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    Congress
    OKs stopgap bill to keep government open

    The Associated Press

    WASHINGTON (AP) — With a $410 billion catchall spending
    bill stalled in the Senate and a midnight deadline looming, Congress
    rushed through stopgap ...
 

    
White
    House: States to get $3.5 bln for job training, transition

    Posted: 10:50 AM ET

    
From CNN White House Producer Xuan Thai

    
WASHINGTON (CNN) – The White House
    reacted to February’s jobs loss report Friday with an announcement
    by Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis that the administration would
    be directing $3.5 billion to states to fund education and jobs
    counseling for unemployed Americans. 

    

    Obama
    touts job creation from stimulus plan

    Posted: 12:04 PM ET



    President Obama says his stimulus plan will spur job creation.

    (CNN) — President Obama on Friday touted the benefits of
    his economic recovery plan at a police cadet graduation made
    possible as a result of the recently passed $787 billion stimulus
    package.

    

    
Washington
    prepares for big bank failure

    Posted: 02:41 PM ET

    
From Fortune Senior Writer Colin Barr

    
Obama
    Approval Stays Sky High

    The latest Hotline/Diageo poll shows President Obama's favorability
    ratings remain high, with more than two-thirds of voters (68%)
    expressing a favorable opinion of him. In addition, 70% believe
    that he will be able to bring "real change" to the
    way things are done in Washington.

    
Additionally, voters are encouraged by
    the group of economic advisers surrounding him, with 64% expressing
    confidence in the team Obama brought into the White House.

    
A new Fox News poll shows Obama's approval
    rating at 63%.

    

    
Boxer
    Looks Safe in Re-election Bid

    Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) has a comfortable lead over potential
    Republican challengers for her job in 2010, including Gov. Arnold
    Schwarzenegger (R), according to a new Field Poll.

    
In a hypothetical matchup against Schwarzenegger,
    who will leave the Governor's Office in January 2011, Boxer leads
    54% to 30%.

    
Boxer also beats Carly Fiorina (R), 55%
    to 25%.

    


    


    
majorityleader.house.gov · (202) 225-3130

    
THE WEEKLY LEADER: WEEK OF MARCH 09,
    2009

    
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2009

    First Vote of the Week… Last Vote Predicted…

    
Monday 6:30 p.m.

    Thursday p.m.

    
Legislative Program - 51600 | Floor Information
    - 57400 | Whip Information - 63210

    
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 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 (3 Bills)

    1) H.Res.
    210 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives
    that providing breakfast in schools through the National School
    Breakfast Program has a positive impact on classroom performance
    (Rep. Moore (WI) – Education and Labor)

    2) H.Res. __ - Congratulating the National Assessment Governing
    Board on its 20th Anniversary in measuring student academic achievement
    (Rep. Castle – Education and Labor)

    3) H.R.
    131 - Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act (Rep. Gallegly
    – Oversight and Government Reform)



    TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2009 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK

    On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:30 a.m. for Morning Hour
    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, no votes are expected in the House.



    Suspensions (11 Bills)

    1) H.Con.Res.
    64 – Urging the President to designate 2009 as the ‘‘Year
    of the Military Family’’ (Rep. Skelton – Armed
    Services)

    2) H.Con.Res.
    37 - Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater
    Washington Soap Box Derby (Rep. Hoyer – Transportation and
    Infrastructure)

    3) H.Con.Res.
    38 - Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National
    Peace Officers' Memorial Service (Rep. Holmes Norton – Transportation
    and Infrastructure)

    4) H.Con.Res.
    39 - Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District
    of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run (Rep.
    Holmes Norton – Transportation and Infrastructure)

    5) H.R.
    813 - To designate the Federal building and United States
    courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City,
    North Carolina, as the "J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building
    and United States Courthouse" (Rep. Butterfield – Transportation
    and Infrastructure)

    6) H.R.
    837 - To designate the Federal building located at 799 United
    Nations Plaza in New York, New York, as the "Ronald H. Brown
    United States Mission to the United Nations Building" (Rep.
    Rangel - Transportation and Infrastructure)

    7) H.R.
    842 - To designate the United States Courthouse to be constructed
    in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States
    Courthouse" (Rep. Thompson (MS) - Transportation and Infrastructure)

    8) H.R.
    869 - To designate the Federal building and United States
    courthouse located at 101 Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky,
    as the "Scott Reed Federal Building and United States Courthouse"
    (Rep. Chandler - Transportation and Infrastructure)

    9) H.R.
    887 - To designate the United States courthouse located at
    131 East 4th Street in Davenport, Iowa, as the "James A.
    Leach United States Courthouse" (Rep. Loebsack - Transportation
    and Infrastructure)

    10) H.Res.
    194 - Supporting the goals of International Women's Day (Rep.
    Schakowsky – Foreign Affairs)

    11) H.Res. __ - Recognizing the plight of the Tibetan people
    on the 50th Anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama being
    forced into exile, and calling for a sustained multilateral effort
    to bring about a durable and peaceful solution to the Tibet issue
    (Rep. Holt – Foreign Affairs)





    H.R.
    1262 - Water Quality Investment Act of 2009 (Rep. Oberstar
    – Transportation and Infrastructure) (Subject to a Rule)



    Possible Consideration of H.R.
    157 - District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009
    (Rep. Holmes Norton – Judiciary) (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.

    Kerry:
    Clean energy revolution coming

    Boston Globe - United States

    He also pointed out that President Obama, in his address to a
    joint session of Congress last week and in his proposed budget,
    called for capping carbon ...

