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Non-Infectious
Prion Protein Linked to Alzheimer's Disease
from NIH Research Matters from the National
Institutes of Health (NIH)
The prion protein, notorious for causing fatal neurodegenerative
disorders such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and mad cow disease,
may also be an accomplice in Alzheimer’s disease, according
to a new study.
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Governor
Corzine Announces Economic Recovery Web Site
from The Official Web Site for The State
of New Jersey
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Four
Saudi investment funds mooted
from Saudi Arabia News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
A Shura Council member has proposed that four new funds be created
by the Saudi government for investment in power projects, hospitals,
hospitality and education. The proposed funds would have a combi...
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AlGosaibi
Group to launch region’s first silicon carbide plant
from Saudi Arabia News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Ahmad H. Algosaibi & Brothers of Saudi Arabia, Washington
Mills Management Inc. of the U.S.A., and Sumitomo Corporation
Inc. of Japan announced that they have entered into a 'Memorandum
of Underst...
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Al
Salam Bank - Bahrain is the Golden Sponsor For 9th GCC Banking
Conference
from Bahrain News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Al Salam Bank - Bahrain is the Golden Sponsor For 9th GCC Banking
Conference Al Salam Bank-Bahrain has recently announced its golden
sponsorship of the upcoming 9th GCC Banking "A New Era in
Internat...
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U.S.,
Israel Navies Exchange Invaluable Insight During Haifa Port Visit
from U.S. Navy News Headline Stories
The commander of Haifa Naval Base visited the guided-missile
cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) during the ship's port visit in
Haifa, Israel, March 4.
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Secretary
Salazar Announces Web-Based Clearinghouse to Simplify Energy
Permitting on Tribal Lands
from DOI News Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today
announced that the Indian Affairs Office of Indian Energy and
Economic Development (IEED), in conjunction with the U.S. Department
of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), has launched
a website to create a web-based clearinghouse of environmental
information that will support American Indian and Alaska Native
traditional and renewable energy resource development.
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PHILIPPINES:
Who is SEC Commissioner Jesus Martinez
from Philippines News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
J esus Enrique G. Martinez was appointed commissioner in the
5-man board of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on
March 14, 2002 for a seven-year term that will end this Wednesday.
A...
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Russian
Federation: Criminal Law and the Soviet Role in WWII
from Law Library of Congress: Global Legal
Monitor
Criminal Law - On February 24, 2009, the Vice-Chairman of the
Federation Council (the upper chamber of the Russian legislature),
while in Poland attending events commemorating the anniversary
of the liberation of the Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz on
January...
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Pakistan:
Electronic Crimes Prevention
from Law Library of Congress: Global Legal
Monitor
Communications and Electronic Information - Pakistan's Prevention
of Electronic Crimes Ordinance, No. 9 of 2008, became effective
on September 29, 2008. The objective of the Ordinance is to prevent
any action directed against the confidentiality, integrity, and
availability of electronic systems,...
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Uganda:
Bill on Interception of Communication
from Law Library of Congress: Global Legal
Monitor
Communications and Electronic Information - On March 2, 2009,
in an address to the Information and Communications Technology
Committee, Ugandan Security Minister, Amama Mbabazi, defended
the Regulation of Interception of Communications Bill of 2007,
which he had proposed as a tool...
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China:
New Measures on Registration of Technology Import and Export
Contracts
from Law Library of Congress: Global Legal
Monitor
Trade and Commerce - On February 1, 2009, the Ministry of Commerce
(MOFCOM) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) issued new Measures
on the Administration of Registration of Contracts for the Import
and Export of Technology, to take effect...
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Canada:
Government Introduces Bill to Create Anti-Gang Laws
from Law Library of Congress: Global Legal
Monitor
Criminal Law - Statistics Canada recently reported that although
Canada had a relatively low level of homicides in 2007, one-fifth
of the 594 homicides reported were "gang-related."
(Statistics Canada, Homicides, Oct. 23, 2008, available at http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/081023/dq081023a-eng.htm.)
The upward...
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China
Splurges on Foreign Oil
from Radio Free Asia by kadire
China has invested billions to lock up foreign oil during the
global slump.
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Iraqis
Still Unable To Return To War-Ravaged Homes
from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
by The Huffington Post News Editors
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CANADA:
Public events for March 10, 2009
from Canada News Centre - National News
Public event for Prime Minister Stephen Harper for Tuesday, March
10th
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Russian
Diplomat To Obama: More Troops Won't Help In Afghanistan
from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
by The Huffington Post News Editors
The old diplomat sighed as he recalled his years in Afghanistan,
and then leaned forward and said in a booming voice that no escalation
of troops would bring lasting peace.
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Deepak
Chopra: President Obama, how about a peace dividend?
from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
by Deepak Chopra
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Ford
Workers, UAW Reach Deal
from washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights
by Kendra Marr
Agreement that includes modifications to retiree health benefits
would help automaker save costs.
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Obama
to Congress: Confront the challenges
by KVOA.com - Tucson,AZ,USA
By Theo Francis As President Barack Obama addressed a joint session
of Congress on Tuesday, Feb. 24, he had two main jobs to accomplish
on the economic ...
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Obama
moves to separate politics and science
from CNN Political Ticker by CNN Associate
Producer Martina Stewart
President Obama lifted a ban that limited federally funded embryonic
stem cell research. (CNN) — As President Obama reversed
the Bush administration's limits on embryonic stem-cell research,
he said scientific decisions must be "based on facts, not
ideology." The president on Monday signaled a clear shift
in tone from the Bush administration on a broad range of [...]
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Obama
Widens Stem Cell Funding
from Forbes.com: News by Lisa LaMotta
President's decision could reinvigorate the medical industry.
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Our
AIG Defense Policy
from Real Clear Politics - TIME.com by
Greg Scoblete
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EU
says Romania is asking for bailout
from Google Alerts - bailout by International
Herald Tribune - France
Almunia said he thought the fund was big enough to bail out Romania
and other eastern European nations that might need help. But
Austrian Finance Minister ...
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U.S.
Diplomacy Put to Test With UN Race Conference | RaceWire
by The News
UN Race Conference Acts as Diplomacy Test for Obama Administration
The Obama administration will set the tone for U.S. international
diplomacy in the next four years by possibly boycotting this
year’s UN race conference. LA Times. ...
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Kerry
Says Diplomacy Can Work With Iranian, Russian Relations
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Biden
in Brussels for NATO talks on Afghanistan
by Raw Story - Cambridge,MA,USA
US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Brussels Monday for talks
with NATO allies on a new strategy to fight the Taliban insurgency
in Afghanistan. ...
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Iranian
sentenced in Florida for night-vision deal
from Reuters: U.S.
MIAMI (Reuters) - An Iranian woman was sentenced to more than
five years in prison for brokering a deal to send night-vision
goggles to Iran in violation of the U.S. embargo, prosecutors
said on Monday.
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Iraq
says still at odds with Iran over border
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq and Iran are seriously at odds on defining
their land and sea borders, Baghdad's foreign minister said in
comments on Monday that showed the neighbors, despite improved
ti...
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Stimulus
Spending Boosts Japan
from Japan News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
HIT ) had won preferred bidder status for a $10 billion contract
to build and maintain rolling stock for train lines running along
Britain's east and west coasts. For Hitachi, a sprawling conglom...
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Guidance
for Industry: Measures to Address the Risk for Contamination
by Salmonella Species in Food Containing a Peanut-Derived Product
as an Ingredient
from US FDA/CFSAN Food & Cosmetic Announcements
This guidance is intended for manufacturers who use a peanut-derived
product as an ingredient in a food product.
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Pelosi
backs higher US ethanol-to-gasoline blend
by Reuters - USA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday
that she supported a higher ethanol-to-gasoline blend rate as
a way to reduce reliance on ...
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Hamas
makes Islamic Jihad vow not to fire rockets
from Palestinian News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Secrity forces of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in
Gaza detained several Islamic Jihad activists and made them sign
an agreement not to fire rockets at Israel, a Jihad leader said
yesterday....
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Ousted
governor blames Rove
from CNN.com - Video
Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman says Karl Rove pressed
a corruption case on a federal level for political reasons.
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UK
helps set up sharia courts in Afghanistan
from Afghanistan News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
London: British officials are helping to establish informal sharia
courts in southern Afghanistan to discourage Afghans from turning
to the Taliban for justice. State-sanctioned Islamic and tribal
jus...
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Think
tank calls for common Asian currency
from The Japan Times: News & Business
Japan should take political initiatives to achieve an Asian monetary
unification in the 2030s that supplements, if not replaces, the
current fragile international economic and financial system,
a semigovernmental think tank said in a report released Monday.
The U.S. alone can no longer resolve the current global economic
crisis. Creation of an open, multilayered international economic
and financial system is vital to ensure stable, sustainable development
of the world economy, the report by the Institute for International
Policy Studies says.
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Japan
to buy Ukraine CO 2 credits
from The Japan Times: News & Business
The government is in the final phase of talks to buy greenhouse
gas emission credits from Ukraine and aims to complete the accord
by March 31, a trade ministry official said Monday. Japan plans
to buy the right to emit about 30 million tons of the heat-trapping
gases including carbon dioxide from Ukraine, the official said,
requesting anonymity as the contract still has to be signed.
The transaction would be worth ¥30 billion, the Nikkei business
daily reported earlier Monday. The trade official said the price
is still under negotiation.
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Saudi
Aramco May Change Terms of Projects
from Saudi Arabia News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Turmoil in world credit markets and tumbling crude oil prices
have prompted energy companies around the world to reconsider
more expensive projects or cut back on spending to preserve liquidity.
Ar...
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Saudis
want OPEC compliance, not cuts
from Saudi Arabia News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Saudi Arabia wants OPEC to discuss stricter compliance with existing
supply curbs and not debate another production cut, a Saudi-owned
newspaper reported on Monday, citing sources.
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LAO's
Critique of the AB 32 Scoping Plan Economic Analysis
from Legislative Analyst's Office
Presented to Assembly Natural Resources Committee
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Thailand
Calls for Wildlife Trade Enforcement
from Thailand News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
The Thai government is calling for broader regional support to
police illegal wildlife trafficking, especially to China. Thailand
is training more than 200 Bangkok airport personnel to assist
in the r...
