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Health
care reform means peace of mind
by Concord Monitor - Concord,NH,USA
People purchase insurance for peace of mind. The current rapacious
system no longer offers that to even those with excellent coverage.
Lose your job and, ...
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Parade
of officials to caution Israel
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m. EST by By ANNE GEARAN
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is dispatching four
of its most senior foreign policy and security figures to Israel
this coming week with the same message on two open questions
causing friction between the close allies: Don't do it....
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The
End Of Fossil Fuel
from Forbes.com: Most popular stories by
Chris Nelder
Prepare for a radically different lifestyle as global crude oil
production peaks and begins to decline.
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U.S.
defense chief heads to Israel, Jordan
from Palestinian News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates heads
to Israel on Sunday for talks covering missile defense, Israel's
plan to acquire the multinational F-35 fighter jet and efforts
to curb...
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Obama
Signs UN Convention On Rights Of Disabled Proclamation
by Gant Daily - Clearfield,PA,USA
Washington, DC (AHN) - President Barack Obama signed the United
Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities
Proclamation in a ceremony in ...
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Ericsson
buys Nortel wireless units for $1.13 billion
from Malaysia News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
STOCKHOLM (AP): Swedish wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson
on Saturday said it had penned a deal to buy a majority of Nortel
Networks' North American wireless business for $1.13 billion.
The Stockho...
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adsense
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UN
chief in Mongolia to highlight climate change
by AFP
AFP
ULAN BATOR — UN chief Ban Ki-moon began a visit to Mongolia
Sunday aimed at highlighting the impact climate change is having
on people's everyday lives, ...
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$200
million US aid for Palestine
from Palestinian News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said there had been some
progress toward reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in the
"near future" and announced $200 million (Dh734 million)
in US ...
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Huge
telescope opens in Spain's Canary Islands
from AP Top Science News At 5:42 a.m. EST
by By CARLOS MORENO
LA PALMA, Canary Islands (AP) -- One of the world's most powerful
telescopes opened its shutters for the first time Friday to begin
exploring faint light from distant parts of the universe. The
Gran Telescopio Canarias, a euro130 million ($185 million) telescope
featuring a 34-foot (10.4-meter) reflecting mirror, sits atop
an extinct volcano. Its location above cloud cover takes advantage
of the pristine skies in the Atlantic Ocean....
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Saudi
signs $533m deal for 200 new schools
from Saudi Arabia News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Prince Faisal Bin Abdullah Bin Muhammad, Minister of Education,
signed the deal, reported the Saudi Gazette, adding that the
schools will be ready in 14 months.The new schools will be able
to take 150...
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Sharjah
Islamic Bank announces Dh151.7 million for the 1st half of 2009
from UAEinteract.com - News
Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB), announced its 1st half 2009 results
yesterday with net profit of Dh151.7 million, compared to Dh191.8
million registered in the correspondent period last year. Net
profit before distribution to depositors reached Dh309.3
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Dubai
Islamic Bank reports net profit of Dh820 million in first half
of 2009
from UAEinteract.com - News
Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) announced yesterday its financial results
for the first half of this financial year ending 30 June 2009,
demonstrating the Bank's continued profitable operations despite
extremely challenging conditions.
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UAE
Real GDP grew 7.4% in 2008
from UAEinteract.com - News
The UAE economy grew by about 7.4 per cent in real terms in 2008
despite a sharp decline in oil prices in the second half of the
year because of the global financial downturn, said the Central
Bank yesterday.
Releasing its annual report for 2008
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US
envoy holds Syria talks
from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)
Washington steps up diplomatic efforts in Middle East for regional
peace.
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Russia,
U.S. to hold regular arms reduction talks in August-September
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I) MOSCOW, July 25 (RIA
Novosti) - Russia and the United States will hold a regular round
of talks on arms cuts in Geneva in late August - early September,
the R...
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Russia,
US complete latest round of nuclear disarmament talks
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
The United States and Russia ended a fourth round of talks on
replacing a key Cold War-era nuclear disarmament treaty and agreed
to meet again in a month, the Russian foreign ministry said Saturday.
U...
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Baghdad
to unveil $70bn investment
from Iraq News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Suffering IT budgets expected to rise in 2010 Oman budget surplus
down Baghdad to unveil $70bn investment Moody's rates Kuwait
Investment Company 'Baa3' AXA Cooperative Insurance Company recei...
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Ericsson
buys key Nortel assets
from BBC News | News Front Page | World
Edition
Sweden's Ericsson wins an auction for the wireless assets of
bankrupt Canadian telecoms firm Nortel Networks.
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Netanyahu
says Israel-U.S. ties still steadfast
from Reuters: International News
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
played down sharp differences with the United States over Jewish
settlements on Sunday before the arrival of two senior U.S. officials.
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US
eyes private guards for bases in Afghanistan
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m. EST by By RICHARD LARDNER
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. military authorities in Afghanistan may
hire a private contractor to provide around-the-clock security
at dozens of bases and protect vehicle convoys moving throughout
the country....
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Defense
secretary scores big wins on weapons cuts
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST by By RICHARD LARDNER
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Robert Gates is on a roll. Question is, how
long will it last?...
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Obama
hawks health care overhaul, citing study
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST by By TOM RAUM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama, citing a new White
House study suggesting that small businesses pay far more per
employee for health insurance than big companies, said Saturday
the disparity is "unsustainable - it's unacceptable."...
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US
hopes China talks spur economic recovery, jobs
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST by By MARTIN CRUTSINGER
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With the global economy mired in recession,
the United States and China begin talks Monday to seek a solution
together despite tensions over currencies, the U.S. budget deficit
and the huge U.S. trade gap with China....
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GAO-09-678,
Transportation Security: Key Actions Have Been Taken to Enhance
Mass Transit and Passenger Rail Security, but Opportunities Exist
to Strengthen Federal Strategy and Programs, June 24, 2009
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GAO-09-753,
National Transportation System: Options and Analytical Tools
to Strengthen DOT's Approach to Supporting Communities' Access
to the System, July 17, 2009
from GAO Reports
Since 1978, the Essential Air Service (EAS) program has subsidized
air service to eligible communities that would otherwise not
have scheduled service. The cost of this program has risen as
the number of communities being served and subsidies to air carriers
have increased. At the same time, the number of carriers providing
EAS service has declined. Given continuing concerns over the
EAS program's long-term prospects, GAO was asked to review ...
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GAO-09-878R,
Project BioShield Act: HHS Has Supported Development, Procurement,
and Emergency Use of Medical Countermeasures to Address Health
Threats, July 24, 2009
from GAO Reports 1 person liked
this
This report formally transmits the attached briefing in response
to section 247d-6c of title 42 of the United States Code. The
statute required the Comptroller General to examine the Department
of Health and Human Services' (HHS) support for the development
and procurement of and authority for the emergency use of medical
countermeasures to address chemical, biological, radiological,
and nuclear threats to public health, and provide the ...
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GAO-09-721R,
Juvenile Justice: Technical Assistance and Better Defined Evaluation
Plans Will Help to Improve Girls' Delinquency Programs, July
24, 2009
from GAO Reports
Girls' delinquency has attracted the attention of federal, state,
and local policymakers for more than a decade as girls have increasingly
become involved in the juvenile justice system. For example,
from 1995 through 2005, delinquency caseloads for girls in juvenile
justice courts nationwide increased 15 percent while boys' caseloads
decreased by 12 percent. Also, from 1995 through 2005, the number
of girls' cases nationwide involving ...