    Stimulus
    Money Already Creating Jobs

    CBS News - New York,NY,USA

    The city of Philadelphia is receiving $191 million of economic
    stimulus money to spend on transit projects -- money the city
    believes will create 5000 ...

    
Today's top Air Force stories

    
Guard essential at home and abroad, says chief

    
Job opportunities available for Airmen in recruiting

    
Kadena Airmen deploy to Thailand for Exercise Cope
    Tiger

    
Airman tracks down parts for Iraqi maintenance
    depot

    
Process for validating reserve early-retired pay
    explained 

    

    
Gov.
    Perry Requests USDA Assistance for All 254 Texas Counties

    
from TexasOnline: Texas News 

    AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today requested that the U.S. Department
    of Agriculture (USDA) provide disaster relief assistance for
    Texas farms and ranches that have suffered economic and physical
    losses as a result of severe drought conditions.
 

    President
    Obama Announces Key State Department Appointments

    Today, President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following
    individuals for key State Department posts: Esther Brimmer, Assistant
    Secretary for International Organizations; Phil Gordon, Assistant
    Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs; and Melanne Verveer,
    Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues.

    

    Upcoming
    Working Visit by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of
    Brazil to Washington

    President Obama will meet with President Luiz Inácio Lula
    da Silva of Brazil at the White House on Saturday, March 14.
    Brazil is a close friend and partner of the United States and
    the President looks forward to discussing ways in which the two
    countries can strengthen cooperation on global and hemispheric
    challenges.

    

    President
    Obama and Vice President Biden to Hold Recovery Act Implementation
    Conference

    On Thursday, March 12th, President Obama and Vice President Biden
    will hold a White House Recovery and Reinvestment Act Implementation
    Conference to ensure that dollars invested and spent as part
    of the Recovery act are effective, transparent and efficient.


    

    FACT
    SHEET: Investing in Public Safety

    Today President Barack Obama announced that Attorney General
    Eric Holder and the Department of Justice are making available
    $2 billion Recovery Act 2009 funding allocations for state and
    local law enforcement and criminal justice assistance, available
    through the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program.

    

    President
    Obama Announces Series of Regional White House Forums To Be Held
    Across Country

    Building on Thursday’s White House Forum on Health Care
    Reform, President Obama announced a series of Regional White
    House Forums on Health Reform that will bring the conversation
    about health care reform directly to communities across the country.
    In keeping with the Obama administration’s commitment to
    a transparent, accountable government, the forums will be an
    opportunity for Americans from all over the country to voice
    their concerns and ideas about reforming our health care system.

    


    Statement
    by the Secretary Of Labor Regarding the Monthly Employment Situation
    Report

    Secretary Hilda L. Solis, "Today we learned that our economy
    lost another 651,000 jobs in February, bringing the unemployment
    rate to 8.1 percent. 4.4 million Americans have now lost their
    jobs since this recession began last year, and there are now
    nearly 3 million Americans who have been unemployed for six months
    or more."

    

    Gaggle
    with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs en route Columbus,
    Ohio, 3/6/09

    Slideshow:
    Forum on Health Reform – and next steps

    See some amazing photos from yesterday's event, and find out
    what's ahead with new Regional Forums.

    

    Rebuilding
    America, town by town

    Today the President went to Ohio for the Graduation of the Columbus
    Police Division’s 114th Class. The bad economic numbers
    are more than statistics there, but the recovery act did bring
    some good news.

    

    
President
    Obama signs continuing resolution

    
from White House.gov Blog Feed 


    
Guilty
    plea to San Francisco oil spill charges

    
from Reuters: Environment 

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The pilot of a cargo ship that spilled
    53,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay in November 2007
    pleaded guilty on Friday to two criminal charges, the U.S. Department
    of Justice said.

    
Vatican
    says will attend U.N racism conference

    
from Italy News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Friday it would
    attend a U.N. conference on racism next month but hoped for a
    change in the wording of its final declaration, which some countries
    view as ...

    
U.S.
    and Russia pledge fresh start in relations

    
from Reuters: Top News 

    GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States and Russia pledged Friday
    to rebuild their strained relations and launched a plan to reach
    agreement on strategic nuclear missiles by the end of the year.

    
Stanford
    receiver cuts 1,000 U.S. jobs

    
from Reuters: Business News 

    HOUSTON (Reuters) - The court-appointed lawyer overseeing the
    assets and operations of Texas billionaire Allen Stanford's companies
    on Friday told 1,000 U.S. employees their jobs have been terminated
    and said most of the firm's operations will be discontinued.

    
Right-wing
    nationalist could be Israel's next FM

    
from CNN.com 

    Israeli media are buzzing with reports that right-wing nationalist
    Avigdor Lieberman may become Israel's next foreign minister.
 

    
UN
    SECRETARY-GENERAL SET FOR WIDE-RANGING TALKS WITH TOP UNITED
    STATES OFFICIALS

    
from United Nations Press Releases and
    Meetings Coverage 

    
U.S.
    regulators close Freedom Bank of Georgia

    
from Reuters: U.S. 

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators closed Freedom Bank of
    Georgia bank on Friday, the 17th U.S. bank to fail this year
    as the struggling economy and falling home prices take their
    toll on financial institutions.

    
U.S.-led
    troops not protecting civilians enough: study

    
from Reuters: Top News 

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces in Iraq and Afghanistan
    still do not adequately protect civilians and their operations
    are plagued by a reluctance to share intelligence information,
    a study prepared for the U.S. military says.

