair of the FDA$BCT(B Transparency Task Force, Principal Deputy FDA Commissioner Joshua Sharfstein, described a Web-based curriculum called $BE'(BDA Basics,” aimed at helping the public better understand what the agency does. The curriculum is accessible via a link on the FDA Web site. |
NASA
Sets Jan. 11 Briefing to Preview Upcoming Spacewalk, Soyuz Relocation
and Other January Space Station Milestones Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:00:00 -0600 |
Dispositions
for CFTC.gov. The following Disposition has been listed: December 30, 2009 Robert Johnson v. Michael Zalman Hurwitz, Kerry Dean Marshall, Todd Owen Marshall and Matthew Elliot Meyer, CFTC Docket No. 08-R042 |
NASA
Shuttle at Launch Pad for Final Scheduled Night Launch; Crew
Set to Arrive for Practice Liftoff Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:00:00 -0600 |
Nature's
Most Precise Clocks May Make "Galactic GPS" Possible;
Pulsing Pulsars Help in Search for Gravitational Waves Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:00:00 -0600 |
NASA's
Space Shuttle Crew in Washington, Available for Interviews Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:00:00 -0600 |
NASA
Names New Dryden Flight Research Center Director Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:00:00 -0600 |
FinCEN
Rulings for FinCEN Updates.
This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
Ruling (FIN-2009-R003) on Customer Identification Program Rule – Address Confidentiality Programs (01/12/2010) |
The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover
Survey news release There were 2.4 million job openings in
the U.S. on the last |
NASA
Briefings to Preview Year's First Space Shuttle Mission Rescheduled Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:00:00 -0600 |
Financial
Data for Futures Commission Merchants for CFTC.gov. Selected FCM financial data as of November 30, 2009 (from reports filed by December 31, 2009) is now available. |
Recovery
Act Information: Planned Recovery Act Projects for Rio Grande
Levee Rehabilitation Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:46:00 -0600 |
Recovery
Act Information: Commission Releases List of Recovery Act Projects Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:46:00 -0600 |
Fact
Sheets: Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) Project
Fact Sheet No. 3 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:45:59 -0600 |
USCIRF Statement Regarding "Sham Trial" of Baha'is in Iran $BE8(Be are extremely concerned about the fate of the seven Baha$BCJ(Bs, who could face the death penalty for several of the charges leveled against them today in court,” said Leonard Leo, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) chairman. $BE*(Bt appears that the Iranian government has already predetermined the outcome, and is once again using its courts as an instrument of religious persecution in blatant violation of international human rights law.” $BE8(Be commend the U.S. government on its strong statement of today and we urge the international community to put the Iranian government on notice that they will be held to account should the sham trial continue this week,” said Mr. Leo. USCIRF is an independent, bipartisan U.S. federal government commission. USCIRF Commissioners are appointed by the President and the leadership of both political parties in the Senate and the House of Representatives. USCIRF$BCT(B principal responsibilities are to review the facts and circumstances of violations of religious freedom internationally and to make policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State and Congress. To interview a USCIRF Commissioner, contact
Tom Carter, Communications Director at tcarter@uscirf.gov or
(202) 523-3257. |
Background
Notes : Liberia (01/10) Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:24:23 -0600 |
FDIC Board Seeks Comment on Incorporating
Employee Compensation Structures Into the Risk Assessment System
January 11, 2010 Media Contact: Board Approves Advance Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking "A broad consensus of academic studies
agrees that poorly designed compensation structures can misalign
incentives and induce risk taking. I share those concerns. The
recent crisis has shown that compensation practices that encourage
excessive risk can create significant losses in the financial
system and the deposit insurance fund," FDIC Chairman Sheila
Bair said. The ANPR includes a broad set of questions
designed to solicit information on the types of structures that
should be encouraged and on whether and how employee compensation
should be factored into the risk-based pricing system. The ANPR
will go out for public comment for 30 days after publication
in the Federal Register. "I believe this ANPR suggests a good
approach by targeting compensation structures, rather than levels
of compensation. It contains no features which would limit the
