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VIDEO:
Asst. Prof. Neomi Rao, George Mason University
from C-SPAN Recent Video
President Obama recently nominated Federal Circuit Court Judge
Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, replacing retiring Justice
David Souter. Asst. Prof. Neomi Rao, George Mason University,
wrote a piece in the Wall Street Journal Wednesday outlining
questions that Judge Sotomayor should answer during the Senate
confirmation hearings.
Length: 28 min.
Published: Today at 7:30am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Hans Bader, ANS Competitive Enterprise Institute
from C-SPAN Recent Video
CEI’s Counsel for Special Projects, Hans Bader, discussed
his opposition to the Obama Administration’s economic stimulus
package, and also toward White House's policies aimed at rescuing
the American auto industry, including the plans to restructure
General Motors.
Length: 35 min.
Published: Today at 8am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Asst. Sec. Carmel Martin, Ed. Dept. for Planning Evaluation &
Policy
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Asst. Sec. Carmel Martin discussed how the Education Department
plans to spend its share of the $787B in stimulus funds approved
by Congress.
Length: 35 min.
Published: Today at 9am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Agriculture Sec. Tom Vilsack
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Ag. Sec. Vilsack discussed how the Agriculture Department plans
to spend its share of the $787B in stimulus funds approved by
Congress. The Secretary recently returned from a listening tour
of four states in which he discussed how stimulus funds would
be used locally.
Length: 28 min.
Published: Today at 9:30am (ET)
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VIDEO:
State Department Press Briefing
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Spokesman Ian Kelly conducts a daily briefing at the State Department.
Length: 29 min.
Published: Today at 12:30pm (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:
Published: Today at 1pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair Press Briefing on Banking Industry
Report
from C-SPAN Recent Video
FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair spoke at a press conference to announce
bank and thrift earnings for the first quarter of 2009.
Length: 36 min.
Published: Wednesday at 10am (ET)
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VIDEO:
CSIS Journalist Roundtable Discussion on Afghanistan and Pakistan
from C-SPAN Recent Video
The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted the
10th CSIS-Schieffer School of Journalism Dialogue in Journalism
and Public Policy roundtable discussion on Afghanistan and Pakistan.
CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Bob Schieffer moderated
the panel of journalists.
Length: 56 min.
Published: Wednesday at 5:30pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Palestinian Pres. Abbas Meets Pres. Obama in White House
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Palestinian Pres. Mahmoud Abbas will raise the issue Israeli
settlements in Jerusalem and the West Bank when he meets with
Pres. Obama today. Mr. Abbas has said he will not take part in
peace talks with Israel until the settlements are closed and
Israeli P.M. Netanyahu agrees to a “two-state solution.”
Length:
Published: Today at 10am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Catholic University Panel on Sanctity of Human Life
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Catholic University of America hosted a discussion on "The
Obama Administration and the Sanctity of Human Life: Is there
a common ground on life issues? What is the right response by
'Pro-Life' Citizens?"
Length: 1 hr. 20 min.
Published: Today at 5pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Political & Journalism Leaders Talk to DC School Students
from C-SPAN Recent Video
C-SPAN hosted its fifth Students & Leaders series from Washington,
D.C. The program gives high school students the opportunity to
speak with leaders from politics and journalism. Thursday, Rep.
Aaron Schock (R-IL) talked to students from Ballou Senior High
School. Also, Van Jones, Environmental Adviser to President Obama
spoke to students from School Without Walls.
Length:
Published: Today at 8pm (ET)
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President
Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 5-28-09
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced
his intent to nominate the following individuals for key administration
posts: Gordon Heddell, Inspector General, Department of Defense;
Ellen Murray, Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology,
Department of Health and Human Services; Polly Trottenberg, Assistant
Secretary for Transportation Policy, Department of Transportation;
and James J. Markowsky, Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy,
Department of Energy.
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Cabinet
Secretaries, Obama Administration Officials to Travel Across
Midwest, Discuss Federal Recovery Efforts for Auto Communities
and Workers
Next week, from Tuesday, June 2 to Friday, June 5, members of
the United States Cabinet and Obama administration officials
will travel across the Midwest to visit auto communities and
discuss federal recovery efforts for auto communities and workers.
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President
Obama to Visit Landstuhl Regional Medical Facility in Germany
The President will visit wounded warriors and their families
at Landstuhl Regional Medical Facility in Germany on June 5,
2009.
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President
Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 5-27-2009
Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate
the following individuals to key administration posts: •
Michael A. Battle, Sr., U.S. Representative to the African Union
with the Rank of Ambassador • Vilma S. Martinez, Ambassador
to Argentina • Thomas A. Shannon, Ambassador to the Federative
Republic of Brazil • Laurie S. Fulton, Ambassador to Denmark
• Charles H. Rivkin, Ambassador to France • Louis B.
Susman, Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain &
Northern Ireland • Miguel H. Díaz, Ambassador to
the Holy See • Robert S. Connan, Ambassador to the Republic
of Iceland • Timothy J. Roemer, Ambassador to India •
John V. Roos, Ambassador to Japan • Christopher William
Dell, Ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo • Patricia A.
Butenis, Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri
Lanka and the Republic of Maldives.
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Briefing
by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 5-28-09
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Meeting
with Abbas
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Giving
Consumers a Platform
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Open
Government Initiative: Phase II
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A
New Generation for the Air Force
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Recovery
in Action: 100 Days In
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North
Dakota FEMA Recovery Centers Hours Change
Wed, 27 May 2009 14:05:10 -0500
BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota Disaster Recovery Centers will
be closing one hour earlier on Monday - Saturday, effective Thursday,
May 28. The new operational hours will be 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., local
time and closed on Sundays.
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FAA Aviation Safety Draft Documents Open for
Comment (http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/)
for U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. This information has
recently been updated, and is now available.
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Tips from the FDIC on How to Protect Against
Foreclosure Frauds, Easy Money Schemes and Other Costly Deals
Other topics in the latest FDIC Consumer News include the extension
of $250,000 deposit insurance, more about mortgage modification
programs, and shopping for a CD
Many people concerned about their mortgage, their job or their
finances may be especially vulnerable to scams and other costly
“fixes” for their problems. The Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation today issued a variety of tips to help consumers
be on guard financially in the current economy, in areas ranging
from foreclosure rescue and loan modification scams to deceptive
offers of FDIC-insured certificates of deposit (CDs). The advice
was published in the Spring 2009 issue of FDIC Consumer News,
the agency’s quarterly newsletter for consumers, which can
be read or printed online at www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/news/cnspr09.
Other timely articles describe the extension of the temporary
federal deposit insurance limit of $250,000 per depositor through
December 31, 2013, more details about the Obama Administration’s
program for lowering monthly mortgage payments through refinancing
opportunities and loan modifications; various tips on shopping
for a CD; and an FDIC legal opinion clarifying the deposit insurance
coverage of a pre-paid card if the bank holding the money for
the card fails.
The FDIC encourages financial institutions, government agencies,
consumer organizations, educators, the media and anyone else
to help make the tips and information in FDIC Consumer News widely
available. The publication may be reprinted in whole or in part
without advance permission. Organizations also may link to or
mention the FDIC Web site. See the Web site above for more details.
The goal of FDIC Consumer News is to deliver timely, reliable
and innovative tips and information about financial matters,
free of charge. Current and past issues, including special editions,
are online at www.fdic.gov/consumernews.
Please forward this e-mail to anyone else you think would be
interested in reading FDIC Consumer News or learning about the
FDIC’s other products and services for consumers. Others
wishing to subscribe to this free online delivery service should
follow instructions posted on the FDIC Web site at www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.
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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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UST
Approved Credit Counseling Agencies for U.S. Department of Justice
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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UST
Approved Debtor Education Providers for U.S. Department of Justice
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Daily
Open Source Infrastructure Report for U.S. Department of Homeland
Security
This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
May 28, 2009 - DHS
Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report, (PDF, 16 pages -
149 KB)
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8(a)
Competitive Program Opportunities for U.S. Department of Homeland
Security
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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System
of Records Notices (SORNs) for U.S. Department of Homeland Security
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Compliance
Tracking and Monitoring System May 22, 2009 DHS/USCIS-009
Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking for Privacy Act Exemptions May 27,
2009 74 FR 23957
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U.S.
Programs and Assistance To Combat Illicit Trafficking in Arms
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
Fact Sheet
May 27, 2009
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U.S.
Department of State Background Notes : Zambia (05/09)
Thu, 28 May 2009 07:14:39 -0500
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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims
Report for the U.S. Department of Labor
This information has recently been updated.
In the week ending May 23, the advance figure for seasonally
adjusted initial claims was 623,000, a decrease of 13,000 from
the previous week's revised figure of 636,000. The 4-week moving
average was 626,750, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's
revised average of 629,750.