    
Amy
    Goodman: The Case for Establishing a Truth Commission for Bush's
    Torture and Spying Crew

    
from AlterNet.org by Amy Goodman

    On Capitol Hill, debate has begun over forming a truth commission
    to shed light on the Bush administration’s
    secret and illegal terror polices.

    
Iraqi
    public health system struggling

    
from Iraq News latest RSS headlines - Big
    News Network.com 

    BAGHDAD, March 6 (UPI) -- The public health system in Iraq is
    struggling from years of neglect while practitioners are moving
    toward better-paying jobs in the private sector. "I and
    my family were una...
 

    
MGM
    Mirage talks collapse with Deutsche Bank

    
from Germany News latest RSS headlines
    - Big News Network.com 

    by Howard Stutz Las Vegas Gaming Wire LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- It's
    back to square one for MGM Mirage. After discussions with Deutsche
    Bank collapsed late Wednesday, the cash-strapped casino operator
    w...

    
The
    Role of Iran and Afghanistan in US-Russian Relations

    
from Afghanistan News latest RSS headlines
    - Big News Network.com 

    ]. Many other concerns could also be mentioned.The Putin/Medvedev
    regime, for its part, has concerns about US intentions. Moscow’s
    concerns about America are often the reciprocal of Washington&#1...

    
Six
    Powers Seek Diplomatic Solution to Iran Nuclear Dispute

    
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
    News Network.com 

    Washington — Top diplomats pledged renewed unity in efforts
    to convince Iran to freeze its uranium enrichment program and
    other sensitive nuclear activities and join the United States
    for internatio...

    
European
    Union, Kenya agree to prosecute pirates

    
from Kenya News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    BRUSSLES: The European Union and Kenya agreed on Friday to allow
    the country to prosecute suspected pirates captured by European
    forces on the high seas, an EU spokesman said. German ministry
    sp...

    
Intel
    plans research efforts in France

    
from France News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    Paris - Intel, the giant US chip manufacturer, plans to pursue
    research efforts for future technology for high performance computers
    in France, in cooperation with the French Commission for Atomic
    Ene...
 

    
UAE:
    Ras Al Khaimah invests into Indonesian coal infrastructure

    
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
    News Network.com 

    RAK Minerals and Metals Investments (RMMI) has announced its
    interest in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan’s
    coal infrastructure, on behalf of the Government of

    
Programme
    on Arbitration to be Held in Saudi Arabia

    
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
    News Network.com 

    JEDDAH - A programme on arbitration for Saudis, the first in
    the Kingdom, will be held here in collaboration with the Afro-Asian
    International Arbitration Centre from March 9-11, according to
    Dr Fahd ...

    
Microsoft
    tests new internet search engine Kumo.com

    
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
    News Network.com 

    Seattle: Microsoft Corp, trailing Google Inc in online advertising
    and search-engine users, is testing a new version of its web-search
    service under the name Kumo.com. Microsoft employees are using
    th...

    
Copper
    prices hit three-month high

    
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
    News Network.com 

    London: Copper rose three per cent to hit three-month highs on
    Friday as a fall in inventories and a weaker dollar lifted metal
    markets, while investors sought more clarity on Chinese demand.
    By 1037 ...

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UAE
    to see Greek investment in green power

    
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
    News Network.com 

    Dubai: A Greek marine and financial solutions company intends
    to develop wind and solar energy in the UAE, with an initial
    investment of 100 million euros (Dh461 million). Alexander Christodoulakis,
    p...

    
Iran’s
    cooperation would ensure reliable security in Persian Gulf, says
    Putin’s spokesman

    
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    Moscow, Mar 6, IRNA – Spokesman of Russian prime minister
    pointing out that Moscow is ready for cooperation in any type
    of joint security pact in Persian Gulf today, said yet ensuring
    reliable secur...

    
Standard
    Bank will buy 33% of Russian investment bank Troika Dialog

    
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- South Africa's Standard Bank, the largest
    African banking group, said Friday that it will buy 33% of Russian
    investment bank Troika Dialog.

    
Russia
    welcomes "positive signals" from US

    
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    Russia has received "very positive signals" from the
    new U.S. administration but wants a missile shield plan scrapped
    or reworked to eliminate Moscow's concerns, Prime Minister Vladimir
    Putin's spokes...
 

    
Russian
    arms supplies to Iran legitimate - Lavrov

    
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    GENEVA (Reuters) - Russia's military cooperation with Iran complies
    with international law but it is ready to take into account U.S.
    and Israeli concerns, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
    said o...

    
Clinton
    praises talks with Russian foreign minister

    
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a Middle
    East Quartet press conference at the U.N. headquarters on September
    23, 2007 in New York City. (Stephen Chernin, Getty Images) GENEVA
    (A...

    
SAMEX
    Minimizes Activites in Bolivia and Focuses Exploration on Its
    Gold-Silver Projects in Chile

    
from Brazil News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 6, 2009) - In
    light of continuing political uncertainties in Bolivia, SAMEX
    (TSX VENTURE:SXG)(OTCBB:SMXMF) has decided to reduce a portion
    of its inter...

    
Cyber
    director resigns amid federal turf battles

    
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
    EST by By LOLITA C. BALDOR

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The head of the nation's cybersecurity center
    has resigned amid persistent turf battles and confusion over
    the control and protection of the country's vast computer networks
    and systems....

    
GM,
    banks' fate to keep investors on edge

    
from Reuters: Business News 

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - With stocks mired in multi-year lows and
    the fate of General Motors and banks hanging in the balance,
    investors are unlikely to curb their flight from risk next week,
    putting Wall Street on track for another brutal sell-off.
 