amount of compensation paid to employees. And I feel that the
supervisory efforts underway can be strengthened by the FDIC's
effort to provide incentives for banks to achieve higher standards,"
Chairman Sheila Bair said. ### |
DOD
Announces Afghanistan Force Deployment
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:24:00 -0600 |
Press
Releases for Federal Railroad Administration. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available. |
Certified
CDFIs for December 2009 January 12, 2010 |
Knoxville
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available. |
Secretary
Napolitano to Discuss Ways to Bolster Global Aviation Security Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:00:00 -0600 Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano will travel to Toledo, Spain, on Jan. 21, at the invitation of her Spanish colleague, Interior Minister Alfredo Rubalcaba, to meet with her European counterparts to discuss ways to bolster international security measures and standards for aviation security. She will then travel to Geneva, Switzerland, on Jan. 22 to meet with members of the International Air Transport Association. |
DOE Steps Lead to Significant Increase in Compliance with Energy Efficiency Reporting Requirements 160 manufacturers certify energy use for
over 600,000 residential products |
The Tips
for Treasurers page has been updated with links to e-learning
presentations and to the new Compliance Guidebook on the FEC
enforcement process. |
Register
Now for the FEC's Conference for Corporations |
Former
Tulsa Public Works Official Receives Prison Sentence in Bribery
Case |
Science
and Technology Snapshots for U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available. |
Certified
CDEs for December 2009 January 12, 2010 |
Suicide
Prevention Conference Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:06:34 -0600 Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki delivering remarks at the 2010 DoD VA Suicide Prevention Conference in Washington, DC. |
Information on the Second
Annual Multi-State Health IT Collaborative for E-Health Conference
has been posted. |
Suicide
Prevention Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:58:23 -0600 Every day eighteen veterans take their own lives. |
Deputy
Director of National Intelligence Visits the FBI's New York Office |
FSIS
Notice 03-10 How to Proceed in Establishments that have Multiple FSIS Laboratory Confirmed Residue Violations from the Same Source Supplier FSIS Notice 04-10 Reiteration of Policy Regarding the Removal of Lingual and Palatine Tonsils From Beef Tongues and Beef Market Heads FSIS Notice 05-10 Sample Collection From Cattle Under the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Ongoing Surveillance Program |
Remarks
with Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada After Their Meeting Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:21:44 -0600 |
Elders,
Officials Gather to Discuss Concerns
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:13:00 -0600 |
2010
MYDFL Convention To see more details and RSVP |
Contractor
Sentenced in Bribery Scheme at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
and Separate Arson Insurance Fraud Scheme |
CBP
Reminds Travelers, Importers: New USDA Regulations on Importation
of Cooked Pork Rinds Begins this Week Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:18:19 -0600 El Paso, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers will begin enforcing new U.S. Department of Agriculture requirements regarding the importation of cooked pork skins or "chicharrones" on January 14.USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will require that cooked pork skins entering as commercial cargo or as personal importation from countries/regions affected with certain exotic animal diseases be accompanied by an original certificate issued by an official of the national government of the country/region of origin. (more) |
2010
C-TPAT Supply Chain Security Training Seminar Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:18:19 -0600 C-TPAT Supply Chain Security Training Seminar / Balancing Supply Chain Security & Economic Efficiency |
CSMS#
10-000009 - Extended ACE Outage This Weekend Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:28:05 -0600 |
Denver
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available. |
More
Fort Hood Soldiers to Deploy to Afghanistan Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:42:00 -0600 |
Save
Our Troy Forum To see more details and RSVP |
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. |
Kosovo
Security Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:59:12 -0600 Security improvements will allow NATO to reduce troop presence in Kosovo. |
Update
from Afghanistan Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:59:33 -0600 More Afghan soldiers are taking the lead in mission planning and intelligence gathering. |
Federal
Register Notices for CFTC.gov.