Read the full news
release.
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USAFA
Graduation Ceremony
Thu, 28 May 2009 07:25:56 -0500
Vice President Joe Biden speaks to the Class of 2009 at the United
States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony in Colorado Springs,
CO.
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Commander
in Chief Obama
Thu, 28 May 2009 07:27:08 -0500
Commander in Chief Barack Obama speaks to troops at Nellis AFB,
NV.
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Air
Force Academy
Thu, 28 May 2009 07:27:31 -0500
Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Air Force Academy's 2009
commencement ceremony Wednesday.
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North
Korea Missile Test
Thu, 28 May 2009 07:25:45 -0500
Our Pentagon bureau has the latest on North Korea's missile test.
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U.S.
Department of State Schedule for May 28, 2009
Washington, DC
May 28, 2009
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Deputy
Secretary Steinberg to Travel to Singapore and Japan
Bureau of Public Affairs
Washington, DC
May 28, 2009
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FEC CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAW ROUNDTABLE WORKSHOP:
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Prepare for the July Quarterly, Monthly and Mid-Year Reports!
July 8, 2009
· Reporting for PACs and Party Committees, 9:30 a.m.—11:00
a.m.
· FECFile & E-Filing for Candidate Committees, 9:30
a.m.—11:00 a.m.
· Reporting for Candidate Committees, 1:00 p.m.—2:30
p.m.
· FECFile & E-Filing for PACs and Party Committees,
1:00 p.m.—2:30 p.m.
Registration Fee: $25 for each workshop
FEC Headquarters, Washington, DC
Pre-registration and payment is required. For details, visit
www.fec.gov/info.outreach.shmtl#roundtables,
call the
FEC’s Information Division at 800-424-9530 (press 6) or
(202) 694-1100 or e-mail Conferences@fec.gov.
A full
refund will be made for all cancellations received before 5 p.m.
EDT on July 6; no refund will be made for
cancellations received after that date and time.
Additional Questions:
Roundtable Program:
1-800/424-9530 (press 6) or e-mail Conferences@fec.gov
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Updated
CMS Quarterly Provider Update (QPU) -- 05/22/2009 through 05/26/2009
Thu, 28 May 2009 08:25:00 -0500
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Special
Needs Require Special Preparation
Thu, 28 May 2009 08:19:04 -0500
Do you or a family member have a disability? Will you be responsible
for the care of an elderly adult in case of an emergency or disaster?
Do you have small children that will need extra supplies and
care in the event of a disaster? If the answer to any of these
questions is "yes," then you should consider now what
extra steps to take in your disaster plan.
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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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BTS Releases North American Surface
Trade Numbers for March
Trade using surface transportation between the United States
and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners
Canada and Mexico was 27.9 percent lower in March 2009 than in
March 2008, dropping to $51.1 billion, according to the Bureau
of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of
Transportation (Table 1). March was the third consecutive month
with a yearly decline of greater than 27 percent.
The value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and
Mexico rose 6.5 percent in March 2009 from February 2009 (Table
2). Month-to-month changes can be affected by seasonal variations
and other factors.
Surface transportation consists largely of freight movements
by truck, rail and pipeline. About 88 percent of U.S. trade by
value with Canada and Mexico moves on land.
The value of U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and
Mexico in March was down 9.3 percent compared to March 2004,
and up 17.4 percent compared to March 1999, a period of 10 years
(Table 3). Imports in March were up 11.9 percent compared to
March 1999, while exports were up 24.3 percent.
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Canada
U.S.–Canada surface transportation trade totaled $31.0 billion
in March, down 34.2 percent compared to March 2008 (Table 4).
The value of imports carried by truck was 26.8 percent lower
in March 2009 compared to March 2008, while the value of exports
carried by truck was 25.1 percent lower during this period.
Michigan led all states in surface trade with Canada in March
with $3.2 billion (Table 5).
U.S. Surface Transportation Trade with Mexico
U.S.–Mexico surface transportation trade totaled $20.0 billion
in March, down 15.1 percent compared to March 2008 (Table 6).
The value of imports carried by truck was 15.5 percent lower
in March 2009 than March 2008 while the value of exports carried
by truck was 6.4 percent lower.
Texas led all states in surface trade with Mexico in March with
$6.8 billion (Table 7).
The TransBorder Freight Data are a unique subset of official
U.S. foreign trade statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
New data are tabulated monthly and historical data are not adjusted
for inflation. March TransBorder numbers include data received
by BTS as of May 12.
The news release and summary tables can be found at www.bts.gov.
More information on TransBorder Freight Data and data from previous
months are posted on the BTS website at http://www.bts.gov/transborder/.
BTS will release April TransBorder numbers on July 1.
-end-
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Return
SBA Loan Application Promptly
Thu, 28 May 2009 09:31:31 -0500
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- Disaster applicants who have received
a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loan application
must fill it out - even if they do not want a loan. A completed
loan application is the gateway to determining the type of assistance
a homeowner or renter may be eligible for.
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CSMS#
09-000233 - Updated CBP Forms User Guide
Thu, 28 May 2009 10:55:55 -0500
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ETA - Advisories - Training and Employment
Guidance Letters (TEGL) for United States Department of Labor. This information has recently been updated.
TEGL 26-08 -- Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Program Year (PY)
2009 Allotments for Section 166, Indian and Native American Programs
has been added to the data base and is now available at http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2764.
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Space is still available for our upcoming
seminars in Seattle, Salt Lake City, and San Diego. In Seattle
(June 10-11) and in Salt Lake (June 25-26) we will conduct our
comprehensive two-day Complying with US Export Controls seminar.
In San Diego (June 25-26) we will offer a two-day How to Develop
Export Management and Compliance Program. Details are available
on our website at www.bis.doc.gov.
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Federal Election Commission Advisory Opinion
AOR 2009-13, http://saos.nictusa.com/aodocs/1064464.pdf
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ETA - Advisories - Training and Employment
Guidance Letters (TEGL) for United States Department of Labor.
TEGL 27-08: National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Housing Assistance
Program Year 2009 Planning Guidance and Competition Waiver has
recently been added to the ETA Advisory database and is available
at http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2765.
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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.
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Preparing
for the Journey Home
Wed, 27 May 2009 23:00:00 -0500
Space shuttle Atlantis is shown suspended from a sling in the
Mate-DeMate Device at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center during
preparations for its ferry...
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FEMA
Community Relations Teams To Have Information Table At South
Alabama Speedway Saturday
Thu, 28 May 2009 10:26:47 -0500
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
community relations teams will distribute disaster preparedness
booklets Saturday, May 30 at the Southern Alabama Raceway regional
competition in Opp beginning at 5 p.m.
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Special
Background Press Briefing Postponed
Bureau of Public Affairs
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
May 28, 2009
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Enforcement
News for U.S. Department of Homeland Security
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Charlotte
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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United
States Department of Defense Image Gallery
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New
Orleans Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Lamar
County Added To Alabama Emergency For Public Assistance
Thu, 28 May 2009 11:44:37 -0500
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Lamar County is now eligible for federal
assistance with its recovery from severe weather and flooding
that occurred April 10-13, according to the Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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Remarks
at Signing of the Condolence Book for Former Korean President
Roh
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Republic of Korea Embassy
Washington, DC
May 28, 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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Commander
in Chief Obama
Thu, 28 May 2009 09:16:26 -0500
Commander in Chief Barack Obama speaks to troops at Nellis AFB,
NV.
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U.S.
Department of State Background Notes : Madagascar (05/09)
Thu, 28 May 2009 12:07:39 -0500
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Leadership
for U.S. Department of Homeland Security
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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USAFA
Graduation Ceremony
Thu, 28 May 2009 09:16:30 -0500
Vice President Joe Biden speaks to the Class of 2009 at the United
States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony in Colorado Springs,
CO.
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Gates
at Wichita East HS
Thu, 28 May 2009 09:17:43 -0500
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Sailor
Earns 'Strongest Man' Title at Iraq Air Base
Thu, 28 May 2009 09:19:00 -0500
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President Obama hit a home run with his
nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court -- and
not just because she's the "woman who saved baseball"
by ending the strike in 1995, nor simply because she would be
the first Latina ever to serve on the high court.
It was a home run because in her three-decade
career as a prosecutor, judge, private litigator and law professor,
she has time and again earned bipartisan praise as one of America's
finest legal minds. And it was the right choice because Judge
Sotomayor -- herself born and raised in a South Bronx housing
project -- has summed up the American dream in her own incredible
story and never once forgotten how the law affects our daily
lives.
Now her historic nomination goes to the
Senate. I know that process well, and I can tell you that the
debate of the coming weeks and months will be shaped by the public
response in the next few hours and days. It's critical that the
Senate and the public clearly see where the American people stand.