    
Cms.hhs.gov-
    Physicians, Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Open Door
    Forum for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

    
This information has recently been updated,
    and is now available. 

    Governor
    unveils plan for Montana stimulus money

    Forbes - NY,USA

    Brian Schweitzer says some of the federal stimulus money coming
    to Montana should go to help the flagging wood products industry
    and toward freezing college ...

    'The
    Rachel Maddow Show' for March 5, 2009

    MSNBC - USA

    Also, Karl Rove will testify before Congress about the scandals
    at the Bush Justice Department. One draft question, if you are
    working on them at home, ...

    'Countdown
    with Keith Olbermann' for March 5, 2009

    MSNBC - USA

    Karl Rove‘s testimony, not frog march, he says, closer to
    frog‘s legs. “Some Democrats would love to have me
    barbecued.” The John Yoo memos: The stark ...

    ETA - Advisories - Unemployment Insurance
    Program Letters (UIPL) for United States Department of Labor. This information has recently been updated. 

    UIPL 24-04, Change 3 -- Unemployment Insurance (UI) Information
    Technology (IT) Security – Additional Information has been
    added to the database and is now available at http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2720.
    


    
Interview
    With Hakima Darhmouch of RTL-TVI 

    Hillary Rodham Clinton

    
Secretary of State

    
Brussels, Belgium

    
March 6, 2009

    
Cms.hhs.gov-
    Mandatory Insurer Reporting for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
    Services (CMS)

    
This information has recently been updated,
    and is now available. 

    
7th
    Fleet Ships Complete Multi-Sail Exercise

    
from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories 

    The semi-annual five-day Multi-Sail exercise brought 7th Fleet
    ships together to improve warfare mission readiness March 1-5,
    off the coast of Okinawa, Japan.

    
Swedish
    government names new supreme commander

    
from Sweden News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    Stockholm - The Swedish government Friday named Sverker Goranson
    as new supreme commander of the Swedish Armed Forces. Goransson,
    a lieutenant general, was to assume his post March 25. He succeeds
    Hak...

    
RBS
    may sell India operations for $700 million

    
from Vietnam News latest RSS headlines
    - Big News Network.com 

    Group are all considering bids for the Asian The Times of India",
    "http://article.wn.com/view/2009/03/06/RBS_starts_unpicking_in_36_countries_Asia_first/",
    "http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/In...
 

    
EU
    signs MDGs grant with Zambia

    
from Egypt News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    The European Union (EU) and Zambia have signed a 225 million
    Euro ($283.1 million) poverty reduction financing package meant
    to offset the Southern African country's programme towards meeting
    the Mill...

    
OPEC
    rubbishes IEA on oil prices

    
from Venezuela News latest RSS headlines
    - Big News Network.com 

    OPEC snapped back at the International Energy Agency (IEA) on
    Friday over its assessment that oil prices of around 40 dollars
    a barrel would be good for the global economy. "The IEA
    has said that the ...

    Fidel
    Castro says he was informed of changes

    from Cuba News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com 

    Fidel Castro says he was consulted on the government shake-up
    instituted by his brother, Raúl Castro, on Monday, even
    though there is no 'rule' requiring it.

    
Frankfurt
    Stock Exchange quotations 6 March 2009

    
from Germany News latest RSS headlines
    - Big News Network.com 

    Frankfurt - Frankfurt Stock Exchange closing prices in euros.
    In brackets the point movement of index/price movement of stocks
    against previous quotation: L-DAX3,641.62(-54.60) L-MDAX 4,218.94(-
    101.0...

    
The
    Conference Board Japan Business Cycle Indicators

    
from Japan News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(TM) (LEI) For Japan
    and Related Composite Economic Indexes For January 2009 NEW YORK,
    March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic
    I...
 

    
S
    Korea to spur restructuring of shipping firms

    
from South Korea News latest RSS headlines
    - Big News Network.com 

    South Korea plans to focus on restructuring ailing shippers so
    as to prevent their default risks from further deteriorating
    the economic condition, the nation's financial watchdog said
    Thursday. &quot...

    
Iran’s
    foreign minister meets Serbian prime minister

    
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
    News Network.com 

    Belgrade, Mar 6, IRNA – IRI Foreign Minister here Friday
    met and conferred with Republic of Serbia’s Prime Minister
    on Balkan and Mideast regions developments and bilateral ties.

    
IRAN:
    Dragon Oil Nixes Rig Contract Renewal, Relocates Iran Khazar

    
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
    News Network.com 

    Dragon Oil has decided not to renew the contract for the CIS
    # 1 platform-based rig. The management team concluded that a
    platform-based rig with higher performance specifications was
    more suitable fo...

    
Iran
    must stop supporting Taliban, says U.S. commander

    
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
    News Network.com 

    KABUL -- The U.S. commander of international forces in Afghanistan
    accused Iran of supporting the Taliban insurgency and urged Tehran
    to join international efforts to bring peace to its eastern neighb...

    
Philippine
    mining hit hard by global crisis

    
from Philippines News latest RSS headlines
    - Big News Network.com 

    Mining companies in the Philippines are cutting staff, putting
    some projects on hold and scrambling for cash as the global crisis
    drags down prices commodities, industry officials said.
 

    
MALAYSIA:
    PM to launch Sabah Gabem

    
from Malaysia News latest RSS headlines
    - Big News Network.com 

    KOTA KINABALU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
    is to launch the Sabah Chapter of the Federation of Malay Economic
    Bodies (Sabah Gabem) here on March 12.