The following Sunshine Act Announcement has been published: 75 FR 1608 Open Commission Meeting January 14, 2010; Matters to be Considered: Issuance of a proposed rule on energy position limits and hedge exemptions on regulated futures exchanges, derivatives transaction execution facilities and electronic trading facilities. |
OIG-10-30
- Improvements Necessary in DHS' Security Program and Practices
For Its Intelligence Systems (Unclassified Summary) (PDF, 3 pages - 149 KB) |
OIG-10-31
- Annual Report to Congress on States' and Urban Areas' Management
of Homeland Security Grant Programs Fiscal Year 2009 (PDF, 20 pages - 403 KB) |
Op-Ed
on FBI's Post-9/11 Counterterrorism Efforts |
Iraq
Forces Arrest Bomb Maker in Baghdad
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:26:00 -0600 |
US-CERT Current Activity Microsoft Releases January Security Bulletin Original release date: January 12, 2010
at 2:07 pm Microsoft has released an update to address
a vulnerability in US-CERT encourages users and administrators
to review the bulletin and Relevant Url(s): ==== |
CFTC
Calendar for CFTC.gov. January 14, 2010 |
FEC
Statement on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Decision in EMILY's
List v. Federal Election Commission Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:12:51 -0600 |
Assistant
Secretary Valenzuela's Travel to Chile Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:35:02 -0600 |
Economic
Recovery Act of 2009 for U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available. Weekly Update -- January 12 Weekly Update (XLS - 93 KB) Weekly Update, 1 of 2 (CSV - 72 KB) Weekly Update, 2 of 2 (CSV - 3 KB) |
Man
Pleads Guilty in California Arson Plot Linked to Domestic Terrorist
Organization Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:40:56 -0600 Steven James Murphy, a Los Angeles-area man who installed a gasoline bomb in a multi-million dollar condominium development under construction in Pasadena, pled guilty to a federal conspiracy charge in which he admitted working on behalf of the Earth Liberation Front. |
Background
Notes : Montenegro (12/09)
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:51:23 -0600 |
Afghan
Units Make Training Progress
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:09:00 -0600 |
Veteran
Gives Insight on Suicide Prevention
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:54:00 -0600 |
DOD
Identifies Army Casualty Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:07:00 -0600 |
Remarks
of NRC Chairman Jaczko at NRC Security Briefing |
Diet
May Protect Against Gene Changes in Smokers Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:05:00 -0600 |
Army
Reserve Prepares for Post-Conflict Requirements Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:11:00 -0600 |
U.S.
Department of State: Daily Press Briefing - January 12 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:25:39 -0600 |
U.S.
Army Major Charged with Smuggling Cash from Iraq and Making False
Statements Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:31:15 -0600 U.S. Army Major Charles E. Sublett, 46, of Huntsville, Ala., was arrested today on charges of bulk cash smuggling and making false statements to a federal agency. |
Justice
Department to Participate in Zoning Disability Case in Richmond
Township, Michigan Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:40:03 -0600 |
Dates are now available for BIS's "Complying
with U.S. Export Controls" seminar planned for the Washington,
DC metropolitan area. This seminar
will be followed by an "Encryption Controls" seminar.