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New
Miami Herald section for Cuba
from Cuba News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
The Miami Herald's online Cuba page now displays a special Dissident
Voices section contains reports from non-government sources on
the island. The reports cover a broad range of developments in
Cub...
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U.S.
Treasury wants both stimulus, reforms at G20
from Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will emphasize
the need for fiscal stimulus and other measures to fight recession
at upcoming global leaders meetings but also wants to pursue
financial reforms to prevent future crises, a U.S. Treasury official
said on Monday.
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Congress
to go to work on union organizing bill
from Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation that would make it easier
for workers to unionize will be introduced on Tuesday in the
U.S. Congress, escalating a battle between Democratic lawmakers
and corporate America.
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Obama
moves to limit impact of Bush signing statements
from CNN Political Ticker by CNN Associate
Producer Martina Stewart
WASHINGTON (CNN) – In the latest of a series of moves intended
to limit or reverse the policies of his predecessor, President
Obama quietly issued a memorandum Monday that will likely limit
the impact of the many legislative signing statements that became
a bit of a trademark during former President George W. Bush’s
tenure. In the [...]
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Canada's
policy in line with that of U.S. on Taliban
from CBC | Ticker
Canada's policies are line with those of U.S. President Barack
Obama when it comes to talking to the Taliban, the federal government
said Monday.
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US
Says 12,000 Troops to Leave Iraq by September
from Iraq News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
(AP) - About 12,000 U.S. soldiers will leave Iraq by September,
officials said, hours after a Baghdad suicide bomber killed about
30 people in a chilling reminder of the nation's still-shaky
security....
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British
troop numbers in Iraq
from Iraq News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
British airmen conduct a dawn airborne counter insurgency patrol
in Basra, Iraq. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images As Britain
prepares to withdraw its forces from
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US
casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq, by state
from Iraq News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
US troops conduct a foot patrol along the Tigris river south
of Baghdad, Iraq. Photograph: David Furst/AFP/Getty images State-based
figures showing wounded and dead from America's two wars.
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Exxon
Mobil Corp. aims for big role in Iraq
from Iraq News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Exxon Mobil Corp is in constant dialogue with Baghdad to create
the investment climate that would allow it to become a significant
player in Iraq's energy sector, Exxon's chief executive said
yesterda...
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Iraqi
MP demands immediate pullout
from Iraq News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
A senior MP of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr's party yesterday
called for the immediate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, a
day after plans for a drawdown of two US brigades were announced.Iraq
...
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Top
General Lays Out Iraq Troop Drawdown
from Iraq News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
A PFC patrols Mosul's infamous Baghdad Highway, in this July
10, 2008 file photo, in Mosul, Iraq./ Inset: In an exclusive
interview with ABCNEWS, Gen. Ray Odierno, the top US military
commander in Ira...
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European
Union to back IMF call for $500b aid
from Poland News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
Brussels/New York: The European Union (EU) was set to back an
International Monetary Fund (IMF) call for $500 billion (Dh1.83
trillion) to fight the financial crisis as billionaire investor
Warren Buf...
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VIDEO:
Senate Finance Cmte. Hearing For Nominee Ron Kirk
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Fmr. Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk faced questions about unpaid taxes
when he appeared before a Senate Finance Cmte. hearing on his
nomination as U.S. Trade Representative. Chairman Max Baucus
(D-MT) said Mr. Kirk remained "the right person for this
job and I will move his nomination quickly."
Length: 44 min.
Published: Today at 5pm (ET)
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Morocco
announces $10 billion investment in the energy sector
from Egypt News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
Morocco has earmarked investments of more than Dh90 billion ($10.29
billion) in the national energy sector by 2015, the country's
Minister of Energy, Benkhadra Amina has said in a statement.
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CVM What's New, for newly posted information
on the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for
Veterinary Medicine's (CVM) Website. This information has recently
been updated, and is now available.
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VACANCY:
Comptroller, AD-301-E FEMA
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:34:46 -0500
WN-09-DEA-022-LLN (Closing Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
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Army
Reserve Iraq Role to Continue Despite Afghanistan Mission, General
Says
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:25:00 -0500
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Web
Site Updates Help Veterans After Deployment
March 09, 2009
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C-SPAN Daily Alert
Programming Information for Mon. 3/9 - Tues. 3/10, 2009
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C-SPAN Highlights
Tonight:
* President Obama Remarks on Stem Cell Research (9pm)
* Congressional Reaction to Stem Cell Executive Order (9:15pm)
* House Democratic Caucus Meeting with Treasury Sec. Geithner
(9:45pm)
Tomorrow:
* Senate Hearing with OMB Dir. Orszag on Health Care Budget Proposals
(10am) - LIVE
* U.S. House: In Session (10:30am) - LIVE
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C-SPAN2 Highlights
Tonight:
* Communicators: Marc Rotenberg, Electronic Privacy Information
Center (8pm)
* County Gov't 2009 Legislative Conf. with WH Advisor Valerie
Jarrett (8:30pm)
* Defense Department Press Briefing from Iraq (10pm)
Tomorrow:
* Fed. Reserve Chair Bernanke on Reforming U.S. Bank Regulatory
Systems (8:30am) - LIVE
* U.S. Senate: In Session (Time TBA) - LIVE
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C-SPAN3 Highlights
Tonight:
* Washington Journal: Zeyno Baran, Hudson Inst. on U.S.-Russian
Relations (8pm)
Tomorrow:
* Senate Hearing with DNI Blair on National Security Threats
(9:30am) - LIVE
* House Hearing on FY 2010 Budget: Veterans' Programs (2pm) -
LIVE
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C-SPAN Radio Highlights
Tonight:
* Supreme Court Justice Souter on "The Humanities in a Civil
Society" (5pm) - LIVE
Tomorrow:
* Washington Journal (7am) - LIVE
* President Obama Speech on Education (9:45am) - LIVE
* Senate Hearing with OMB Dir. Orszag on Health Care Budget Proposals
(10am) - LIVE
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Politics Highlights
* C-SPAN Political Programming - Sunday
on C-SPAN at 6:30pm ET
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Washington Journal Highlights
* Newspaper Articles & Viewer Calls
* Discussion on Treasury Sec. Geithner's Job Performance
* Discussion on Stem Cell Research
* Discussion on C-SPAN's StudentCam
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C-SPAN Capitol Spotlight
* By lifting former President George W.
Bush ’s restrictions on funding embryonic stem cell research,
President Obama creates an opportunity for Congress to write
new rules assuring expanded government support...- Full Story
at www.c-span.org/capitolspotlight/
* How many GOP House freshmen were elected
in districts that favored Obama for president? - Answer at www.c-span.org/capitolspotlight/
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Norfolk
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NRC TO MEET WITH XCEL ENERGY FOR REGULATORY
CONFERENCE ON POTENTIAL YELLOW FINDING AT PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR
POWER PLANT
NRC NEWS
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Office of Public Affairs Region III
2443 Warrenville Road
Lisle IL 60532
No. III-09-005
Contacts:
Viktoria Mitlyng 630-829-9662
Prema Chandrathil 630-829-9663
March 9, 2009
E-Mail: opa3@nrc.gov
Web site: www.nrc.gov
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff
will meet Tuesday, March 17, in Lisle, Ill. with officials of
Xcel Energy, to discuss an apparent violation involving the packaging
and transportation of radioactive materials last October. Xcel
Energy operates the Prairie Island nuclear power plant located
in Welch, Minn.
The meeting will be held at 1 p.m. (CDT)
in the Second Floor Conference Room of the NRC’s Region
III Office, 2443 Warrenville Road, in Lisle. The public is invited
to observe the meeting and may also listen to the discussion
on a telephone conference line. The public will have an opportunity
to ask questions of the NRC staff before the meeting is adjourned.
To obtain the conference call phone number, interested persons
should contact Steven K. Orth at (630) 829-9827.
In 2008, Prairie Island staff apparently
failed to adequately package and transport a shipment that contained
radioactive material from the power plant to Waltz Mill, Pa.,
in accordance with NRC and Department of Transportation regulations.
When the shipment arrived, radiological surveys showed that the
external surface of the package was greater than the allowable
radiation dose limits.
After reviewing the situation, the NRC
staff made a preliminary determination that the issue had a medium
to high or “yellow” safety significance. The agency
uses a four-color scale to evaluate inspection findings: green,
white, yellow and red in order of increasing safety significance.
The purpose of a regulatory conference
is to permit Xcel Energy to provide its perspective on the facts
and assumptions the NRC used to arrive at the finding and its
preliminary safety significance. The NRC staff will later use
the information to make a final determination of the safety significance.
A “yellow” finding can lead to additional NRC inspections
and public meetings with company management.
Details of the NRC inspection findings
are discussed in the Inspection Report with the accession number
ML090410466 which is available in the NRC’s ADAMS document
system, accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/web-based.html.
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Tampa
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The
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EPA Announces New Action to Prevent
Coal Ash Releases
Administrator Jackson: ‘Environmental disasters like the
one last December in Kingston should never happen anywhere in
this country’
Contact: Latisha Petteway, (202) 564-4355
/ petteway.latisha@epa.gov
(Washington, D.C. – March 9, 2009)
Responding to last year’s massive coal ash spill at a Tennessee
Valley Authority facility in Kingston, Tennessee, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency today laid out new efforts to prevent future
threats to human health and the environment.
The agency’s plan includes measures
to gather critical coal ash impoundment information from electrical
utilities nationwide, conduct on-site assessments to determine
structural integrity and vulnerabilities, order cleanup and repairs
where needed, and develop new regulations for future safety.
“Environmental disasters like the
one last December in Kingston should never happen anywhere in
this country,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “That
is why we are announcing several actions to help us properly
protect the families who live near these facilities and the places
where they live, work, play and learn.”