    
Ruler
    concerned over quarrels among Malays

    
from Malaysia News latest RSS headlines
    - Big News Network.com 

    PETALING JAYA: Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
    yesterday expressed disappointment over the action of a certain
    group of Malays who continued to question the positions of Malays
    and Ma...

    
Morocco
    to invest $10 bln in energy projects

    
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
    News Network.com 

    RABAT - Morocco, the only North African state without oil of
    its own, plans to invest 90 billion dirhams ($10.29 billion)in
    projects across the energy spectrum, its energy minister said
    on Friday.

    
Sonata
    subsidiary in Dubai Internet City

    
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
    News Network.com 

    BANGALORE: Sonata Software has opened a fully-owned subsidiary
    at Dubai Internet City. The subsidiary will target the travel,
    tourism, hospitality and construction sectors in the region,
    the company s...

    
UN
    Security Council team to evaluate situation in Haiti

    
from Haiti News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    New York - A United Nations Security Council delegation is to
    visit Haiti next week to evaluate UN contributions to development
    and security, Costa Rican Ambassador Jorge Urdina said Friday.
    The visit...
 

    
UN
    human rights advocate asks US not to deport Haitians

    
from Haiti News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    New York - A United Nations human rights expert Friday called
    on the United States not to deport undocumented Haitians as their
    country still hadn't recovered from the destruction caused by
    last year'

    
What
    the Russian papers say

    
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    MOSCOW, March 6 (RIA Novosti) NATO to develop new European security
    strategy without Russia / Nord Stream consultations enter final
    straight / U.S. satellite company tries Russian market again
    / U.S....

    
S.
    Ossetia says Georgia building new firing positions near border

    
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    MOSCOW, March 6 (RIA Novosti) - Georgia's armed forces are building
    fortified structures near the border with South Ossetia, as well
    as new firing positions, the South Ossetian president said on
    Frida...

    
RUSSIA: Medvedev-Putin
    tandem works efficiently

    
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    MOSCOW, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The Medvedev-Putin tandem is working
    "perfectly well" despite the ongoing global financial
    crisis, a spokesman for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
    said on Friday. "T...

    
Russia
    Says Afghan Heroin Habit Threatens Security

    
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Russia has become the world's biggest heroin
    consumer and the flood of the drug from Afghanistan poses a threat
    to national security, Russia's drug enforcement chief has said.Vikto...
 

    
Clinton
    Raises Hopes For U.S.-Russian Cooperation

    
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    Hillary Clinton (right) smiles with Russian Foreign Minister
    Sergei Lavrov after she gave him a box toy with red knob with
    the words "reset" during a meeting on March 6, 2009.

    
Standard
    Bank Moves Further Into Russia

    
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    , stepped up its presence in Russia with a stake in Troika Dialog
    on Friday. The deal with of one of the country's most respected
    private banks places

    
BERMUDA:
    Finance Minister statement on the Bank of Butterfield

    
from Bermuda News latest RSS headlines
    - Big News Network.com 

    I rise this morning to inform this Honourable House of a significant
    development in Bermuda’s financial sector. Yesterday, the
    Government of Bermuda committed to assist The Bank of N.T. Butterfield
    ...

    
Italy
    launches 18 billion euro spending plan

    
from Italy News latest RSS headlines -
    Big News Network.com 

    Italy has pledged 18 billion euros for a mega building program
    including the construction of the longest bridge in the world.
    Flying in the face of the credit crunch and worldwide economic
    recession...

    
CONTRACT
    OP: Brazil: Definitional Mission for Airport Modernization and
    Aviation Integration

    
from Contracting Opportunities With USTDA
    by webmaster@ustda.gov (Webmaster)

    Notice Date: 3/6/09 | Closing Date: 3/24/09

    


    
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    OP: Egypt: Definitional Mission for Technical Advisory Services
    for EgyptAir Maintenance and Engineering

    
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    by webmaster@ustda.gov (Webmaster)

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DTS:
    March 05 2009

    
from FMS Publications 

    Updated 3/6/2009: 1 DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT PAGE: 1 Cash and
    debt operations of the United States Treasury Thursday March
    05, 2009 (Detail, rounded in millions, may not add to totals)
    _ TABLE I Operating Cash Balance | _ |

    
N.Y.
    Gov considers change in 10-state carbon pact

    
from Reuters: Environment 

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's governor is considering giving,
    rather than auctioning, a greater amount of permits that allow
    power plants to emit carbon dioxide in a regional climate pact
    and environmentalists charge it would cut millions of dollars
    in revenues to develop clean energy.

    
Estimated
    Macroeconomic Impacts of the American Recovery and Reinvestment
    Act of 2009

    
from Recent CBO Publications 

    Letter to the Honorable Charles E. Grassley

    
Federal
    Assets That Could Be Sold or Leased to Raise Revenue

    
from Recent CBO Publications
    

    Letter to the Honorable Ron Kind
 

    
Ehud
    Barak: What Israel needs is a broad unity government

    
from JPost Front Page Top Stories 

    In television interview, Labor chairman says "narrow coalition
    is trouble," claims party members' fury over talks with
    Netanyahu is "righteous anger."

    MI:
    Communities Eligible to Receive 2009 Recovery Funds for Sewer,
    Drinking Water Projects Announcedfrom
    Michigan.Gov | SOM | Michigan Spotlight | Michigan Spotlight
    

    
Governor
    Granholm Unveils "Michigan Business One Stop"

    
from Michigan.Gov | SOM | Michigan Spotlight
    | Michigan Spotlight 

    Governor Granholm unveiled a one-of-its-kind program that reforms
    the way companies will now do business with the state of Michigan.
    The program provides more than 650,000 businesses across Michigan
    with a single source for government information and services
    they need.