Registration information for these two seminars will be available
in the coming weeks. March 2-3, 2010 in Arlington, VA - Complying with U.S. Export Controls March 4, 2010 in Arlington, VA - Encryption Controls We look forward to seeing you at a BIS event soon. The Office of Exporter Services Bureau of Industry and Security Office of Exporter Services |
US-CERT Current Activity Oracle Releases Critical Patch Update for January 2010 Original release date: January 12, 2010
at 4:31 pm Oracle has released its Critical Patch
Update for January 2010 to US-CERT encourages users and administrators
to review the January 2010 Relevant Url(s): <http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-012A.html> ==== |
Purchasing
Official at a New York City Hospital Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging
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DoD
Contracts for January 12, 2010
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:02:00 -0600 |
Mission
& Budget for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). This information has recently been updated, and
is now available. |
Top 5 Economic Developments of 2009 As the new year begins, Democrats remain
focused on economic recovery and job creation to build on our
efforts from 2009. When President Obama took office last January,
the economy was in free-fall, and America was losing nearly 700,000
jobs a month. Today, nearly a year later, the economy is seeing
signs of improvement – thanks in large part to Democratic efforts
like the Recovery Act. However, it is clear that Americans are
still hurting and any job losses are too many, which is why Democrats
will continue our efforts to strengthen the economy and put millions
of Americans back to work. |
Federal
Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing $100,000 in Government Funds |
C-SPAN Daily Alert C-SPAN Highlights Tonight: Tomorrow: Tonight: Tomorrow: Tonight: Tomorrow: |
DOD
News Briefing with Col. Drinkwine from Afghanistan Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:00:00 -0600 |
Division
Commander to Brief Live from Iraq Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:14:00 -0600 |
24 Hours to Change the Catastrophic Plan 3 million young Americans need you right now. Congress is about to pass major health care reform. This is great news. Unfortunately, the legislation being considered contains provisions for "catastrophic care" plans that create a doughnut hole where millions of Americans - including young people and low and moderate income people of all ages - will earn too much to qualify for adequate subsidies, but too little to afford quality insurance. We have 24 hours to change the catastrophic plan! Over 3 million young Americans, maybe even you, making between 225%-325% of the federal poverty level will not be able to gain access to basic primary and emergency room care, because the proposed low cost, high deductible catastrophic plan is insurance in name only. Any catastrophic plan offered must include a "floor" for health plans requiring some basic coverage for primary care, an increase in transparency, and an adjustment to minimum deductibles set by the HHS Secretary. We need you to take action to better the current health reform legislation in Congress. We know this has been a long fight, but we are closer than ever to a victory that would benefit millions of Americans. Please send a letter to your Representatives today and tell them to support these fixes to catastrophic care plans. All young people deserve better than "insurance
in name only". Help 3 million young Americans today. |
Colorado
Obama Volunteers Reunion To see more details and RSVP |
India
exports at 15-month high on global recovery India's exports increased to a 15-month high in December as recovery in the global economy boosted demand for the South Asian nation's products. Overseas shipments surged to $14.6 billion after rising 18.2 percent from a year earlier in the previous month, the first increase in 14 months, Trade Minister Anand Sharma told reporters in Mumbai yesterday. Exports are rebounding after an average 17.4 percent decline in the past year. A revival in exports may boost production at companies in I ... |
GM
hopes to be profitable in 2010 U.S. automaker GM, which exited bankruptcy in June last year, will repay the loans to the U.S. government by mid this year and will be profitable in 2010, GM leaders said at the North America International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit on Monday. In an exclusive interview with Xinhua just after the opening ceremony of the auto show at the COBO Center in downtown Detroit, Tim Lee, president of GM International Operation (GMIO) said he is confident that GM will come back soon. He sa ... |
Vietnam
Needs Stable Economy, Better Dong Sentiment, IMF Says Vietnam needs to improve its balance of payments and increase confidence in the dong to strengthen economic growth to at least 6 percent this year, the International Monetary Fund said. |
American
Air, TPG Raise Japan Airlines Offer to $1.4 Billion American Airlines and TPG raised an offer to invest in Japan Airlines Corp. to $1.4 billion, as the U.S. carrier tries to keep its partner in the Oneworld alliance. |
U.S.
