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Showtime
for banks: Stress test results out this week
by Financial Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
"If the judgment is that banks really don't need much money
... that by in large everyone is in good shape, I worry that
the walking wounded banks are going ...
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Japan,
U.S. trade chiefs agree to shun protectionism
from Japan News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
WASHINGTON, May 4 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING INFO) Japanese
trade minister Toshihiro Nikai and U.S. Trade Representative
Ron Kirk said Monday they have agreed to avoid protectionism
as the globa...
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Group
Seeks Public Access to Congressional Research
from NYT > Washington by By STEPHANIE
STROM
Only members of Congress and their staffs have access to the
reports generated by the Congressional Research Service, a highly
regarded division of the Library of Congress.
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Russian
warship escorts first commercial convoy off Somali coast
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
VLADIVOSTOK, May 4 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Admiral Panteleyev
destroyer is escorting its first convoy of merchant vessels through
the Gulf of Aden, the Russian Pacific Fleet said Monday. A flo...
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Israeli
PM wants 'triple track' approach to peace
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST by By RICHARD LARDNER
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Israel's prime minister on Monday outlined
a "triple track" approach to peace with the Palestinians,
a strategy that emphasizes political, economic and security planks
to resolve the decades-long conflict....
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Obama
seeks assurances from Pakistan's leader
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST by By MATTHEW LEE and LOLITA C. BALDOR
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will seek assurances
this week from Pakistani President Asif Ali Zadari that his country's
nuclear arsenal is safe and that Pakistan's military intends
to face down Taliban extremists in coordination with Afghanistan
and the United States, U.S. officials said Monday....
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Israeli,
Italian FMs meet on Middle East issues
from Palestinian News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and his Italian counterpart
Franco Frattini met here on Monday to talk about Middle East
issues. At a joint press conference after the meeting, Lieberman
sai...
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Spain
Goes With Gaza War Crimes Probe
from Palestinian News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
A Spanish judge decided Monday, May 4, to press ahead with a
probe into Israeli crimes against humanity by a senior officials
in the Gaza Strip in 2002. "No criminal investigation which
could lea...
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U.S.
historian is named to key Israeli post
from Palestinian News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
WASHINGTON — Michael Oren, the U.S.-born historian and former
soldier who was just chosen as Israel's ambassador to the United
States, knows well the human cost of Israel's conflict with the
Pale...
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Iraq
Reaffirms June 30 Withdrawal for U.S. Troops
from washingtonpost.com - Middle East by
Hamid Ahmed
BAGHDAD, May 4 -- Iraq will not extend the June 30 deadline for
U.S. troops to withdraw from urban areas despite concerns about
a resurgence of violence in recent weeks, a spokesman said Monday.
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Gates
Foundation announces 81 unique grants
from AP Top Washington Headlines At 2:30...
by By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP
SEATTLE (AP) -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced
on Monday its second round of grants for innovative, out-of-the-box,
and sometimes just plain strange ideas for global health research....
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History
Suggests Supreme Court Vote Before August
CQ Politics: It's hard to predict exactly when President Obama
might announce his nominee to replace David Souter on the Supreme
Court. But if recent history is any guide, expect a Senate confirmation
vote before Congress leaves for its August recess.
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Poll:
Bring back Spitzer, say New Yorkers
Posted: 01:35 PM ET
From CNN Deputy Political Director Paul
Steinhauser
A new poll suggests that a majority of New Yorkers would prefer
to have disgraced former governor Eliot Spitzer in office right
now instead of the current governor, David Paterson.
(CNN) — OK — this one's really got to hurt.
A new poll suggests that a majority of
New Yorkers would prefer to have disgraced former governor Eliot
Spitzer in office right now instead of the current governor,
David Paterson.
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Obama
calls senators on SCOTUS pick, hopes for progress by July
Posted: 05:08 PM ET
From CNN Supreme Court Producer Bill Mears
Several factors are being considered in a Supreme Court candidate,
White House officials say, including diversity, experience, and
age.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Barack Obama has begun reaching
out to senators who will play a key role in the confirmation
of his Supreme Court nominee, who the White House hopes will
be seated before the court starts its next session.
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Edwards
and wife assert NO financial wrongdoing
Posted: 06:00 PM ET
From CNN Correspondent Brian Todd
John Edwards and his wife say they don't believe there was any
financial wrongdoing.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — While acknowledging federal authorities
are investigating the finances related to John Edwards political
efforts, he and his wife say they don't believe there was any
financial wrongdoing.
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Senators
introduce legislation tripling aid to Pakistan
Posted: 07:00 PM ET
From CNN State Department Producer Elise
Labott
WASHINGTON (CNN) – As Pakistani forces
continue to battle an advancing Taliban, the leading senators
on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee introduced legislation
Monday tripling aid to the country.
The Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan
Act of 2009, introduced by Senators John Kerry, D-Massachusetts,
and Dick Lugar, R-Indiana, authorizes $7.5 billion in non-military
aid to Pakistan over the next five years to foster economic growth
and development, and another $7.5 billion for the following five
years.
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Specter
starts anew with longtime constituents
Posted: 09:08 PM ET
From CNN Senior Congressional Correspondent
Dana Bash
HERSHEY, Pennsylvania (CNN) — He has
represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate for nearly three
decades, but Arlen Specter now has to re-introduce himself back
home.
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Ex-GAO
contractor sentenced for laptop thefts
Posted: 05:39 PM ET
By Terry Frieden
CNN Justice Producer
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A former contract employee at Government
Accountability Office headquarters in Washington was sentenced
Monday to 18 months in prison for stealing more than 80 laptop
computers from the agency and reselling them on the Internet.
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Justice
Dept.: Deadline for Bush lawyers response passes
Posted: 10:23 PM ET
By Terry Frieden
CNN Justice Producer
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Justice Department
told Congress late Monday the deadline has now passed for Bush
administration lawyers who wrote the so-called “torture
memos” to respond to a crucial internal investigation of
the lawyers’ performance.
But the department hedged on making the
nearly-completed investigation report public.
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VIDEO:
Gary Hart, American Security Project, Chairman
from C-SPAN Recent Video
On Wednesday, the American Security Project released an update
to their annual report on global terrorism trends. Former Sen.
Gary Hart (D-CO) 1975-87 shows several trends he says raise serious
concerns about U.S. counterterrorism policy, including a dramatic
increase in Islamic violence in the Middle East, a worsening
situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, new “hot spots”
of violence in Somalia and Russia. He can also discuss a dampening
of the initial “Obama effect” in the Muslim world.
Length: 31 min.
Published: Monday at 9:30am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Defense Dept. Press Conference on Afghanistan with Adm. Michael
Mullen
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen conducted
a press briefing at the Pentagon to provide and update on operations
in Afghanistan.
Length: 27 min.
Published: Monday at 10:30am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Pres. Obama & Sec. Geithner Remarks on Tax Reform
from C-SPAN Recent Video
President Obama and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner made remarks
from the White House about curbing tax havens and removing tax
incentives for shipping jobs overseas.
Length: 11 min.
Published: Monday at 11:50am (ET)
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VIDEO:
WHO Press Briefing on H1N1 Flu Outbreak
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Dr Keiji Fukuda, Assistant Director-General ad Interim for Health
Security and Environment at the World Health Organization conducted
a press briefing to provide an update on the H1N1 flu outbreak.
Length: 44 min.
Published: Monday at 11am (ET)
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VIDEO:
State Department Press Briefing
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Spokesman Robert Wood conducts a daily briefing at the State
Department.
