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Weekly
Address: What Health Reform Will Deliver – This Year Posted by Macon Phillips on March 6, 2010 at 6:04 AM EST |
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Giving
Peace of Mind Back to the American People Posted by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on March 4, 2010 at 5:53 PM EST |
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Remarks
by the President on Clean Energy Jobs |
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Statement
by President Obama on the 40th Anniversary of the Nuclear Nonproliferation
Treaty |
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Statement
by the Press Secretary on A New Beginning: Presidential Summit
on Entrepreneurship |
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Education
in Focus: A Moral Imperative Posted by Secretary Arne Duncan on March 5, 2010 at 5:10 PM EST |
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What
a 21st Century Education Means to You Posted by Kori Schulman on March 5, 2010 at 4:15 PM EST |
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A
Real Impact Posted by Dr. Jill Biden on March 5, 2010 at 11:00 AM EST |
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World
Urban Forum 2010: "Our Urban Future" Posted by Adolfo Carrión, Jr. on March 5, 2010 at 10:32 AM EST |
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WaysMeansCmte:
Chairman Levin: Today’s numbers show that more is needed
to help millions of unemployed Americans return to work. - http://go.usa.gov/lsn |
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@SenateDemocrats |
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HouseDemocrats:
RT @DemWarRoom Dems pick a new spokesperson 2 explain why the
Amer ppl deserve up or down vote..& it's not a Democrat.
http://bit.ly/b3furx |
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dscc:
DSCC Fact of the Week: Republicans have used obstruction tactics
in the Senate a record 120 times since Pres. Obama took office. |
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DemocratsDotOrg:
The GOP (@RNC) strategy of fear is coming to a television near
you: http://j.mp/cy0zmj |
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DemocratsDotOrg:
Evidence America needs health care reform: insurance companies
are willing to raise prices and lose customers… to improve
their bottom line." http://j.mp/s-4 |
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dccc:
Leadership of New GOP Front Group Fighting Against Health Reform
Compared Obama to Hitler http://bit.ly/az9ezU |
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dccc:
New Republican front group's anti-health reform TV ads "revise[d]"
due to "wrong facts" http://bit.ly/96Aig7 |
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Homeland Security: Cyber Security and Cyber Terrorism from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network |
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Pakistan: The State of Politics, the Military, and the Taliban in Pakistan from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network |
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Africa: Political Situation in Nigeria and Security Challenges Associated with Zimbabwe's Transition from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network |
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East Asia and the Pacific: U.S.-Indonesia Relations from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network |
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Western Hemisphere: Earthquake in Chile and the Pathways to Prosperity Ministerial from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network |
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FDIC
Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance |
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Statement
on the Employment Situation in February Posted by Christina Romer on March 5, 2010 at 9:36 AM EST |
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FIL-8-2010:
Bank Secrecy Act - Interagency Guidance on Beneficial Ownership |
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from USDA Economic Research Service - What's
New |
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from SEC.gov Updates: Press Releases |
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Obama seeks to reduce role of U.S. nuclear weapons from Reuters: Politics |
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White House cranks up pressure for health reform from Reuters: Politics |
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U.S. deplores death sentence for Iranian protester from Reuters: Politics |
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Obama wants "straight answer" from health insurers from Reuters: Politics |
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GAO-10-246,
Food Safety: FDA Should Strengthen Its Oversight of Food Ingredients
Determined to Be Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS), February
3, 2010 |
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GAO-10-338,
Cybersecurity: Progress Made but Challenges Remain in Defining
and Coordinating the Comprehensive National Initiative, March
5, 2010 |
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GAO-10-467T,
Recovery Act: California's Use of Funds and Efforts to Ensure
Accountability, March 5, 2010 |
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Information on the President's Proposal for a Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee from CBO's Latest 10 Documents |
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from CBO's Latest 10 Documents |
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The Budget and Economic Outlook from CBO's Latest 10 Documents |
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VIDEO: Gretchen Morgenson, New York Times, Assistant Business & Financial Editor from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Thursday at 7:30am (ET) |
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VIDEO: Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Thursday at 8:45am (ET) |
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VIDEO: Congressional Oversight Panel Hearingon Citigroup's Use of TARP Funds from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Thursday at 10am (ET) |
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VIDEO: House Appropriations Subcmte. Hearing on TSA FY 2011 Appropriations from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Thursday at 10am (ET) |
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from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Friday at 8am (ET) |
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VIDEO: Heidi Hartmann, Institute for Women’s Policy Research from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Friday at 9am (ET) |
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VIDEO: Canadian House of Commons Prime Minister's Questions from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Thursday at 8pm (ET) |
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VIDEO: Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Friday at 8:30am (ET) |