The December 2008 release of coal ash from
TVA’s Kingston, Tennessee facility flooded more than 300
acres of land, damaging homes and property. Coal ash from the
release flowed into the Emory and Clinch rivers, filling large
areas of the rivers and killing fish. TVA cost estimates for
the clean-up range between $525 million and $825 million, which
does not include long-term cleanup costs.
In letters today, EPA requested that electric
utilities that have surface impoundments or similar units provide
information about the structural integrity of their units. EPA
estimates there may be as many as 300 such units. These information
requests are legally enforceable and must be responded to fully.
Working closely with other federal agencies
and the states, EPA will review the information provided by the
facilities to identify impoundments or similar units that need
priority attention. EPA also will visit many of these facilities
to see first hand if the management units are structurally sound.
The agency will require appropriate remedial
action at any facility that is found to pose a risk for potential
failure.
The assessment and analysis of all such
units located at electric utilities in the U.S. will be compiled
in a report and made available to the public.
EPA is also moving forward quickly to develop
regulations to address the management of coal combustion residuals.
EPA anticipates having a proposed rule ready for public comment
by the end of the year.
More information on the letter to electric
utilities: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/industrial/special/fossil/coalashletter.htm
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Chicago
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FY
2009 PRM Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs in
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Yemen
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
Funding Announcement
March 9, 2009
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Europe
and Eurasia: Daily Press Briefing - March 9
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:50:25 -0500
Gordon Duguid
Acting Deputy Department Spokesman
Daily Press Briefing
March 9, 2009
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DoD
Contracts for March 09, 2009
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:04:00 -0500
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Department
of Defense, 3/10/2009
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Remarks
With Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas At the Signing
Ceremony After Their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Treaty Room
Washington, DC
March 9, 2009
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Data
& Stats: National Immunization Survey (NIS) for Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
June 2007 - July 2008 NIS data is now available.
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Audit
Report: The City of Yonkers, New York, Had Weaknesses in the
Administration of its Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program, 2009-NY-1009,
dated March 6, 2009
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DoD
Identifies Army Casualty
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:17:00 -0500
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DoD
News Briefing with Lt. Gen. Austin III from Iraq
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:13:00 -0500
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India:
Meeting of Secretary Clinton and Foreign Secretary Menon
Robert Wood
Acting Department Spokesman, Office of
the Spokesman
Bureau of Public Affairs
Washington, DC
March 9, 2009
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ETA - Advisories - Training and Employment
Notices (TEN) for United States Department of Labor
This information has recently been updated.
TEN 31-08 -- Monitor Advocate Training following the 2009 MAFO
Conference has been added to the database and is now available
at http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2722.
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Contact: Stephanie Lundberg
202-225-3130For Immediate Release
March 09, 2009
Hoyer Statement on the President's Executive
Order Lifting Restrictions on Stem Cell Research
WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader
Steny H. Hoyer (Md.) released the following statement after President
Obama signed an Executive Order today lifting the eight-year
ban on embryonic stem cell research put in place by the Bush
Administration:
“Today is truly a day of renewed hope for millions of Americans
afflicted with diseases for which embryonic stem cell research
could hold the cure. In issuing this order, President Obama has
ended the ban on this critical research, unleashing the promise
of life-saving discoveries and removing the barriers that impeded
our scientific leadership on this ground-breaking research for
nearly a decade.
“This action is very welcome news after eight years during
which the role of science was severely diminished - to the detriment
of our nation and its future. During that time, President Bush
repeatedly rejected the promise of this research, twice vetoing
legislation backed by a majority in Congress and 70 percent of
the American people.
“In lifting this ban, President Obama has provided hope
for millions of Americans and restored the rightful role of science
in informing policy that improves the lives of Americans.”
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Releases
This page has recently been updated with
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Defendant
Convicted of Arms Export Control Act Conspiracy
Man Who Formed Terrorist Group That Plotted Attacks
on Military and Jewish Facilities Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal
Prison
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Contact: Stephanie Lundberg
202-225-3130For Immediate Release
March 09, 2009
Hoyer Statement at Press Conference
on the Wounded Warrior Fellowship Program
WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader
Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined Speaker Pelosi and Members of Congress
for a press conference today on the Wounded Warrior Fellowship
Program. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery:
“I am pleased to be here with the Speaker, Members of Congress
and veterans participating in Wounded Warrior Fellowship Program.
Nearly a year ago, I joined with the Speaker to announce the
creation of this program as a means of opening up the doors of
Congress to our veterans when they return home.
“Our soldiers are willing to give the ultimate measure of
sacrifice in order to keep us safe. Our debt to them is immeasurable,
and we honor their sacrifices as best we can. But for a veteran
returning from the battlefield, the transition can be tough,
particularly in this current economic environment.
“This program provides a unique opportunity for veterans
to pursue an interest in public service and gain valuable experience
working on Capitol Hill that will open doors for employment and
future opportunities. Having veterans as members of Congressional
staffs will also enhance our perspective in Congress on how to
improve veterans’ care and keep our promises to honor their
service.
“It goes without saying that the veterans of this country
- to whom we owe so much - have fulfilled their duties bravely
and honorably. There are many ways we can show them our support.
This program is just one of them.”
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S
Korean banks provide small firms with $2 bln loans
from Business
South Korea's local banks gave out 3.1 trillion won (2 billion
U.S. dollars) in loans to small companies in February, the nation's
Financial Security Committee (FSC) said Monday. Outstanding loans
made by 18 local lenders to small companies hit 428.5 trillion
won (276.45 billion U.S. dollars) as of end-February, according
to the finance watchdog. The data came as the watchdog plans
to start investing 12 trillion won (7.74 billion U.S. dollars)
out of its bank recapitalization fund worth ...
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BOC
to lend Hubei Province $44 bln for construction
from Business
The Bank of China (BOC) said Monday that it had signed an agreement
to provide the central province of Hubei with 300 billion yuan
(43.9 billion U.S. dollars) in loans for construction. The Beijing-based
bank said the loans would support projects in urban infrastructure,
transportation, electricity, iron and steel, automobiles and
other industries, as well as agricultural programs. It said the
lending program would last for several years. The bank also agreed
to provide the state-owned C ...
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China
extends 1 bln yuan in Feb. to SME credit guarantors
from Business
China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) supplied 1 billion yuan (about
146.3 million U.S. dollars) to 330 qualified credit guarantee
institutions nationwide in the second half of February, the MOF
said in an online statement Monday. The funds would help small
and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) get bank loans, it said.
The credit guarantee institutions insure loans. Central government
subsidies would also support guarantee business for SMEs and
help them raise development capital, the ministry ...
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This
Week With Barack Obama: Meet the Press, March 8, 2009
by icebergslim
Meet the Press, March 8, 2009 (Video and Transcript). Exclusive!
Sens. Graham and Schumer As the markets continue to tumble, more
iconic American companies are failing, and employers are slashing
more jobs, Washington is struggling to ...
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SCHOLARSHIP
ANNOUNCEMENT: UCL Faculty of Laws Research Scholarships ...
by KHMER Webmaster
The scholarships consist of fees equivalent to the standard postgraduate
rate (2008/9 - UK/EU: £3300; Overseas: £12380) plus
a maintenance stipend of £13000 per annum for full time
study, and an annual research expenses allowance (£400)
...
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CANADA:
Government awards military procurement contracts to Canadian
firms and injects millions into the Canadian economy
from Canada News Centre - Regional News
The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and
Government Services Canada, the Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay,
Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway,
and the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, today
announced that the Government of Canada awarded two contracts
to support the Land Command Support System (LCSS).
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CANADA:
Diplomatic Appointment Announcement
from Canada News Centre - Foreign Affairs
and International Trade Canada
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
today announced the following diplomatic appointment.
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Federal
Reserve offers $150 billion in 28-day credit through its Term
Auction Facility
from FRB: Press Release - All Releases
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Malaysia
set to unveil $9.4bn stimulus plan
from Malaysia News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will this week unveil a second stimulus
plan worth up to $9.4 billion in a bid to prevent its export-driven
economy sliding into recession, a government official said. Finance
...
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Sea
level rises help explain puzzling biological divide
from Malaysia News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Ecologists have come up with a new explanation for an apparently
abrupt switch in the kinds of mammals found along the Malay Peninsula
in southeast Asia - from mainland species to island species -
in the absence of any geographical barrier.
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SEC
Contacting Fund Clients to Verify Accounts After Madoff
by Bloomberg - USA
The SEC is sending letters to investment-advisory customers to
learn whether their account statements match what money managers
have disclosed to the agency ...
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Italy
pumps $22bn into economy
from Italy News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
ROME: Italy's government hopes to jump-start the economy and
create hundreds of thousands of jobs with a massive public works
programme and a home improvement spree worth a combined tens
of billions o...
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SEC
set to probe commissioner's connection with Delos Angeles
from Philippines News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
MANILA, Philippines - The Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) is set to conduct an investigation into the allegations
that one of its commissioners, Jose Enrique Martinez, had illegal
transaction...
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VACANCY:
CRCMC OPERATIONS MANAGER University of Baltimore
by elicivilunrest
Knowledge and experience in grant application and grant contract
administration. - Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability
to mak presentations to a group. - Demonstrated excellence in
writing skills, including the ...
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KY:
Osteopathic Scholarship announcement
from Kentucky.gov News Center Headlines
by Tim Ballard (502) 696-7372 tballard@kheaa.com
http://www.kheaa.com/
Osteopathy scholarships available to Kentucky students
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UK
aid convoy crosses into Gaza
from BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
A large convoy bringing aid from the UK reaches Gaza after a
24-day journey through Europe and Africa.
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VIDEO:
Defense Department Press Briefing
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Department of Defense held a press briefing via satellite with
Lieutenant General Lloyd Austin who’s in charge of day-to-day
operations as he goes over security operations in Iraq.
Length: 31 min.
Published: Today at 9:30am (ET)
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Electric
Power Industry Reliability Data
from EIA: What's New
(Mon, 09 Mar 2009) Electric Power Industry Reliability data for
2007 and projected years covering information filed by the North
American Electricity Reliability Corporation (NERC) , the electric
power industry s electricity reliability organization. The data
files present historical time series or actual year plus current
year projections of National level and NERC regional breakouts
on net energy for load; peak load; available electric generating
capacity; capacity resource margins; electric system demand-side
management; and projected transmission line additions.