Will you add your name to the growing list of Americans
who are pledging to "Stand with Sotomayor" today? Your
name and comments will become part of a public display of support
at this crucial time.
I've followed Judge Sotomayor's remarkable
journey for years. I voted for her when President George H.W.
Bush nominated her for the District Court in 1992, and I was
proud to vote for her again when President Bill Clinton nominated
her for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in 1998.
Born to a Puerto Rican family, Sotomayor
grew up in a public housing project in the South Bronx. She was
an avid reader from an early age, and was first inspired to pursue
a legal career by the Nancy Drew mystery novels. Driven by her
mother's belief in the power of education and her own relentless
work ethic, she excelled in school. She won a scholarship to
Princeton University, graduated summa cum laude, and then went
on to attend Yale Law School where she served as an editor of
the prestigious Yale Law Journal.
Like President Obama, Sotomayor passed
up many more lucrative opportunities after law school to put
her degree to work for the public good. She served as an Assistant
District Attorney in New York, tackling some of the hardest cases
facing the city, including robberies, assaults, murders, police
brutality, and child pornography. Her growing reputation for
fearlessness and legal brilliance prompted her first nomination
to the federal bench, and she's only continued to soar.
If confirmed, she would start with more
federal judicial experience than any Justice in a century, more
overall judicial experience than any Justice in 70 years, and
replace David Souter as the only Justice with firsthand experience
as a trial judge. She has participated in over 3,000 panel decisions
and authored roughly 400 opinions, expertly handling difficult
issues of constitutional law, complicated procedural matters,
and lawsuits involving complex business organizations.
In her years on the bench, Judge Sotomayor
has earned acclaim from legal scholars and experts from both
sides of the aisle for her intellectual toughness, her probing
oral questioning, and her ability to issue decisions that hold
both factual details and legal doctrines in equal measure. And
she's never failed to apply a steady, common-sense analysis of
how the law touches our daily lives.
Her story is incredible. Her qualifications
are undeniable. And her judgment will serve us all well on the
highest court in the land.
Please join me in becoming a part of this
historic moment for the Court and our country. Add your name
now to publicly show that you, too, "Stand with Sotomayor."
In these crucial early hours, let us leave no doubt about the
people's support for this extraordinary nominee.
http://my.barackobama.com/sotomayorstand
Thank you,
Vice President Joe Biden
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Troop
Support Group Hits Target's Charity Bullseye
Thu, 28 May 2009 08:46:00 -0500
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Top
Pacific Commander Embraces Early Leadership Principles
Thu, 28 May 2009 09:47:00 -0500
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Remarks
With Visiting Egyptian Democracy Activists Before Their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
May 28, 2009
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NASA
Satellite Detects Red Glow to Map Global Ocean Plant Health
Wed, 27 May 2009 23:00:00 -0500
Researchers have conducted the first global analysis of the health
and productivity of ocean plants using a unique signal detected
by NASA's Aqua satellite.
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AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK ANNOUNCES
INTERIM DIRECTIVE COVERING ROADLESS AREAS IN NATIONAL FORESTS
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2009 - Secretary of
Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced today that he is signing an
interim directive regarding inventoried roadless areas within
our National Forests and Grasslands.
"This interim directive will provide
consistency and clarity that will help protect our national forests
until a long-term roadless policy reflecting President Obama's
commitment is developed," said Vilsack.
The directive provides decision-making
authority to the Secretary over proposed forest management or
road construction projects in inventoried roadless areas.
The U.S. Forest Service, with jurisdiction
over the National Forests and Grasslands, makes decisions about
what projects can take place on those lands. In simultaneously
upholding and overturning the 2001 Clinton roadless rule, the
courts have created confusion and made it difficult for the U.S.
Forest Service to do its job. The directive will ensure that
USDA can carefully consider activities in these inventoried roadless
areas while long term roadless policy is developed and relevant
court cases move forward.
This interim directive changes procedural
requirements for Forest Service projects in inventoried roadless
areas. It does not prevent the Secretary from either approving
projects that he believes are in the interest of forest stewardship
or prohibiting projects he believes are not. The Secretary will
work closely with the US Forest Service to implement this interim
directive.
This interim directive does not affect
roadless areas on National Forest System lands in Idaho - Idaho
is exempt from this interim directive. Idaho developed its own
roadless rule through the Administrative Procedures Act. That
rule already prescribes how decisions with respect to forest
management and road building in roadless areas in Idaho are to
be made.
This interim directive will last for one
year and can be renewed for an additional year.
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Remarks
With Visiting Egyptian Democracy Activists Before Their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
May 28, 2009
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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 EASTERN
DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT #09-EDTN-AUSA-07
Applications must be received by Friday, June 5, 2009.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR
GENERAL EXPERIENCED TRIAL ATTORNEY, GS-15
This announcement closes on 06/12/09.
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Control
Center Staff Seeks to Defeat Combat Stress in Iraq
Thu, 28 May 2009 14:07:00 -0500
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New
Senior Enlisted Advisor Comes to TRICARE
May 28, 2009
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AT
Notice FAAO JO 7210.3 for U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Virginia
Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Campaign Fundraising Scheme
Wed, 27 May 2009 09:00:00 -0500
A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to illegally making conduit
contributions to a candidate seeking federal office.
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U.S.
Continues to Monitor North Korean Situation, Official Says
Thu, 28 May 2009 15:24:00 -0500
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The TRICARE Blog
Thursday, May 28, 2009 - Nursing Home Care: Skilled vs. Custodial
Posted by: TRICARE Blog Team
A popular question we receive is whether or not TRICARE covers
nursing home care. At some point in our lives, many of us will
have to make a decision about moving into a nursing home—either
for ourselves, or for a family member. Understanding the specifics
of TRICARE’s skilled nursing coverage can help you with
these choices. Skilled nursing care isn’t typically provided
in a nursing home.
To view the entire blog entry visit: http://www.health.mil/TMABlog/Article.aspx?ID=523
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Cotton-on-Call
for CFTC.gov.
The Cotton On-Call Report # 21 is now available.
See previous weeks in Historical
Cotton On-Call Reports.
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As
Hurricane Season Approaches, Play It Safe: Get Flood Insurance
Thu, 28 May 2009 14:27:41 -0500
BILOXI, Miss. -- With hurricane season less than a week away,
the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Mississippi Emergency
Management Agency encourage Mississippians to consider protecting
their homes, businesses and valuables with a flood insurance
policy.
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Secretary's
Statement on Deputy Secretary's European Trip
Thu, 28 May 2009 06:00:00 -0500
Secretary Napolitano was in Canada meeting with our partners
across the Northern border to discuss ways we can share information
and cooperate on border security issues, and Deputy Secretary
Jane Holl Lute has been holding similar meetings with our European
counterparts in London and Rome. Her discussions are focused
on further developing our international relationships and high
level of cooperation in combating terrorism, battling crime and
illegal migration, and improving cybersecurity efforts.
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Get
The Facts About FEMA Assistance
Thu, 28 May 2009 14:44:14 -0500
ATLANTA, Ga. -- Following a disaster, survivors may hear inaccurate,
incomplete or misleading information about disaster assistance.
The Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) urge Georgians affected by
the severe storms and flooding March 26 through April 13 to get
the facts now from GEMA and FEMA. The June 22 deadline to register
for aid is fast approaching.
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Department
of State Ranks High as Ideal Employer for All Undergraduates
in 2009
Bureau of Public Affairs
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
May 28, 2009
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Show your support for the Liberty College
Democrats!!!
http://www.facebook.com/l/;http://docs.google.com/View?id=dcj8ptqw_3gfvn65hs
Hello FCD Members,
Last week the College Democrats at Liberty
University were suspended from their campus for their affiliation
with CDA and the DNC. We are working closely to assist our fellow
Democrats through negotiations with administrators. We are asking
that you help the College Democrats at Liberty University by
sending the following e-mail to Chancellor Falwell. Together
we can send a message that democrats come in every shape, size,
color, and religion.
Please share this e-mail with your chapter
members, friends and supporters of College Democrats. We hope
to send as many e-mails as possible to clearly show our support
for the College Democrats right to exist at Liberty University.
E-mail address: chancellor@liberty.edu
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U.S.
Grows 'Increasingly Safer' Under New Leadership, Jones Says
Thu, 28 May 2009 16:00:00 -0500
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HHS.gov
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and is now available.
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VACANCY:
Contract Specialist, GS-1102-13/14 FEMA
Thu, 28 May 2009 09:54:53 -0500
DE-09-328-SAW3 (Closing Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
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VACANCY:
Natural Hazards Program Specialist (Hurricane/Earthquake Coord),
GS-0301-12/13 FEMA
Thu, 28 May 2009 06:34:48 -0500
AN260481 (Closing Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
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Around
the Services
Thu, 28 May 2009 15:14:30 -0500
Top leaders are warning about the threats of global weapons proliferation
and energy security. Plus, what happens to the caps that graduates
throw in the air? We'll show you next.