    
Governor
    Granholm Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Denmark

    
from Michigan.Gov | SOM | Michigan Spotlight
    | Michigan Spotlight 

    LANSING Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today joined Denmark's
    Minister of Climate and Energy Connie Hedegaard in signing a
    memorandum of understanding (MoU), initiating a partnership between
    the Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy and the state of Michigan
    to explore development and share experiences in the areas of
    renewable energy, energy efficiency, and job creation.

    
UN
    Security Council team to evaluate situation in Haiti

    
from Jamaica News latest RSS headlines
    - Big News Network.com 

    New York - A United Nations Security Council delegation is to
    visit Haiti next week to evaluate UN contributions to development
    and security, Costa Rican Ambassador Jorge Urdina said Friday.
    The visit...
 

    VACANCY:
    Staff Fellow (Biology/Microbiology), DBPAP/OVRR CBER

    
Interactive
    Map: Imprisoned Journalists in China, Burma, and Vietnam

    
from Radio Free Asia by lem

    Burma and Vietnam have been following China's model of Internet
    censorship and punishing those who try to get around the restrictions,
    according to a report by the New York-based Committee to Protect
    Journalists. Here is the list of imprisoned journalists in these
    countries.

    
Canada
    Launches Major Vocational Training Initiative for Developing
    Countries

    
from Canada News Centre - National News


    Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today
    launched the new Skills for Employment initiative that will help
    developing countries build a skilled workforce necessary for
    economic growth. The initiative will strengthen local training
    institutions in partnership with Canadian community colleges
    and enable students to acquire the quality vocational and technical
    skills needed for productive employment.

    
CANADA:
    Minister of Finance Tables Debt Management Report

    
from Canada News Centre - National News


    The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today tabled
    in Parliament the Debt Management Report for 2007¿08,
    noting that demand for Government of Canada securities remains
    strong because of Canada's fiscal advantage.

    
Government
    of Canada Seeks Public Views on Comprehensive Economic Partnership
    with India

    
from Canada News Centre - National News


    The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade
    and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, building on his successful
    recent trade visit to India, today announced that the Government
    of Canada is seeking advice from Canadians on developing a comprehensive
    economic partnership agreement with India.
 

    
Poll:
    Most Americans Support Bank Nationalization

    
from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
    by The Huffington Post News Editors

    
UK:
    Bravery in Afghanistan honoured

    
from BBC News | Latest Published Stories
    | World Edition 

    Three Kent-based soldiers have been awarded one of the military's
    highest honours whilst serving in Afghanistan.

    
CANADA:
    Provincial NDP members prepare to debate in Brandon

    
from CBC | Ticker 

    Brandon is about to be overrun with New Democrats. About 400
    Manitoba members are heading into the Wheat City this weekend
    for the party's annual general meeting.

    
Democrats
    pushing Dean for Surgeon General

    
from CNN Political Ticker by rsinderbrand

    Two White House officials say it's possible Dean could be tapped
    for surgeon general post. WASHINGTON (CNN) — With Dr. Sanjay
    Gupta taking himself out of the mix as President Obama's choice
    for Surgeon General, CNN has learned that the name of former
    Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean has now emerged
    as a possible pick [...]

    
CANADA:
    Governments of Canada and Alberta fund Edmonton ring road interchange

    
from Canada News Centre - Transport Canada


    EDMONTON — Construction on a roadway interchange at Anthony
    Henday Drive SW (ring road) and Stony Plain Road in Edmonton
    is set to begin April 1 at a cost of $168.6 million and will
    open by fall 2011 thanks to a funding contribution announced
    today by the Honourable Rob Merrifield, Minister of State (Transport),
    the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Labour and Member of
    Parliament for Edmonton-Spruce Grove, and the Honourable Luke
    Ouellette, Alberta Minister of Transportation. 

    


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UK
    may get 75 percent Lloyds stake in asset deal: source

    
from Reuters: Deals 

    LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will take a stake of up to 75 percent
    in Lloyds Banking Group after agreeing to a deal that would cap
    the bank's losses on about 250 billion pounds ($356 billion)
    of its risky assets, a person familiar with the matter said on
    Friday.

    
CANADA:
    Prime Minister Harper announces improvements to Highway 101 that
    will create jobs

    
from Canada News Centre - General public


    The Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia are working together
    to construct new passing lanes on Highway 101, a major investment
    that will improve highway safety and create jobs.

    
Europe's
    Central Banks Looking for Options

    
from BusinessWeek.com -- Europe 


    
Ex-NASA
    official indicted for ethics breach

    
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
    EST by By NEDRA PICKLER

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- A former top NASA official has been indicted
    on charges of steering $9.6 million in agency funds to a consulting
    client....

    
UK:
    £260bn Lloyds asset deal agreed

    
from BBC News | News Front Page | World
    Edition 

    The government is to insure £260bn of loans at Lloyds Banking
    Group in exchange for a 60% stake in the bank, the BBC learns.

    
JAPAN:
    Battery deal sought with EU

    
from The Japan Times: All Stories 

    Japan will seek an agreement with the European Union to jointly
    develop solar cells and new ultralight batteries for electric
    cars that can deliver three times the power of current technology,
    a Japanese official said Thursday, prior to a meeting that began
    Friday. The trade ministry's Agency for Natural Resources and
    Energy aims to sign an accord Saturday with the EU to pioneer
    the next-generation rechargeable batteries and photovoltaic cells,
    Ryo Nasu, the agency's deputy director for energy strategy, said
    Thursday.