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Obama:
U.S. will work on 'restoring scientific integrity'
from CNN.com - Politics
President Obama is expected to sign an executive order Monday
overturning a Bush-era policy that limited federal tax dollars
for embryonic stem cell research.
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ticker timeline 17:59 Eastern Time Monday
March 9, 2009
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Credit
Suisse Executive Named Swiss Re Chairman
from NYT > World Business by By THE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Walter Kielholz, the head of the board at Credit Suisse banking
group, will succeed Peter Forstmoser, who oversaw a series of
failed investments that led to massive losses at Swiss Re.
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Serbian
president visits Spain
from Portugal News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
MADRID, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Serbian President Boris Tadic arrived
in Spain on Sunday for a two-day visit and was welcomed by representatives
from the Spanish government at Barajas airport of Madrid. ...
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Comment
on Music Business in the UK - An Introductory Masterclass by
Darren Henderson
from Comments for Austrade Blogs by Darren
Henderson
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Central
bankers signal optimism
from BBC News | Latest Published Stories
| World Edition
The global economy may soon see signs of improvement, according
to the heads of the world's major central banks.
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Bahrain
to increase production
from Bahrain News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
The National Oil and Gas Authority (Noga) said it will introduce
development plans to raise output at the 77-year-old Bahrain
Oil Field. The total production at the field last year was 12.027m
barrels...
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BAHRAIN:
Parliament slams Bashir warrant
from Bahrain News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Parliament yesterday denounced the International Criminal Court's
arrest warrant against Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir, branding
it as an unprecedented move, a flagrant interference in the states'...
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Vilsack
Announces First Wave of USDA Economic Stimulus Funding (March
9, 2009)
from U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Obama
Stem Cell Research Executive Order Signing (LIVE VIDEO)
from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
by The Huffington Post News Editors
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SEC
Charges Investment Adviser For Inventing a Billion-Dollar Client
to Lure New Investors
from SEC.gov Updates: Press Releases
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a money
manager with offices in New York and Rhode Island for falsely
creating a billion-dollar client in order to gain credibility
and attract legitimate investors.
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UK
Crowds welcome Iraq troops home
from BBC News | Latest Published Stories
| World Edition
Hundreds of people turn out to celebrate the homecoming of a
group of Lincolnshire soldiers.
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Britain,
Russia allies in fight against terror - U.K. govt. advisor
from RIA Novosti
Britain and Russia are allies in the fight against terrorism,
violence and extremism, a U.K. government security advisor said
Monday.
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FDIC
has funds but would like 'bigger cushion'
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The head of the agency that insures bank deposits
said Monday it has plenty of money to cover any failures this
year....
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Nancy
Reagan praises Obama's stem cell policy change
from CNN Political Ticker by CNN Associate
Producer Martina Stewart
The former first lady said Monday that many people stand to benefit
from the answers stem cell research can provide. (CNN) —
Former first lady Nancy Reagan issued a statement Monday praising
the president's change to federal policy on funding embryonic
stem cell research. Read Reagan's statement after the jump. STATEMENT
BY NANCY REAGAN ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S EXECUTIVE [...]
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Iran's
Ahmadinejad meets UN General Assembly President in Tehran
from Google Alerts - united nations by
Xinhua - China
TEHRAN, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
met UN General Assembly President Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann here
on Monday, ...
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Young
Democrats on Twitter | Future Majority
by Kevin Bondelli
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Iran
nuclear plant to open for tourists - Iran
by Thomas Steinmetz
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VIDEO:
State Department Press Briefing
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Acting Spokesman Robert A. Wood conducts a daily press briefing
from the State Department.
Length: 30 min.
Published: Today at 11:30am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Obama Announcement on Stem Cell Research
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Pres. Obama signed a Presidential memorandum that will bring
an end to a ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.
The president's order gives the Nat'l Institutes of Health 120
days to develop ethical guidelines for the research.
Length: 12 min.
Published: Today at 11:45am (ET)
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March
9, 2009 TREASURY TAX AND LOAN
from FMS Publications
Updated 3/9/2009: March 9, 2009 TREASURY TAX AND LOAN INVESTMENT
PROGRAM RESULTS OF TRANSFERS Action Percentage 1/Balance Date
Due Date Amount (Millions) C Call 33% 03-06-2009 03-06-2009 $
923 1/Actions based on known balances are reported as dollars
and listed here as N/A. Actions that refer to future balances
are based on percentages.
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SEC
Investigations of Hedge Fund Managers
by Richard@RichardCWilson.com (Richard
C. Wilson)
Alex Akesson just sent me a note about a change in SEC investigation
procedures for the next few years. In the future the SEC will
be taking a number of steps to prevent further cases of fraud
within the investment industry. ...
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CANADA:
New Ontario NDP leader gets standing ovation at legislature
from CBC | Ticker
Andrea Horwath used her first day on the job as Ontario's new
New Democratic Party leader on Monday to grill the government
over the thousands in the province who have lost theirs.
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British
Leader says Northern Ireland Peace Remains Unshakable
by Voice of America - USA
Voice of America
But the world has moved on for the vast majority in the province,
weary of decades of violence, and cementing the peace represents
their future, ...
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Lt.
Gov. Roberts Applauds Lift of Stem Cell Research Ban
from RI.gov
Roberts Says Action will Save Lives and Lessen the Impact of
Devastating Diseases PROVIDENCE- Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts issued
the following statement today regarding President Obama's signing
of the Executive Order lifting the ban on federal funding for
embryonic stem cell research. ...
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Merck
buying Schering-Plough in a $41.1B deal
from AP Top Headlines At 4:24 a.m. EST
by By LINDA A. JOHNSON
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Merck & Co. is buying Schering-Plough
Corp. for $41.1 billion in a deal that gives Merck key new businesses,
access to a promising pipeline of new products and the chance
to further cut costs, including eliminating about 16,000 jobs....
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Audit
Finds Bogus Absentee Ballots in Staten Island, the Bronx
by NY Politics
Election officials in Richmond County, or Staten Island, counted
at least three absentee ballots cast by voters who were not registered
in the county, the worst oversight caught by DiNapoli. Another
five in Richmond should have been ...
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GAO-09-421R,
Federal Reserve System; Department of the Treasury, Office of
Thrift Supervision; and National Credit Union Administration:
Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices, March 5, 2009
from GAO Legal Products
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Salazar
Talks Up Renewable Energy
from The Page - by Mark Halperin on TIME.com
by rachaelworkman
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JPMorgan
Chase to Increase India Outsourcing 25%
from BusinessWeek.com --
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Stimulus
Spending Boosts Japan's Train Manufacturers
from BusinessWeek.com --
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Chicago
Police Chief Scolded By Judge For Defiance
from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
by The Huffington Post News Editors
A federal judge in Chicago
scolded the city's police superintendent for initially defying
a court order to turn over the list of officers who have repeated
complaints filed against them.
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GAO-09-57,
Highway Infrastructure: Federal Efforts to Strengthen Security
Should Be Better Coordinated and Targeted on the Nation's Most
Critical Highway Infrastructure, January 30, 2009
from GAO Reports
The nation's highway transportation system is vast and open--vehicles
and their operators can move freely and with almost no restrictions.
Securing the U.S. highway infrastructure system is a responsibility
shared by federal, state and local government, and the private
sector. Within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has primary responsibility
for ensuring the security of the sector. ...
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GAO-09-472R,
Ryan White CARE Act: Estimated Effect of Proposed Stop-Loss Provision
on Urban Areas, March 6, 2009
from GAO Reports
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GAO-09-316,
Highway Trust Fund: Improved Solvency Mechanisms and Communication
Needed to Help Avoid Shortfalls in the Highway Account, February
6, 2009
from GAO Reports
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GAO-09-280,
Afghanistan Security: U.S. Programs to Further Reform Ministry
of Interior and National Police Challenged by Lack of Military
Personnel and Afghan Cooperation, March 9, 2009
from GAO Reports
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Warren
Buffett's CNBC Interviews (VIDEO)
by The Huffington Post News Team
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High-speed
rail could become reality in Chicago
from Chicago Sun-Times :: News :: by BY
MAUREEN O’DONNELL Staff Reporter
High-speed rail is closer to becoming a reality in Chicago, Gov.
Quinn and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said today, promising
to seek a big chunk of the $8 billion for transportation that's
part of the federal economic-stimulus package to develop high-speed
train travel between Chicago
and St.
Louis.
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EU
to call for a doubling of IMF resources to face economic crisis
from France24 - Business
According to a draft statement by EU finance ministers ahead
of the G20 summit in London, the EU supports doubling IMF resources
for countries affected by the economic crisis to 500 billion
dollars (396 billion euros).
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Gas
Hydrates on Alaska's North Slope
from USGS CoreCast by corecast@usgs.gov
(U.S. Geological Survey - CoreCast Team)
The USGS estimates that there are 85.4 trillion cubic feet of
undiscovered, technically recoverable gas from natural gas hydrates
on the Alaskan North Slope. This is the first-ever resource estimate
of technically recoverable natural gas hydrates in the world.
This assessment shows that gas hydrates
could add significantly to the U.S. energy mix. The Alaskan North
Slope holds one of the nation’s largest deposits of technically
recoverable natural gas.
USGS Director Mark Myers and USGS scientist
Timothy Collett discuss the assessment and its results.
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Hazard
Roundup-- Dec 2008 - Jan 2009
from USGS CoreCast by corecast@usgs.gov
(U.S. Geological Survey - CoreCast Team)
A roundup of the December 2008 and January 2009 hazard-related
events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits.
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How
Abrupt Can Climate Change Be?
from USGS CoreCast by corecast@usgs.gov
(U.S. Geological Survey - CoreCast Team)
The United
States faces the potential for abrupt climate change in the
21st century that could pose clear risks to society in terms
of our ability to adapt.
USGS Associate Program Coordinator for
the Office of Global Change John McGeehin discusses a new report
on the potential for abrupt climate changes from global warming
during this century.