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GAO-09-751,
Federal-Aid Highways: FHWA Has Improved Its Risk Management Approach,
but Needs to Improve Its Oversight of Project Costs, July 24, 2009
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GAO-09-733,
Electronic Records Archive: The National Archives and Records
Administration's Fiscal Year 2009 Expenditure Plan, July 24,
2009
from GAO Reports
Since 2001, the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA) has been developing an Electronic Records Archive (ERA)
to preserve and provide access to massive volumes of electronic
records independent of their original hardware and software.
The ERA system is to include a base system for federal records
and a separate system for presidential records, known as the
Executive Office of the President (EOP) system. The 2009 Omnibus
Appropriations ...
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GAO-09-708,
Combating Gangs: Better Coordination and Performance Measurement
Would Help Clarify Roles of Federal Agencies and Strengthen Assessment
of Efforts, July 24, 2009
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Federal
Reserve proposes significant changes to Regulation Z (Truth in
Lending) intended to improve the disclosures consumers receive
in connection with closed-end mortgages and home-equity lines
of credit
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Written
agreement with Crescent Banking Company
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Prompt
corrective action directive against Bank of Elmwood
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Federal
Reserve announces that amounts of Term Auction Facility (TAF)
credit offered at each of the two August auctions will be reduced
to $100 billion
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VIDEO:
House Financial Services on Regulatory Reform
from C-SPAN Recent Video
The House Financial Services Cmte. held a hearing to more thoroughly
examine the Obama administration's regulatory reform proposals.
Government regulatory officials, including Treasury Sec. Tim
Geithner, testified about the actions the government has recommended.
Length: 2 hr. 33 min.
Published: Friday at 10:30am (ET)
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VIDEO:
White House Press Sec. Robert Gibbs on Washington Journal
from C-SPAN Recent Video
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was our guest on Washington
Journal. He took calls from viewers on health care, the economy
and the first six months of the Obama administration.
Length: 20 min.
Published: Friday at 7am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Sen. Sharrod Brown (D-OH)
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Sen. Sharrod Brown (D-OH) discussed health care & economy,
as well as the domestic auto industry.
Length: 33 min.
Published: Friday at 8am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Iraqi P.M. Al-Maliki Visit to Washington
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki discussed U.S.-Iraqi relations
during a discussion sponsored by the United State Institute of
Peace. He met with Pres. Obama recently to review ongoing security
agreements and to encourage continued U.S. support for trade
and education programs.
Length: 1 hr. 4 min.
Published: Thursday at 10am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Pres. Obama Health Care Town Hall Meeting in Ohio
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Pres. Obama was in Shaker Heights, Ohio, where he held a townhall
meeting to promote health care legislation. Recently, the president
held a press conference to discuss the progress of health reform
bills in Congress.
Length: 54 min.
Published: Thursday at 2:10pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
House Budget Cmte. Hearing on Stimulus Package
from C-SPAN Recent Video
The House Budget Cmte. heard from Sec. of Transportation Ray
LaHood, Sec. of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Sec. of Interior
Ken Salazar on the impact of Pres. Obama’s stimulus package.
GOP Cmte. members claim the stimulus has failed to create jobs
because states have only received a small portion of the funds.
Length: 2 hr. 12 min.
Published: Friday at 10am (ET)
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VIDEO:
NPC Luncheon Address by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. John Conyers (D-MI)
spoke at a National Press Club luncheon about Bush Adminstration
accountability and health care reform.
Length: 44 min.
Published: Friday at 1pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
White House Briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs Fri Jul
24
from C-SPAN Recent Video
President Obama made remarks at the daily briefing to clarify
his recent remarks about the arrest of Harvard Professor Henry
Louis Gates by Cambridge, MA police. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
followed the president with daily remarks and responded to reporters'
questions.
Length: 41 min.
Published: Friday at 2:30pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Pres. Obama Remarks on Education
from C-SPAN Recent Video
President visited the Department of Education where he made remarks
on education.
Length: 20 min.
Published: Friday at 1:15pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Senate Banking Cmte. Hearing on Systemic Risk Regulation with
FDIC Chair Sheila Bair
from C-SPAN Recent Video
FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair and officials from the Securities and
Exchange Commission and the Federal Reserve testified before
the Senate Banking Committee about systemic risk regulation.
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) chaired the hearing.
Length: 2 hr. 32 min.
Published: Thursday at 9:30am (ET)
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VIDEO:
House Democrats Press Briefing on Health Care
from C-SPAN Recent Video
House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) was joined by several
other Democratic House members as he spoke to the press about
progress on health care being made among House Democrats.
Length: 9 min.
Published: Friday at 4:30pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Pres. Obama Signs Proclamation Celebrating 19th Anniversary of
Americans with Disabilities Act
from C-SPAN Recent Video
President Obama signed a proclamation celebrating the 19th Anniversary
of the Americans with Disabilities Act in an East Room ceremony
at the White House.
Length: 22 min.
Published: Friday at 5:30pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Pres. Obama Weekly Address
from C-SPAN Recent Video
In his weekly address to the nation, President Obama talks about
how health care reform would strengthen small businesses.
Length: 5 min.
Published: Saturday at 10am (ET)
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VIDEO:
State Sen. Richard Moore (D-MA)
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Representative Moore talked about the Massachusetts law requiring
its residents to have health care coverage. He was one of the
legislators responsible for the law and sits on the key committee
that deals with how the state covers those who can't afford health
care. He talked about the impact of the 2006 law, lessons learned
from its passage and what that could mean for efforts for national
health care reform.
Length:
Published: Saturday at 7:30am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Ryan King, The Sentencing Project, Policy Analyst
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Mr. King talked about the Sentencing Project's new study “No
Exit: The Expanding Use of Life Sentences in America.” According
to the Sentencing Project, the study shows the disproportionate
amount of non-white inmates serving life sentences.
Length:
Published: Saturday at 8:30am (ET)
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Weekly
Address: President Obama: Health Insurance Reform Will Strengthen
Small Businesses
WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Barack Obama
cited a report released this morning by the Council of Economic
Advisors in explaining how health insurance reform will strengthen
small businesses in America. With small businesses paying up
to 18 percent more for health insurance than large businesses,
too many small businesses are forced to cut benefits, law off
workers, or close down entirely.
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CEA
Releases Report on the Economic Effects of Health Care Reform
on Small Businesses and Their Employees
WASHINGTON, DC – The Council of Economic Advisers released
a report today that examines the challenges currently faced by
smaller firms in the health insurance market and the likely impacts
of health care reform on small businesses and the workers they
employ.
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Presidential
Nomination sent to the Senate, 7-24-09
Dennis F. Hightower, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy
Secretary of Commerce, vice John J. Sullivan, resigned.
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Readout
of the President's Phone Call with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
The President called and connected with Professor Gates at 3:15
this afternoon.
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President
Obama, U.S. Secretary of Education Duncan announce National Competition
to advance school reform
President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
today announced that states leading the way on school reform
will be eligible to compete for $4.35 billion in Race to the
Top competitive grants to support education reform and innovation
in classrooms. Between the 2009 budget and the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), more than $10 billion in grant money
will be available to states and districts that are driving reform.
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Statement
from Former President George H.W. Bush on the Anniversary of
the Americans with Disabilities Act
I congratulate President Obama for taking some time today to
remember the 19th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities
Act. There is no place in our society for prejudice of any kind,
yet it was not that long ago when Americans with disabilities
were often not given equal rights and opportunities.