    
Japan,
    U.S. envoys on Afghan policy to meet

    
from The Japan Times: All Stories 

    Japanese and U.S. envoys for Afghan policy will meet in Washington
    on Monday for the first full-scale bilateral talks on ways to
    assist Afghanistan and Pakistan, Foreign Ministry officials said
    Friday. Japan International Cooperation Agency President Sadako
    Ogata, who was recently appointed as Prime Minister Taro Aso's
    special envoy, and Motohide Yoshikawa, the Japanese ambassador
    to Spain and the new special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan,
    will meet U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke on Monday and
    World Bank President Robert Zoellick the next day.

    
Morocco
    cuts ties with Iran over Bahrain

    
from Reuters: International News 

    RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco has cut diplomatic links with Iran,
    the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said Friday, after an outcry in
    the Sunni Muslim world over a statement by an Iranian official
    questioning Sunni-ruled Bahrain's sovereignty.
 

    
Obama
    invites U.N.'s Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to White House next
    week

    
from Reuters: Politics 

    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has invited
    U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the White House next week,
    the first meeting between the two since Obama took office, Washington's
    U.N. envoy said on Friday.

    
Obama
    to reverse embryonic stem cell ban

    
from CNN.com - Politics 

    President Obama is planning to sign an executive order Monday
    to overturn Bush-era policy that limited federal tax dollars
    for embryonic-stem-cell research, according to administration
    officials familiar with the deliberations.

    Bernanke's
    Many Dates With South Dakota

    from BusinessWeek.com -- 

    
Obama
    auto panel meets at White House

    
from washingtonpost.com - by AP

    WASHINGTON -- The White House said Friday it was trying to determine
    "how to be the best partner" for the struggling U.S.
    auto industry as its auto task force met Friday to review the
    status of General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC.

    
US
    and Russia seek 2009 arms reduction treaty

    
from BBC News | Video and Audio | World
    Edition 

    The US and Russia say they will seek to agree a new strategic
    arms reduction treaty by the end of 2009.
 

    
Clinton
    promises US cooperation with Russia

    
from ABC News: Breaking Stories 

    The United States has pledged to take a new approach to Russia
    based on cooperation and common ground on several key issues
    including energy security, climate change, Iran and Afghanistan.

    
MOROCCO
    - IRAN: Morocco cuts diplomatic ties with Iran

    
from France24 - Africa 

    The Moroccan Foreign Ministry has announced it is severing its
    diplomatic relations with Iran. Sunni-dominated Morocco has expressed
    concern for what it sees as Iran’s efforts to convert Sunni
    Muslims to Shi’ism.

    
VIDEO:
    Resetting US-Russia relations

    
from Reuters Video: Latest Videos US 

    Mar 6 - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with her
    Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov as the US takes steps to revive
    its relationship with Russia.

    
Napolitano
    takes helicopter tour of Miss. coast

    
from AP Top U.S. News At 3:24 a.m. EST
    by By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN

    GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) -- A helicopter tour Friday of Mississippi's
    coast convinced Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano
    that the area appears to be on a faster track to recovery from
    Hurricane Katrina than New Orleans is 3 1/2 years after the storm....

    
Florida
    Attorney Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice

    
from FBI in the News 

    Former defense attorney Raymond C. Miller, of Pompano Beach,
    Florida, pled guilty to obstruction of justice.
 

    
U.S.
    House of Representatives Staff Member Indicted on Corruption
    Charges

    
from FBI in the News 

    Fraser C. Verrusio, a former staff member in the U.S. House of
    Representatives, was indicted for allegedly conspiring to accept
    an illegal gratuity, accepting an illegal gratuity, and making
    a false statement in failing to report his receipt of gifts from
    a lobbyist and the lobbyist’s client on his 2003 financial
    disclosure form.

    
Dean
    under consideration for surgeon general: report

    
from Reuters: Politics 

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Howard Dean, a practicing physician before
    entering politics, was under consideration by the Obama administration
    for the post of U.S. surgeon general, CNN reported Friday.

    
Necessity
    pushes US and Russia closer

    
from BBC News | Latest Published Stories
    | World Edition 

    The sudden turnabout in US-Russia relations is borne of necessity,
    argues the BBC's Rupert Wingfield Hayes.

    
Iran
    weighing US invitation to Afghan conference

    
from AP Top International News At 5:48
    a... by By DUSAN STOJANOVIC

    BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Iran is weighing a U.S. invitation to
    a high-level conference on Afghanistan, its foreign minister
    said Friday....

    
Taliban
    cement rule, hard-line law after truce

    
from AP Top International News At 5:48
    a... by By SHERIN ZADA and CHRIS BRUMMITT

    MINGORA, Pakistan (AP) -- Zeb Gul used to sell music CDs in this
    mountain town but was driven out of business by Taliban militants
    who struck a deal with Pakistani leaders desperate to halt their
    march across the nation....
 

    
Wash.
    will receive more than $36 million in grants

    
from AP Top Washington Headlines At 2:30...


    OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Washington will receive more than $36
    million in federal stimulus money for police, corrections and
    courts....

    
Gates
    Foundation sells 36,056 Berkshire shares

    
from AP Top Washington Headlines At 2:30...
    by By JOSH FUNK

    OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's
    trust has sold 36,056 of its Class B shares of Berkshire Hathaway
    Inc. so far in 2009 to comply with tax laws....

    Executive
    Charged with Securities Fraud in Stock-Option Backdating Scheme

    Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:21:59 -0600

    Bruce E. Karatz, of Bel Air Estates, California, a former CEO
    and chairman of the board of KB Home, was indicted in connection
    with a scheme to defraud KB and its shareholders by awarding
    himself and other KB executives millions of dollars in undisclosed
    stock-based compensation in connection with the backdating of
    stock options over a seven-year period.