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Visitation
Searchers Balance Efficiency, Safety, Humane Treatment in Iraq
Thu, 28 May 2009 14:36:00 -0500
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Just when I thought I've seen everything...
The Republicans have dragged out Newt Gingrich
to headline a fundraising dinner.
President Obama and the Democratic Party
are leading this country into the future. Let the has beens and
never weres in the Republican Party fight among themselves. We
want you to join us for a different kind of dinner. No Newts
allowed.
There is less than a week left for your
chance to win
a free trip to Washington, DC on June 18th to meet President
Obama, have dinner and go home with a photograph with him.
The dinner is June 18th and the deadline to enter is less than
a week away! Enter
now - the more times you give the more chances to win.
Contribute $5, $10, or more and be automatically
entered for a chance to win a free trip to Washington, D.C. to
join President Obama on June 18th
-- and go home with a photograph with the President!
Sincerely,
James Carville
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Hats
Off to Academy Grads
Thu, 28 May 2009 16:11:37 -0500
A look at the cap-tossing tradition at the Air Force Academy.
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North
Korea Threat
Thu, 28 May 2009 16:06:47 -0500
The international response to recent events in North Korea will
have a far reaching impact.
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Readout
of Secretary Napolitano's Meeting with Fugate
Thu, 28 May 2009 06:00:00 -0500
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano
and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator
Craig Fugate met to discuss DHS preparedness efforts and the
seasonal forecast for the 2009 hurricane season.
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DHS
Reaches Second Efficiency Review
Thu, 28 May 2009 06:00:00 -0500
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reached the second major
milestone outlined in its Department-wide Efficiency Review,
launching five major initiatives set forth by Secretary Janet
Napolitano in the plan announced on March 27, including the mandatory
review of all new contracts for professional services.
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NASA
Updates Shuttle Endeavour's Move to Launch Pad, TCDT
Wed, 27 May 2009 23:00:00 -0500
Space shuttle Endeavour now is planned to be moved from Launch
Pad 39B to 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:01
a.m. EDT on Sunday, May 31, weather permitting.
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OCC WORKSHOPS FOR NATIONAL COMMUNITY
BANK DIRECTORS
SPACE AVAILABLE - REGISTER TODAY!
Are you looking for training on effectively managing risk-related
issues? The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has space
available for our two-day consecutive sessions on compliance
risk and credit risk, being held in Bloomington, MN at the Sofitel
Minneapolis Hotel on June 30- July 1, 2009. These workshops are
taught by seasoned bank examiners who regularly assess bank risk
and risk management systems. You have the option to attend one
or both sessions for the nominal fee of $65 per workshop. During
your stay at the Sofitel Minneapolis Hotel, take time to enjoy
the botanical gardens at the Minnesota Aboretum, the Under Water
Adventures at the aquarium, or take the hotel’s complimentary
shuttle to the popular Mall of America.
For national bank directors who are looking for refresher training,
or have less than 3 years of experience, don’t miss the
opportunity to attend our upcoming two-day workshop, "A
New Director’s Challenge: Mastering the Basics",
being held in Denver, CO at the Westin Tabor Center on July 6-8,
2009. This workshop covers a variety of topics through lecture,
discussions, and exercises to better equip directors to handle
the challenges faced in today’s economy. This workshop is
available at the affordable cost of $100.
Registered participants of each workshop will receive a pre-course
reading package, course materials, and complimentary CDs of the
OCC’s Web and telephone seminars. Complimentary breakfast
and lunch are provided. Workshops are limited to the first 50
registrants.
Registration is easy. There are three registration methods for
you to choose. You may register online, print the online registration
form and fax it to 336-644-6205, or mail the completed form to
CMP Meeting Services, 3505 Vernon Woods Drive, Summerfield, NC
27358.
If you would like to invite a fellow board member to attend,
please feel free to forward this information. If you are a national
bank director interested in attending, and have questions about
the workshops, please contact the registration center at 336-451-0557
or by e-mail at regcenter@cmpmeetings.com.
Additional information on OCC workshops
is available at www.occ.treas.gov/conference.htm.
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NASA
Extends Contract with Russian Federal Space Agency
Wed, 27 May 2009 23:00:00 -0500
NASA has signed a $306 million modification to the current International
Space Station contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency
for crew transportation and related services in 2012 and 2013.
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C-SPAN Programming Information for Thur.
5/28 - Fri. 5/29, 2009
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C-SPAN Highlights
Tonight:
* Economic Stimulus Viewer Call-in Program (8pm) - LIVE
* Gene Sperling on Response to the Economic Crisis (9:30pm)
* The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (10:20pm)
Tomorrow:
* U.S. House: Not In Session
* Sec. Arne Duncan on Education Department’s Performance
(10am) - LIVE
* Students & Leaders (6pm)
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C-SPAN2 Highlights
Tonight:
* Book TV: Moore, Laffer & Tanous, "The End of Prosperity"
(8pm)
* Book TV's After Words, Tierney Cahill (9:05pm)
* Book TV: T.J. Stiles, "The Last Tycoon" (10:05pm)
Tomorrow:
* U.S. Senate: Not In Session
* Brookings Institution, Diplomacy and Terrorism (9am)
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C-SPAN3 Highlights
Tonight:
* Highlights: Pres. Obama & Pres. Abbas; Nat'l Security;
Gene Sperling; Addiction (8pm)
* Events: Events: Pro-Life Conference at Catholic Univ. (8:40pm)
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What's
New at CBER for U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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and is now available.
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DoD
Contracts for May 28, 2009
Thu, 28 May 2009 17:05:00 -0500
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U.S.
International Reserve Position
May 28, 2009
2009-5-28-16-39-9-8641
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Department
of Defense, 5/29/2009
Thu, 28 May 2009 17:06:00 -0500
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U.S.
Department of State: Daily Press Briefing - May 28
Thu, 28 May 2009 16:01:49 -0500
Ian Kelly
Department Spokesman
Daily Press Briefing
Washington, DC
May 28, 2009
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US-CERT Current Activity
Microsoft Releases Security Advisory
971778
Original release date: May 28, 2009 at
4:44 pm
Last revised: May 28, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Microsoft has released security advisory
971778 indicating that it is
investigating public reports of a vulnerability in DirectX. This
vulnerability exists in the way Microsoft DirectShow handles
QuickTime
files and does not require Apple QuickTime to be installed on
the
system. By convincing a user to open a specially crafted QuickTime
media file, a remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary
code.
Additionally, the advisory indicates that Microsoft Windows 2000
Service Pack 4, Windows XP, and Server 2003 are vulnerable.
US-CERT encourages users and administrators
to review Microsoft
security advisory 971778 and apply the workarounds provided in
the
document to help mitigate the risks.
US-CERT will provide additional information
as it becomes available.
Relevant Url(s):
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/971778.mspx>
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This entry is available at
http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#microsoft_releases_security_advisory_971778
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DoD
Identifies Army Casualty
Thu, 28 May 2009 17:17:00 -0500
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What's
New at HCUP User Support for Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ)
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and is now available.
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U.S.
Health Information Knowledgebase for Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ)
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and is now available.
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Nominations for HMIS Achievement Awards
Open Now!
Deadline: July 2, 2009
HUD is accepting nominations for HMIS Achievement Awards. Outstanding
Achievements in HMIS include excellence in:
• Increasing HMIS coverage
• Improving data quality
• Using HMIS data to directly improve service delivery or
local planning
• Effective project management
• Technological innovations
• Training services or delivery
• Other (must specify)
HMIS Achievement Awards will be presented to organizations that
have demonstrated outstanding achievements in HMIS during the
past year. Eligible nominees are: HMIS lead agencies and/or grantees,
CoCs, HUD field offices, or homeless providers. Self-nomination
is allowed.
Nominations should include a detailed description of why the
organization should be recognized including any measurable outcomes
achieved during the past year that resulted from the nominee's
actions. For example, excellence in HMIS coverage should include
the percentage of providers participating, how that rate has
improved over the past year, and the actions that led to the
change.
The HMIS Award selection committee will review the nominations
and choose the winners. In the event additional information is
needed from nominees, HMIS TA team members will contact nominees.
Nominations deadline: July 2, 2009 at 5 PM ET. Download nomination
forms at: www.hmis.info/nominate.aspx
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New at AHRQ for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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and is now available.
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Mental
Health for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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and is now available.