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USGS:
Help Us Keep an Eye on Climate Change
from USGS CoreCast by corecast@usgs.gov
(U.S. Geological Survey - CoreCast Team)
Attention citizen scientists: We need your help watching the
way the world changes!
For nature, timing is everything. So how
does climate change affect the timing of things like flowers
blooming and animals migrating, and why is this so important?
Learn more, and find out how YOU can help
us by observing the world around you from USGS scientist Jake
Weltzin, Director of the National Phenology Network.
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Salazar
calls for solar, wind energy zones
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar wants to create
renewable energy zones to spur solar and wind energy projects,
and build power lines to get the electricity to markets....
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Sweden
urges UN organizations to be more effective
from Sweden News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
The Swedish government urged Monday several aid agencies of the
United Nations to be more effective, otherwise they may lose
the Swedish support. The Swedish government assessed the efficacy
and resul...
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US
Treasury's Geithner to host China's Yang
by Reuters - USA
WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - US Treasury Secretary Timothy
Geithner is scheduled to host bilateral talks with Chinese Foreign
Minister Yang Jiechi on ...
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From
Clinton To Obama: Why Climate Is Different Now
from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
by The Huffington Post News Editors
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Obama
Signals Readiness To Talk To Talibani
from Afghanistan News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
In an interview with the New York Times published over the weekend,
President Obama said it may be time for U.S. troops in Afghanistan
to work with moderate members of the Taliban in the same way
sold...
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Md.
Guard practices airdrops for troops in Afghanistan
from Afghanistan News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Maryland
Air National Guard cargo crews are prepping for an expected deployment
to Afghanistan
next year, flying a critical mission of air-dropping supplies
to U.S. troops fighting in remote locations...
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Afghan
Soldiers Train to Save Lives
from Afghanistan News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
By Army Staff Sgt. David HopkinsSpecial to American Forces Press
Service BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, March 9, 2009 – Soldiers
of 1st Infantry Division’s Company C, 201st Brigade Support
Batta...
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U.S.
Eyes Iran for Resupply of Afghan Forces
from Afghanistan News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Crew members load a U.S. Army radar truck for use in Afghanistan
onto an Air Force C17 cargo jet at an airbase at an undisclosed
location in the Persian Gulf on Feb. 23. Kyrgyzstan
has recently denied...
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U.S.
sees only modest troop cuts in Iraq this year
from Reuters: Top News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. commander said on Monday he
did not foresee any additional troop cuts in Iraq in 2009, noting
that a strong force would be needed to secure national elections
expected at the end of the year.
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ticker timeline 16:00 Eastern Time Monday
March 9, 2009
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Alaska
Air reaches tentative terms with pilots
from AP Top Washington Headlines At 2:30...
SEATTLE (AP) -- After more than two years of contract negotiations,
Alaska Airlines says it has reached "an agreement in concept"
on a four-year agreement with the members of its pilots' labor
union....
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Report:
Wind farm would bring jobs to Wash.
from AP Top Washington Headlines At 2:30...
ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) -- A proposed wind farm northwest of Ellensburg
would contribute $17.3 million to the local economy during it's
construction and $2.8 million every year it operates....
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Peace
activist speaks on US-Iran relations
by News Sentinel - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
By Evan Goodenow Iran
is not a threat to Americans, a touring author and peace activist
said Sunday. Phil Wilayto – who spoke for about two hours
at the ...
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China
urges Argentina to lift import restrictions on Chinese goods
from Argentina News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Chinese business circles are deeply worried about the protectionist
measures against Chinese products that the Argentine government
has taken, a senior diplomat at the Chinese Embassy said in an
inter...
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Cooperate
with FBI, Raila tells Kenya police
from Kenya News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
Prime Minister Raila Odinga (right) speaks to civil society organisations
representatives in his office March 09, 2009. He directed Kenya
police investigating last week’s killing of two human rights...
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Rule
of law reels in Kenya
from Kenya News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
Mr Kingara had given the UN evidence of alleged police abuses
Kenya's security forces have spent the past two years trying
to crack down very heavily on Mungiki followers after the sect
carried out ...
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KENYA:
How graft courts block justice
from Kenya News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
Judiciary regulations require constitutional references to be
heard and determined within 45 days, a rule that the Judiciary
has flouted left, right and centre, allowing corruption suspects
to hold up...
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Kenya
seeks stimulus package from IMF to cushion economy
from Kenya News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
After several months of downplaying the effects of the global
financial meltdown on the domestic economy, it has emerged that
Kenya
is among countries that will need financial assistance to cope
with ...
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New
bank notes set to hits streets of Bermuda
from Bermuda News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Bermuda's
newly-redesigned bank notes are set to hit the streets today,
with the new notes available in all of the banks' branches Island-wide.
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Money
Manager Concocted $1.2 Billion Client, SEC Says
by Bloomberg - USA
... weigh a firm’s assets under management to help gauge
its legitimacy and prowess by demonstrating that other people
have already entrusted their money. ...
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NY
seeking fed money for high-speed rail
by Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
New York is grappling with a $14 billion deficit and does not
have money for the project. However, Paterson said New York will
compete for a portion of the ...
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Rohm
CEO says no settlement with Dow Chemical yet
from Reuters: Business News
GEORGETOWN, Delaware (Reuters) - Rohm and Haas Co Chief Executive
Raj Gupta said his company has not yet reached a settlement with
Dow Chemical Co over Dow's soured takeover of Rohm.
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A
report from the MIT Energy Conference: The future of clean energy
is...coal?
from Scientific American
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. -- You could be forgiven for showing up to the
MIT Energy Conference here this past weekend looking forward
to hearing how clean energy was going to take the world by storm.
After all, Friday night, the exhibition hall was full of solar,
small wind and cellulosic biofuel projects, sandwiched in between
better batteries, fuel cells, nukes and algae. And the agenda
was full of sessions on bioenergy, wind power, energy storage
and smart grids.
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Alternative
Energy Funding versus the Price of Oil
from Scientific American
It’s happening again. In the 1970s, when oil prices soared,
Americans started pursuing alternative energy technologies. But
when prices subsequently dropped, so did the promising projects.
As recently as six months ago consumers, CEOs and politicians
were hell-bent for green technologies, but then the recession
worsened, oil prices plummeted and calls rose to postpone clean
tech options.
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Obama
Repudiates Bush on Signing Statements
from The Page - by Mark Halperin on TIME.com
by
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Pacific
Energy Resources files Chapter 11
from Reuters: Mergers News
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Genterra,
Consolidated Mercantile to merge
from Reuters: Mergers News
March 9 (Reuters) - Canadian management holding companies Genterra
Inc and Consolidated Mercantile Inc said they would combine in
a stock swap deal, sending shares of both companies sharply higher.
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Vietnamese
export to Algeria reaches record high in 2008
from Vietnam News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
HANOI, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's export turnover to Algeria
reached record high of 75.63 million U.S. dollars in 2008, a
year-on-year increase of 87 percent, according to the information
center of...
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Seychelles’
first ambassador to Vietnam accredited
from Vietnam News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
, an indication of its importance to the country's communist
leaders. "It's a key project of national importance,"
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SUDAN:
Maize Production Problems May Lead to Food Shortages
from Sudan News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
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if you would like us to include your comments on our programs.
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Pittsburgh
mayor announces run for re-election
by Lebanon Daily News - Lebanon,PA,USA
AP PITTSBURGH—Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl has officially
announced his re-election plans, and the namesake of Pittsburgh
Steelers Hall of Famer Franco ...
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Idaho
Power Selects Langley Gulch Natural Gas-Fired Combined-Cycle
by PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
"We received a number of proposals in response to our RFP,
and the evaluation process included both price and non-price
criteria," added Bokenkamp. ...
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Hong
Kong opens trade office in Berlin
from Hong Kong News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
HONG KONG, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Economic and Trade
Office in Berlin, which represents the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region (HKSAR) government, officially started operation on Mon...
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Gov.
Togiola launches www.recovery.americansamoa.gov; Stimulus website
from American Samoa
Governor Togiola Tulafono today launched American Samoa’s
official website devoted to Federal Stimulus Bill.
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Gov.
Togiola issues Executive Order to create Economic Stimulus Office
from American Samoa
Governor Togiola Tulafono today issued an Executive Order to
create the Economic Stimulus and Recovery Office that would maximize
the Territory’s use of available stimulus funds.
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China,
Sharjah discuss cooperation
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Mar 9, 2009 - 06:27 - WAM ABU DHABI, Mar. 9th, 2009: A high-level
Chinese trade delegation today discussed cooperation with the
Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Expo Sharjah.
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Dubai
Gold Securities and the case for gold
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
At the launch of the Dubai Gold Securities by the Dubai Multi
Commodities Centre and the World Gold Council Phil Blizzard talks
to Marcus Grubb, MD, Investment Research & Marketing, World
Gold Cou...
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UAE
Environment Agency, DGEEF sign Memorandum of Understanding
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Abu Dhabi: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on
Monday between the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD), the General
Directorate of Environment, Water and Forests - Ministry of Environment
...
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Latvia
and Lithuania top EU inflation figures
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
RIGA/VILNIUS - Struggling Baltic economies Latvia and Lithuania
retained the highest inflation levels in the European Union,
according to official figures released Monday.
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Top
10 Abu Dhabi projects worth $208bn - research
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Details of the top 10 projects from new cities and island resorts
to new communities and a light rail system were revealed by the
organisers of Cityscape Abu Dhabi, which takes place from April
19-22 ...
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Intel
pricing model seen facing EU scrutiny
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
BRUSSELS - Intel Corp could face a hefty fine from EU regulators
over charges it fiddled with retail channels to suppress competitors,
but of more concern could be any fresh rules imposed by the EU.
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GE
to sell more US-backed bonds, shares rise
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
BOSTON - General Electric Co plans to sell additional bonds under
a US-backed program, and Goldman Sachs on Monday lowered its
price target on the US conglomerate, citing weakness at its finance
busin...