Length: 17 min.
Published: Monday at 12pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
White House Briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Press Secretary Robert Gibbs conducts a daily briefing at the
White House.
Length: 44 min.
Published: Monday at 1pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
AIPAC Panel Discussion "An Insider's Look at the Middle
East "
from C-SPAN Recent Video
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee hosted a paned discussion
on "An Insider's Look at the Middle East" during the
opening plenary session of their Annual Policy Conference. Panelists
included Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), Fmr. CIA Dir. James Woolsey,
and others.
Length: 42 min.
Published: Sunday at 9:30am (ET)
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VIDEO:
The Annual AIPAC Policy Conference
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Panelists at the AIPAC confernce discussed the continuing conflict
with Hezbollah. Earlier, Israeli Pres. Shimon Peres gave an address
to the annual policy Conference. Delegates are gathering in Washington,
D.C., to lobby Congress and promote Israeli issues.
Length:
Published: Monday at 9am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Pres. Obama Remarks at Cinco de Mayo Event
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Pres. Obama and Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan delivered
remarks at a Cinco de Mayo event in the East Room. The First
Lady, the Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden also attended.
Length: 14 min.
Published: Monday at 5:15pm (ET)
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U.S.
Presidential Delegation to South African Inauguration
The President has asked Ambassador Ron Kirk, the U.S. Trade Representative,
to represent the United States at the inauguration of the President
of South Africa on May 9th in Pretoria.
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Presidential
Nominations Sent To The Senate, 5-4-09
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Readout
of Presidents calls to Senators Hatch and Specter today
Following through on his commitment to reach out to Democrats
and Republicans in the Senate as he searches for and appoints
a nominee to replace Justice Souter on the Supreme Court, President
Obama telephoned two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee
today.
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Vice
President Biden Kicks Off $32 Million Renovation and Restoration
of Wilmington Train Station
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LEVELING
THE PLAYING FIELD: CURBING TAX HAVENS AND REMOVING TAX INCENTIVES
FOR SHIFTING JOBS OVERSEAS
There is no higher economic priority for President Obama than
creating new, well-paying jobs in the United States. Yet today,
our tax code actually provides a competitive advantage to companies
that invest and create jobs overseas compared to those that invest
and create those same jobs in the U.S. In addition, our tax system
is rife with opportunities to evade and avoid taxes through offshore
tax havens:
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Briefing
by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 5/4/2009
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Good
Jobs Here at Home
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Read
the HHS Report on Rural Health Care
This morning Nancy-Ann DeParle, Director
of the White House Office of Health Reform, is meeting with rural
Americans in the fourth in a series of White House Health Care
Stakeholder Discussions.
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Vice
President Biden, Secretary Salazar and Senator Carper Underscore
Renewable Energy Potential on Outer Continental Shelf
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Updated
News Releases, May 3, 2009
Sat, 02 May 2009 22:27:19 -0500
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U.S.
Marshals Service Asset Forfeiture Sales, May 3, 2009
Sat, 02 May 2009 22:26:29 -0500
Following are the new items available for auction:
2002 BMW 3 Series 330xi
Auction Dates: May 11-13, 2009
Bellbrook, OH - 5.723 +/- Acres of Vacant
Agricultural Land
Auction Dates: May 18-20, 2009
2003 Cadillac Escalade V8
Auction Dates: May 18 - 20, 2009
College Park, GA - 1.1121 +/- Acres of
Vacant Land
Auction Dates: May 19-21, 2009
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National
Center for Health Statistics Homepage, we wanted you to know
we recently updated this page.
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Attorney
Vacancies for U.S. Department of Justice
This page has recently been updated with
the following new vacancies:
U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE U.S. TRUSTEE'S OFFICE -- SAN DIEGO, CA.
TRIAL ATTORNEY Applications must be postmarked by the closing
date of May 26, 2009 and will be accepted up to five calendar
days after the closing date.
U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY EASTERN DISTRICT
OF PENNSYLVANIA Position is open until filled.
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Mobile
FEMA Recovery Center Open In Dougherty County
Mon, 04 May 2009 06:49:33 -0500
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Category
2-3 Status Lists for U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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FDA
and CDC Information on Potential “Spot Shortages” of
Supplies for Treating and Preventing Novel Influenza A (H1N1)
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May
4, 2009 - DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report, (PDF, 21 pages - 172 KB)
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U.S.
Department of State Schedule for May 4, 2009
Washington, DC
May 4, 2009
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Take
Anti-Flu Drugs Only After Diagnosis, Military Doc Says
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:00:00 -0500
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CSMS#
09-000212 - ACE Production Problems
Mon, 04 May 2009 09:21:05 -0500
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Gates
Trip Aims to Reaffirm Ties With Egypt, Saudi Arabia
Mon, 04 May 2009 07:51:00 -0500
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U.S.
Department of State Sea Turtle Conservation and Shrimp Imports
Bureau of Public Affairs
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
May 4, 2009
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Tobacco
News & Events for TTB.gov
We have recenlty updated this information
to add TTB Procedure 2009-1, and is now available.
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Yellow
Ribbon Program
Mon, 04 May 2009 09:20:46 -0500
A provision of the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill gives students an opportunity
to study at certain colleges and universities.
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Oregon
Guard Deployment
Mon, 04 May 2009 09:33:29 -0500
The Oregon National Guard is getting ready for its largest deployment
since World War II.
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Michael Bradfield Appointed FDIC General
Counsel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 4, 2009 Media Contact:
Andrew Gray 202-898-7192
angray@fdic.gov
FDIC Chairman Sheila C. Bair today announced
the appointment of Michael Bradfield as the agency's new General
Counsel. The appointment was unanimously approved by the FDIC
Board of Directors and is effective today.
Chairman Bair, in announcing the appointment, said, "I'm
very pleased to have Mr. Bradfield join the FDIC. His depth of
knowledge of domestic and international banking issues as well
as his extensive expertise at the Federal Reserve Board and the
U.S. Treasury will serve the FDIC well at a critical time."
The FDIC General Counsel is in charge of the Legal Division,
which is responsible for legal work on regulatory issues, as
well as FDIC transactions, litigation, and corporate and commercial
claims. The Legal Division currently has 520 employees nationwide.
While a partner at Jones, Day, Mr. Bradfield concentrated on
domestic and international banking, mergers and acquisitions,
federal bank regulatory matters, and international trade.
Mr. Bradfield served as General Counsel of the Federal Reserve
Board in Washington, serving as counsel to Chairman Paul Volcker
and Chairman Alan Greenspan. He was responsible for the legal
work of the Board, including the legal aspects of monetary policy
formulation, regulation, litigation, enforcement, administration,
and legislation.
Before becoming the Federal Reserve's General Counsel, Mr. Bradfield
was in private law practice with Cole Corrette & Bradfield.
From 1968 to 1975, he served as Assistant General Counsel of
the Treasury Department where he participated in the formulation
of international monetary and trade policy. He also worked with
the Multilateral Development Banks and the International Monetary
Fund.
Mr. Bradfield received his B.A. from Union College in Schenectady,
New York, and an M.A. in International Affairs and a J.D. from
Columbia University.
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Wine
News & Events for TTB.gov
We have recently updated this information
to include Notice No. 94 and Treasury Decision TTB-76, and are
now available.