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President
Obama To Award Medal of Honor
On September 17, President Barack Obama will award Staff Sergeant
Jared C. Monti, U.S. Army, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous
gallantry. Staff Sergeant Monti will receive the Medal of Honor
posthumously for his heroic actions in combat in Afghanistan.
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Cabinet
Members Publish Energy Op-Eds in Regional Papers
On the heels of their testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee
on Environment and Public Works, four members of President Obama’s
Cabinet have published op-ed columns in regional newspapers throughout
the country.
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Presidential
Nomination Sent To The Senate, 7-23-09
Ketanji Brown Jackson, of Maryland, to be a Member of the United
States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31,
2013, vice Michael E. Horowitz, term expired.
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President
Obama Nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to U.S. Sentencing Commission
President Obama today nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to be a
member of the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
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Briefing
by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 7/24/09
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Gaggle
by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs aboard Air Force
one en route Chicago, Illinois, 7/24/09
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Press
Gaggle by Robert Gibbs En Route Cleveland, OH
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Statement
by the President in the James S. Brady Briefing Room
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Remarks
by the President at the Department of Education
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Remarks
by the First Lady at the Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards
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Remarks
by the President at Fundraiser, Chicago, IL, 7-23-09
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Remarks
by the President at Health Care Reform Town Hall
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Remarks
By The Vice President To The Georgian Parliament
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News
Conference by the President, July 22, 2009
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Remarks
by the Vice President at an official dinner hosted by President
Saakashvili
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Remarks
of President Obama and Prime Minister Maliki of Iraq in Joint
Press Availability
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Orszag
on the Latest News Out of CBO on Reform
Posted by Jesse Lee
OMB Director Orszag walks us through the latest budget scores
out of the Congressional Budget Office on health insurance reform.
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Photostream:
Moscow, Italy and Ghana
Posted by Kori Schulman
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Weekly
Address: Health Insurance Reform, Small Business and Your Questions
Posted by Jesse Lee
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The
First Lady Celebrates the National Design Awards
Posted by Katherine Brandon
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The
President on "Race to the Top"
Posted by Katherine Brandon
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Over
at OPE: Astronauts and Mathematicians in the Oval Office
Posted by Katherine Brandon
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"Race
to the Top"
Posted by Secretary Arne Duncan
Today the Obama Administration is beginning
the "Race to the Top" to reform our schools.
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Republican
Strategists Worry Their Attacks Will Backfire
"Republicans, seeking to regain political ground in the
health-care debate, have launched a series of attacks on Democrats'
overhaul plan. But some GOP strategists worry an aggressive approach
could backfire, if voters decide the party is obstructing efforts
to address an issue they care about," the Wall Street Journal
reports.
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McCain
Lawyers Investigated Obama Citizenship
As we asked earlier this week, if questions over President Obama's
citizenship were valid, wouldn't they have come out during the
presidential campaign?
David Weigel talked with Trevor Potter
and other lawyers for Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign
who said that they did look into the Obama citizenship rumors
and found them without merit.
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The
Politics of Health Care Reform
First Read: "It's still hard to imagine a scenario where
Obama doesn't sign something he calls health-care reform by the
end of the year. But this is coming -- at least right now --
at a painful political cost. It could mean future congressional
fights become even harder. Or worse, it could become a political
nightmare for the administration and they see members lose in
2010."
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Obama
Gets High Marks on Leadership
A new Gallup poll finds solid majorities of Americans believe
President Obama "is a strong and decisive leader and say
he understands the problems Americans face in their daily lives.
The president gets slightly lower marks on two other personal
characteristics -- being able to effectively manage the government
and sharing Americans' values."
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Bush
Weighed Sending in Military to Suburban Buffalo
"Top Bush administration officials in 2002 debated testing
the Constitution by sending American troops into the suburbs
of Buffalo to arrest a group of men suspected of plotting with
Al Qaeda," the New York Times reports.
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Obama
to award Medal of Honor
Posted: 12:50 PM ET
From CNN's Lauren Kornreich
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Obama
will posthumously award a soldier who died fighting in Afghanistan
the prestigious Medal of Honor on September 17, 2009, the White
House announced Friday.
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Obama
unveils $4.35 billion education stimulus program
Posted: 02:27 PM ET
President Obama announced a new round of education stimulus spending
on Friday.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama announced a new
round of education stimulus spending Friday, unveiling a $4.35
billion "Race to the Top" fund to be allocated based
on academic performance.
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Obama
to hit the trail in Virginia
Posted: 03:15 PM ET
From CNN Deputy Political Director Paul
Steinhauser
President Obama will be hitting the campaign trail in August
for fellow Democrat Creigh Deeds.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama's heading back
on the campaign trail next month, this time for fellow Democrat
Creigh Deeds.
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Emanuel:
'We are not sitting around idle' on Health Care
Posted: 04:50 PM ET
From CNN Senior Political Analyst Gloria
Borger
Rahm Emanuel met with journalists Friday to discuss health care.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – In a session with journalists today,
White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel sounded more optimistic
about health care reform than many of his fellow Democrats. In
fact, he made a point of telling reporters that secretary of
State Hillary Clinton, who spoke with the president today, said
"I wish I was this close in '94," when she unsuccessfully
attempted to shepherd her bill through Congress.
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Obama
challenges reform detractors to explain themselves
Posted: 12:28 PM ET
From CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart
WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Barack
Obama is soldiering on — apparently unfazed by growing dissension
within his own party’s ranks over health care reform.
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Pelosi:
When we take health care bill to the floor, 'it will win'
Posted: 03:42 PM ET
From CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart
Watch Speaker Pelosi's entire interview Sunday on State of the
Union, beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern time.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – In a wide-ranging interview set to air
Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union, House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi predicted success in her chamber on health care reform
legislation.
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White
House: CBO ‘overstepped’ in its analysis of proposed
Medicare board
Posted: 10:04 PM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The White House has criticized the Congressional
Budget Office’s findings that the Obama administration’s
proposal to control Medicare costs would yield a moderate savings
of $2 billion over the next decade.
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Vitamin
D and Calcium: Systematic Review of Health Outcomes
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Unmanned
Aircraft Systems
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:36:00 -0500
Air Force planners are working on a long range approach for further
development and use of unmanned aircraft systems.
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Training
from the National Institute of Justice for Office of Justice
Programs
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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ADM
Keating Remarks
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:04:17 -0500
Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command ADM Timothy Keating delivering
the keynote address at the National League of POW/MIA Families
40th Anniversary Annual Meeting in Arlington, VA.
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Scheduled
Events for U.S. Department of Homeland Security
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Giants
Among Us
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:00:00 -0500
Apollo 11 astronauts, from left, Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong
and Buzz Aldrin stand in recognition of astronaut John Glenn
during the U.S House of...
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CDC:
Interim Guidance for People who have Close Contact with Pigs
in Non-commercial Settings
As of June 26, 2009, the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus has not
been found in any pigs within the United States, but has been
detected in pigs on a farm in Alberta, Canada. This interim guidance
is issued with the goal of preventing the spread of this novel
virus or any other influenza (flu) virus from people to pigs
and from pigs to people.
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Secretary
Napolitano's Remarks at National Leadership Conference
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:00:00 -0500
Secretary Napolitano discussed the Department's coordinated efforts
against large-scale organized crimes such as drug trafficking
at the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces and Asset
Forfeiture Program National Leadership Conference on July 23,
2009 in Washington, D.C.