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Guidance for Industry: Providing Regulatory
Submissions in Electronic Format – Drug Establishment Registration
and Drug Listing (Final) http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/98fr/2005-N-0464-gdl.pdf
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May 28, 2009: National
Intelligence: A Consumer's Guide (2009)
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President Obama Announces More Key Administration
Posts
James J. Markowsky Named Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy
at DOE
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, President Barack Obama announced his
intent to nominate the following individuals for key administration
posts: Gordon Heddell, Inspector General, Department of Defense;
Ellen Murray, Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology,
Department of Health and Human Services; Polly Trottenberg, Assistant
Secretary for Transportation Policy, Department of Transportation;
and James J. Markowsky, Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy,
Department of Energy.
President Obama said, "Each of these individuals brings
extensive expertise in their chosen fields, and they are joining
my administration at a time when we face great challenges. Their
experience and knowledge of the issues will be important as we
move forward to put America on a path to prosperity and security.
I am grateful for their decision to serve."
President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following
individuals today:
James J. Markowsky, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Fossil
Energy, Department of Energy
James J. Markowsky is currently a consultant in the energy and
electric power generation area, a member of the National Research
Council's Committee on America's Energy Future and a Member and
the Chair of the National Academy of Engineering's Section 6
- Electric Power/Energy Systems Committee. Previously, Markowsky
was the President of Research and Development Solution, LLC,
from 2004 - 2005 where he was involved in providing technical
support services, including R&D technology planning and analysis;
R&D project planning and analysis; and R&D operations
and process engineering, design and analysis to DOE's National
Energy Technology Laboratories. Before that he was executive
vice president of power generation, at American Electric Power
Service Corporation(AEP), where his responsibilities included
providing overall administrative, operational, and technical
direction for the AEP System's 21,000MWe coal and 800 MWe hydro
power generating facilities. Markowsky's career with AEP extended
from 1971 - 2000, and his other positions included; executive
vice president of engineering and construction, senior vice president
and chief engineer, vice president - mechanical engineering,
assistant vice president - mechanical engineering, AEP Sloan
Fellow, and section manager.
Markowsky received several awards including the Washington Coal
Club's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002 and has 26 publications
in the area of power generation and fossil energy. He earned
degrees from: Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MS in Industrial
Management -1981; Cornell University - Ph.D. in 1971 and MS in
1970, both in Mechanical Engineering; and Pratt Institute - Bachelor
of Mechanical Engineering -1967.
Gordon Heddell, Nominee for Inspector General, Department of
Defense
Gordon S. Heddell has been Inspector General for the Department
of Labor since 2001 and Acting Inspector General at the Department
of Defense since 2008. Mr. Heddell began his Government service
in 1966 as an Army Chief Warrant Officer, Helicopter Pilot, serving
in both Korea and Taiwan during the Vietnam-era conflict. Following
his military tours of duty, Mr. Heddell served for 29 years in
the U.S. Secret Service, where he held various law enforcement,
management, and leadership positions.
He began his career with the Secret Service as a Special Agent,
progressing to Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge in 1982. Between
1982 and 1985, he served as Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge
in the Office of Administration, where he managed the day-to-day
administrative operations of the Secret Service, nationwide.
Mr. Heddell then served for two years as Assistant to the Special
Agent-in-Charge in the Washington field office where he directed
investigations of threats made against the President, Vice President,
and other high-ranking government officials in Washington, D.C.
Between 1987 and 1989, Mr. Heddell served as Assistant Special
Agent-in-Charge in the Philadelphia field office, where he supervised
complex criminal investigations relating to counterfeiting and
various types of financial fraud. From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Heddell
served as Deputy Assistant Director, where he managed inspections
of offices, as well as internal investigations into allegations
of wrongdoing by employees, worldwide. Mr. Heddell assumed an
executive position in the Vice Presidential Protective Division
in 1993, as Deputy Special Agent-in-Charge. In 1995, he was promoted
to Special Agent-in-Charge and served in that position until
1998. From 1998 until December 2000, Mr. Heddell served as Assistant
Director. In this executive position, he led the Secret Service's
Inspection and Internal Affairs programs, worldwide. Mr. Heddell
holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the
University of Missouri, a Master of Arts degree in Legal Studies
from the University of Illinois (formerly Sangamon State University),
and was a Woodrow Wilson Public Service Fellow while at the Secret
Service. He is a former member of the International Association
of Chiefs of Police and was the creator of the Secret Service's
mentoring program at two D.C. public schools.
Ellen Murray, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Resources and
Technology, Department of Health and Human Services
Ellen Murray has served as Staff Director for the United States
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human
Services, Education and Related Agencies since 1999. In that
capacity, she oversees the annual $150 billion LHHS Appropriations
bill. Murray has extensive knowledge of the Department of Health
and Human Services budget. Prior to her tenure with the Senate,
she served in both the budget office and the Office of the General
Counsel at HHS. Previously, Murray served as an economist at
the Social Security Administration. She is a graduate of Trinity
College in Washington, DC with a degree in Economics and the
George Mason University School of Law.
Polly Trottenberg, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Transportation
Policy, Department of Transportation
Polly Trottenberg serves as Executive Director of Building America's
Future, a national bipartisan coalition that supports U.S. infrastructure
investment and a more accountable, sustainable and performance-driven
national transportation policy. Building America's Future is
chaired by Governor Edward G. Rendell, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and has a membership of elected
officials from across the U.S. Prior to joining Building America's
Future, Trottenberg served in the U.S. Senate for 12 years, most
recently as Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for
Senator Barbara Boxer, and worked extensively on transportation
policy.
She also served as Legislative Director for Senator Charles Schumer
and as Legislative Assistant for Transportation, Public Works
and Environment for the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
Trottenberg previously worked at the Port Authority of New York
and New Jersey and the Massachusetts Port Authority on aviation
and transportation finance issues, and on the Joint Commerce
and Labor Committee of the Massachusetts State Senate. She received
her Master's in Public Policy from Harvard University, Kennedy
School of Government and her BA in American History from Columbia
University, Barnard College.
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Today's top Air Force stories include:
Control center staff seeks to defeat combat
stress in Iraq
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123151503
Visitation searchers balance efficiency,
safety, humane treatment in Iraq
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123151502
Air Force team conducts air-assault training
from Army helos
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123151488
ESC officials complete milestone for advanced
radar system
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123151416
Airmen contribute to the fight in Iraq
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123151278
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Secretary Salazar Announces Designation
of 22 New National Recreation Trails in 13 States
WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior
Ken Salazar recently designated 22
trails in 13 states as newly recognized National Recreation Trails,
adding
more than 525 miles of trails to the National Trails System.
"From coast to coast, the National
Trails System helps connect American
families with the wonders of the outdoors," said Salazar.
"These new
National Recreation Trails, built through partnerships with local
communities and stakeholders, will create new opportunities for
fitness and
stewardship, while creating a lasting legacy for our children
and
grandchildren."
This announcement is timed to coincide
with the 17th annual celebration of
National Trails Day on Saturday, June 6, 2009. The theme for
this year,
“Take In the Outdoors,” encourages people of all ages
to get outside and
use trails for exercise and exploration. Thousands of trail enthusiasts
will participate in hikes, educational programs, bike rides,
volunteer
repair projects, festivals, paddle trips, and trail dedications
across the
country. A complete schedule of activities is available at
http://americanhiking.org/NTD.aspx.
National Recreation Trails (NRTs) have
been a touchstone of the National
Trails System since the first designations in 1971. The NRTs
recognize
existing trails and trail systems that connect people to local
resources
and improve their quality of life.
NRTs link communities to recreational opportunities
on public lands and in
local parks across the Nation. These designations contribute
to “A Decade
for the National Trails, 2008-2018,” commemorating the 50th
anniversary of
the National Trails System in 2018.
Each of the new trails will receive a certificate
of designation, a letter
of congratulations from Secretary Salazar, and NRT trail markers.
These
trails join a network of more than 1,050 previously designated
trails that
total more than 12,500 miles.
The NRT program is jointly administered
by the National Park Service and
the USDA Forest Service in conjunction with a number of other
Federal and
nonprofit partners, notably American Trails, which hosts the
National
Recreation Trail website at www.americantrails.org/nationalrecreationtrails
.
For 2009, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar
has designated the following 22
trails as National Recreation Trails, listed by state:
Alabama
Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail – This 7.5 mile multi-use,
handicapped
accessible asphalt and boardwalk trail winds through the pristine
coastal
forests within the City of Orange Beach and Alabama’s Gulf
State Park.
California
San José Trail Network – Three connecting trails
– the Guadalupe River
Trail, the Highway 237 Bikeway, and the Coyote Creek Trail North
– provide
16.4 miles of recreation opportunity in San Jose.
Illinois
Moraine Hills Trail System – The four components of this
trail system in
Moraine Hills State Park total 10.2 miles for cycling, mountain
biking,
hiking, jogging, and cross-country skiing.
Indiana
Rivergreenway – This 23-mile linear park in Fort Wayne and
New Haven is
located along the banks of the St. Marys, St. Joseph, and Maumee
Rivers.