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FSIS
Directive 6410.1
Verifying Sanitary Dressing and Process Control Procedures in
Slaughter Operations of Cattle of Any Age
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CSMS#
09-000213 - OGA-FDA Prior Notice Fianl Implementation 05/06/09
Mon, 04 May 2009 10:33:00 -0500
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The following list of books from the Bureau
of Land Management library are
available on a ‘first come, first serve’ basis. PLEASE
TYPE “List
200900501” in the subject line of your request. The list
expires Friday
May 8, 2009. If you would like any books listed here, please
contact
Barbara Campbell: Barbara_campbell@blm.gov
ph. 303.236.6648 fax
303.236.4810 or Crystal Talavera crystal_talavera@blm.gov
[20090413]
1. Accessing individual records from personal
data files using non-unique
identifiers
1977
5. Conservation easement handbook : managing
land conservation and
historic preservation easement programs
1988
6. Environmental geology : conservations,
land-use planning, and resource
management
1970
7. Fire effects and post-burn vegetation
development in the sub-boreal
spruce zone: Mackenzie (Windy Point) site
2006
8. Food, fiber and the arid lands
1971
9. Geologic history of the Slick Rock district
and vicinity, San Miguel
and Dolores counties, Colorado
1976
10. Geological literature on North America
1785-1918
1924
11. Geology of point sur quadrangle California
1926
15. Proceedings of the Sixth Federal Interagency
Sedimentation Conference
March 10-14, 1996, Las Vegas, Nevada Vol. 2
1996
16. Sams' teach yourself Microsoft FrontPage
98 in 24 hours
1997
18. Spherical and practical astronomy as
applied to geodesy
1969
19. Suggestions to authors of the reports
of the United States Geological
Survey (sixth edition)
1978
[20090420]
1. Aerial Photographic Interpretation:
Principles and Applications
1959
2. Documentation Manual 1972
3. Elements of Photogrammetry, 1948
4. Fiscal Year 2005: The Interior Budget
in Brief (February 2004)
2004
5. Manual of Photogrammetry (Fourth Edition)
1980
6. Manual of Photographic Interpretation
1960
7. Papers from the 35th Annual Meeting:
American Society of
Photogrammetry: March 9-14, 1969
8. Papers from the 39th Annual Meeting:
American Society of
Photogrammetry: March 11-16, 1973
9. Papers from the 41st Annual Meeting:
American Society of
Photogrammetry, March 9-14, 1975
10. Papers from the 42nd Annual Meeting:
American Society Of
Photogrammetry: February 22-28, 1976
11. Precise Astronomic Surveys 1971
12. Proceedings of the American Society
of Photogrammetry (43rd Annual
Meeting Feb. 27-Mar. 5 1977, Washington D.C.) 1977 Vol. 2
13. Racing into Tomorrow: 1985 ACSM-ASPRS
Fall Convention: Technical
Papers, September 8-13, 1985, Indianapolis 1985
14. Remote Sensing Techniques for Field
Inspections 1973
15. Surveying Computer's Manual 1964
16. Technical Papers : 1987 ASPRS-ACSM
Annual Convention : Baltimore,
Maryland, March 29 - April 3 : ASPRS 53rd Annual Meeting, ACSM
47th Annual
Meeting. 1987 Vol. 1 Remote Sensing Vol. 2 Photogrammetry Vol.
3
Surveying Vol. 4 Cartography Vol. 5 GIS/LIS Vol. 6 Image Data
Processing
Vol. 7 Non-Topographic Photogrammetry
17. Technical Papers 43rd ASP Meeting:
February 27-March 5, 1977
1977
18. Topological Data Structure For Polygonal
Maps 1988
Barbara Campbell, Library Services Section
Chief
Division of Resource Services
National Operations Center, BLM
PO BOX 25047
Denver, CO 80225-0047
Office - 303-236-6648
Fax - 303-236-4810
email barbara_campbell@blm.gov
http://www.blm.gov/nstc/library/library.html
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CSMS#
09-000214 - ACE Processing Restored
Mon, 04 May 2009 10:47:59 -0500
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Supreme
Court Rules for Immigrant in ID Theft Case
Posted: 03 May 2009 05:00 PM PDT
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has ruled that an undocumented
immigrant who uses a phony Social Security number to get work
should not be considered an identity thief unless prosecutors
can prove he knew the number belonged to a real person.
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Afghan
President Karzai Registers for Re-election
Posted: 03 May 2009 05:00 PM PDT
By RAHIM FAIEZ and JASON STRAZIUSO
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai registered as a candidate for
Afghanistan's August presidential election on Monday and selected
a powerful warlord and former top political leader as his new
vice presidential running mate.
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Leadership
for U.S. Department of Homeland Security
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
|
VACANCY:
DTIC-23-09 FEDERAL DTIC
Title/Series/Grade: Librarian, YA-1410-02
Opened: 01 May 2009
Closes: 22 May 2009
Location: Ft. Belvoir, VA
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FSIS
Notice 38-09
Verification of Carcasses That An Establishment Further Processes
Without An Official Inspection Legend
FSIS
Notice 37-09
Synchronization of Field Computers
FSIS
Notice 36-09
Export of Poultry Product Produced for Russia
FSIS
35-09
Contacting the Policy Development Division (PDD)
FSIS
Notice 34-09
Revised Notice For Certifying Beef Products Under Export Verification
(EV) Programs
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“The
Nuclear Renaissance in America” NRC Commissioner Kristine
L. Svinicki, at the French Institute for International Relations
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NCHS
Washington Group on Disability Statistics for Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
|
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NCHS
Data Brief for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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DAVID
S. COHEN CONFIRMED AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR COUNTER TERRORIST
FINANCING
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Inspector
General Management Reports for U.S. Department of Homeland Security
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Privacy
Office Reports for U.S. Department of Homeland Security
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Fort
Lewis Warrior Transition Battalion Hosts Paralympics Sports Camp
Mon, 04 May 2009 12:07:00 -0500
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HHS.gov
Homepage Updates for U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Strategic
Focus Shifts to Afghanistan, Mullen Says
Mon, 04 May 2009 12:45:00 -0500
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Phoenix
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
|
CDC:
Daily Update - H1N1 Flu Investigation
CDC updates U.S. Human Cases of H1N1 Flu Infection
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Federal
Election Commission Electronic Distribution of Record Begins
in July 2009
Mon, 04 May 2009 08:19:36 -0500
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General
Pandemic Flu Information for U.S. Dept. of Health & Human
Services
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
|
AntiPiracy
Task Force Handover
Mon, 04 May 2009 11:53:36 -0500
The U.S. Navy handed over control of Combined Task Force 151
to the Turkish Navy Sunday. The Task Force is the lead element
against pirate operations off the coast of Somalia.
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Guard
Helps Kentucky Derby
Mon, 04 May 2009 12:07:51 -0500
National Guard Soldiers helped with security during this past
weekend's Kentuck Derby at Churchill Downs.
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Four
New FEMA Recovery Centers Open For Storm Survivors In Florida
Mon, 04 May 2009 11:06:28 -0500
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Four additional Florida Disaster Recovery
Centers (DRCs) will open at noon Saturday, May 2, in Calhoun,
Holmes, Lafayette and Washington counties to serve homeowners,
renters and businesses affected by severe storms that began March
26. This will bring to eight the number of DRCs assisting survivors
of the 14 counties eligible for Individual Assistance from the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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Oregon
Guard Deployment
Mon, 04 May 2009 10:10:19 -0500
The Oregon National Guard is getting ready for its largest deployment
since World War II.