    
New
    Orleans Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation

    
This information has recently been updated,
    and is now available. 

    


    
IRS.GOV Issue Number: N-2009-20 

    Inside This Issue

    
Notice 2009-20 provides
    guidance as to the corporate bond weighted average interest rate
    and the permissible range of interest rates specified under §
    412(b)(5)(B)(ii)(II) of the Internal Revenue Code. It also provides
    guidance on the corporate bond monthly yield curve (and the corresponding
    spot segment rates), the 24-month average segment rates, and
    the funding transitional segment rates under § 430(h)(2).
    In addition, this notice provides guidance as to the interest
    rate on 30-year Treasury securities under § 417(e)(3)(A)(ii)(II)
    as in effect for plan years beginning before 2008, and the minimum
    present value segment rates under § 417(e)(3)(D) as in effect
    for plan years beginning after 2007. 



    Notice 2009-20 will be in IRB 2009-12, dated March 23, 2009.
    


    FBI's
    Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending March 6, 2009

    Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:54:37 -0600

    Read about our Top Ten news stories of the week, including the
    indictment of a U.S. Army captain for money laundering and theft
    of government property; the sentencing of a Pakistani national
    for his role in a green card racketeering conspiracy; and the
    indictment of a man on charges related to smuggling and harboring
    illegal aliens.

    
Oklahoma
    City Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation

    
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    and is now available. 

    
Phoenix
    Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation

    
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ETA - Advisories - Unemployment Insurance
    Program Letters (UIPL) for United States Department of Labor

    
This information has recently been updated.


    UIPL 15-09 -- Proposed Changes to Employment and Training (ET)
    Handbook 336, 18th Edition: “Unemployment Insurance (UI)
    State Quality Service Plan Planning (SQSP) and Reporting Guidelines”
    has been added to the database and is now available at http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2719.
    

    
NRC ISSUES ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS FOR NATION’S
    NUCLEAR PLANTS

    
NRC NEWS 

    U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

    
Office of Public Affairs Telephone: 301/415-8200

    
Washington, D.C. 20555-0001

    
E-mail: opa@nrc.gov

    
Site: http://www.nrc.gov



    No. 09-042 March 6, 2009

    
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued
    annual assessment letters to the nation’s 104 operating
    commercial nuclear power plants. All the plants continue to operate
    safely.

    
"Our ongoing assessment of nuclear
    power plant performance is at the heart of the agency’s
    mission of protecting people and the environment,” said
    Eric Leeds, director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
    “The 2008 year-end results show that about 83 percent of
    the plants are performing strongly enough that we’re satisfied
    with our basic level of inspections at those sites.”

    
If a nuclear power plant’s performance
    declines, the NRC assigns additional personnel to ensure the
    plant operator is taking the steps necessary to correct the situation.
    The additional amount of inspection is commensurate with the
    level of plant performance. Only one reactor, Unit 3 at Palo
    Verde (Ariz.), requires the NRC’s highest level of attention.
    It will continue to undergo additional inspections this year
    to confirm the plant’s performance issues are being addressed.
    Three reactor units, Cooper (Neb.) and Units 1 and 2 at Palo
    Verde (Ariz.), require significant NRC attention, and another
    14 reactor units, Units 1 and 2 at Byron (Ill.), Unit 1 at Comanche
    Peak (Texas), Unit 1 at Farley (Ala.), Unit 1 at Grand Gulf (
    Miss.), Unit 2 at Hatch (Ga.), Kewaunee (Wis.), Units 1 and 2
    at McGuire (N.C.), Unit 2 at Nine Mile Point (N.Y.), Unit 1 at
    Oconee (S.C.), Palisades (Mich.), Unit 1 at Prairie Island (Minn.),
    and Unit 2 at San Onofre (Calif.), will get some additional attention
    beyond the basic level.

    
Later this spring and summer, the NRC will
    meet publicly in locations near the plants to discuss plant issues.
    A separate announcement will be issued for each of these meetings.
    In addition to the annual assessment letters, plants also receive
    an NRC inspection plan for the coming year. Updated information
    on plant performance is posted to the NRC Web site every quarter.
    The plants also receive a mid-cycle assessment letter during
    the year; the next mid-cycle letters will be issued in September.

    
The assessment letters sent to each licensee
    are available on the NRC Web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html
    and through ADAMS, the Agencywide Documents Access and Management
    System. Help in using ADAMS is available from the NRC Public
    Document Room by calling (301) 415-4737 or (800) 397-4209.

    
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    NASA
    Gives 'Go' for Space Shuttle Launch on March 11

    Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:00:00 -0600

    NASA managers completed a review Friday of space shuttle Discovery's
    readiness for flight and selected the official launch date for
    the STS-119 mission.

    U.S.
    Commander Decries 'Barbaric' Enemy Actions in Afghanistan 

    Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:12:00 -0600 

    
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    Recovery updates for Federal Transit Administration

    
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    Rule of Law

    
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    Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:05:00 -0600 

    Wednesday, March 04, 2009 



    Iraq's internal intelligence apparatus is gradually making the
    transition from war-time to peace-time operations. The National
    Information and Investigation Agency ? similar to the Federal
    Bureau of Investigation in the United States ? is training to
    remove legal gray areas from internal investigations in the middle
    of a counterinsurgency fight, said Army Col. Benjamin Lukefahr.
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    for North Korea Policy

    
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