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Emirates
Foundation launches new ‘Emirates Read’ grants competition
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
The Emirates Foundation, one of the UAE's leading philanthropic
organisations, is launching a grants competition aimed at parents,
individuals, teachers and organisations that want to encourage
readin...
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The
Carlyle Group raises first Middle East and North Africa fund
at $500m
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group today announced
it has completed raising its first Middle East and North Africa
(Mena) fund, Carlyle Mena Partners, with equity commitments of
$500 million...
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Mumbai
Municipal Commissioner for Abu Dhabi summit
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai, Dr J M Phatak, will be among
the high-profile set of mayors and leaders who will gather in
Abu Dhabi next month to participate in a conference to determine
the bluepr...
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Hutu
militia attacks in Congo on the rise: UN
from CBC | Ticker
The United Nations refugee agency is greatly concerned about
the rapidly deteriorating security situation in North Kivu in
the Democratic Republic of Congo, a spokesman for the international
body said Monday.
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Vatican
Spokesman Addresses Youth
from Italy News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
VATICAN CITY, MARCH 8, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Youth today need a
great hope capable of unmasking the idolatry of money, career
and success, says the Vatican spokesman.Jesuit Father Federico
Lombardi, dire...
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Italian
Post Office to Use Italtel
from Italy News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
SANTA CLARA, CA and MILAN, ITALY--(Marketwire - March 9, 2009)
- Italtel, a leading company in the development and integration
of products and services for next-generation IP/NGN networks,
and Infob...
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Iran
says help of non-OPEC oil states needed
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran wants non-OPEC oil producers to coordinate
with the group amid a global economic meltdown that has left
oil prices about 70 percent below mid-July highs of $147 per
barrel.
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New
opportunity arises for resolving Iranian nuclear issue
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
A week-long meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA)'s 35-nation board of governors dominated by the Iranian
nuclear issue concluded here on Saturday. In a joint statement
issued at th...
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IRAN:
Opponents try to create rift between Iran, Islamic states
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Tehran, March 9, IRNA -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said at
a cabinet meeting on Monday that the enemies are trying to create
confrontation between Iran and other Islamic states.
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340
reporters covered int’l Palestine conference news
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Tehran, March 9, IRNA - Some 340 Iranian and foreign reporters
and photojournalists gave coverage to the tow-day Fourth International
Conference on Palestine, which ended on March 5.
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Ahmadinejad
favors changes based on justice, spirituality
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Tehran, March 9, IRNA -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on
Monday that all should try to remove the elements hindering spirituality,
justice and morality.
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Iranian
schools to get linked to Internet
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Announcing this, deputy head of Education Ministry’s Research
and Educational Planning Organization, Hamid Reza Kaffash told
IRNA that in the first year, 20,000, in the second year 30,000
and in the...
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Iran
approves new $298 billion budget
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Iran's official news agency says the parliament has approved
the broad outlines of a $298 billion budget for the 2009-2010
Iranian calendar year beginning March 31.Sunday's report says
148 of the 237 ...
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Iran
tests air-to-surface missile
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Reporting from Beirut -- Iran has test-fired a precision air-to-surface
missile with a 70-mile range, a news agency reported Sunday,
a capability that could threaten ships in the Persian Gulf. Ira...
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U.S.
Eyes Iran for Resupply of Afghan Forces
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Crew members load a U.S. Army radar truck for use in Afghanistan
onto an Air Force C17 cargo jet at an airbase at an undisclosed
location in the Persian Gulf on Feb. 23. Kyrgyzstan has recently
denied...
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Afghanistan
seeks Iran help in stability efforts
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Afghanistan called on Monday on neighbouring Iran to help the
United States and other world powers in stabilising the violence-wracked
nation. "We definitely want the support and cooperation
of the...
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World
Health Organization assures full support in fight against tobacco
use
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
New Delhi, March 9, IRNA -- Assuring full support in fight against
tobacco use, the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized the
need for creating more awareness among youngsters worldwide to
ensure...
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Iran
Feb inflation falls to 20.8% year-on-year
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Iran's annual inflation rate fell for a fourth straight month
to less than 21 percent in February, down from a peak of nearly
30 percent last year, the central bank said.
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Economic
Cooperation Organization ministerial meeting opens in Tehran
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
TEHRAN, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The 18th ministerial meeting of Economic
Cooperation Organization (ECO) opened in Tehran on Monday, the
official IRNA news agency reported. The foreign ministers' introduc...
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IRAN:
National Iranian Oil Company office opens in Beijing
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
Beijing, March 9, IRNA - National Iranian Oil Company’s
office in Beijing was inaugurated in a ceremony attended by Iran’s
ambassador to the country.
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VIDEO:
White House Advisor Christina Romer Discusses the Economy
from C-SPAN Recent Video
The Brookings Institution hosted Christina Romer, Chair of the
Council of Economic Advisers, for a discussion on the current
economic situation and Pres. Obama’s economic recovery plan.
Dr. Romer shared her views on our nation’s economic future,
drawing contrasts and comparisons to the nation’s recovery
following the Great Depression.
Length: 1 hr. 2 min.
Published: Today at 1:30pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
White House Press Briefing with Robert Gibbs
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Press Secretary Robert Gibbs conducts a daily briefing at the
White House.
Length: 40 min.
Published: Today at 1:30pm (ET)
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Where
did AIG's $180 billion bailout money go?
from Google Alerts - bailout by BloggingStocks
- USA
This bailout giveaway has been going on since last September
and only now is anyone trying to get some answers. Congress should
have known that giving money ...
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Land
Use Regulation Commission Authorizes Enforcement Action
from Maine.gov Press Releases
AUGUSTA, Maine – The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission
(LURC) has authorized enforcement action against Barbara J. Knapp
of Cary Plantation, Aroostook County, for alleged violations
of permit requirements and rules associated with an unresolved
enforcement case involving a home allegedly constructed in 1986.
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UK
Business centre set to boost jobs
from BBC News | Latest Published Stories
| World Edition
An £8.3m business centre which aims to help boost skills
and jobs in Northants has been given the go-ahead.
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UK
PM urges fund for poor countries
from BBC News | Latest Published Stories
| World Edition
Gordon Brown backs calls for a new international fund to help
poor countries through the recession.
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Miss
International Scholarship Pageant
| Calais Maine Events by calaisevents
July 25th 2009 Calais High School Time: 6 pm US Miss International
ages 17-24 Little Miss International ages 5-9 Junior Miss International
ages.
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BBC
Caribbean News in Brief
from Jamaica News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
The head of the bank, Luis Alberto Moreno, said at the weekend
that the regional lender needs to increase its capital as it
expects demand for loans in Latin America and the Caribbean to
surge this y...
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UK
faces Caribbean tax haven challenge
from Jamaica News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
The UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has called for the outlawing
of offshore tax havens on the grounds that they encourage tax
evasion -- a view which puts on a course of collision with British
subj...
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UN
Secretary-General, Bill Clinton to Visit Haiti
from Jamaica News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former U.S. President
Bill Clinton travel to Haiti Monday in an effort to focus attention
on problems in the impoverished country.Mr. Ban and Mr. Clinton
will me...
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Athens
bourse capitalization at EUR 58.4 B in Feb, -13% vs Jan
from Greece News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
Greece: Athens bourse capitalization at EUR 58.4 B in Feb, -13%
vs Jan 12:48 - 09 March 2009 Greece's stock market capitalization
fell to EUR 58.4 billion in February, down 13% from January's
levels, ...
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ISRAEL:
New gov't to tackle economy, security
from JPost Israel
'100-day team' presents Netanyahu with report, recommends committee
to promote Israeli Arabs.
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U.S.
stimulus effort to stress accountability
from Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As economic recovery funds flow to U.S.
states roughly two weeks after President Barack Obama signed
the economic stimulus bill into law, states, local governments
and federal agencies are launching a large effort to track how
they are spent.
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Enforcement
top U.S. trade priority: USTR nominee
from Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's top trade priority
will be to enforce existing agreements, U.S. Trade Representative-designee
Ron Kirk said on Monday in testimony prepared for his confirmation
hearing.
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Paypal
rival Moneybookers hopes to click with buyers
from Reuters: Private Equity
LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - Bahrain-based investment bank Investcorp
has put Moneybookers, the fast-growing European online payment
firm, up for sale in a deal that could be worth more than 400
million euros ($506 million).
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Spain
remains opposed to Kosovo independence
from Spain News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
Madrid - Spain remains opposed to the independence of Kosovo
by "political conviction" and in line with international
law, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Monday.
Zapatero spoke at a ...
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Orange
Spain in talks with operators to roll out high speed broadband
network
from Spain News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
Spanish news source Cinco Dias is reporting that Orange Spain
is in talks with fellow alternative operators Jazztel and Vodafone
to join forces in investing in a new high speed broadband network.
Jean...
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Federal
Drug and Alcohol Testing Training for Designated Employees and
Supervisors
from USDA Farm Service Agency Notices
PM-2707, Federal Drug and Alcohol Testing Training for Designated
Employees and Supervisors(FOR FAS, FSA, and RMA Employees, except
State and County Office Employees) DATE POSTED: 2009-03-09 DATE
EFFECTIVE: 2010-01-01 STATUS: CURRENT
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Financial
News for Independent Energy Companies, Fourth Quarter 2008
from EIA: What's New
(Mon, 09 Mar 2009) Today the Energy Information Administration
released the latest report that reviews recent financial performance
of independent U.S. energy companies. Data presented are for
October through December 2008. The next update, for January through
March 2009, will be released in June 2009.
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Arkansas's
Recovery Website
from Arkansas.gov eNewsRoom by Governor's
Office
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FRB
Approval of proposal by Southern BancShares
from FRB: Press Release - All Releases
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UN:
BUDGET COMMITTEE SPEAKERS URGE QUICK ACTION TO FILL VACANT POSTS
IN OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
from United Nations Press Releases and
Meetings Coverage
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UN:
SOUTH AFRICAN WOMAN CHOSEN TO BE SECRETARY-GENERAL IN SELECTION
OF SECRETARIAT OFFICIALS FOR GLOBAL MODEL UN CONFERENCE
from United Nations Press Releases and
Meetings Coverage
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UN
MEETING IN PROGRESS: COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
from United Nations Press Releases and
Meetings Coverage
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Bank
of Israel officials see liquidity trap
from Palestinian News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Bank of Israel today published the minutes of interest rate decision
for March. On February 23, Governor of the Bank of Israel Prof.