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Schools
to Compete for $5 Billion from Stimulus Law
Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT
By LIBBY QUAID
WASHINGTON - States and school districts will soon be able to
compete for more federal money to undertake school reforms sought
by President Barack Obama.
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California
Senate Passes Budget-Balancing Plan
Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT
By JUDY LIN
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Senate on Friday approved
a plan to close the state's $26 billion budget deficit, giving
a glimmer of hope after weeks of fiscal gloom.
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U.S.
Intelligence Gathering in Afghanistan Expanded
Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT
By RICHARD LARDNER
WASHINGTON - U.S. military authorities in Afghanistan are assembling
a potent intelligence-gathering operation to help defeat the
Taliban insurgency, a senior Defense Department official said
Thursday.
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Treasury,
Fed Dispute over Watchdog Powers on Display in Congress
Posted: 23 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT
By ANNE FLAHERTY
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal
Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke are squaring off in a public dispute
over who should become the nation's top consumer watchdog.
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American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - OVW for U.S. Department
of Justice
This information has recently been updated
with new OVW American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Awards, and
is now available.
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Greater Hartford Young Democrats : Elections
and our next meeting
Hello all.
I am writing to you today to let you know
about several important upcoming events and meetings for our
chapter.
Our next chapter meeting will be on August
10th at 7pm. At this meeting we will be holding our chapter elections.
There are four positions that chapter members
can run for — President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.
President: The GHYD President is responsible
for the day-to-day operations of the chapter. The President plans
and implements policies and procedures for the chapter and its
leadership. The President creates the agenda for all executive
and general membership meetings. The President serves as the
spokesperson of the chapter at functions sponsored by the chapter
or elsewhere. The President is responsible for delegating tasks
to other members and executive leadership to accomplish the chapter
mission. The President sets the goals and standards for the leadership
of GHYD. Along with the Treasurer, the President budgets for
activities and chapter operations and authorizes the Treasurer
to sign off on checks or withdrawals.
Vice President: The GHYD Vice President
assists the President in the daily operations of the chapter.
The Vice President represents the president and assumes his/her
responsibilities if the president is incapable of executing his/her
authority. The Vice President is responsible for increasing membership
and managing chapter communication. The Vice President is responsible
for coordinating outreach and publicity efforts to young Democrats
residing within the Greater Hartford area. The Vice President
assists the chapter with all endorsement proceedings. The Vice
President identifies and presents local political issues to the
chapter for discussion and potential resolution. The Vice President
acts as a liaison to political campaigns within the Greater Hartford
area to provide support and volunteers.
Secretary: The GHYD Secretary is responsible
for the general housekeeping of the chapter. The Secretary is
responsible for taking minutes at monthly chapter meetings and
to maintain a database of minutes from all meetings. The Secretary
maintains a membership and attendance roster.
Treasurer: The GHYD Treasurer is responsible
for the chapter’s bank account(s). The Treasurer signs off
on all transactions with the counsel of the President and chapter
leadership. The Treasurer provides the chapter with a monthly
financial report. The Treasurer acts as the treasurer for GHYD
for any Political Action Committees filed by the Chapter with
the State of Connecticut. The Treasurer files all reports with
the State of Connecticut Elections Commission as required by
law, and keep a record of receipts and disbursements. The Treasurer
also compiles and presents a budget for approval the GHYD chapter.
To run for a position, you need to email
GHYD President Liam Sweeney by August 3rd with your letter of
candidacy. Only members in good standing may be eligible to run
for a position and vote in the election. A new member must attended
three consecutive meetings and a current member must participate
in 50% of meetings in a twelve month period to be in good standing.
Also don't forget our fundraiser at Thomas
Hooker Brewery August 15th at 3pm. See you at our next meeting
at Panera in West Hartford at 7 pm August 10.
Best,
Liam
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Philadelphia
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
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July 24, 2009
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International
Religious Freedom (USCIRF) calls on parties to the Comprehensive
Peace Agreement (CPA) in Sudan to abide by the ruling issued
Wednesday (July 22, 2009) by the Abyei Arbitration Tribunal at
the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. The decision
settles the Abyei boundaries dispute, which is central to achieving
peace in Sudan. Immediately following the announcement, the National
Congress Party (NCP), which dominates the North, and the Sudan
People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), which governs Southern
Sudan, pledged their commitment to the ruling.
“It is imperative that the NCP and the SPLM fully support
and implement the ruling, as they have promised,” said Leonard
Leo, USCIRF chair. “It is a cornerstone of the Comprehensive
Peace Agreement whose implementation is crucial for building
a just and lasting peace in Sudan. Failure of the CPA could reignite
a conflict in which millions of innocent people have been victimized
because of their religious affiliations and ethnic identities.”
“The parties honoring their agreement
and accepting the Tribunal’s ruling would be both a victory
for the rule of law in Sudan and an important precedent for resolving
other conflicts among the region’s diverse religious and
ethnic groups in a fair, open, and peaceful manner,” said
Mr. Leo.
In 2007, the Government of Sudan, led by
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, rejected a report by the Abyei
Boundaries Commission (ABC) to determine the border, despite
the CPA stating that the decision of the ABC was to be “final
and binding.” In rejecting the report, which found that
Abyei lies in Southern Sudan, President al-Bashir charged the
ABC experts with “exceeding their mandate.” In 2008,
the NCP and the SPLM agreed that the settlement of President
al-Bahir’s charge and the Abyei boundaries would be addressed
by the Tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration. The Tribunal’s
ruling found that the ABC did exceed its mandate in some areas
of its report and redefined the boundaries.
The accusation by President al-Bashir and the NCP was just one
of many instances since the CPA was signed in 2005 that the North
has delayed implementing the agreement’s provisions. These
delaying tactics have established a dangerous precedent that
one of the parties to the CPA can, with impunity, unilaterally
refuse to implement its provisions. That past action, as well
as others, has caused tensions which have threatened to reignite
civil war.
“Further delaying tactics or failure
to implement the remaining CPA provisions, including the elections
scheduled for 2009 and the 2010 referendum, are unacceptable”
said Mr. Leo. “Sudan must be held accountable to its CPA
commitments. The CPA contains specific protections for religious
freedom for all Sudanese. If religious freedom is going to be
protected and respected in Sudan, the country’s leaders,
both Northerners and Southerners, must demonstrate their commitment
to international law by accepting and implementing the Tribunal’s
ruling.”
USCIRF welcomes the engagement of United
States Special Envoy to Sudan Gen. J. Scott Gration, who is currently
in Sudan, and calls on him to continue to work with members of
the SPLM and the NCP to ensure that the decision is fully implemented.
Efforts now underway by Gration, Sudanese parties, and the international
community to prevent violence, educate the communities on the
ruling, and plan for full implementation must be continued and
sustained.
The Abyei region, with its history as a crossroads between North
and South, was one of the more contested points in the protracted
negotiations leading to the CPA. Abyei has been particularly
problematic because it, not only is home to a volatile mix of
rival ethnic groups with ties to the North and South, but also
provided a disproportionate number of fighters for the Southern-dominated
Sudan People’s Liberation Army. In May 2008, units of the
Northern-controlled Sudan Armed Forces and associated tribal
militia brutally attacked local residents and destroyed private
property, laying waste to the region’s main town, also called
Abyei, and driving 90,000 civilians from their homes. The deposits
of oil in the region, and the economic competition they engendered,
have exacerbated the dispute.