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Good
Health Practices
Mon, 04 May 2009 10:09:55 -0500
Minimize the spread of germs by washing your hands with soap
and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer. When sick, stay home!
And cover your nose and mouth when sneezing or coughing.
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CA
Air Guard Deploys
Mon, 04 May 2009 10:10:14 -0500
More than 65 members of California's Air National Guard deployed
to Afghanistan over the weekend.
|
Yellow
Ribbon Program
Mon, 04 May 2009 10:10:17 -0500
A provision of the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill gives students an opportunity
to study at certain colleges and universities.
|
|
Dallas
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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U.S.
Department of State American "Smart Power": Diplomacy
and Development Are the Vanguard
Bureau of Public Affairs
Fact Sheet
May 4, 2009
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Military
Medical Digest for Military Health System
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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General
Officer Assignments
Mon, 04 May 2009 13:33:00 -0500
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U.S.
Department of State Meeting of U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan
to Promote Racial and Ethnic Equality
Thomas A. Shannon, Jr.
Assistant Secretary
Edson Santos, Brazilian Minister for Promotion
of Racial Equality
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
C Street Entrance, State Department
Washington, DC
April 29, 2009
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Drill
Sergeant Excels in Senior Leader Course
Mon, 04 May 2009 13:34:00 -0500
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San
Francisco Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Technology
Helps Officers Nab Vehicular Homicide Suspect
Mon, 04 May 2009 11:51:28 -0500
El Paso, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers
at the Paso del Norte international border crossing in El Paso
today apprehended a 36-year-old man being sought by the Torrance
County, New Mexico Sheriff's Department in connection with a
bus accident that killed two people and injured dozens more.
(more)
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CBP
Detains Shipments of Reed Fencing
Mon, 04 May 2009 11:51:28 -0500
Washington - U.S. Customs and Border Protection detained 11 shipments
of reed fencing from China infested with plant pests and diseases
that, if established, could cost the U.S. hundreds of thousands
of dollars in crop loss and treatment costs.The first shipment
of reed fencing arrived at the port of International Falls, Minn.
(more)
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CJCS
ADM Mullen on Middle East
Mon, 04 May 2009 12:12:00 -0500
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ADM Michael Mullen returned
from his trip to CENTCOM last week with insight into Afghanistan.
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U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Videos
Mon, 04 May 2009 11:51:29 -0500
Inauguration of the North Dakota Air Branch; CBP Launches Newest
Unmanned Aircraft in Arizona; and CBP Air and Marine Operations
in McAllen, Texas.
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NRC
Schedules Open House to Discuss Nuclear Power Issues and 2008
Performance of Clinton Nuclear Power Plant
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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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Baltimore
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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U.S.
Department of State Japan Children's Day
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
May 4, 2009
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Hoyer: Obama’s Tax Reform Proposals
Encourage Job Creation, Investment
WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader
Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after
President Obama and Treasury Secretary Geithner announced components
of the Administration’s plan to reform our nation’s
international tax laws:
“The proposal announced today by President Obama is a needed
step to reform tax laws that currently give a competitive advantage
to businesses that invest overseas rather than in our own nation,
and that allow the wealthiest to avoid paying their fair share.
Our tax system must reward those who create jobs and encourage
business growth here in the United States while ensuring the
global competitiveness of U.S. businesses. Reducing the use of
tax havens and providing additional resources to crack down on
abuses of international tax laws will save American taxpayers
billions of dollars. Just as importantly, the savings will be
used to provide tax relief for businesses that invest and create
jobs in the United States.
“This is just the beginning of Congress’ efforts to
reform our tax code. The proposals announced today build on the
work done by Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel,
Congressman Lloyd Doggett and others in Congress. I look forward
to working with President Obama and Chairman Rangel as we move
forward with reforms that promote economic growth and job creation
as well as making our tax system fairer and simpler for all Americans.”
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Big Announcements from Young Democrats
of GA: Chicago, Leadership Program, More...
* YDG Launches 2009 Leadership Academy
* Chicago or BUST 2009: YDA National Convention
* Congressional Internships
* Chapter Announcements
YDG Launches 2009 Leadership Academy
Young Democrats of Georgia is pleased to
announce the formation of our 2009 Leadership Academy. If you
are a member of the Young Democrats and are looking for the unique
experiences that will help you personally excel in anything from
politics to civic leadership to personal development, enroll
in the 2009 YDG Leadership Academy. This is our 12-month, intensive
program designed to equip Young Democrats with the skills and
experience you need to excel in whatever path you are choosing
for your life.
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Young
Democrats of America Southeast Region Chartering & Convention
Info
I have started a discussion page on chartering
your Unit's YD information with YDA for the National Convention
in August. Please check there for information.
More information on our SE Regional meeting
will be coming out in the 48 hours.
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New
Orleans Field Division for The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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May
issue of ODEP's monthly newsletter, Business Sense, which is
now available.
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Breaking
News for The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Calendar
of Events section within the Federal Transit Administration website
This information has recently been updated
with: Mountlake Terrace Freeway Station Groundbreaking and the
Harper Park and Ride GroundBreaking in May and is now available.
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'Hybrid
War' to Pull U.S. Military in Two Directions, Flournoy Says
Mon, 04 May 2009 14:59:00 -0500
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Forces
Train Iraqis to Manage Radio Waves, Information Security
Mon, 04 May 2009 14:50:00 -0500
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NASA
Invites High School Students to Apply for Inspire Project
Sun, 03 May 2009 23:00:00 -0500
NASA's Interdisciplinary National Science Program Incorporating
Research Experience, known as Inspire, is accepting applications
from high school students through June 30.
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Breastfeeding
Moms Have Lower Heart Risks Later in Life
The longer moms breastfeed their babies, the less likely they
are to have cardiovascular disease and related risk factors after
their childbearing years, a new study suggests.
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Autism
Tied to Genes That Influence Brain Cell Connections
Three genome-wide association studies have identified genetic
variations that affect the risk of autism spectrum disorders.
Understanding how these variations affect brain development will
suggest new strategies for diagnosing and treating the disorders.
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Scientists
Sequence Cow Genome
The domesticated cow has become the first livestock mammal to
have its genetic blueprint sequenced and analyzed. This major
milestone in animal genetics provides new information not only
about cattle biology but also about mammalian evolution.
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DOT
Secretary's Blog - Welcome to the Fast Lane for Department of
Transportation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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UST
Home Page for U.S. Department of Justice
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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VACANCY:
Medical Officer, DH/OBRR - Updated Closing Date CBER
Posted: 5/4/2009
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VACANCY:
Pre-Doctoral or Post-Doctoral Position, LH/DH/OBRR CBER
Posted: 5/4/2009
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WHO
Updates International H1N1 Situation Including Global Number
of Laboratory Confirmed Cases
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Little
Rock Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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FDA
Warns Consumers to Stop Use of Hydroxycut Products
Sun, 03 May 2009 19:00:00 -0500
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New
York Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Release No. 05-01-09
May 1, 2009
VA emphasizes education before Post-9/11 GI Bill switch
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON (AFRNS) -- As the Department of Veterans Affairs is
accepting sign-ups for the Post-9/11 GI Bill, officials are encouraging
anyone considering enrolling in the program to get educated about
it first to ensure it is right for them.
The Post-9/11 Bill that takes effect Aug. 1 has generated a lot
of buzz. Besides broader educational benefits, it includes a
popular provision that will enable enrollees to transfer their
benefits to immediate family members.