Kansas
Pioneer Nature Trail – This 1.3-mile trail at Council Grove
Lake is managed
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Two trail loops features
upland
woodlands, tallgrass prairie, and the remnants of buffalo wallows.
Massachusetts
Great Barrington Housatonic River Walk – Volunteers built
and maintain this
half-mile of artfully crafted riverside walking trail and canoe
access in
downtown Great Barrington.
Nebraska
Niobrara Scenic River, Ft. Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge
Section – This
5.6 mile river segment offers visitors a unique scenic recreational
floating experience. The river cuts a deep canyon in the limestone
rocks
that underlie Nebraska’s famed Sand Hills.
New Jersey
Hackensack River Greenway through Teaneck – This pedestrian
walkway and
nature trail connects three parks and offers views of the river,
cityscape,
and mountains. Award-winning interpretive signs designed by local
artist
Richard Mills are found along its 3.5-mile length.
New York
Chenango Canal Towpath Trail – This 6-mile trail is ideal
for walking,
jogging, horseback riding, bicycling, and cross-country skiing
along the
placid waters of the historic Chenango Canal in and near the
town of
Madison.
Feeder Canal Towpath Trail – This
9-mile linear park adjoins one of the
last surviving in-use portions of the original New York Canal
System, the
Glens Falls Feeder Canal, joining Queensbury and Kingsbury.
Historic Champlain Canalway Trail –
An approximately 1.75-mile segment of
the projected 58-mile long Canalway Trail corridor, this trail
in Halfmoon
appeals to bird watchers, history buffs, and health-conscious
recreationists.
Pennsylvania
Greater Hazleton Rails to Trails – This 4-mile multi-use
rail trail in
Hazleton forms the core of a future metro area-wide trail system.
It
features scenic views, rare plant communities, picnic areas,
and
interpretive signs. Numerous partners have provided park benches,
bike
racks, exercise stations, and flower beds.
Pittsburgh to Harrisburg Main Line Canal
Greenway - 6 to 10 Trail – This
7.75-mile trail follow the remnants of the Allegheny Portage
Railroad, an
engineering landmark that lifted canal boats over the Allegheny
Mountains
in the mid-1800’s.
Pittsburgh to Harrisburg Main Line Canal
Greenway - Juniata River Water
Trail – For 184 miles this water trail parallels the route
of the
Pennsylvania Main Line Canal which operated primarily in the
1830’s through
1850’s.
Pittsburgh to Harrisburg Main Line Canal
Greenway - Lower Trail – The 16.5
mile multi-use Lower (rhymes with “flower”) Trail features
many historic
canal era remnants with interpretive signs telling the history
of the
Pennsylvania Main Line Canal. It is the center link in the Pittsburgh
to
Harrisburg Main Line Canal Greenway.
Pittsburgh to Harrisburg Main Line Canal
Greenway - Path of the Flood Trail
– This 6.5 mile trail follows the path of the Great Johnstown
Flood of
1889. For part of its length, the trail joins the 2.5-mile Staple
Bend
Tunnel Trail which follows the remnants of the Allegheny Portage
Railroad
to the first railroad tunnel built in the U.S., the 901-foot
long Staple
Bend Tunnel.
Pittsburgh to Harrisburg Main Line Canal
Greenway - Roaring Run Trail –
Following the Western Division of the Pennsylvania Main Line
Canal along
the Kiskiminetas River, this 4-mile trail is rich in historic
transportation themes and recreational opportunities.
Pittsburgh to Harrisburg Main Line Canal
Greenway - West Penn Trail – The
12-mile West Penn Trail offers many scenic, natural and historic
assets,
including 100-year old stone arch railroad bridges and parts
of the
Pennsylvania Main Line Canal. Forty interpretive signs enrich
this trail
experience.
Susquehanna River Water Trail – North
Branch Section – Paddlers along the
181 miles of the North Branch of the Susquehanna River enjoy
mountain
views, river towns, remnant structures, as well as birds and
other
wildlife, fish, and camping at 17 river campsites.
Texas
Cameron Park Trails – This 20-mile system of trails in Waco
features
handcrafted bridges, varying terrain, views of the Brazos and
Bosque Rivers
from 100-foot cliffs, bamboo forests, and cedar groves. It is
home to
mountain bike races, community events, and weekly walks, bringing
more than
$1 million per year to the local economy.
Virginia
Occoquan Water Trail – The 40 miles of the Occoquan Water
Trail offer an
unparalleled opportunity for boating adventure and exploration
only 20
miles southwest of Washington, DC. Visitors are invited to discover
ancient hemlock groves, granite cliffs, Civil War sites, relic
structures,
the historic port Town of Occoquan, remnant settlements, and
wildlife
sanctuaries.
Wisconsin
Kohl Park Hiking Trail – The Milwaukee Conservation Leadership
Corps
constructed this 2-mile long trail. Partnerships with local scout
troops
have improved the trail. Local residents volunteer to keep it
litter free.
It connects people to green space in densely populated Milwaukee
County.
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Obama
names ambassador picks for U.K., Vatican, India
from Italy News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
and strengthen our partnerships abroad at this critical time
for our nation and the world," Obama said in a statement.
"I am confident they will advance American diplomacy as
we work to meet the chall...
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China-Pakistan
relations
from CNN.com - Video
The United States is hoping China can help with the problems
being faced by Pakistan. CNN's John Vause.
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Obama
announces US ambassadors to France, Britain, Denmark
from France News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
Obama turned to career diplomat Christopher William Dell - -
who has served as deputy chief of mission in Afghanistan since
2007 - - as ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo.
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US
pledges to defend South Korea
from South Korea News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
The United States is vowing to protect its allies in Asia after
North Korea warned it could launch a military attack on South
Korea. North Korea has threatened military action against US
and South Ko...
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US
offers resolution on Cuba
from Cuba News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com
WASHINGTON, USA (Reuters) -- With Latin American countries pushing
hard for Cuba's re-entry into the Organization of American States,
US officials said on Wednesday they would be willing to talk
about...
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Obama
draws line on Israeli settlements before Abbas talks
from Palestinian News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
A Palestinian labourer prays at a construction site in the West
Bank Jewish settlement of Efrat May 27, 2009. On a hillside neighbourhood
in Efrat, workers construct a foundation that will expand a bu...
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Iran
candidate seeks path for US talks
from JPost International
Conservative challenger to Ahmadinejad proposes step-by-step
approach, says Obama shifted attitude.
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Obama
Names US Ambassadors To Japan, India, Sri Lanka
from Japan News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
from 1991 to 2003. Roos is chief executive of the Wilson Sonsini
Goodrich & Rosati law firm, and during his tenure "helped
lead the firm during the various waves of innovation in Silicon
Valley...
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Close
Guantanamo now
by Colorado Daily - Boulder,CO,USA
With Cheney repeatedly making statements supporting the illegal
torture program, an investigation, inquiry and perhaps prosecution
of those responsible for ...
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Pelosi
talks climate change in China
from Reuters Video: Most Watched Videos
May 27 - US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, known as an outspoken
critic of China's human rights policy, turns her focus to climate
change in Beijing.
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US
commitment to Japan, South Korea
from Reuters Video: Most Watched Videos
May 27 - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reaffirmed U.S.
commitments to allies Japan and South Korea in the face of North
Korean threats and said she hoped Pyongyang could return to talks
on abandoning its nuclear programs.
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Geithner's
China agenda
from Reuters Video: Most Watched Videos
May. 27 -US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner prepares for
a trip to China where analysts say the meetings will be more
about setting a tone than delivering anything firm.
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US
Senators lay down markers for better relations with Sudan
from Sudan News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com
May 27, 2009 (KHARTOUM) – US Senators Isakson and Corker,
representing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee
on Africa, indicated their priorities in the renewed bilateral
dialogue...
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Sudan
to replace Darfur top negotiator
from Sudan News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com
May 27, 2009 (KHARTOUM) — May 27, 2009 (KHARTOUM) —
Sudanese government is considering to appoint Presidential Adviser
Gazi Salah Eddin Attabani as new top negotiator for Darfur peace
talk...
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Obama
Chooses Five Ambassadors
by New York Times - United States
By AP WASHINGTON (AP) — President Obama has picked a retired
Citigroup executive as ambassador to Britain, a theology professor
to represent the United ...
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Business
warms to Democratic leaders
by Boston Globe - United States
Such accolades are increasingly common from business leaders
to Democratic congressional leaders, who are ushering in a new
era of regulations on the ...
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Chinese
Property Developer Raises $360 Million
from BusinessWeek -- Most Popular Stories
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Fed
would serve as risk regulator under Obama plan
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST by By JIM KUHNHENN
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is proposing that
the Federal Reserve serve as an all-seeing regulator to detect
activities that could pose risks to the entire financial system....