The CPA, signed in 2005, ended a North-South
civil war that killed more than two million people and drove
more than four million from their homes. Most of the victims
in the 22-year war were Christians, followers of traditional
African religions, or Muslims disfavored by those in power in
Khartoum. Because of the egregious and systematic violations
of freedom of religion or belief committed by the government
of Sudan, USCIRF continues to recommend that Sudan be named a
“Country of Particular Concern” under the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998. The State Department has so designated
Sudan annually since 1999.
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’s
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.
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Minneapolis
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
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and is now available.
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DHS
Coordinates National-Level Exercise
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:00:00 -0500
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will launch on Monday
the five-day National Level Exercise 2009 (NLE 09)—the first
national level exercise to focus on terrorism prevention—in
conjunction with federal, state, local, tribal, private sector
and international partners.
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National
Guard Company Trains Iraqi Police to Self-sufficiency
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:54:00 -0500
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Detroit
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
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and is now available.
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MEPS
Periodic Digest for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ)
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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United
States Department of Defense Image Gallery
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Joint
Statement on Bipartisan Congressional Briefing on the H1N1 Flu
Virus - July 23, 2009
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Gates
Meets Maliki
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:20:59 -0500
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Statement of FDIC Chairman Sheila C.
Bair on Regulatory Perspectives on Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals before the U.S. House of Representatives’
Financial Services Committee delivered on July 24, 2009 is available
at the following link:
http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/speeches/chairman/spjuly2409.html
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Cleanup
for U.S. Army Environmental Command
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and is now available.
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DHS
Progress in Fulfilling 9/11 Commission Recommendations Discussed
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:00:00 -0500
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and
members of the Bipartisan Policy Center's National Security Preparedness
Group met to discuss the Department's progress in implementing
the recommendations outlined in the 9/11 Commission Final Report
released five years ago this week.
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Apollo
11 Comes Home
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:00:00 -0500
The Apollo 11 crew await pickup by a helicopter from the USS
Hornet, prime recovery ship for the historic lunar landing mission.
The fourth man in the...
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Colorado
Interstate Gas Agrees to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations in
Utah
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0500
Colorado Interstate Gas Company (CIG), the operator of the Natural
Buttes Compressor Station located on the Uintah and Ouray Indian
Reservation near Vernal, Utah, has agreed to pay more than $1
million and install environmental controls at its facility as
part of a consent decree that resolves violations of the Clean
Air Act.
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HHS.gov
Homepage Updates for U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Effective July 24, 2009, the federal minimum
wage went up to $7.25 (from $6.55).
Visit USA.gov's link Minimum
Wage Now $7.25 to learn more about the federal minimum wage.
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Audit
of Voice of America’s Deewa Radio Journalistic Controls
(ISP-IB-09-67) July 09
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STUDENTS TACKLE HANDS-ON PROBLEMS DURING
ODNI’S FIRST-EVER SUMMER INTELLIGENCE SEMINAR
An Urdu-speaking police cadet, an Iraq
war vet turned master’s candidate, Rhodes and Marshall scholars
and a nuclear plant guard who attends classes online are among
a diverse group that completed the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence’s first National Security Analysis
& Intelligence Summer Seminar today.
The group, 40 graduate students, doctoral
candidates and recent college graduates, were chosen from 704
applicants from 280 academic institutions. The seminar’s
goal is to increase interest in Intelligence Community careers
and to help recruiters identify outstanding prospects.
The students, each with a temporary security
clearance, spent two weeks in the Washington, D.C. area touring
Intelligence Community facilities, analyzing problems, attending
lectures by IC leaders and discussing the craft of analysis with
currently serving intelligence officers.
“The students came to us to learn
more about intelligence and to challenge their own assumptions
about the role of intelligence in a transitioning world,”
said Dr. Lenora Peters Gant, Director of the IC Centers of Academic
Excellence.
“The students were exposed to national
security leaders who helped them better understand the business
of intelligence including the roles of the 16 IC agencies,”
said Dr. Gant. “Specifically, the site visits at the different
agencies gave them an opportunity to interact with front-line
analysts who provided them with a real-world perspective of the
work we do every day.”
The seminar, which is sponsored by the
Office of the Director of National Intelligence, began July 13.
The Philip Merrill Center for Strategic
Studies of the Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
at Johns Hopkins University developed the programs curriculum.
John McLaughlin, former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
and Acting Director of Central Intelligence, leads the seminar’s
faculty.
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U.S.
Department of State Background Notes : Nicaragua (07/09)
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:36:24 -0500
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Comptroller Dugan Supports Regulatory Reform
Plan, Urges Revision to Some Details
WASHINGTON — Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan today
told Congress that he supports efforts to enhance consumer protection
standards for financial service providers, but expressed significant
concerns with some elements of the proposed Consumer Financial
Protection Agency.
“It makes sense to consolidate all consumer protection rulewriting
in a single agency, with the rules applying to all financial
providers of a product, both bank and nonbank,” Mr. Dugan
said in testimony before the House Financial Services Committee.
“But we believe the rules must be uniform, and that banking
supervisors must have meaningful input into formulating them.
Unfortunately, the proposed CFPA falls short on both accounts.”
The rules would not be uniform because the proposal expressly
authorizes states to adopt different rules and would repeal federal
preemption that has allowed national banks to operate under uniform
federal standards. This radical change will make it far more
difficult and costly for national banks to provide services to
consumers – costs which will ultimately be borne by consumers,
the Comptroller said. To provide meaningful input into rules
from banking supervisors who are most familiar with the activities
of the firms, the proposal must be changed to allow more banking
supervisors on the CFPA board and provide a formal mechanism
for banking supervisor input.
“The CFPA should not take consumer protection examination
and enforcement responsibilities away from banking agencies,”
Mr. Dugan said. “To the extent the banking agencies have
been criticized for consumer protection supervision, the fundamental
problem has been with the lack of timely and strong rules –
which the CFPA would address – and not the enforcement of
those rules.”
“Moreover,” the Comptroller said, “moving these
banking agency functions to the CFPA would only distract it from
its most important and daunting implementation challenge: establishing
an effective examination and enforcement regime for the ‘shadow
banking system’ of the tens of thousands of nonbank providers
that are currently unregulated or lightly regulated, like the
nonbank mortgage brokers and originators that were at the heart
of the subprime mortgage problem.”
Comptroller Dugan also supported designating the Federal Reserve
Board as the consolidated supervisor of systemically significant
financial firms, but said “the proposal goes much too far.”
By granting new broad authority to the Federal Reserve to override
the primary banking supervisor on standards, examination, and
enforcement, the proposal would undermine the authority –
and the accountability – of the banking supervisor, “and
we strongly oppose it,” Mr. Dugan said.
The Comptroller voiced support for establishing a Financial Stability
Oversight Council to identify and monitor systemic risk; for
new authority to resolve systemically financial firms; and for
imposing more stringent capital and liquidity standards to help
address their heightened risk to the nation’s financial
system. He also supported a proposal to merge the Office of Thrift
Supervision with the OCC while phasing out the thrift charter.