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VIDEO: Joint Economic Cmte. Hearing on the February Employment Numbers from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Friday at 8am (ET) |
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VIDEO: House Hearing on Veterans Administration FY 2011 Budget from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Thursday at 8pm (ET) |
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VIDEO: British Iraq War Inquiry Hearing with PM Brown from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Friday at 5am (ET) |
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VIDEO: State Department Press Briefing from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Friday at 1pm (ET) |
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VIDEO: 2010 Multicultural Real Estate and Policy Conference from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Friday at 8pm (ET) |
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President to meet with key senators on immigration from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST by By SUZANNE GAMBOA |
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Executive Council: Piracy Costs Good Jobs from AFL-CIO NOW BLOG by James Parks The council noted that each year, digital
theft of sound recordings costs the U.S. economy $12.5 billion
in total output and costs U.S. workers 71,060 jobs. Feature film
piracy results in an estimated $5.5 billion in lost wages annually,
and the loss of an estimated 141,030 jobs that would otherwise
have been created. |
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California Students Rise Up Against Massive Education Cuts from AFL-CIO NOW BLOG by Steve Stallone |
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Paterson's
vow: No plan to resign From CNN's Jeff Simon "I don't have any plans to resign,"
Paterson said as he walked into his Manhattan office. "At
a certain point, I will cooperate with the investigations and
will be clearing my name." |
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March
5, 2010 - DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report, (PDF, 25 pages - 181 KB) |
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U.S.
Department of State Announces Winners of Global Online Video
Contest: "Change Your Climate, Change Our World" Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:27:55 -0600 |
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OIG-10-55
- DHS Contracts Awarded through Other Than Full and Open Competition
During Fiscal Year 2009 (PDF,
43 pages - 7.60 MB) |
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Inspector
General Financial Assistance (Grants) Reports for U.S. Department
of Homeland Security. This
information has recently been updated, and is now available.
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Statistics
for the U.S. Department of Labor.
This information has recently been updated. View the latest DOL statistics. |
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The latest Commissioner's Statement on the
Employment Situation (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jec.pdf) was issued today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
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GOP Entitled To Their Own Opinions, Not Their Own Facts Republicans claim that even though they
used reconciliation in the past, it was not to pass partisan
legislation. However, the facts confirm that under Republican-controlled
Congresses, reconciliation was not limited to bipartisan bills
and many of the reconciliation bills passed with thin margins
and along partisan lines, including: the 1995 Balanced Budget
Act, 2001 & 2003 tax cuts, 2005 Deficit Reduction Act and
2006 Tax Relief Extensions. THE CLAIM: ### |
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CFTC
Chairman Gensler to Meet With Regulators to Discuss Critical
Issues Related to Financial Regulatory Reform during Visits to
Brussels and London |
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Counterterrorism:
Publications for U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available. Added: Securing your computer (US-CERT) Recovering from an attack (US-CERT) General internet security (US-CERT) Distributable materials (US-CERT) Monthly and quarterly reports (US-CERT) |
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Command
Issues New Rules for Night Raids in Afghanistan Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:44:00 -0600 |
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FEC Draft Advisory Opinion 2010-02, http://saos.nictusa.com/aodocs/1098872.pdf
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Bank Secrecy Act Interagency Guidance
on Beneficial Ownership FIL-8-2010 Summary: The FDIC, the other federal banking agencies (FBAs), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – in consultation with staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) – are issuing the attached guidance regarding beneficial ownership information. Distribution: |
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BSA Guidance or News Releases for FinCEN Updates This information has recently been updated,
and is now available. |
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Hoyer Statement on February Jobs Report WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader
Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after
the Department of Labor announced unemployment numbers for the
month of February: ### |
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Upcoming
Meetings and Recently Posted Materials web page for Advisory
Committees of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). This information has recently been updated, and
is now available. |
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NMTC
Qualified Equity Investment Report
March 5, 2010 |
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FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance March 5, 2010 Media Contact: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(FDIC) today issued its list of state nonmember banks recently
evaluated for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act
(CRA). The list covers evaluation ratings that the FDIC assigned
to institutions in December 2009. The CRA is a 1977 law intended
to encourage insured banks and thrifts to meet local credit needs,
including those of low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, consistent
with safe and sound operations. As part of the Financial Institutions
Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA), Congress
mandated the public disclosure of an evaluation and rating for
each bank or thrift that undergoes a CRA examination on or after
July 1, 1990. A consolidated list of all state nonmember
banks whose evaluations have been made publicly available since
July 1, 1990, including the rating for each bank, can be obtained
from the FDIC's Public Information Center, located at 3501 Fairfax
Drive, Room E-1002, Arlington, VA 22226 (877-275-3342 or 703-562-2200),
or via the Internet at www.fdic.gov.