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N
Korean nuke, missile test will affect disarmament process: UN
from TheNews RSS Feeds - Latest Stories
NEW YORK: The recent nuclear and missile tests conducted by North
Korea jeopardize continuing global efforts to achieve nuclear
disarmament, Secretar
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Obama
to hear Abbas plea on Israeli settlements
from Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will hear a direct
appeal to ratchet up pressure on Israel to freeze settlements
when he meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday
as part of Washington's drive to revive peacemaking.
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National
security adviser: US safer under Obama
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST by By LOLITA C. BALDOR
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's national security
adviser laid out a sweeping rebuttal Wednesday to former Vice
President Dick Cheney's charge that America is less safe under
the new administration....
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Obama
touts economy, Sotomayor, at fundraiser
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST by By CHARLES BABINGTON
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- President Barack Obama defended his Supreme
Court pick and painted an upbeat vision of the economy Wednesday
as he addressed major donors to the Democratic Party in Beverly
Hills....
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Obama
nominates top diplomats to London, New Delhi
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST by By PHILIP ELLIOTT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has picked a major
Democratic fundraiser as ambassador to Britain, a theology professor
to represent the United States at the Vatican and a former member
of the 9/11 Commission to be the top U.S. diplomat in India....
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VIDEO:
Nan Aron, Alliance for Justice, President
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Nan Aron continues our discussion on Judge Sotomayor's nomination
to the Supreme Court, giving her reaction to the decision.
Length: 26 min.
Published: Wednesday at 7:30am (ET)
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VIDEO:
State Department Press Briefing
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Spokesman Ian Kelly conducts a daily briefing at the State Department.
Length: 18 min.
Published: Wednesday at 12pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Sec. of State Clinton Press Conference with Egyptian Foreign
Affairs Minister Ahmed Ali Aboul Gheit
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hosted a working lunch for
His Excellency Ahmed Ali Aboul Gheit, Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the Arab Republic of Egypt. Following their lunch, the two
leaders participated in a joint press conference at the State
Department.
Length: 18 min.
Published: Wednesday at 1pm (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: 45 min.
Published: Wednesday at 1pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Pres. Obama Remarks on Early Investments in the Recovery Act
from C-SPAN Recent Video
President Obama made remarks on early investments included in
the Recovery Act from Nellis Air Force Base outside Las Vegas,
NV. He was introduced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV).
Length: 21 min.
Published: Wednesday at 2:40pm (ET)
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VIDEO: Brookings
Institution Discussion on North Korean Nuclear Crisis
from C-SPAN Recent Video
Recently, North Korea conducted a nuclear test in the mountains
of Kilju, close to the Chinese border. In Washington, the Brookings
Institution hosted a panel of scholars to examine the North Korea
nuclear crisis and the options available to the Obama Administration
in responding to this challenge.
Length: 1 hr. 29 min.
Published: Wednesday at 2:30pm (ET)
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President
Obama Signs Florida Emergency Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State
of Florida and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local
recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, flooding,
tornadoes, and straight-line winds beginning on May 17, 2009,
and continuing.
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What
They're Saying About Judge Sotomayor
Fellow Second Circuit Judge Guido Calabresi on Sotomayor: “She’s
Always a Very Forceful and Powerful Judge. She Has, Not on a
Insignificant Number of Occasions, Caused Me to Change My Mind.”
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Remarks
at Nellis Air Force Base
President Obama will deliver a speech highlighting the progress
we’ve made in the first 100 days of the Recovery Act and
the work that’s been done to build a new foundation for
America’s economic recovery.
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Nellis
Solar Power System Tour Nellis Air Force Base Las Vegas NV
President Obama will tour the photovoltaic array at Nellis Air
Force Base, seeing first-hand how solar energy is being used
to generate clean electricity supplies – including 25% of
the base’s total
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Bernstein
Nabors to Discuss 100 Days 100 Projects Report on Recovery Act
Chief Economic Advisor to the Vice President Jared Bernstein
and OMB Deputy Director Rob Nabors will hold a conference call
with reporters TODAY, Wednesday, May 27, to discuss the “100
Days, 100 Projects” report the President will release today
that offers a snapshot of Recovery Act projects already underway
across the country just 100 days into this two-year program.
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Conference
Call with Legal Experts to Discuss the Nomination of Judge Sotomayor
Today at 2:30PM EDT the White House will hold a conference call
with legal experts to discuss the nomination of Judge Sotomayor.
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President
Obama Marks 100th Day of Recovery Act with Release of 100 Days
100 Projects Report
President Barack Obama today marked the 100th day of the Recovery
Act by releasing "100 Days, 100 Projects," a report
from the Vice President that highlights the progress the country
has made in the first 100 days of the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act and the work that is already being done to build a new foundation
for America’s economic recovery.
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Remarks
by the President at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Remarks
by the President at a fundraiser for Senator Harry Reid, 5/26/2009
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The
President in Nevada: "We Come for the Sun"
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Green
Jobs and a New Foundation; Empleos Verdes y Una Nueva Base Económica
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100
Days, 100 Projects
Ed DeSeve, Coordinator of Recovery Implementation,
tells us about a new report:
It seems like a long time since President Obama signed the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act on February 17. In fact, it’s
only been 100 days. In that time, we’ve obligated over 100
billion dollars, created more than 150,000 jobs and started important
projects in every state and territory of America. Today, President
Obama released a snapshot of these projects called "100
Days, 100 Projects."
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Blogging
to the Middle
Jared Bernstein, the Executive Director of the Middle Class Task
Force and the Vice President's Chief Economist, puts recent events
on clean energy and the economy into perspective:
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White
House Enviro Council Accepts Biden Challenge: Help Retrofit America
We asked Van Jones, Special Advisor for
Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council
on Environmental Quality, to explain the significance of today’s
meeting of the Middle Class Task Force.
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Why
Obama Can't Lose on His Supreme Court Pick
Ezra Klein: "A Supreme Court nomination is an important
story. But it is not necessarily a dramatic one. The last nominee
to actually be defeated -- Harriett Miers was withdrawn, remember,
and withdrawn due to conservative unrest -- was Robert Bork.
And he was a conservative choice facing a Senate with 55 Democrats.
Sotomayor is a Democratic president's nominee who will come before
a Democratic Senate... If Sotomayor falls, another Democratic
nominee takes her place, with similarly left-of-center positions,
to be voted on by a Democratic Senate... As opposed to an issue
like cap and trade or health reform, where the defeat of a bill
might mean the death of the effort, this is not, in the long-run,
an issue that Obama can lose."
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Insider
Tips for a Smooth Confirmation Process
Former Reagan Chief of Staff Ken Duberstein -- who also guided
Justices William Kennedy, David Souter, and Clarence Thomas through
their Senate confirmation process -- shares 10 secrets for a
smooth trip to the High Court.
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Biden
officials to lead effort to confirm Sotomayor
Posted: 12:23 PM ET
From CNN Senior Producer Kevin Bohn
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Leading the White
House's effort to get Judge Sonia Sotomayor confirmed is Cynthia
Hogan, the chief counsel to Vice President Biden, an administration
official confirms to CNN.
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Fundraiser-in-Chief
continues Western swing
Posted: 01:06 PM ET
From CNN Deputy Political Director Paul
Steinhauser
President Obama headlined a fundraiser for Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid Wednesday.
(CNN) – One day after President Obama was the headliner
at a fundraiser at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas for Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid, he heads tonight to Hollywood for two fundraisers
for the Democratic Party.
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Rove,
Carville square off
Posted: 04:00 PM ET
(CNN) – A debate between political strategists Karl Rove
and James Carville grew heated Tuesday night when it came to
the future of the Republican Party.
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Obama
touts 100 days of economic stimulus
Posted: 04:27 PM ET
President Obama on Wednesday said that 'we are already seeing
results' from his economic stimulus package.
(CNN) – President Barack Obama marked another 100-day anniversary
Wednesday — this time the anniversary of the enactment of
his $787 billion economic stimulus package.
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Clinton
calls for halt to Israel's settlement activity
Posted: 04:30 PM ET
From CNN State Department Producer Elise
Labott
Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that Israel should halt its settlement
activity.
WASHINGTON (CNN) - On the eve of President Obama's meeting with
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton said Wednesday that the Obama administration wants a
complete halt to settlement activity by Israel, which she argued
would help Washington's Mideast peace efforts.
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Ohio
Democrats hope to capitalize off Sotomayor pick
Posted: 04:46 PM ET
From CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby
Jennifer Brunner is running for Senate in Ohio, but faces a tough
primary contest against Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher.
(CNN) – With President Obama's nomination of federal appeals
court judge Sonia Sotomayor to sit on the Supreme Court, both
Democrats and Republicans see an opportunity to rally their respective
bases.