Related Links:
Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan (http://www.occ.gov/dugan.htm)
Oral Statement (http://www.occ.gov/ftp/release/2009-88a.pdf)
Written Statement (http://www.occ.gov/ftp/release/2009-88b.pdf)
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AGRICULTURE
SECRETARY VILSACK NAMES ADDITIONAL USDA STAFF
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Frequently
Asked Questions About Disaster Assistance
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:20:50 -0500
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- As a result of the severe storms, tornadoes
and flooding May 8 ? 16, President Obama signed a disaster declaration
for the state of Missouri. The declaration makes federal disaster
assistance available to Missourians, but accessing such assistance
can be hindered by misinformation. Below are some answers that
may help clarify common misconceptions about disaster assistance
available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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Little
Rock Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Biden
Vows Support for Georgia's NATO Hopes
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:14:00 -0500
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Honolulu
Top Stories for Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Chicago
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
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San
Francisco Young Democrats's Ball in Blue 3
What: Cocktail Party
Host: San Francisco Young Democrats
Start Time: Monday, August 10 at 6:15pm
End Time: Monday, August 10 at 8:30pm
Where: 15 Romolo (Walk up the alley just a few steps East on
Broadway from Columbus)
To see more details and RSVP
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Secretary
Sebelius Praises National Conference of State Legislatures Vote
in Favor of Health Insurance Reform
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:01:00 -0500
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U.S.
Department of State Background Notes : Turkey (05/09)
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:36:10 -0500
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U.S.
Department of State Direct Budget Assistance to the Palestinian
Authority
Bureau of Public Affairs
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
July 24, 2009
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Audit
of Newport News Police Department’s Equitable Sharing Program
Activities Newport News, Virginia, Audit Report GR-30-09-001,
July 2009
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Audit
of Salem Police Department’s Equitable Sharing Program Activities,
Salem, Virginia, Audit Report GR-30-09-002, July 2009
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Office
of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance Grant Awarded
to the Kane County Drug Rehabilitation Court, Kane County, Illinois,
Audit Report GR-50-09-004, July 2009
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Georgia:
European Union Monitoring Mission
Philip J. Crowley
Assistant Secretary of State, Office of
the Spokesman
Bureau of Public Affairs
Washington, DC
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CJCS
Remarks
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:36:32 -0500
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ADM Michael Mullen addresses
the Junior Statesmen Summer School Program in the Pentagon Auditorium.
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Commitments of Traders Reports for CFTC.gov.
The current
reports for the week of July 24, 2009 are now available.
See previous weeks in Historical
Commitments of Traders Reports.
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AT
Notice FAAO JO 7110.65 for U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
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and is now available.
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AT
Notice FAAO JO 7210.55 for U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
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and is now available.
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Guantanamo
Bay Closure 'On Track,' Pentagon Lawyer Says
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:18:00 -0500
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Mullen
Encourages Young People to Pursue Global Service
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:39:00 -0500
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Junior
Statesmen
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:02:34 -0500
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke to potential
leaders of tomorrow at the Pentagon Friday.
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Military
Commissions Hearing
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:02:23 -0500
The House Armed Services Committee met Friday to discuss reformation
of the Military Commissions Act concerning detainees.
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Vets
Turned Lobbyist
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:34:41 -0500
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FEC
Weekly Digest for Federal Election Commission
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and is now available.
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Congressional
Appearances for U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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and is now available.
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Houston
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
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and is now available.
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Agriculture
Secretary Vilsack Testifies About the Recovery Act Before House
Committee on the Budget
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Army
Modernization
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:51:57 -0500
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Baltimore
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
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U.S.
Department of State Background Notes : Brazil (07/09)
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:22:08 -0500
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Columbia
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Defense
Agency Simulates Biological Attack on Pentagon
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:28:00 -0500
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Boston
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
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General
Officer Assignments
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:02:00 -0500
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DoD
Contracts for July 24, 2009
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:05:00 -0500
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DoD
Identifies Marine Casualty
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:54:00 -0500
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New
Orleans Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
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General
Officer Assignment
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:05:00 -0500
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DHS
Reaches Fourth Efficiency Milestone, Launches Five New Cost-Savings
Initiatives
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:00:00 -0500
Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano unveiled five new efficiency
initiatives, marking the fourth milestone in the Department-wide
Efficiency Review launched in March.
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Dallas
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration announced 25 grants to advance programs for substance
abuse prevention. More...
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VACANCY:
Secretary (Legal) US DEPT OF JUSTICE
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Attorney
Vacancies for U.S. Department of Justice
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Today
in the Department of Defense, 7/27/2009
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:33:00 -0500
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DEPUTY SECRETARY SIMS ANNOUNCES RECOVERY
ACT FUNDS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN OREGON
Award made under the Recovery CDBG program will revitalize neighborhoods
and create jobs
WASHINGTON - In an effort to stimulate
community development and job growth, U.S. Housing and Urban
Development Deputy Secretary Ron Sims today announced nearly
$3 million in Community Development Block Grant funding to Portland,
Oregon through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (Recovery Act).
The announcement came at Taggart Manor
in Portland, which is 24-unit rental complex for homeless and
families at-risk of homelessness. Portland is using $300,000
of their $2.7 million grant to provide energy efficient upgrades
to Taggart Manor. These upgrades will not only serve to provide
quality jobs in the city, but will also reduce energy costs and
carbon emissions as a result.
"This announcement is a concrete example
of how Recovery Act funding is working to revitalize communities
most affected by the national economic crisis," said Sims.
"I am proud to announce this Community Development Block
Grant going to the City of Portland, which will create jobs and
increase energy efficiency in the city's hardest hit neighborhoods.
President Obama and Secretary Donovan are anxious to put this
money to work long-term, sustainable community development."
This is one of 1200 Recovery Act-funded
grants awarded through the Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Program, which primarily benefit low- to moderate-income
families living in these communities. CDBG enables state and
local governments to undertake a wide range of activities intended
to create suitable living environments, provide affordable housing
and create economic opportunities. Under the Recovery Act, recipients
give priority to prudent projects that can award contracts based
on bids within 120 days of the grant agreement. A total of $1
billion will be awarded nationwide by HUD in Recovery Act Community
Development Block Grants.
President Obama directed all Recovery Act
funding to be spent responsibly and in a transparent manner in
order to provide a necessary economic boost, create jobs, and
strengthen America's middle class. In a letter to CDBG recipients
of Recovery Act funds, Donovan wrote, "In accepting these
funds, it is imperative that you be good stewards of these precious
taxpayer dollars by focusing your efforts on the Recovery Act
goals of investing in infrastructure that will create or sustain
jobs in the near-term and generate maximum economic benefits
in the long-term."
Since 1974, CDBG has provided more than
$127 billion to state and local governments to target their own
community development priorities. The rehabilitation of affordable
housing and the construction and improvement of public facilities
have traditionally been the largest uses of CDBG funds although
the program is also an important catalyst for job growth and
business opportunities. Annual CDBG funds are distributed to
communities according to statutory formulas based on population,
poverty, pre-1940 housing stock, growth lag, and housing overcrowding.
HUD is committed to implementing Recovery
Act investments swiftly and effectively as they generate tens
of thousands of jobs, modernize homes to make them energy efficient,
and help the families and communities hardest hit by the economic
crisis. The Recovery Act includes $13.61 billion for projects
and programs administered by HUD, nearly 75 percent of which
was allocated to state and local recipients only eight days after
President Obama signed the Act into law. The CDBG funding was
among the 75 percent that was allocated during that time. Now
as grant recipients' spending plans are approved, HUD is officially
making funding available to spend. The remaining 25 percent of
HUD Recovery Act funds are being awarded through a competitive
process in the coming weeks and months.
In addition, Secretary Donovan and the
Department are committed to providing the highest level of transparency
possible as Recovery Act funds are administered. It is vitally
important that the American people are fully aware of how their
tax dollars are being spent and can hold their federal leaders
accountable. Every dollar of Recovery Act funds HUD spends can
be reviewed and tracked at HUD's Recovery Act website. The full
text of HUD's funding notices and tracking of future performance
of these grants is also available at HUD's Recovery Act website.