A copy of an individual bank's CRA evaluation
is available directly from the bank, which is required by law
to make the material available upon request, or from the FDIC's
Public Information Center. |
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FBI
and Montenegro Combating Corruption and Organized Crime |
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Mullen
Speaks to Officers Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:25:36 -0600 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs ADM Mike Mullen spoke to officers at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Thursday. He said the military alone can't solve the world's conflicts. |
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President
Backs Plan to Give Health Overhaul Fast Track in Congress Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST By Margaret Talev and David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers Mar. 4--WASHINGTON -- Even after President Barack Obama gave them his blessing Wednesday to push ahead hard and fast on health care, congressional Democrats remained uncertain and divided over whether they can finally pass the legislation. |
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Military
Medical Digest for Military Health System. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available. |
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Afghanistan
Latest Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:13:57 -0600 Admiral Michael Mullen says U.S. and NATO troops will shift their focus to southern Afghanistan's Kandahar Province following their current offensive against the Taliban in Marjah. |
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CANADA
newsbrief journal has been updated and posted |
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IRS
Offers Refund Options Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:45:21 -0600 The IRS is offering taxpayers a new way to save, allowing them to purchase savings bonds with their tax refunds. |
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What's
New on the Influenza Site for Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). This information
has recently been updated, and is now available. |
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Search
FDA's recall list of products containing hydrolyzed vegetable
protein (HVP). These products
are being recalled as the FDA investigates findings of salmonella.
HVP is a flavor enhancer used in many processed foods, including
soups, dips, and hot dogs. |
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Joe
Biden Announces Nearly 200 New Recovery Act Transit Projects
in 42 States Since President Obama signed the Recovery
Act in February 2009, the FTA has awarded 881 grants totaling
$7.5 billion, which means all the formula transit funds provided
by the Recovery Act have now been “obligated” or committed
to specific transit projects. Once funds are obligated to a project,
contracts can be bid, workers can be hired, buses and rail cars
can be purchased and work can begin on transit construction projects
that create jobs and drive economic growth. Recovery Act transit
projects have already generated enough work to employ thousands
of people nationwide and activity is expected to ramp up even
further in the months ahead as new projects break ground and
equipment orders are fulfilled. “Investing in these transit upgrades
not only puts construction workers on the job at project sites,
but supports American manufacturing jobs all the way down the
supply chain,” said Vice President Biden. “At a time
when jobs are priority number one, that means twice the employment
bang for the Recovery Act buck.” So far, Recovery Act funds have supported
the purchase of nearly 12,000 buses, vans and rail vehicles,
the construction or renovation of more than 850 transit facilities,
and the performance of more than $620 million in preventive maintenance,
which has helped to save transit service and jobs, and enhance
service reliability. “Investing in modern, efficient transit
systems will mean safe, reliable travel and clean air in our
communities” said FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff. “These
projects are putting thousands of Americans to work right now
while improving the lives of millions of Americans for years
to come" The U.S. Department of Transportation is
making $48.1 billion available through the Recovery Act for all
transportation projects, including highway and bridge, rail transit,
small shipyards and airport construction and repairs nationwide.
