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GAO-09-498,
International Aviation: Federal Efforts Help Address Safety Challenges
in Africa, but Could Benefit from Reassessment and Better Coordination,
June 16, 2009
from GAO Reports
The African continent is important to U.S. economic, strategic,
and foreign policy interests, and efforts have been made to improve
commerce and connectivity to benefit the two regions. However,
the continent has the highest aviation accident rate in the world,
which has hindered progress. Recognizing the importance of improving
aviation safety in Africa, the United States and the international
aviation community have worked to improve ...
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GAO-09-688R,
Military Personnel: Reserve Component Servicemembers on Average
Earn More Income while Activated, June 23, 2009
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GAO-09-692T,
V-22 Osprey Aircraft: Assessments Needed to Address Operational
and Cost Concerns to Define Future Investments, June 23, 2009
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GAO-09-786T,
High Speed Passenger Rail: Effectively Using Recovery Act Funds
for High Speed Rail Projects,
June 23, 2009
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VIDEO:
Linda Douglass, W.H. Office of Health Reform, Dir. of Comm
from C-SPAN Recent Video
White House Health Care Director of Communications Linda Douglass
discusses Health Care reform under the Obama Administration.
Length: 17 min.
Published: Tuesday at 8:30am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Senate Floor Speeches on Judge Sonia Sotomayor
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Republican Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Minority Leader Mitch
McConnell (R-KY), and Jeff Sessions (R-AL) spoke on the Senate
Floor about President Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge
Sonia Sotomayor. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Patrick
Leahy (D-VT) spoke in rebuttal to the Republicans' remarks.
Length:
Published: Tuesday at 11am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Defense Sec. Robert Gates Address on Middle East
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates made remarks about the Middle
East at the Second Annual Gulf Coast Chiefs of Defense Conference
which was hosted by the United States Central Command in Washington.
General David Petraeus introduced the secretary.
Length: 17 min.
Published: Tuesday at 12:20pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Pres. Obama News Conference Tues June 23 2009
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Responding to several domestic & int'l issues, Pres. Obama
addressed health care, energy legislation and Iran's elections
during a White House news conference. The President responded
to being criticized for reacting too cautiously to the situation
in Iran as protesters clash with police.
Length: 54 min.
Published: Tuesday at 12:30pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
State Department Press Briefing Tues June 23 2009
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Spokesman Ian Kelly conducts a daily briefing at the State Department.
Length: 28 min.
Published: Tuesday at 1:30pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Female Athletes Press Conference on Title IX
from C-SPAN Recent Video
The White House held a roundtable on the 37th Anniversary of
Title IX featuring Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Education
Sec. Arne Duncan, and an all-star line-up of female athletes
and scientists. Roundtable participants included Billie Jean
King and Dominique Dawes, 30 local high school aged girls along
with several professional athletes and well-known Title IX advocates.
Length: 7 min.
Published: Tuesday at 4pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Pres. Obama Meeting with Pres. Michelle Bachelet of Chile
from C-SPAN Recent Video
President Obama met in the Oval Office with President Michelle
Bachelet of Chile to discuss U.S.-Chile relations. Following
the meeting, Pres. Bachelet made remarks to the press outside
the White House.
Length:
Published: Tuesday at 2:45pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Senate HELP Cmte. Mark-Up on Health Reform Bill - Day 5
from C-SPAN Recent Video
The Senate HELP Cmte. takes up wellness and prevention amendments
to the health care reform bill. Yesterday, Chairman Dodd (D-CT)
said that lack of a complete CBO cost estimate will slow down
the committee’s work. The release of an initial CBO estimate
of $1 trillion over 10 years has caused the Cmte. to revise elements
of the bill.
Length: 3 hr. 22 min.
Published: Tuesday at 10am (ET)
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VIDEO:
House Education & Labor Cmte. Hearing on Health Reform Draft
Proposal
from C-SPAN Recent Video
House Education & Labor Cmte. Chair George Miller (D-CA)
leads the first hearing on a draft health reform proposal. The
plan is being written by three committees, including Ways &
Means and Energy & Commerce. Based on Pres. Obama’s
health reform agenda, the plan features a voluntary government-run
insurance program.
Length:
Published: Tuesday at 12pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Senate Hearing on High Speed Rail
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) chaired a Senate Commerce, Science
and Transportation subcommittee to consider high-speed rail and
its role in our national transportation system. Gov. Ed Rendell
(D-PA), co-chairman of "Building America's Future,"
along with transportation industry officials and executives testified
before the subcommittee.
Length: 1 hr. 47 min.
Published: Tuesday at 2:30pm (ET)
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Presidential
Nomination sent to the Senate
Joan M. Evans, of Oregon, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans
Affairs (Congressional and Legislative Affairs), vice Christine
O. Hill, resigned.
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Press
Conference by the President, 6-23-09
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Valerie
Jarrett and Education Secretary Arne Duncan Hold White House
Roundtable on Title IX
Today, on the 37th anniversary of the enactment of Title IX,
White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Education Secretary
Arne Duncan and an all-star line-up of women athletes and scientists
will hold a roundtable discussion on that key legislation.
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THURSDAY:
President and First Lady to Join Hundreds of Congressional Family
Members for 'United We Serve' Service Project at Fort McNair
On Thursday, June 25th, the President and First Lady will join
hundreds of Congressional family members and five national nonprofit
organizations to prepare 15,000 backpacks with books, healthy
snacks, Frisbees and other items for the children of servicemen
and women.