But before electing to shift to the new program from the Montgomery
GI Bill or another VA-sponsored education program, Keith Wilson,
director of education service for the Veterans Benefits Administration
recommends people get the facts first. Shifting to the new program
is an irrevocable decision.
"It's a great program, and it's going to be beneficial for
a lot of veterans," Mr. Wilson said of the Post-9/11 benefit.
But jumping too quickly to sign up without fully evaluating it
ultimately could shortchange some people, he said.
So as VA works to get word out about the Post-9/11 GI Bill, it
has also geared up a big education campaign about what it does
and does not deliver.
"The important thing to remember is that this is one of
several programs we administer, all of which have different eligibility
criteria," Mr. Wilson said. "The program that is best
for the individual veteran is not always going to be the Post-9/11
GI Bill."
Among questions Mr. Wilson encourages people to consider when
making the decision are:
-- Which benefit will pay more? This needs to factor in, not
just what VA pays, but also the impact on any other educational
assistance the person receives. For example, if the student attends
school in one of the many states that offers veterans free tuition
or receives another form of state or campus aid, will switching
to the Post-9/11 benefit change that?
-- What tier of benefit are they eligible for under the Post-9/11
GI Bill? The program includes three payments: tuition and fees,
a living allowance, and a book and supply stipend. But current
active-duty people cannot receive the living allowance.
-- What type of training do they want to pursue? Not all training
covered by the Montgomery GI Bill, for example, is covered by
the Post-9/11 bill. The new benefit, for example, does not cover
technical school training.
-- How long do you expect to take to use the benefit? The Post-9/11
GI Bill pays out benefits for 15 years, five years longer than
the Montgomery GI Bill benefit.
-- Do you plan to attend school less than full-time? It will
affect whether you receive the housing allowance under the Post-9/11
benefit.
-- Do you plan to transfer your unused benefits to an immediate
family member? Only the Post-9/11 benefit offers that option.
"There are a series of things, both monetary and nonmonetary,
that individuals need to consider," Mr. Wilson said.
Mr. Wilson encourages anyone eyeing the new Post-9/11 program
to read up about it on the VA Web site. Those who need additional
assistance can click on a link on the site to e-mail VA officials
with a question, or can talk with a VA benefits counselor by
calling (888) 442 4551, he said.
"We're emphasizing education so people understand the full
range of our educational programs," Mr. Wilson said. "We
really want to be sure we tailor the best program to the individual."
Meanwhile, a disabled Iraqi war veteran now serving as a top
VA official is going to some unprecedented lengths to ensure
servicemembers and veterans alike understand the opportunities
available to them through the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
Tammy Duckworth, who was confirmed recently as VA's assistant
secretary for public and intergovernmental affairs, taped a YouTube
video earlier this week to encourage those who qualify for the
benefit to check it out.
Although the new benefit does not take effect until Aug. 1, Ms.
Duckworth said it is time to get busy now so people can make
decisions about enrolling in the program in time to use it to
cover educational costs during the upcoming fall semester.
"Right now is when students are getting their acceptance
letters from universities and trying to decide what school they
are going to," she said.
Similarly, she said, current servicemembers may be making decisions
about whether they will re-enlist in the military, and whether
they can afford college.
Defense Department officials emphasize that applicants must be
on active duty or in the Selected Reserve on Aug. 1 to qualify
for transferability provisions under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
Ms. Duckworth is busy tapping into just about any communications
vehicle available -- from the VA Web site to newsletters to veterans
service groups and community outreach -- to help get word out
about the new benefit.
She is also hoping the YouTube video will help.
"It's to put a face of another [Operation Iraqi Freedom]
veteran out there telling other OIF vets, 'You have earned these
benefits, this is going to start in August,' and encouraging
them to get more information so they can decide if this is right
for them," she said.
Ms. Duckworth understands her audience well. A member of the
Illinois Army National Guard, she was deployed to Iraq in November
2004 when militants attacked the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
she was piloting. The rocket-propelled grenade cost Ms. Duckworth
both legs and severely damaged her right arm.
Now, as she reaches out to fellow veterans of operations Iraqi
Freedom and Enduring Freedom, Ms. Duckworth emphasized that she
is not "selling" the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
"There are three different GI bills that they can choose
from," she said, echoing Mr. Wilson. "Just because
this is the newest doesn't mean this is the most appropriate
for the veteran. They have to get good information so they can
make the best decision as to whether or not the Post-9/11 GI
Bill is the right one for them."
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El
Paso Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Vulnerability
Summary for the Week of April 27, 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 April 27, 2009.
It is
available here:
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/SB09-124.html
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ADVISORY: Conference Call to Discuss President
Obama’s Commitment to Biofuels and Proposed Rulemaking on
the Renewable Fuel Standard
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary
of Energy Steven Chu and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator
Lisa Jackson will hold a conference call to brief reporters on
President Obama’s commitment to advance biofuels research
and commercialization and to unveil a notice of proposed rulemaking
on the Renewable Fuel Standard. The call will be held tomorrow,
Tuesday, May 5, at 10:00 AM Eastern. An RSVP is required to participate.
WHO: Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture
Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy
Lisa Jackson, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator
WHEN: Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 10:00AM Eastern
HOW: To receive dial-in information, please RSVP to media_affairs@who.eop.gov
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New
Haven Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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USCIS Proposes Revisions to Form Used to Verify
Honorable Military Service - has been posted and is now
available.
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CJCS
ADM Michael Mullen
Mon, 04 May 2009 13:39:26 -0500
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ADM Michael Mullen speaks
with reporters at the Pentagon.
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U.S.
Department of State Europe and Eurasia: Daily Press Briefing
- May 4
Mon, 04 May 2009 14:53:43 -0500
Robert Wood
Acting Department Spokesman
Daily Press Briefing
May 4, 2009
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San
Antonio Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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All
FEMA Recovery Centers Will Be Closed On Sundays
Mon, 04 May 2009 14:32:37 -0500
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Effective this Sunday, May 10, all disaster
recovery centers (DRCs) will be closed on Sunday.
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ETA
- Advisories - Unemployment Insurance Program Letters (UIPL)
for United States Department of Labor. UIPL
12-09, Change 1: Extended Benefits Program – Temporary Changes
made by the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling
Families Act has recently been added to the ETA advisory database
and is available at http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2750.
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Washington
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Genetic
Study Confirms the Immune System's Role in Narcolepsy
Mon, 04 May 2009 09:10:00 -0500
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New
Early Detection Studies of Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers Launched
Today
Mon, 04 May 2009 09:10:00 -0500
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Seattle
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Gates
in Egypt
Mon, 04 May 2009 15:58:42 -0500
Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Cairo, Egypt May 4.
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CJCS
ADM Mullen on Middle East
Mon, 04 May 2009 13:01:47 -0500
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ADM Michael Mullen returned
from his trip to CENTCOM last week with insight into Afghanistan.
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Afghan,
Coalition Medics Help People of Herat District
Mon, 04 May 2009 16:24:00 -0500
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C-SPAN Programming Information for Mon.