Of that, $36.8 billion already has been awarded |
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Execution
of Political Prisoners in Iran Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:18:07 -0600 |
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Meets With Embassy Staff and Their Families Hillary Rodham Clinton March 5, 2010 |
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Meat,
Poultry and Egg Product Inspection Directory for USDA Food Safety
and Inspection Service. This
information has recently been updated, and is now available.
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International
Counterterrorism Policy in the Obama Administration: Developing
a Strategy for the Future Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:28:23 -0600 |
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Calendar
of Events from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) website. Information has been updated. Women’s Transportation
Seminar International 2010 Annual Conference, Washington, DC
- May 19-21, now available. |
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Assistant
Secretary of State Kurt Campbell's Travel Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:52:06 -0600 |
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ECONOMY WEEKLY WEEK OF MARCH 1, 2010 “Take the question of helping the
unemployed in the middle of a deep slump. What Democrats believe
is what textbook economics says: that when the economy is deeply
depressed, extending unemployment benefits not only helps those
in need, it also reduces unemployment. That’s because the
economy’s problem right now is lack of sufficient demand,
and cash-strapped unemployed workers are likely to spend their
benefits. In fact, the Congressional Budget Office says that
aid to the unemployed is one of the most effective forms of economic
stimulus, as measured by jobs created per dollar of outlay.” Today, the Department of Labor released
the unemployment report for February showing that the policies
adopted by President Obama and the Democratic Congress continue
to have the intended effect of slowing job losses and growing
the economy. However, there is still more work to be done on
the road to recovery, so Congress will continue efforts to spur
economic growth and get Americans back to work. • A report from the International Council of Shopping Centers notes that consumer spending increased 3.7% in February – a positive indication given that consumer spending represents about 70% of the economy. “Despite intense snowstorms that shuttered malls and left consumers in parts of the East and Midwest homebound for days, sales at stores open at least a year rose 3.7 percent in February to their highest levels since November 2007.... February's results would have been even higher without the blizzard, which the group said dragged down sales by one percentage point.” According to Thomson Reuters, “comparing this February to last, the industry reported a 4 percent increase in sales at stores open at least a year.” [Washington Post, 3/5/2010; New York Times, 3/5/2010] • The Commerce Department reported that “manufacturing strength continued in January as factory orders rose a seasonally adjusted 1.7% to $378.4 billion,” another indication that the manufacturing sector of our economy continues to recover. [Wall Street Journal, 3/5/2010]
• In its fifth in a series of reports since passage of the Recovery Act, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the Recovery Act is working to create jobs and grow the economy. One example, according to the report, details education jobs created and saved by the Recovery Act: “An estimated 63 percent of [Local Education Agencies (LEA)] plan to use more than 50 percent of their Recovery Act SFSF funds to retain jobs, while an estimated 25 percent and 19 percent of LEAs said they planned to use over half of their Recovery Act funds on job retention.... [T]he nationwide impact of Recovery Act education funds on job retention may be significant because K-12 public school systems employ about 6.2 million staff, based on Education’s estimates, and make up about 4 percent of the nation’s workforce.” [GAO Report, Summary, Highlights, 3/3/2010]
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FinCEN
Provides Helpful Anti-fraud Information for 12th Annual National
Consumer Protection Week |
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General
Officer Assignment Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:51:00 -0600 |
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WB
- Women's Bureau - Home Page for United States Department of
Labor. This information has
recently been updated, and is now available. |
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Troops
Leave Haiti Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:37:22 -0600 More than 700 Soldiers with the First Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, are returning following their deployment to Haiti. |
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US
Avoids Civilian Deaths Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:39:08 -0600 Commander of U.S. Central Command GEN David Petraeus says it is vital for coalition troops to avoid civilian deaths whenever possible. |
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Training
Key For Soldiers Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:54:19 -0600 As more Soldiers head from Iraq to Afghanistan, proper training for different circumstances becomes vital for their success. |
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Mullen:
History Will Reveal Decisive Special Operations Role Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:17:00 -0600 |
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Washington, DC March 5, 2010 |
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Financial
Data for Futures Commission Merchants for CFTC.gov. Selected FCM financial data as of January 31, 2010 (from reports filed by February 28, 2010) is now available. |
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Navy
to Commission Guided Missile Destroyer Dewey Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:19:00 -0600 |
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Commitments
of Traders Reports for CFTC.gov.