Lawmakers See Repayment of Auto Bailout After reviewing the nation's $64 billion investment in automakers, federal officials are optimistic that GM and Chrysler will be able to repay the aid |
Marijuana
Compounds Could Beat Back Brain Cancer |
Political
spycraft seen in Nixon papers by By CALVIN WOODWARD WASHINGTON (AP) -- In newly released papers from his presidency, Richard Nixon directs a purge of Kennedy-era modern art - "these little uglies" - orders hostile journalists to be frozen out and fusses over White House guest lists to make sure political opponents don't make it in.... |
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Experts
Talk Dollar, Hedge Funds, Stocks' 2010 Start from BusinessWeek -- Most Popular Stories |
Former
Blair aide faces Iraq probe from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE) Former UK PM's communicatons chief faces allegations of 'sexing up' case for war. |
Clinton:
Iran sanctions should target elite from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m. EST by By ROBERT BURNS HONOLULU (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday the Obama administration has concluded that the best way to pressure Iran to come clean on its nuclear ambitions is to impose sanctions aimed at the country's ruling elite.... |
Florida
Democrats tout edge as election year begins by Sarasota Herald-Tribune By JOHN KENNEDY TALLAHASSEE - Florida Democrats are touting a financial and voter registration edge opening a 2010 election year in which virtually every ... |
Federal
Reserve Seeks to Block Release of U.S. Bailout Secrets from BusinessWeek.com -- The Federal Reserve asked a U.S. appeals court to block a ruling that for the first time would force the central bank to reveal secret identities of financial firms that might have collapsed without the largest government bailout in U.S. history |
Dems
stiffen spines on health bill from Politico.com: Politics by Carrie Budoff Brown Party leaders plan to stay would-be defectors with a hardball argument: It's too late to flip-flop. |
Japan's
Nikkei rises 0.8% to end at 10,879.14 from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines |
Harry
Reid is no Trent Lott, White House says from Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories The White House stepped up its defense of Senate majority leader Harry Reid. But Republicans claim his racially insensitive comments resemble those made by Trent Lott in 2002, which led to his resignation as majority leader. |
2
Navy SEAL cases moved to Iraq from CNN.com - World Two of three Navy SEALs accused in the alleged assault of an Iraqi suspected of orchestrating the 2004 killing and mutilation of four U.S. contractors in Falluja will have their cases heard in Iraq, a judge ruled Monday. |
NASA
moves forward with Mars exploration plan from CNN.com - World |
Obama
meets with union leaders to discuss health-care reform from washingtonpost.com - Politics by Alec MacGillis President Obama sought on Monday evening to assuage organized labor's misgivings about the health-care overhaul, even as several key union leaders warned that the bill's final outlines could severely dampen their enthusiasm for the Democratic ticket in this year's elections. |
Clinton
to Meet Japanese FM in Hawaii from VOA News: Top Stories The two sides are expected to discuss a dispute over a U.S. military base on Okinawa |
Labor
leaders press Obama on health tax from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m. EST by By ERICA WERNER WASHINGTON (AP) -- Labor leaders irate over a proposed tax on high-value health insurance plans met with President Barack Obama on Monday to express their frustration over his support for the levy. Some labor officials have warned Democrats of political fallout for backing the tax.. |
Where
We've Been, Where We Are, Where We're Headed As the first year of the Obama Administration
concludes with the State of the Union, we thought it would be
good to sit down with the public and take stock of what we've
done over the last year, where we are now, and the tremendous
amount of work that remains to bring the change the Americans
want and need. That's why every day this week we're going to
start the morning with a blog post from one of our top policy
people looking over the past year, to be followed up by an online
video chat in the afternoon. |
"Very
High Grades" for Change Posted by Norm Eisen on January 11, 2010 at 11:38 AM EST |
National
Influenza Vaccination Week This past weekend, the President issued
a proclamation identifying the week of January 10-16, 2010, as
National Influenza Vaccination Week. |
Obama
may use bank tax to recoup bailout From CNNMoney.com Senior Writer Jennifer Liberto New York (CNNMoney.com) - The White House
is considering a tax on financial institutions to ensure that
taxpayers who bailed out banks get paid back, a senior administration
official said Monday. |
Obama
to campaign for Reid Posted: January 11th, 2010 05:52 PM ET |
Obama:
Reid is 'a good man' From CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart
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U.S.
Department of State Science Envoys Begin Travel Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:00:00 -0600 |
Arapahoe County House District 39 Democrats January Meeting Our monthly HD39 meeting is this Thursday evening at Casa Vallarta, for our first get-together in the new year. In addition to normal business, including
several caucus-specific items, we'll spend a few minutes planning
for the 2010 campaign cycle. |
CANADA
newsbrief journal has been updated and posted |
Persecution of Religious Minorities in Iran Philip J. Crowley January 11, 2010 |
SFYD's
January Meeting To see more details and RSVP |
NASA
Briefings to Preview Year's First Space Shuttle Mission Rescheduled Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:00:00 -0600 |
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