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HUD SECRETARY TO PARTICPATE IN A RECOVERY
ACT HOMELESSNESS EVENT WITH CONGRESSMAN DANNY DAVIS
CHICAGO - U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced today
that he will hold a press conference at the Chicago Catholic
Charities' homelessness assistance facilities on MONDAY, July
27. Chicago's Catholic Charities is receiving a portion of the
$34.3 million in Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing
funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery
Act) from the City of Chicago. Donovan will highlight City of
Chicago's effective and innovative use Recovery Act funding to
help prevent homelessness during difficult economic times.
Homelessness Press Conference:
Catholic Charities
721 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL
Media Access Time: 12:20 p.m.
Event Time: 12:45 p.m.
Note: Formal remarks will be given at the
press conference and press may participate in the question and
answer portion of the event. Please RSVP by emailing Ashley.D.Gammon@hud.gov.
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$$$New
Contract Solicitations for Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ)
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and is now available.
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USBP
in the News
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:44:45 -0500
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U.S.
Marshals Special Auction Announcements: July 24, 2009
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:21:11 -0500
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MESSAGE FROM THE MAJORITY LEADER
This week, the House passed one of the
most important fiscal discipline measures in recent memory: "pay-as-you-go,"
or PAYGO. The PAYGO law would hold America to the principle that
the government ought to pay for what it buys. PAYGO won’t
make fiscal decisions for us or get us out of our deficit hole
on its own—but it will push Congress to make the hard choices
our fiscal health absolutely demands. Unless we bring down the
deficits and debt facing our nation, we cannot sustainably invest
in areas that make us such a strong nation, including health
care, education, and clean energy. That’s why President
Obama has been a strong supporter of restoring PAYGO into law.
Now it’s essential that the Senate pass this bill and get
it to the President for his signature.
Leader Hoyer joins Speaker Pelosi, Whip Clyburn, and
Democratic Members for a press conference following
passage of House Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act.
The House also continues to work hard on reforming America’s
broken health care system. Debate on the details of reform is
continuing, and progress is being made. This is a critical issue
that we are undertaking, and the conversations we’re having
are an expected and vital part of the legislative process. Democrats
remain united in our purpose of passing a health care bill, which
does not add to the deficit, and getting it to President Obama’s
desk this year. We are all committed to reform that prevents
insurance companies from discriminating against patients, expands
patient choice of doctors and plans, and ensures that middle-class
Americans have the security and peace-of-mind that they have
access to affordable, high quality care.
This week, the House also passed two appropriations bills that
help lay the foundation for a strong national infrastructure,
and offer long-term solutions to help grow our economy. The Transportation,
Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill makes critical
investments in our transportation infrastructure to help ensure
the safety of all Americans and provides housing assistance to
those who need it the most. The Labor, Health and Human Services,
and Education Appropriations bill provides investments that are
critical to our nation’s long-term prosperity, including
job training, health care, and educational opportunities.
Next week, we will complete our work in the House on the fiscal
year 2010 appropriations bills with the Defense Appropriations
bill. This bill puts our troops first, ensuring that we meet
the needs of our troops in the field and their families here
at home, as well as making critical investments in the health,
well-being and readiness of our forces.
The House will also consider legislation to address executive
pay reform at financial institutions, allowing shareholders to
have a say in the pay. In addition, we will also take up legislation
to further ensure the safety of our nation's food supply.
Sincerely yours,
STENY H. HOYER
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Eligible
Foreign Establishments for USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Eligible Foreign Establishment list
for Canada has been revised. This information has recently been
updated, and is now available.
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Export
Information for USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Eligible Plant List for Mexico has
been revised.
You may view a copy of the updated information.
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U.S.
Department of State: Daily Press Briefing - July 24
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:55:27 -0500
Philip J. Crowley
Assistant Secretary of State
Daily Press Briefing
Washington, DC
July 24, 2009
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Remarks
With Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Via Teleconference
Washington, DC
July 24, 2009
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VACANCY:
Program Specialist (Host Field Ops), GS-0301-11
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:54:05 -0500
DE-09-419-SSM2 (Closing Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
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VACANCY:
Program Analyst (Strategic Planning), GS-0343-14/15
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:40:18 -0500
AN270537 (Closing Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
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Remarks
With Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki After Their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Treaty Room
Washington, DC
July 24, 2009
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FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2009
First Vote of the Week… Last Vote Predicted
Monday 6:30 p.m.
Friday p.m.
Legislative Program - 51600 | Floor Information
- 57400 | Whip Information - 63210
MONDAY, JULY 27, 2009
On Monday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for Morning Hour
and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until
6:30 p.m.
Suspensions (22 Bills)
H.R.
3219 - Veterans' Insurance and Health Care Improvements Act
of 2009 (Rep. Filner - Veterans' Affairs)
H.R.
1293 - Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural
Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009 (Rep. Buyer - Veterans'
Affairs)
H.R.
2770 - Veterans Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations
Enhancement Act of 2009 (Rep. Filner - Veterans' Affairs)
H.R.
3155 - Caregiver Assistance and Resource Enhancement Act
(Rep. Michaud - Veterans' Affairs)
H.R.
509 - Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009
(Rep. Brown (SC) - Natural Resources)
H.Res.
288 - Recognizing the importance of park and recreation facilities
and expressing support for the designation of the month of July
as "National Park and Recreation Month" (Rep. Barrow
- Natural Resources)
H.R.
1376 - Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act of
2009 (Rep. Edwards (TX) - Natural Resources)
H.R.
556 - Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act (Rep.
Farr - Natural Resources)
H.R.
1121 - Blue Ridge Parkway and Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange
Act of 2009 (Rep. Foxx - Natural Resources)
H.Res.
616 - Congratulating the Louisiana State University baseball
team for winning the 2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association
Division I College World Series (Rep. Cassidy - Education and
Labor)
H.R.
1035 - Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National
Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009 (Rep. Grijalva -
Education and Labor)
H.J.Res.
44 - Recognizing the service, sacrifice, honor, and professionalism
of the Noncommissioned Officers of the United States Army (Rep.
Skelton - Armed Services)
H.R.
2034 - Rural Homeowners Protection Act of 2009 (Rep. Clay
- Financial Services)
H.R.
3300 - To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the
Federal Credit Union Act to provide more effective reviews of
losses in the Deposit Insurance Fund and the Share Insurance
Fund by the Inspectors General of the several Federal banking
agencies and the National Credit Union Administration Board (Rep.
Driehaus - Financial Services)
H.R. __ - Extending the Federal Flood Insurance Program (Rep.
Frank - Financial Services)
H.R. __ - To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to
require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider reconstruction
and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing
flood insurance rates (Rep. Matsui - Financial Services)
H.R.
2623 - To amend the Federal securities laws to clarify and
expand the definition of certain persons under those laws (Rep.
McCarthy (CA) - Financial Services)
H.R.
2529 - Neighborhood Preservation Act (Rep. Gary Miller -
Financial Services)
H.Res.
593 - Recognizing and celebrating the 50th Anniversary of
the entry of Hawaii into the Union as the 50th State (Rep. Abercrombie
- Oversight and Government Reform)
H.Res.
373 - Expressing support for designation of the month of
September as "National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month"
(Rep. Bachmann - Oversight and Government Reform)
H.R.
3072 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 9810 Halls Ferry Road in St. Louis, Missouri,
as the "Coach Jodie Bailey Post Office Building" (Rep.