The current reports for the week of March 2, 2010 are now available. See previous weeks in Historical Commitments of Traders Reports. |
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Democrats Abroad Spain. -------------------- At our monthly meeting on Tuesday, March
9, Democrats Abroad,Madrid chapter, will be hosting a presentation
by Chip Levengood, non partisan activist on behalf overseas voters. Meeting Tuesday, March 9 |
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Former
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) Employee Pleads Guilty
to Conspiring to Steal From BNSF |
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From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:
A listing of the latest publications from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is now available at http://www.bls.gov/opub/update.htm Please refer questions to blsdata_staff@bls.gov . |
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Forces
Detain Insurgents, Seize Weapons
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:52:00 -0600 |
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Iraqi
Police Arrest Six in Security Operations Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:07:00 -0600 |
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UST
Approved Credit Counseling Agencies for U.S. Department of Justice. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available. |
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UST
Approved Debtor Education Providers for U.S. Department of Justice. This information has recently been updated, and
is now available. |
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Hoyer Statement on GM Decision to Allow Dealers to Reopen Without Arbitration WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader
Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after
General Motors announced that more than half of their dealerships
that requested arbitration last winter would be allowed to reopen:
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Recent changes at the United States Department
of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges: Chief Administrative Law Judge John M. Vittone retired on March 3, 2010. Judge Vittone joined the Department of Labor as Deputy Chief Judge in 1987, and was appointed Chief Judge in 1996. Judge Stephen L. Purcell has been selected to serve as Acting Chief Judge. Judge Daniel F. Sutton from the Boston District Office will serve as the Acting Associate Chief Judge for Longshore. Judge William Colwell will continue to serve as Associate Chief Judge for Black Lung and Immigration. The Covington, Louisiana District Office has moved to: Office of Administrative Law Judges United States Department of Labor U.S. Department of Labor 5100 Village Walk, Suite 200 Covington, LA 70433 |
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Deadline
To Request Federal Assistance Is March 19, 2010 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:15:52 -0600 FORT MONMOUTH, N.J. -- The deadline is March 19 for state and local governments and certain nonprofit organizations in southern New Jersey to request federal disaster assistance for eligible costs and damages resulting from the Dec. 19 ; 20 snowstorm. |
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The following reports are now available
on the Office of Inspector General's Web site: Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan (ISP-I-10-32A) Feb 2010 Review of the Information Security Program at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (AUD/IT-10-09) Nov 09 Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland, New Zealand and Embassy Apia, Samoa (ISP-I-10-06A) Dec 09 Embassy Canberra and Consulate General Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth, Australia (ISP-I-10-07A) Jan 2010 |
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Hollywood
vs Reality Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:57:52 -0600 The Oscar-nominated film "The Hurt Locker" is generating a lot of buzz concerning its depiction of an EOD team in Iraq. But is it realistic? Those who have actually done the job weigh in. |
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HHS
Secretary Sebelius Announces the Availability of Recovery Act
Funds for Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:01:00 -0600 |
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Mesa
Man Sentenced to Prison for Lying to the FBI During a Terrorism
Investigation |
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MESSAGE FROM THE MAJORITY LEADER Creating jobs is the top priority for Democrats,
and passage of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE)
Act is one more step to ensure that we help to do just that.
This legislation has help for families and businesses, including
a payroll tax holiday to encourage businesses to hire, small
business tax breaks that will boost small business growth, an
extension of the Highway Trust Fund to allow for continued and
increased investments in infrastructure, and an expansion of
Build America Bonds to allow state and local governments to more
easily finance infrastructure projects that create jobs for Americans.