Stanley Fischer cut the interest rate by 25 basis points to an
all-...
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Abbas
urges Hamas to reconcile
from Palestinian News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged his Hamas rivals Sunday
to move quickly toward a unity government able to rebuild Gaza
after the devastating Israeli military offensive.Abbas made his
comment...
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U.S.
Tightens military Aid Use For Israel
from Palestinian News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
JERUSALEM [MENL] -- The administration of President Barack Obama
has restricted the use of U.S. military aid by Israel. In February
2009, the Defense Department relayed a series of directivesthat
offic...
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Peace
with Israel possible, says Syria
from Palestinian News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
DUBAI (Reuters) - Syria President Bashar al-Assad said in an
interview published on Monday that a peace deal with Israel was
possible but that normal relations would only be possible if
Israel ended i... |
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Activists
visit Gaza to witness aftermath of war
from Palestinian News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
JERUSALEM — They are organic farmers, art gallery owners,
writers and activists - regular people. And this week they are
doing what Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon would not do on his
trip to th...
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Hamas,
Fatah head to Cairo for Palestinian unity talks
from Palestinian News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Representatives of rival Palestinian factions headed to the Egyptian
capital Cairo Monday to begin key talks aiming at reconciliation
and the formation of a unity government.The meeting on Tuesday
wil...
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More
charges filed in Palin e-mail hacking case
from AP Top U.S. News At 3:24 a.m. EST
by By DUNCAN MANSFIELD
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A University of Tennessee student charged
with hacking into the personal e-mail account of Sarah Palin,
the Alaska governor and former Republican vice presidential nominee,
pleaded not guilty Monday to three more charges in the case....
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Sudan
frees president's chief opponent
from AP Top International News At 5:48
a... by By SARAH EL DEEB
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- Sudan on Monday freed the country's top
opposition leader, who was jailed for nearly seven weeks after
calling on President Omar al-Bashir to surrender to face war
crimes charges....
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China
ups security on eve of key Tibet anniversary
from AP Top International News At 5:48
a... by By AUDRA ANG
KANGDING, China (AP) -- Authorities closed the last window into
a restive Tibetan region in western China on Monday, tightening
its security cordon on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the
failed uprising that sent the Dalai Lama into exile....
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CANADA:
John "Jack" Eli Marsh Sr. to receive the Medal of Bravery
from Canada News Centre - National News
On behalf of Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle
Jean, Governor General of Canada, His Honour the Honourable John
C. Crosbie, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador,
will present the Medal of Bravery to Mr. John "Jack"
Eli Marsh Sr. on Tuesday March 10, 2009, at 10 a.m., in St. John's,
Newfoundland and Labrador.
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CANADA:
Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle
Jean, Governor General of Canada, on the occasion of Commonwealth
Day
from Canada News Centre - National News
Commonwealth Day serves as a reminder not only of our past, but
also of our growth as a nation. Today is a day to celebrate the
unique ties that we share with countries around the word and
the history that binds us.
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Obama
Ends Ban on Stem Cell Research
from Google Alerts - obama by Washington
Post - United States
President Obama ended the ban on federal funding of stem cell
research in a White House ceremony Monday. President Obama lifted
restrictions on funding for ...
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CANADA:
Minister Kenney recognizes Commonwealth Day
from Canada News Centre - Citizenship and
Immigration Canada
The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration
and Multiculturalism, today made the following statement in recognition
of Commonwealth Day.
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Library
of Congress Subject Headings Weekly List 08, 2009
from Library of Congress: Subject Headings
Weekly Lists
List of new or revised Library of Congress subject headings approved
by the weekly editorial meeting of the Acquisitions and Bibliographic
Access Policy and Standards Division on February 25, 2009
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Merck
Is Buying Schering-Plough for $41B
from BusinessWeek.com --
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Bergen:
Deals with Taliban are dangerous
from CNN.com
It is a longstanding cliché that there is no military
solution in Afghanistan, only a political one.
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AP
INTERVIEW: Salazar pushes for wind energy
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST by By DINA CAPPIELLO and H. JOSEF HEBERT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday
that the waters off the Atlantic coast hold some of the country's
greatest wind energy potential, and he promised to move aggressively
to develop plans to exploit the resource....
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United
States Department of Defense Image Gallery
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Homeland
Security Leadership Journal for U.S. Department of Homeland Security
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
Monday, March 9, 2009, Trip
to the Gulf Coast by Janet Napolitano
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New
Attorney Vacancies for U.S. Department of Justice
This page has recently been updated with
the following new vacancies:
ASSISTANT
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DISTRICT
OF ARIZONA 09-AZ-03 Send application by March 23, 2009
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION/EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES SECTION TRIAL ATTORNEYS/GS-12 to GS-15 This position is open until March 27, 2009
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Formatted
Articles for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Daily
Open Source Infrastructure Report for U.S. Department of Homeland
Security
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
March 9, 2009 - DHS
Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report, (PDF, 18 pages -
153 KB)
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Napolitano
to Address the National Fusion Conference
Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:00:00 -0600
Secretary Napolitano will travel to Missouri on Wednesday, March
11, 2009 to address the third annual National Fusion Center Conference
in Kansas City. She will also get a tour of the Missouri Emergency
Operations and Fusion centers and will hold a media availability
with Governor Jay Nixon.
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Clearing
the Tangi: Task Force in Afghanistan Takes Troubled Valley
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:21:00 -0500
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FBI Seeking Witnesses In the Stanford Financial
Group Case
If you have invested in the Stanford Financial Group or its affiliated
companies, you may be a victim of a multi-billion dollar fraud.
Story
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Houston
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Protocol
of Exchange of Ratification: Bilateral Extradition and Mutual
Legal Assistance Between the United States and Lithuania
Bureau of Public Affairs
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
March 9, 2009
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Face
of Defense: Airman Contributes to Nuclear Airlift Mission
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:30:00 -0500
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U.S.
Soldiers Give Gift of Tractors to Iraqi Farmers
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:37:00 -0500
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Freedom
Watch Afghanistan
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:28:17 -0500
The latest from Operation Enduring Freedom showing the activities
of American troops in country. Produced by AFN-Afghanistan.
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Navy,
Coast Guard Ships Participate in Exercise Aman
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:14:00 -0500
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U.S.
Department of State Daily Appointments Schedule for March 9,
2009
Washington, DC
March 9, 2009
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Senior Supervisors Group Issues Report
on Management of Recent Credit Default Swap Credit Events
Contact: Kevin M. Mukri
(202) 874-5770
WASHINGTON — Senior financial supervisors
from seven countries (collectively, the "Senior Supervisors
Group") today issued a report that assesses how firms manage
their credit default swap activities related to the settlement
of credit derivatives transactions terminated by the occurrence
of a credit event.
This report – Observations
on Management of Recent Credit Default Swap Credit Events
– summarizes a review that the Senior Supervisors Group
initiated in December 2008. The observations in the report are
based on discussions with senior members of selected institutions,
comprising major dealers, buy-side firms, service providers,
and an industry association.
Surveyed participants reported that recent credit events were
managed in an orderly manner, with high participation rates and
no major operational disruptions or liquidity problems.
This review was conducted to support the priorities established
by the Financial
Stability Forum, including enhancing the infrastructure for
over-the-counter derivatives markets and encouraging market participants
to act promptly to ensure that the settlement, legal, and operational
infrastructure underlying these markets is sound.
The key observations are summarized in the report that is attached
below.
Related Link:
Observations on Management of Recent Credit Default Swap Credit
Events (http://www.occ.gov/ftp/release/2009-19a.pdf)
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Current
Press Releases for the U.S. Department of Justice.
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New
Purification System Brings Water, Hope to Samarra
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:25:00 -0500
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Former
Hostages to Receive Defense of Freedom Medal
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:48:00 -0500
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NASA
And Honeywell Launch 2009 Fma Live! Spring Tour
Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:00:00 -0500
NASA and Honeywell are kicking off the Spring 2009 tour of their
award-winning science education program FMA LIVE!
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Residue
Violator Alert List for USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Practitioners
- What's New for Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
PBGC has recently posted the following
update to the What's New for Practitioners Web page:
Practitioner Filing Reminders Now Available (3/09/09)
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Afghanistan
Brief
Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:40:28 -0600
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New CDC.gov feature articles on health
and safety topics that affect you are now
available
Summaries are below; visit CDC.gov to learn
more.
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Scheduled
Events for U.S. Department of Homeland Security
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has updated
the answer to the following Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) on
its website:
In
the fourth quarter of 2008, there are significant differences
in the GDP and the gross domestic purchases price indexes; which
should I use?
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[AWMIT] Manure chemicals effect on concrete
and joint sealants
Anyone have information on this issue they
would like to share?
Bill
Bill Reck, P.E.
Environmental Engineer
USDA NRCS
East National Technology Support Center
2901 East Lee Street, Suite 2100
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 370-3353
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Afghan
Soldiers Train to Save Lives
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:33:00 -0500
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I am trying to locate a copy of an old
NAVSEC (Naval Ship Engineering
Center) Report. If anyone has a copy that they can provide or
any leads on
how I might obtain I would appreciate any assistance.
NAVSEC 6136-77-12
"DDG47 Class Contract Design Phase Full Scale Stack Gas
Testing on DD964"
Dated March 1977
Thanks in advance to anyone who might be
able to assist.
Margaret Perry
Z31 Technical Information Services Group
Naval Surface Warfare Center
Dahlgren Division
18179 Dahlgren Road Suite 300
Dahlgren VA 22448-5112
Voice: 540-653-2053
Fax: 540-653-2292
Email: margaret.perry@navy.mil
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Executive Order on Stem Cell Research
On March 9, 2009 President Obama signed
an Executive Order removing
barriers to responsible scientific research involving human stem
cells and a Presidential memo on scientific integrity. Research
involving human embryonic stem cells and human non-embryonic
stem cells may lead to a better understanding and treatment of
many disabling diseases and conditions.