5/4 - Tues. 5/5, 2009
**********************************************************************
C-SPAN Highlights
Tonight:
* Pentagon Briefing with Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen
(10pm)
* Rep. Ike Skelton Address on Security Challenges in the New
Administration (10:30pm)
* WHO Press Briefing on Swine Flu (11pm)
Tomorrow:
* Senate Finance Cmte. Hearing on Health Care Overhaul (10am)
- LIVE
* U.S. House: In Session (10:30am) - LIVE
**********************************************************************
C-SPAN2 Highlights
Tonight:
* The Communicators: Discussion on Microsoft & Congress (8pm)
* Pres. Obama Remarks on Tax Code Reform & & Offshore
Accounts (8:30pm)
* AIPAC Annual Conference (8:40pm) - LIVE
Tomorrow:
* U.S. Senate: In Session (Time TBA) - LIVE Tentative
**********************************************************************
C-SPAN3 Highlights
Tonight:
* Recap of the Day: Pres. Obama on Tax Code; Swine Flu; Terrorism
Report (7pm)
* AIPAC Conference Address by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu (8pm) - LIVE
Tomorrow:
* Joint Economic Cmte. Hearing with Fed. Chairman Ben Bernanke
(10am) - LIVE
* Brookings Institute Speech by Afghan Pres. Hamid Karzai (1pm)
- LIVE
**********************************************************************
C-SPAN Radio Highlights
Tonight:
* AIPAC Conference Address by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu (8pm) - LIVE
Tomorrow:
* Washington Journal (7am) - LIVE
* Joint Economic Cmte. Hearing with Fed. Chairman Ben Bernanke
(10am) - LIVE
* Brookings Institute Speech by Afghan Pres. Hamid Karzai (1pm)
- LIVE
**********************************************************************
Politics Highlights
* C-SPAN Political Programming - Sunday
on C-SPAN at 6:30pm ET
**********************************************************************
Washington Journal Highlights
* Newspaper Articles & Viewer Calls
* Discussion on Tax Havens
* Discussion on Student Loan Programs
* Discussion on Stress Test for Banks
**********************************************************************
C-SPAN Capitol Spotlight
* President Obama announced Monday a series
of significant changes to the international tax system, starting
a major fight with U.S. businesses. The proposals put some detail
on a frequent... - Full Story at http://www.c-span.org/capitolspotlight
* What portion of respondents to a recent
poll said race relations have improved since Prsident Obama took
office? - Answer at http://www.c-span.org/capitolspotlight
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Portland
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Dallas
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Tampa
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Officials
Reject Allegations of Proselytizing in Afghanistan
Mon, 04 May 2009 16:49:00 -0500
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After
60 Years, NATO Still Committed to Shaping Security Environment
Mon, 04 May 2009 16:47:00 -0500
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Around
the Services
Mon, 04 May 2009 15:57:57 -0500
H1N1 flu fears are subsiding, but the risk may not be over yet.
What you need to know before you visit the doctor. Plus, SecDef
Gates heads to the Middle East.
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Cincinnati
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Mobile
FEMA Recovery Center Open In Echols County
Mon, 04 May 2009 15:31:48 -0500
ATLANTA, Ga. -- Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers (Mobile DRCs)
operated by the State of Georgia and the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) are open in Dougherty and Brantley counties to
assist people affected by the storms and flooding that began
March 26.
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Today's
Top News
Mon, 04 May 2009 16:54:49 -0500
This week, Secretary Gates arrived in Egypt and Admiral Michael
Mullen returned from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Gates
in Egypt
Mon, 04 May 2009 15:57:46 -0500
Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Cairo, Egypt Monday.
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Mosul
Meetings
Mon, 04 May 2009 15:36:03 -0500
U.S. commanders and top Iraqi officials met in Mosul this weekend
to discuss the removal of coalition forces from Iraqi cities
by the June 30th deadline.
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Springfield
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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DoD
Contracts for May 04, 2009
Mon, 04 May 2009 17:01:00 -0500
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Atlanta
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Chairman
Emphasizes Importance of Personnel in Budget Considerations
Mon, 04 May 2009 16:56:00 -0500
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FSIS
Notice 39-09
Electronic Sample (eSAMPLE) Phase I - Reporting In-Plant FAST
Antimicrobial Screen Test (FAST) Results
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Selected
New Postings on U.S. Department of Justice Web sites
This page has recently been updated with
the following new items:
Chapter
13 Trustees Weigh Advantages and Disadvantages of Paying Debtors’
Ongoing Mortgages (5/04/09)
Juvenile Arrests 2007 (4/30/09)
Maintaining Accessibility in Museums (4/30/09)
Accessible Information Exchange: Meeting on a Level
Playing Field (4/30/09)
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Today
in the Department of Defense, 5/5/2009
Mon, 04 May 2009 17:19:00 -0500
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DoD
News Briefing with Adm. Mullen from the Pentagon Briefing Room,
Arlington, Va.
Mon, 04 May 2009 17:24:00 -0500
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DoD
Identifies Army Casualties
Mon, 04 May 2009 17:33:00 -0500
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State
Department Hosts Workshop to Develop Regional Approach to Stockpile
Reduction in South East Europe
Bureau of Public Affairs
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
May 4, 2009
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Join the Broward Young Democrats at
the next regular meeting
Monday, May 11, 2009
at Gatsby's Bar and Grill
1805 S. University Drive in Davie
Happy hour starting at 6:30 pm followed by our 7:30 meeting
Our speakers this month include, State
Senator Jeremy Ring and Sun-Sentinel Political Columnist, Anthony
Man.
We will also be discussing a few final
details on our upcoming BYD banquet.
For more information, please contact me
at 954-829-3523 or AnnKGallagher@hotmail.com.
Hope to see you there!
Annie Gallagher
VP of Community Affairs
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United
States Signals Interest in Potential Ways to Address Hydrofluorocarbons
Bureau of Public Affairs
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
May 4, 2009
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What's
New at AHRQ for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Mental
Health for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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NASA
EDGE: LRO/LCROSS
Mon, 04 May 2009 11:00:00 -0500
NASA EDGE takes a close look at NASA’s first step in return
to the Moon, LRO and LCROSS. Chris, Blair and Franklin interviews
both teams and round out the show with a little Launch Services
Program.
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CBP
Agricultural Inspection
Mon, 04 May 2009 16:13:19 -0500
CBP agricultural specialists have extensive training and experience
in agricultural and biological inspection. Their historic mission
of preventing the introduction of harmful pests into the United
States provides CBP with the expertise to recognize and prevent
the entry of organisms that could be used for biological warfare
or terrorism.
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CBP
Monitors H1N1 Flu Outbreak; All Ports Operating Routinely
Mon, 04 May 2009 16:13:19 -0500
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is monitoring all information
and guidance concerning the outbreak of H1N1 flu. At this time
all U.S. ports of entry are open and operating as normal with
officers using risk based border screening.CBP officers and Border
Patrol agents are responding to guidance from health officials
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (more)
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Georgia
Jailers Arrested on Obstruction of Justice Charges
Mon, 04 May 2009 16:07:48 -0500
Derontay Anton Langford and Mitnee Markette Jones, both of whom
work as officers at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia, were arrested
by FBI agents following their indictment by a federal grand jury
on felony charges of filing a false report, making false statements
to federal agents, and obstruction of justice.
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U.S.
Department of State: Daily Press Briefing - April 17
Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:40:17 -0500
Robert Wood
Acting Department Spokesman
Daily Press Briefing
April 17, 2009
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Army
Leader Forum
Mon, 04 May 2009 17:34:42 -0500
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy speaks
at the Army Leader Forum.
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Downrange
Mon, 04 May 2009 18:04:27 -0500
Iraq and U.S. military leaders assess the situation Iraq. Young
children in Al Anbar province have a place to learn. Plus, country
artist, Toby Keith, shows his support for U.S. troops.
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U.S.