These efforts – in addition to actions taken by Democrats
over the past year – will help ensure that our economic
recovery is strong and lasting. I urge the Senate to take action
so that we can send a bill to the President for his signature
soon. The House will continue to focus on additional jobs legislation
in the coming weeks. STENY H. HOYER |
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Deployments
of Recovery Act-Funded Advanced Imaging Technology |
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Retail Distribution List for FSIS Recall 006-2010 This information has recently been updated,
and is now available. An updated retail distribution list is
available for recall 006-2010, 006-2010, Italian Sausage Products
(Salmonella) |
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Tech Student Democrats General Meeting and Officer Elections. -------------------- Hey, Just wanted send this out real quick and notify all you people that we will be back in the SUB this week in the Caprock Room. So bring on the people and bring all your friends with you. THis is officer elections time so all you need to be there! This is a MANDATORY meeting! WE NEED EVERY VOTE! Be there and hope to see old faces and meet new ones. Remember this meeting is TUESDAY at 6PM! NOT THURSDAY. TUESDAY! Your Democratic President, |
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Constituent Update for USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service This information has recently been updated,
and is now available. |
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DoD
Contracts for March 05, 2010
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:05:00 -0600 |
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Friend -- This week, a confidential fundraising memo from the Republican National Committee leaked to the press, detailing a new, desperate effort to manipulate voters and crush health reform. The plan calls for "an aggressive campaign capitalizing on 'fear' of President Barack Obama and a promise to 'save the country from trending toward socialism.'" What's worse, the presentation included offensive caricatures of Democratic leaders, including President Obama as the Joker from Batman. So while President Obama was organizing a bipartisan meeting to discuss real solutions, and incorporating the best ideas into his proposal, right-wing political operatives and their special interest allies were preparing a campaign of fear and falsehoods to personally attack the President and deny Americans the care we need. Enough. We cannot let the lowest form of politics derail the progress we've made for the American people. To counter their attacks, we'll need to take our message to the air and to doorsteps across the country -- and with a final vote on health reform expected in a matter of weeks, there's no time to lose. Please donate $5 or more today to help us defeat the attacks and pass reform. There's still hope that some independent-minded Republican members of Congress will embrace the President's bipartisan proposal. But there's no doubt that reform will face politically-motivated attacks and flat-out lies from those who put politics above an honest debate and the well-being of the American people. In fact, next week, the lobbyist arm of the insurance industry is setting up headquarters at the Ritz-Carlton in D.C. to direct their own desperate blitz on Congress to block reform. The final march for reform will be a pitched battle between entrenched special interests who profit from the status quo, and Americans -- of all parties -- who want control over their own health care. This is an all-hands-on-deck moment, and everything we've fought for is on the line. Please give what you can to help us beat back the lies and deliver reform: https://donate.barackobama.com/RNCplan Thank you, Mitch Mitch Stewart |
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C-SPAN Weekend Alert C-SPAN Highlights Friday: Saturday: Sunday: Monday: Friday: Saturday/Sunday: Monday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: Monday: Saturday: Sunday: Monday: * C-SPAN Political Programming - Sunday
on C-SPAN at 6:30pm ET Saturday: Sunday: Monday: |
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FEC
Weekly Digest Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:16:41 -0600 For the Week of March 1 - 5, 2010 |
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DOD
Identifies Marine Casualty Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:58:00 -0600 |
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U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu to Keynote
Stanford Summit WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, March 8, 2010, US Energy Secretary Steven Chu will be the keynote speaker at Stanford’s Sustainability Summit. Secretary Chu will focus on the global clean energy challenge, the need for America to lead in research, development and innovation, and encourage students to help find new solutions to climate change issues. Media wishing to attend should contact Dan Stober at dstober@stanford.edu. WHEN: Monday, March 8, 2010 12:00 PM PST/3:00PM EST WHERE: Stanford University Memorial Auditorium 551 Serra Mall Stanford, CA -DOE- |
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Arkansas
Woman Indicted for Attempting to Defraud the Arkansas Medicaid
Program Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:07:46 -0600 Patrice Lynae Smith, of Little Rock, Arkansas, was indicted on one count of health care fraud for attempting to execute a scheme to defraud the Arkansas Medicaid Program by falsely representing at the emergency room of Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock that she was an Arkansas Medicaid beneficiary. |
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Former
Alabama Mayor Sentenced for Role in Long-Running Bribery Scheme Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:00:44 -0600 Former Birmingham Mayor and former Jefferson County Commission President Larry Langford was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a long-running bribery scheme in which he sent more than $7 million in county bond business to Montgomery investment banker Bill Blount in return for bribes worth $241,843. |
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California
Medical Clinic Owner Convicted in $3.4 Million Medicare Fraud