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NASA
TV to air Tuesday's Space Station Spacewalk
Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:00:00 -0500
NASA Television will provide live coverage of the March 10 spacewalk
of Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Yury
Lonchakov.
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The
Transformation of U.S. Livestock Agriculture: Scale, Efficiency,
and Risks Abstract
ERS Pub on Livestock Agriculture
U.S. livestock production has shifted to
much larger and more specialized farms, and the
various stages of input provision, farm production, and processing
are now much more
tightly coordinated through formal contracts and shared ownership
of assets. Important
financial advantages have driven these structural changes, which
in turn have boosted
productivity growth in the livestock sector. But structural changes
can also generate
environmental and health risks for society, as industrialization
concentrates animals and
animal wastes in localized areas. This report relies on farm-level
data to detail the nature,
causes, and effects of structural changes in livestock production.
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OIG
Reports and Publications: OIG Releases
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:30:25 -0500
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U.S.
Republic of Korea Training
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:37:16 -0500
U.S. troops and Republic of Korea military members kicked off
their annual training March 9. Military officials say this is
not a threat to North Korea.
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Historic
Events Indicate Progress in Iraq, General Says
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:39:00 -0500
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Sacramento
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Issue Number: TT-2009-46
Inside This Issue
Top Ten Facts About the Child and Dependent
Care Credit
If you paid someone to care for a child,
spouse, or dependent, you may be able to reduce your tax by claiming
the Child and Dependent Care Credit on your federal income tax
return. Below are the top ten things you need to know about claiming
a credit for child and dependent care expenses.
The care must have been provided for one or more qualifying persons.
A qualifying person is your dependent child under age 13. Additionally,
your spouse and certain other individuals who are physically
or mentally incapable of self-care may also be qualifying persons.
You must identify each qualifying person on your tax return.
The care must have been provided so you – and your spouse
if you are married – could work or look for work.
You – and your spouse if you are married – must have
earned income from wages, salaries, tips, other taxable employee
compensation or net earnings from self-employment. One spouse
may be considered as having earned income if they were a full-time
student or they were physically or mentally unable to care for
themselves.
The payments for care cannot be paid to your spouse, to someone
you can claim as your dependent on your return, or to your child
who is under age 19, even if he or she is not your dependent.
You must identify the care provider on your tax return.
Your filing status must be single, married filing jointly, head
of household or qualifying widow(er) with a dependent child.
The qualifying person must have lived with you for more than
half of 2008.
The credit can be up to 35 percent of your qualifying expenses,
depending upon your income.
For 2008, you may use up to $3,000 of the expenses paid in a
year for one qualifying individual or $6,000 for two or more
qualifying individuals.
The qualifying expenses must be reduced by the amount of any
dependent care benefits provided by your employer that you exclude
from your income.
If you pay someone to come to your home and care for your dependent
or spouse, you may be a household employer. If you are a household
employer, you may have to withhold and pay social security and
Medicare tax and pay federal unemployment tax. For information,
see Publication 926, Household Employer's Tax Guide.
For more information on the Child and Dependent Care Credit,
see Publication 503, Child and Dependent Care Expenses. You may
download these free publications from IRS.gov or order them by
calling 800-TAX-FORM (800-829-3676).
Links:
Publication 503, Child and Dependent Care Expenses (PDF
167K)
Form W-10, Dependent Care Provider’s Identification and
Certification (PDF
31K)
Form 2441, Child and Dependent Care Expenses (PDF)
Form 2441 Instructions (PDF
32K)
Publication 17, Your Federal Income Tax (PDF
2,075K)
Tax Topic 602
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Vulnerability Summary for the Week of
March 2, 2009
This bulletin provides a summary of new
vulnerabilities that have been
recorded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST)
National Vulnerability Database (NVD) the week of March 2, 2009.
It is
available here:
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/SB09-068.html
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DOT
News for Department of Transportation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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USAF Manpower, Personnel and Services
News
March 9, 2009
Release No. 025
AF announces selections to colonel, lieutenant
colonel and major
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – The
2008D Chaplain, 2008C Line of the Air Force-Judge Advocate and
2008C LAF/LAF-J central selection boards selected four lieutenant
colonels, 49 majors and 2,458 captains for promotion.
The boards considered 35 lieutenant colonels,
211 majors and 2,915 captains for promotion. The results of the
boards are as follows:
Selection statistics in-the-promotion zone
for colonel:
Chaplain - 4 selected from 8 considered for 50.0 percent select
rate
Selection statistics above-the-promotion
zone for colonel:
Chaplain - 0 selected from 27 considered for 0.0 percent select
rate
Selection statistics below-the-promotion
zone for colonel:
Chaplain - There was no below-the-promotion zone for this board
Selection statistics in-the-promotion zone
for lieutenant colonel:
Chaplain - 11 selected from 15 considered for 73.3 percent select
rate
LAF-J - 36 selected from 43 considered for 83.7 percent select
rate
Selection statistics above-the-promotion
zone for lieutenant colonel:
Chaplain - 1 selected from 20 considered for 5.0 percent select
rate
LAF-J - 0 selected from 30 considered for 0.0 percent select
rate
Selection statistics below-the-promotion
zone for lieutenant colonel:
Chaplain - There was no below-the-promotion zone for this board
LAF-J - 1 selected from 103 considered for 1.0 percent select
rate
Selection statistics in-the-promotion zone
for major:
LAF - 2,367 selected from 2,520 considered for 93.9 percent select
rate
LAF-J - 63 selected from 67 considered for 94.0 percent select
rate
Selection statistics above-the-promotion
zone for major:
LAF - 27 selected from 325 considered for 8.3 percent select
rate
LAF-J - 1 selected from 3 considered for 33.3 percent select
rate
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Western
Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) for U.S. Department of Homeland
Security
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available. WHTI requires travelers to present a passport
or other approved secure document denoting citizenship and identity
for all land and sea travel into the United States effective
June 1, 2009. We have added more details on land and sea documents
as well as special audience issues.
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Iraqi
Freedom Minute
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:35:47 -0500
Focusing on the latest news from Operation Iraqi Freedom. American
Forces Network Iraq presents Iraqi Freedom Minute.
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New
Attorney Vacancies for U.S. Department of Justice
This page has recently been updated with
the following new vacancies:
ATTORNEY-ADVISOR/GS-14
U.S. PAROLE COMMISSION CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND Closing date
March 30, 2009
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NASA
TV Provides Coverage of Next Soyuz Launch and Landing Events
Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:00:00 -0500
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Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , President Discuss U.S. Support
to Mexico
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:05:00 -0500
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USNS
Comfort Mission
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:26:51 -0500
The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort is three weeks away from
its next mission.
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Federal
Register Notices for CFTC.gov
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CDC's
ACIP Home Page: February ACIP meeting presentation slides are
now available.
The February 2009 ACIP meeting presentation slides are now available.
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Federal
Register Notices for CFTC.gov
The following Public Information Collection Requirements has
been published:
CITATION# 74 FR 10037
Summary: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection
Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
costs and burden.
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U.S.
Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division
has updated its Press Releases page.
Guilty Plea in Case of Cosco Busan Ship Pilot (09-201)
This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
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Leaders
Begin Troop Withdrawal in Iraq, General Says
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:01:00 -0500
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DoD
Identifies Army Casualty
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:02:00 -0500
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Statement of Secretary Steven Chu on
President Obama’s Decision on Stem Cell Research
(202) 586-4940 Monday, March, 9, 2009
Washington, DC – Energy Secretary Steven Chu made the following
statement regarding President Obama’s decision to allow
promising stem cell research to go forward under strict ethical
guidelines:
“One of the reasons I joined President Obama’s cabinet
was his commitment to making decisions on the basis of sound
science rather than ideology – a commitment he demonstrated
again today with his thoughtful, compassionate decision to allow
ethical stem cell research to go forward. This research may hold
the potential to restore a failing heart, calm the tremors of
Parkinson’s, free a child from juvenile diabetes or offer
treatments to those with spinal cord injuries. We don’t
yet know for certain if these breakthroughs are possible, but
millions of families touched by these diseases or accidents deserve
to know that politics will no longer stand in the way of a cure
for their loved one. I applaud the President’s decision
to move forward with this research under rigorous ethical safeguards
that respect the strongly held beliefs people on both sides can
have over this issue.
"President Obama also made clear today that his commitment
to decisions based on science instead of ideology extends beyond
stem cell research -- tasking every agency to ensure that sound
science is at the heart of decisions we make. From energy to
environmental protection to health care reform, Americans will
be well served by this approach. ”
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CDC's
Program Managers' Contact List
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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U.S.
to Contribute 'Adequate Force' for Iraq Election Security, General
Says
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:34:00 -0500
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LTG
Austin Briefing
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:22:13 -0500
U.S. military officials announced this weekend that two Army
brigades totaling about 12,000 American troops will be leaving
Iraq within six months and will not be replaced.
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On
the Ground: Troops in Iraq Focus on Schools
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:01:00 -0500
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MG
David Perkins
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:15:01 -0500
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Fine
Arts Committee Meeting Thursday, April 30, 2009
Bureau of Public Affairs
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
March 9, 2009
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VACANCY:
Director, Private Sector Division, GS-0301-15 FEMA
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:35:50 -0500
DE-09-246-DBV2 (Closing Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
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VACANCY:
Maintenance Management Specialist, GS-1601-07/09/11 FEMA
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:20:10 -0500
WN/MP-09-MW-031-EAH1 (Closing Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00
EDT)
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I wanted to send along to you Mike's Huffington
Post blog ("Why I'm Not Now and Have Never Been the Democrats'
'Rush Limbaugh'"). If you missed it on Friday, click here
to check it out.
Enjoy!
Webmaster,
MichaelMoore.com
webguy@michaelmoore.com
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ticker timeline 14:00 Eastern Time Monday
March 9 2009
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Secretary
of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Announce the International
Women of Courage Awards
Bureau of Public Affairs
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
March 9, 2009
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