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White
House Task Force on Middle Class Families Holds Meeting in Ohio
on American Manufacturing in the 21st Century
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Schedule
Of Judge Sotomayors Capitol Hill Meeting 06/23/2009
Today, Judge Sotomayor will visit Capitol Hill to meet with the
following Senators:
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Statement
by the Press Secretary on the visit of Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende's
Visit to Washington
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Remarks
by President Obama and President Bachelet of Chile after meeting
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The
First Lady Kicks Off United We Serve
Posted by Katherine Brandon
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The
President's Opening Remarks on Iran, with Persian Translation
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Title
IX Event with Valerie Jarrett, Billie Jean King and More
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The
President's News Conference
Posted by Katherine Brandon
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Chains
in Command
Posted by Jared Bernstein
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Open
Government Initiative: Drafting
Posted by Jesse Lee
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Around
Town: United the Cabinet Serves
Posted by Katherine Brandon
It’s been a busy Monday for members
of the President’s Cabinet, with members traveling across
the country to kick off United We Serve. Here are some highlights
of what the Departments did today -- check back in a couple days
for a full multimedia profile:
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Daily
Pulse on Health Care Politics
"With a carefully designed timetable at risk in the Senate,
President Obama and his allies this week are launching a public
relations blitz to bolster the case for health care reform,"
Roll Call reports.
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Blumenthal
to Join Clinton Inner-Circle
Former Clinton White House advisor Sidney Blumenthal will become
a "special advisor without portfolio" to Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton, The Cable has learned.
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Probing
Ties to Health Care Industry
Heard in the CQ newsroom:
According to financial disclosure forms
recently made public, there are nearly four dozen members of
Congress who have spouses employed in the health care industry
and another 15 are doctors themselves. A piece coming tomorrow
examines ties that some lawmakers acknowledge are influencing
their thinking about how the health system should be reformed.
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Obama:
private insurers shouldn't fear public plan playing by same rules
Posted: 01:11 PM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Barack Obama said Tuesday that
there is a "legitimate concern" about the ability of
private insurers to compete with a public plan "if the public
plan is simply eating (from) the taxpayer trough."
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Obama:
unemployment may hit double digits this year
Posted: 01:26 PM ET
President Obama said Tuesday that he anticipates the nationwide
unemployment rate to surpass 10 percent this year.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama said Tuesday that
he expects nationwide unemployment to exceed 10 percent this
year.
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Liberty
U., College Democrats reach agreement on recognition
Posted: 06:44 PM ET
From CNN Senior Producer Kevin Bohn
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Liberty University's
College Democrats again will be recognized by the school after
the two sides reached a compromise, school and club officials
say.
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Obama
aides head to the Hill to assess health care reform status
Posted: 08:42 PM ET
From CNN Congressional Producer Ted Barrett
Obama administration officials including Rahm Emanuel and Kathleen
Sebelius met privately in the Capitol with Democratic senators
Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Top Obama administration officials met
privately in the Capitol with Democratic senators involved in
health care reform Tuesday to assess where the complicated legislation
stands and what the next steps need to be to pass it.
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Negotiators
whittle down Senate health care bill
Posted: 05:53 PM ET
From Ted Barrett and Brianna Keilar
CNN
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Senate negotiators
have cut about $400 billion from a $1.6 trillion health reform
proposal, but that still leaves them short of their targeted
price goal of about $1 trillion, Sen. Kent Conrad, D-North Dakota,
told reporters Tuesday.
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Pentagon
creates cyber command
Posted: 07:11 PM ET
From Barbara Starr
CNN
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Defense Secretary
Robert Gates Tuesday signed a memorandum establishing for the
first time a military command aimed at conducting cyber warfare,
and defending the military’s computer network.
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Obama
will toss out first pitch at baseball all-star game
Posted: 09:01 PM ET
(CNN) — His first love is basketball, but that won’t
stop President Barack Obama from throwing out the ceremonial
first pitch at this year’s Major League Baseball all-star
game on July 14 in St. Louis.
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Obama
to send U.S. ambassador back to Syria
Posted: 10:02 PM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Barack Obama has decided to
send a U.S. ambassador back to Syria, a dramatic sign of reconciliation
between the two countries, senior administration officials tell
CNN. The announcement is expected to be made this week.
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New
law to help in paying back college loans
Posted: 11:02 PM ET
By Sally Holland
CNN Senior Producer
WASHINGTON (CNN) — As a graduate from
Syracuse University with a master’s degree in international
relations, Jana Morgan was hoping to help victims of human rights
violations caused by resource wars. The tight job market, though,
has made her put those dreams aside for now while she pays her
bills — by waiting tables at The Barrack’s Inn in Sackets
Harbor, New York.
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Statement
of Attorney General Eric Holder on U.S. Supreme Court's Ruling
in Voting Rights Act Case, Northwest Austin Municipal Utility
District No. 1 v. Holder
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NASA
Lunar Mission Successfully Enters Moon Orbit
Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:00:00 -0500
After a four and a half day journey from the Earth, the Lunar
Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully entered orbit
around the moon.
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June
23, 2009 - DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report, (PDF, 16 pages - 144 KB)
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U.S.
Fire Administration Coffee Break Training Update 2009-25
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Houston
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Small
Business Vendor Outreach Sessions for U.S. Department of Homeland
Security
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Small
Business Procurement Assistance for U.S. Department of Homeland
Security
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Emergency
Recovery Center Opens In Prattville
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:29:34 -0500
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
and the Alabama Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) will open
a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Prattville, Autauga County,
at noon Tuesday, June 23, to help people affected by the May
6-8 storms and flooding.
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Agriculture
Secretary Vilsack Urges Producers to Learn About New ACRE Program
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Knoxville
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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