Department of State 2009 Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review
Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons (NPT)
Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation
Fact Sheet
May 4, 2009
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Chicago
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Today's top Air Force stories include:
Facts, testimony bust IDEA myths
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123147555
Airmen, Sailors provide maritime support
for Iraqi military
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123147537
Air Force officials to release master sergeant
promotion list
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123147558
Take anti-flu drugs only after diagnosis,
military doc says
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123147542
Officials set operating location for San
Antonio joint base
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123147503
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Hoyer to Speak at AIPAC Policy Conference
Washington, DC - House Majority Leader
Steny H. Hoyer (MD) will speak at AIPAC’s annual gala during
their policy conference tonight at the Washington Convention
Center. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery:
“A hope so simple and so humble that nearly every people
took it for granted: ‘That we may be a nation like all other
nations.’ So many thousands of years ago, the Old Testament
tells us, the Jewish people asked simply for that, at the foundation
of their first state. It was carried through years of exile.
It was sheltered in the ghettoes and in the holds of immigrant
ships. It was with Herzl in Vienna and with Ben-Gurion in the
Negev. It is in the skyscrapers of Tel Aviv and, yes, in the
bunkers of Sderot. And it is here today.
“Through the exile years, the hope was forged a little stronger
each time home turned to hell: that one day, the Jews would make
history once more, as a nation. That the Jewish people could
at last be, in the words of David Ben-Gurion, ‘an independent
people in its own land.’
“That hope changed the world. Because the state that grew
in the desert, the state where Jews sought out a precious normal
life, was marked by the memory of persecutions, and pogroms,
and public hate. Those wounds could have hardened over into scars—but
they turned into something miraculous: a sharpened empathy for
the oppressed and dispossessed of every land and every blood.
‘Love the stranger,’ the lesson goes, ‘for you
were a stranger.’
“In a sea of despotism, Israel is called to the rule of
law. In a sea of repression, it is called to pluralism. In a
sea of hate, it is called to Tohar HaNeshek: ‘Purity of
Arms.’
“There is no higher standard. Does Israel fall short of
it? Undoubtedly. But, as Abba Eban wrote, ‘Israelis can
face mankind in a posture of confidence. They can say: ‘We
have not disappointed all your hopes.’
“Across the gulf of history and space and language, America
looks to Israel and sees a friendship resting on something stronger
than arms, more precious than oil. It rests on the ideals that
come down to us from Amos and Micah and Isaiah. Those ideals,
and the bond they inspire, are unbreakable, indissoluble.
“And so President Truman, who chose to recognize a new ally
and a new partner a mere 11 minutes after it was established,
said that Israel ‘has a glorious future before it—not
just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great
ideals of our civilization.’
“So often, men and women of prophetic insight have called
us to honor those ideals—love of the stranger, equality
in the eye of God. So often, they have been Jews. They were the
rabbis who marched beside Dr. King. They were the labor organizers
who risked their lives for workers’ dignity. And they were
the Newport synagogue leaders who wrote to President Washington
in the first year of our Constitution, praising a nation ‘which
to bigotry gives no sanction, to persecution no assistance…deeming
every one—of whatever nation, tongue or language—equal
parts.’
“And the American people, more than any other, has spoken
out for Israel’s equal place among the nations. When the
world has lost sight of that truth, America, time and again,
has reminded it.
“Today, we remind the world again. No one doubts that this
is a dark time in Israel’s history—a time not simply
of threats to its existence, but of threats to something less
tangible, though no less crucial. Ideological threats that turn
the decisions of a sovereign nation into the responsibility of
all Jews. And threats to a life free from fear.
“That is the intent of Iran’s dangerous pursuit of
nuclear weapons—weapons which could do irreparable harm
even without being used. They would strike a fear into the mind
of every Israeli that would surpass the Cold War’s darkest
days—a fear deepened by President Ahmadinejad’s threats
of destruction. Who in Tel Aviv could live without that fear
at the back of their thoughts every hour? For this reason alone,
and many more, Congress and the Obama Administration are committed
to keeping nuclear weapons out of Iranian hands. And I am hopeful
that President Obama’s comprehensive approach of engagement,
economic pressure, and cooperation with allies can accomplish
that goal.
“But even at this moment, to quote the reporter Bradley
Burston, ‘A house may be destroyed, children’s nerves
shot to shreds, perhaps for life….These barely averted catastrophes,
literally thousands of them, have become the central fact of
Israeli life. That…and a sickness and fever over the nearness
of true disaster.’ The cause: the Hamas rockets that still
rain down on Southern Israel.
“America must make it clear that every single one of them
is a war crime. We must stand behind Israel’s legitimate
efforts to win its freedom from fear. And we must give our strong
support to the only means of guaranteeing that freedom: a two-state
solution. But, to be realized, that goal must be shared by the
Palestinians. The Palestinians, too, have a dream of a sovereign
state. Israel understands that;
until the Palestinian people and their leaders extend the same
understanding—until they recognize Israel as a Jewish state,
until they forswear violence, until they begin to raise children
who are free from hate—there will be no peace. May that
day soon come. May the Palestinians’ dream, which has too
often been of Jewish expungment, change to a dream for their
children, a dream of peace, forsaking hate and terror, division
and destruction.
“But if there is a threat to Israel that you and I have
the most power to confront, it is one right here in the Western
world. We saw it on placards in London that read, ‘Stop
the Gaza Holocaust.’ We saw it in the protestors in Sweden
who chanted, ‘Khaybar, Khaybar’—Khaybar being
the site of an ancient battle at which Jews were killed, stripped
of their possessions, and expelled from their homes. Around the
world, critics of Israel are reaching for the ancient language
of anti-Semitism.
“And of all the world’s anti-Semitic outbursts, it
is painful above all else when the actions of Jews are compared
to their Nazi murderers—a slur that is intended, in the
words of Howard Jacobson, ‘to wound Jews in their most anguished
history.’
“What we have seen in the world’s streets—and
even in its theaters, its media, its schools—is not criticism.
It is hate. It endangers Jews. It poisons civil society everywhere.
And it eats away at Israel’s dream of being a nation like
all other nations.
“You and I must speak out against, and reason against, and
denounce the hate that would turn Israel from a sovereign nation
into the metaphysical stand-in for all Jews everywhere. There
is only one honorable way to regard Israel: as a unique, distinctive
place, with its own history and politics and culture.
“But we can do more: We can remind the world why Israel
came to be and why, in this troubled new century, it remains
indispensable. We see Israel in its glory and in its reality;
in its extraordinary strengths and in its failures and shortcomings.
We see that it need not be idealized to be greatly admired—for
its courage, its faith, its refuge, its humanity. And we pledge
ourselves to sustain and support it among the family of free
nations.
“Why Israel? Because Israel is the story of a people seizing
responsibility for itself, for its history and its destiny. That
lesson of responsibility is one of the most powerful Jewish truths.
It is repeated every spring, as families retell the story of
the Passover. Young boys and girls hear how their people were
saved by ‘a mighty hand and an outstretched arm,’ and
then they open their homes to welcome the prophet Elijah, who,
for hundreds of generations and millions of homes…has never
been at the door.
"The lesson is clear: The responsibility
to act for good in this world lies with the people inside that
room—with all of us, here, in our own hands.
“And so, to the question—’Where was God in the
Jewish people’s darkest hour? Where was God at Auschwitz?’—Rabbi
Irving Greenberg gave this heartbreaking answer: ‘God was
there—starving, broken, humiliated, gassed and burned alive,
sharing the infinite pain as only an infinite capacity for pain
can share it.’