Clay - Oversight and Government Reform)
H.Res.
483 - Supporting the goals and ideals of Veterans of Foreign
Wars Day (Rep. Kline - Oversight and Government Reform)
TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2009 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:30 a.m. for Morning Hour
debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. On Wednesday
and Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative
business. On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative
business.
Suspensions (11 Bills)
H.R.
3325 –To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to
reauthorize for 1 year the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance
program and the Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of
Social Security program (Rep. Tanner – Ways and Means)
H.R.
1803 - Veterans Business Center Act of 2009 (Rep. Nye - Small
Business)
H.R.
1807 - Educating Entrepreneurs through Today's Technology
Act (Rep. Thompson (PA) - Small Business)
- Extending the SBIR Act of 2009 (Sen. Landrieu - Small Business)
H.R.
1665 - Coast Guard Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (Rep. Cummings
- Transportation and Infrastructure)
H.Res.
508 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives
that the general aviation industry should be recognized for its
contributions to the United States (Rep. Fortenberry - Transportation
and Infrastructure)
H.R.
2093 - Clean Coastal Environment and Public Health Act of
2009 (Rep. Pallone - Transportation and Infrastructure)
H.R.
1752 - To provide that the usual day for paying salaries
in or under the House of Representatives may be established by
regulations of the Committee on House Administration (Rep. Brady
(PA) - House Administration)
H.R.
2510 - Absentee Ballot Track, Receive, and Confirm Act (Rep.
Davis (CA) - House Administration)
H.R.
2728 - William Orton Law Library Improvement and Modernization
Act (Rep. Lofgren - House Administration)
H.R.
2749 - Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 (Rep. Dingell
– Energy and Commerce)
H.R.
3326 – Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010
(Rep. Murtha – Appropriations) (Subject to a Rule)
H.R.
3269 - Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness
Act of 2009 (Rep. Frank – Financial Services) (Subject to
a Rule)
* Conference Reports may be brought up at any time.
* Motions to go to Conference should they become available.
* Possible Motions to Instruct Conferees.
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U.S.
Department of State Highlights: Showing Support for the Palestinian
People
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:00:00 -0500
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Hubble
Space Telescope Captures Rare Jupiter Collision
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:00:00 -0500
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken the sharpest visible-light
picture yet of atmospheric debris from an object that collided
with Jupiter on July 19.
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NASA
Presents Coins Flown in Space to National Federation of the Blind
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:00:00 -0500
During a ceremony July 31, senior NASA officials will present
the National Federation of the Blind with two Louis Braille Bicentennial
Silver Dollars that flew on space shuttle Atlantis's mission
to the Hubble Space Telescope in May 2009.
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STS-127
MCC Status Report #18
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:00:00 -0500
STS-127 Mission Specialists Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn will
tackle a challenging 7 ?-hour spacewalk today to finish swapping
out batteries for the International Space Station?s oldest set
of solar arrays.
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Veteran
Astronaut Pam Melroy Leaves NASA
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:00:00 -0500
NASA astronaut Pam Melroy is leaving the agency to take a job
in the private sector. Melroy, a retired Air Force colonel, is
a veteran of three space shuttle flights and the second woman
to command one.
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STS-127
MCC Status Report #19
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:00:00 -0500
Mission specialists Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn finished
replacing batteries on the International Space Station?s oldest
solar arrays during a seven-hour, 12-minute spacewalk ? the fourth
of five planned during space shuttle Endeavour?s STS-127 mission.
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Human
Space Flight Review Committee Announces Meeting Agendas
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:00:00 -0500
The Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee will hold
public meetings July 28, 29, 30, Aug. 5 and 12.
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Colorado Health Care Reform Events Tuesday
and Wednesday
PLEASE ALSO HELP PASS THE WORD ABOUT OUR
UPCOMING STATEWIDE OFA EVENTS FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM.
HUGE Health Care Reform Rally at the CO
State Capitol planned for Tuesday, July 28th at 6pm (check for
other cities as well). Speakers,, legislators, etc. Get all your
friends to meet you at the State Capitol , and let's make some
real NOISE for Health Care Reform!
Legislators and activits will speak.
Health Care Towne Hall meeting, Wednesday,
June 29th at the home of Nancy Cronk and Saul Greenhut, ,5846
S. Ensenada St., Aurora, CO 80015 6:30 pm. Bring your friends
and your questions. Speaker: Dr. Carol Blackard from Arapahope
Community Team.
These events are sponsored by Organizing
for America
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Young
Democrats of Arizona Event: Tuesday 7-28: Join Terry Goddard
and the D-backs
"Young Democrats and the Diamond Backs!"
What: Cocktail Party
Host: Young Democrats of Arizona
Start Time: Tuesday, July 28 at 5:30pm
End Time: Tuesday, July 28 at 9:00pm
Where: Chase Field
To see more details and RSVP
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Great Event Coming Up! Add it to your
Calendars!
Hello all!
Please Join The Greater Hartford Young
Democrats
Saturday August 15th at 3pm for
a Tour of the Thomas Hooker Brewery.
The Tour is free with a donation of $10
or more! So please join us at the Thomas Hooker Brewery located
at 16 Tobey Road Bloomfield, CT for a tour and tasting. This
will be a great event for anyone who enjoys some fun and an adult
beverage every now and again . We hope to see you all there!
Please contact Liam with any questions
at lsweene@gmail.com.
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Event:
Congressman Ed Perlmutter FRIENDraiser
"Please join Congressman Ed Perlmutter in his FRIENDS house
party"
What: Cocktail Party
Host: Arapahoe County Young Democrats
Start Time: Wednesday, August 12 at 6:00pm
End Time: Wednesday, August 12 at 8:00pm
Where: At the home of Debbie Fischer
To see more details and RSVP
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Strategic
and Economic Dialogue Press Schedule
Bureau of Public Affairs
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
July 25, 2009
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U.S.
Department of State Highlights: Joint U.S.-China Closing Statements
and Press Conference
Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:00:00 -0500
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Subject: July Meeting and Dana Kennedy
Fundraiser
Our next meeting is on Wednesday, July
29 at 6 pm. The meeting will be at the Pima County Democratic
Headquarters. 4639 E. 1st St. Our guest speaker is Blake Morlock
who will be speaking of the role of the media in local politics.
Deya Nevarez
President
PCWYD
P.S.
Please join us for the upcoming fundraiser
for Dana Kennedy!!!! The event will be Tuesday, July 28, 2009
from 5:30-7:00 pm at the home of Pamela Sutherland and Philip
Lipman.
Please RSVP to p.k.sutherland@gmail.com.
Please let her know you got the invitation form Deya Nevarez
and that you are a young democrat!
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Event:
Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee Meeting
"The job of electing progressive candidate continues. "
What: Business Meeting
Host: Santa Clara County Democrats
Start Time: Thursday, August 6 at 7:00pm
End Time: Thursday, August 6 at 9:00pm
Where: County Building Cafeteria
To see more details and RSVP
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STS-127
MCC Status Report #21
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:00:00 -0500
The crews of space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space
Station had a day off to rest in preparation of robotics operations
to berth the Japanese experiment carrier in the shuttle?s payload
bay Sunday and the fifth and final planned spacewalk of the mission
on Monday.
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STS-127
MCC Status Report #20
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:00:00 -0500
The combined crew of space shuttle Endeavour and the International
Space Station will enjoy a day off to rest up after a challenging
first half of the STS-127 assembly mission.
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