Scheme Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:06:53 -0600 Manuk Karapetyan, an Armenian national who resides in Glendale, California and owns a downtown Los Angeles medical clinic, was convicted of Medicare fraud and money laundering in a scheme that billed Medicare more than $3.2 million in only one month for medical services that were not provided. |
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ETA - Advisories - Training and Employment
Guidance Letters (TEGL) for United States Department of Labor. This information has recently been updated. TEGL 3-09, Change 2 -- Final Guidance to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) and Employers for the Implementation of the Two American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Target Groups Requirements has been added to the ETA Advisory database and is now available at http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2865. |
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FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2010 Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Legislative Program - 51600 | Floor Information - 57400 | Whip Information - 63210 MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2010 |
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3/5/2010
- U.S.-India High Technology Working Group Meeting Agenda The agenda for the U.S.-India High Technology Working Group Meeting is now available. |
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Secretary
Clinton and the Department of State to Celebrate International
Womens Day Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:48:55 -0600 |
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Statewide Young Democrat Planning Meeting. -------------------- Thank you for your interest in attending the next Central Committee meeting of the Florida Young Democrats. We’ll be discussing important business for our organization and look forward to seeing our County Chapters well represented. It is very important the RSVPs we received on facebook are accurate. Only reply attending if you know for a fact that you will be attending. We are in the process of scouting locations for our meeting and must get the appropriate size meeting room. YDs who RSVP attending will be contacted to confirm prior to the event. Now let’s get to work and elect Democrats! |
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New US-CERT PGP Key US-CERT has generated a new US-CERT Publications
PGP key. We use this To obtain further information or to download
the new <http://www.us-cert.gov/pgp/encryptmail.html>
or A copy of this new key has also been included
at the bottom of this In accordance with good key management
practices, we have also generated |
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Secretary
Clinton Meets With Embassy Guatemala City Staff and Their Families Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:54:40 -0600 |
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40th
Anniversary of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:52:38 -0600 |
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FAQ
Where can I learn about the latest food recalls? Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:15:13 -0600 Visit the FAQ at USA.gov for information on the latest food recalls, including products containing hydrolyzed vegetable protein, a flavor enhancer used in many processed foods. |
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New US-CERT PGP Key US-CERT has generated a new US-CERT Publications
PGP key. We use this To obtain further information or to download
the new <http://www.us-cert.gov/pgp/encryptmail.html>
or A copy of this new key has also been included
at the bottom of this In accordance with good key management
practices, we have also generated |
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Ghana
Independence Day Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:52:37 -0600 |
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NASA
and NOAA'S GOES-P Satellite Successfully Launched Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:00:00 -0600 |
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GOES-P
Roars into Space Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0600 The GOES-P spacecraft heads into orbit aboard a Delta IV rocket. |
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NASA
Briefing Highlights Education Outreach During Next Shuttle Flight Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:00:00 -0600 NASA will highlight the educational activities planned on the next space shuttle mission during a news briefing at 12 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, March 9. |
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NEW GOV JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS have
been posted at www.usdemocrats.com/ticker/jobs/ |
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Leafy
greens and brown tobacco Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:01:00 -0600 Steven Belinsky of the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute in New Mexico saw that in data on more than 1,000 current and former smokers. Belinsky says gene changes that could lead to lung cancer were less severe in people who ate lots of leafy green vegetables and foods with the vitamin folate, and who took multivitamins. |
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Too
little sleep Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:01:00 -0600 Lots of homework, lots of after-school activities, a job, keeping up with friends – being a teenager these days is more than a full-time job. And this may be why a survey that looked at sleep finds high school students aren’t getting enough of it. Danice Eaton of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined data on how much high school students say they slept |
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Pregnant
women and flu protection Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:01:00 -0600 When women are pregnant, their immune system changes and their risk of flu complications rises. That’s true with seasonal flu, and pregnant women are at even greater risk of severe illness with H1N1 flu. That’s why pregnant women were one of the five groups given priority for initial doses of H1N1 flu vaccine. |
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