“Why Israel? Because there was no miracle to save them.
Because miracles come, in part, from our own hands, from our
own labor, our own commitment, our own strength. Israel—this
man-made miracle—is that truth made concrete.
“Perhaps you have been to Yad Vashem. Perhaps you have read
on its walls these words of responsibility and reproach, words
from an anonymous victim of the killing camps: ‘All of us
dying here amidst the icy, arctic indifference of the nations,
forgotten by the world and life.’
And in the children’s memorial, you see starkly, tragically,
the horrific consequences of that neglect.
“And then you walk out into the dry air. The light stings
your tear-filled eyes. And from that great height you see the
Jerusalem plateau, the hills and the great, green pine forest
and the city spread out beneath you. And you think: This is the
land that keeps their names alive. This is the land they saw
in dreams. This is the land, as Truman said, that embodies the
great ideals of our civilization. This is the land we must, and
will, preserve.”
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CMS
Updates to Coverage Pages
Mon, 04 May 2009 14:37:00 -0500
Date: 05/04/2009
Subject: CMS Updates to Coverage Pages
Content: Posted proposed decision memo for Pharmacogenomic Testing
for Warfarin Response. Also updated facility lists.
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Disaster
Grants And Loans Available For Farmers And Ranchers
Mon, 04 May 2009 13:53:26 -0500
BISMARCK, N.D. -- Among the many disaster assistance programs
for people affected by spring flooding, there are several that
can help farmers and ranchers.
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CJCS
ADM Michael Mullen
Mon, 04 May 2009 20:38:52 -0500
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ADM Michael Mullen speaks
at the Navy League Sea-Air-Space Expo in National Harbor, MD.
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Top
Stories for May 4
Mon, 04 May 2009 20:38:39 -0500
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates arrived in Egypt, and Joint
Chiefs Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen returned from Iraq and
Afghanistan.
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FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009
House Meets At… Last Vote Predicted…
10:30 a.m.: Morning Hour
12:00 p.m.: Legislative Business
Unlimited “One Minutes” Per Side 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Suspensions (12 Bills)
1) H.R.
774 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 46-02 21st Street in Long Island City, New
York, as the "Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building"
(Rep. Maloney – Oversight and Government Reform)
2) H.R.
1397 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 41 Purdy Avenue in Rye, New York, as the "Caroline
O'Day Post Office Building" (Rep. Lowey – Oversight
and Government Reform)
3) H.Res.
299 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives
that public servants should be commended for their dedication
and continued service to the Nation during Public Service Recognition
Week, May 4 through 10, 2009, and throughout the year (Rep. Lynch
– Oversight and Government Reform)
4) H.R.
1271 - To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 2351 West Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano Beach,
Florida, as the "Elijah Pat Larkins Post Office Building"
(Rep. Hastings (FL) – Oversight and Government Reform)
5) H.Res.
382 - Supporting the goals and ideals of National Charter
Schools Week, to be held May 3 through May 9, 2009 (Rep. Bishop
(UT) – Education and Labor)
6) H.Res.
338 – Supporting the goals and ideals of National Community
College Month (Rep. Latham – Education and Labor)
7) H.Res.
348 – Congratulating the University of North Carolina
men's basketball team for winning the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's
Basketball National Championship (Rep. Price (NC) – Education
and Labor)
8) H.Res.
353 - Supporting the goals and ideals of Global Youth Service
Days (Rep. DeLauro – Education and Labor)
9) H.Res.
396 - Honoring the graduating Class of 2009 at the University
of California, Merced (Rep. Cardoza – Education and Labor)
10) H.Res.
313 – Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public
Works Week, and for other purposes (Rep. Oberstar – Transportation
and Infrastructure)
11) H.Res.
269 – Supporting the goals of Motorcycle Safety Awareness
Month (Rep. Giffords – Transportation and Infrastructure)
12) H.Res.
367 - Supporting the goals and ideals of National Train Day
(Rep. Brown (FL) – Transportation and Infrastructure)
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CDC continues to issue and update interim
guidance daily in response to the rapidly evolving situation.
CDC will issue updated interim guidance for clinicians on how
to identify and care for people who are sick with novel H1N1
flu illness. This guidance will provide priorities for testing
and treatment for novel H1N1 flu infection. The priority use
for influenza antiviral drugs during this outbreak will be to
treat people with severe flu illness.
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National
Stonewall Democrats: Buy your ticket for Capitol Champions today!
It's not too late to become a sponsor or
join the host committee.
Please support Stonewall Democrats through
our highly-anticipated annual celebration - a who's who of LGBT
and allied Democratic elected officials, leaders and allies from
across the country.
http://www.facebook.com/l/02452;http://stonewalldemocrats.org/2009capitolchampions
We're proud to present this year's honorees:
- Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky: Pro-equality
Representative from the 9th congressional district of Illinois
and co-chair of the House Women's Caucus.
- Steve Hildebrand: Obama for American
Deputy Campaign Manager and President of Hildebrand Strategies
- Iowa Democrats & Marriage Advocates:
Being accepted by Brad Clark, One Iowa Director of Policy &
Education and State Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal
Kyle Bailey
Director of Chapter and National Development
National Stonewall Democrats
kbailey@stonewalldemocrats.org
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NASA
Connects Atlanta Students To Astronauts On Space Station
Sun, 03 May 2009 23:00:00 -0500
Students from the Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy
in Atlanta will participate in an out-of-this-world learning
experience on Tuesday, May 5, when they receive a call from astronauts
aboard the International Space Station.
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NASA
to Launch IMAX 3-D Camera to Film Hubble Servicing Mission
Sun, 03 May 2009 23:00:00 -0500
NASA, the IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures announced
Monday that IMAX 3-D cameras will return to space to document
one of NASA's most complex space shuttle operations -- the final
servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
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NASA
Selects Future Projects To Study Mars And Mercury
Sun, 03 May 2009 23:00:00 -0500
NASA has selected two science investigations that will aid in
the interior examination of Mars and probe the tenuous atmosphere
of Mercury.
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Los
Angeles County Young Democrats Rally and GOTV for Paul Koretz
this Saturday, 11am!
LACYD members and friends,
Governor Gray Davis and City Council President
Eric Garcetti are hosting a GOTV rally for Paul Koretz, LACYD's
endorsed candidate for the Council District 5 runoff, this Saturday,
May 9th, at his Westwood campaign office!
The rally begins at 11am. For the details,
please take a look at the Facebook event page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=79570563685
PLEASE RSVP, and
let's make a difference for Paul Koretz!
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DoD
Identifies Army Casualty
Tue, 05 May 2009 00:05:00 -0500
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Texas
Stonewall Democratic Caucus: Help Annise Parker Win the Online
Campaign for Mayor!
Annise Parker is building her campaign
out on Facebook and she needs your help. She is in the middle
of a campaign to hit 5,000 Facebook supporters. You can be a
huge help with just a few clicks:
1) Go to Annise’s page - http://www.facebook.com/l/02452;http://tr.im/AnniseFacebook
- and become a supporter if you are not already one.
2) Click “Suggest to Friends”
underneath Annise’s picture.
3) Select all the friends you want to be
a part of our campaign and click “Send Invitation.”
It’s that easy! Thanks for your help.
Nick Hellyar
Field Director
Annise Parker for Mayor
http://www.facebook.com/l/02452;www.anniseparker.com
office - 713-861-6464
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