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Democratic
congressman to challenge Specter
Posted: 06:04 PM ET
From CNN Senior Political Correspondent
Candy Crowley
Sestak has informed supporters he plans to run for Senate.
(CNN) -- Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak has informed supporters
he plans to challenge Sen. Arlen Specter in the Democratic primary,
a spokesman for the congressman tells CNN.
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Sestak:
'I intend to get in this race'
Posted: 07:11 PM ET
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Schwarzenegger:
Limbaugh the '650 lb. gorilla'
Posted: 08:00 PM ET
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Commander
‘orders’ soldiers against suicide
Posted: 08:36 PM ET
FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky (CNN) — The 101st Airborne’s
senior commander in-effect ordered his soldiers Wednesday not
to commit suicide, a plea that came after 11 suicides since Jan.
1, two of them in the past week.
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Speeches
and Testimony for CFTC.gov.
The following speech was given by CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler.
May 26, 2009
Remarks of CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler, “Swearing-In Ceremony”.
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Call For Papers
9th Annual Bank Research Conference: 2009 Governance and Compensation
in the Financial Services Industry
Jointly organized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s
Center for Financial Research and the Journal of Financial Services
Research (JFSR)
The FDIC’s Center for Financial Research and the JFSR invite
submissions for the 9th Annual Fall Research Conference to be
held in Arlington, Virginia on Thursday, September 17, and Friday,
September 18, 2009. The on-going financial sector crisis has
focused attention on compensation and governance practices. It
has been alleged that compensation and governance systems reward
management for risk taking and short term profits and the size
and scope of corporate operations expanded at the expense of
shareholders and taxpayers. In response to incentives, the management
of many financial services firms pursued investment strategies
that proved to be unsustainable despite extensive resources devoted
to prudential oversight and financial stability monitoring. Recent
events highlight the need to examine the management incentives
and governance structures in place in the financial services
industry, including the supervisory agencies and central banks
that regulate and service the industry.
The 9th Annual FDIC-JFSR conference will provide a forum to discuss
these issues related to compensation and governance structure
of financial service providers and regulators. The program committee
encourages the submission of papers on topics that include:
Impact of compensation practices on systemic instability and
efficient allocation of private savings
Compensation structures, governance practices and the creation
of value for stakeholders at large.
Role of mark-to-market in introducing volatility in the firms’
earnings and management compensation
Large complex financial institutions: Too-Big-To-Manage?
Policies and practices to be changed to protect the interests
of shareholders, consumers, taxpayers and savers
Impact of government consumer protection on risky borrowing and
lending
Safety nets’ implications for profits in the financial services
sector
Does the framework for monitoring and regulating the industry
create the proper incentives for controlling financial sector
risks?
Anglo-American versus the Franco-German corporate governance
systems: which one fared better?
The organizers also seek papers related
to any of the CFR’s research programs: Deposit Insurance
Consumer Finance and Credit Issues
Risk Measurement
Financial Sector Policy and Regulation
Corporate Finance
Banking Performance and the Economy
In conjunction with the conference, on
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 the FDIC’s Center for Financial
Research and the Federal Housing Finance Agency will host a one-day
symposium: Improving Assessment of Default Risk of Single-Family
Mortgages. There is a separate call for papers for the symposium,
but conference participants are welcome to attend the symposium
as well.
Papers will be selected for presentation based on reviews by
associate editors of the JFSR and the organizing committee (Paul
Kupiec and Haluk Unal). Selected papers may be invited for JFSR
submission. Expenses for travel, food, and lodging will be reimbursed
for paper presenters. Papers must be received by June, 30 2009.
Authors will be notified about the status of their papers by
July 31, 2009. Please submit papers as "pdf" attachments
to an email sent to CFR@fdic.gov. Please name the file: "YourLastName.pdf."
For additional information, contact Paul Kupiec (202) 898-6768
(pkupiec@fdic.gov) or Haluk Unal (301) 405–2256 (hunal@rhsmith.umd.edu).
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Call For Papers
One-Day Symposium: Improving Assessment of the Default Risk of
Single-Family Mortgages
Jointly Organized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s
Center for Financial Research and the Federal Housing Finance
Agency
The FDIC’s Center for Financial Research and the Federal
Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) invite submissions for a one-day
symposium on “Improving Assessment of the Default Risk of
Single-Family Mortgages” to be held in Arlington, VA, on
Wednesday September 16, 2009.
The performance of single-family mortgages in the U.S. has deteriorated
sharply since mid-2005, revealing weaknesses in exiting methods
for predicting mortgage defaults and estimating default loss
severities. Events have shown there is need for improvement in
the data and models used to assess single-family mortgage default
risk and in the processes and controls surrounding models used
in the mortgage lending process. This symposium will provide
a forum to discuss the causes of recent experience and ways to
improve the assessment of single-family mortgages default risk,
as well as policy issues raised by the use of automated underwriting
systems and mortgage scoring in the lending process. The program
committee encourages the submission of papers on topics such
as the following:
Default risk assessment
Definition of default
Historical data series used to estimate single-family mortgage
default risk
Approaches to estimation of the default risk of different types
of loan products
Why models missed the recent deterioration in performance
Models of house price dynamics and their role in default risk
estimation
Variation of mortgage default risk by house price tier
Challenges of model validation
Single-family mortgage default risk and fraud
Use of default risk assessments in mortgage lending and servicing
decisions
Effect of government mortgage support programs on mortgage default
rates
Estimation of default loss severity
Approaches to estimation of mortgage default loss severity
House prices and mortgage default loss severity
Modifications of delinquent/defaulted/at-risk
mortgages
Pros and cons of alternative approaches to modifying mortgage
loans
Effects of loan modifications on mortgage default loss severity
Behavior of modified mortgage loans
Estimation of the "re-default" risk of modified mortgages
Technology and single-family mortgage lending
Historical performance of scoring technology in underwriting
and servicing single-family mortgages
Use of scoring technology to evaluate the default risk of non-traditional
mortgages
Effects of the use of automated underwriting systems on the performance
of single-family mortgages
Policy issues
Provisioning for loan losses on single-family mortgages
Potential effects on default rates of requiring lenders to retain
an interest in single-family mortgages they originate that are
securitized
Uses of models of single-family mortgage default in the lending
process
Ways to improve processes and technologies used to evaluate single-family
mortgage default risk
Approaches to standardizing the measurement of single-family
mortgage default risk
Potential effects of such standardization on the safety and soundness
of financial institutions and innovations in risk measurement
and management
Section 1602 of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
(HERA) requires FHFA to conduct a study of "ways to improve
the overall default risk evaluation used with respect to residential
mortgage loans..." and to focus "particular attenti...
[on] the development and utilization of processes and technologies
that provide a means to standardize the measurement of risk."
FHFA intends to publish the papers presented at, and the proceedings
of, the symposium in fulfillment of this statutory requirement.
No submitted paper will be quoted or used without permission
of the author.
Paper Submission Procedure:
Papers will be selected for presentation
based on reviews by the organizing committee. Expenses for travel,
food, and lodging will be reimbursed for paper presenters. Papers
must be submitted for consideration by June 30, 2009. Authors
will be notified about the status of their papers by July 31,
2009.
Please submit papers as "pdf" attachments to an e-mail
sent to:
MortgagePapers@fdic.gov
Please name the file 'Your last name.pdf."
For more information, contact:
Contact: Paul Kupiec
Tel.: (202) 898-6768
Email:pkupiec@fdic.gov
Contact: Robin S. Seiler, Jr.
Tel.: (202) 414-3785
Email:Robin.Seiler@fhfa.gov
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NIJ is hiring two Social Science Analysts
at the GS-12/13 level (salary range is $73,100 - 113,007)
The deadline for applications is June 9,
2009.
These positions direct and manage research portfolios in one
or more of the following areas: violence; victimization; prisons
and jails, community corrections and courts.
Learn
more and find out how to apply.
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U.S.
Department of State and the National Italian American Foundation
Launch a Public-Private Partnership
Bureau of Public Affairs
Washington, DC
May 27, 2009
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May
27, 2009 - DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report, (PDF, 18 pages - 156 KB)
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USMA
Graduation
Wed, 27 May 2009 08:13:50 -0500
The Secretary of Defense Robert Gates delivers the commencement
address at the 2009 U.S. Military Academy at West Point graduation
ceremony.
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Secretary
Meets with Canadian Prime Minister Harper
Tue, 26 May 2009 06:00:00 -0500
Secretary Napolitano and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper
met May 26, 2009 to discuss ways in which the United States and
Canada can work together to deal with security threats while
minimizing the impact on commerce and tourism.
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Heading
Toward 'Von Braun' Mound
Tue, 26 May 2009 23:00:00 -0500
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit used its navigation camera
to capture this view of the terrain toward the southeast from
the location Spirit reached...
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New
Station Crew Launches on Soyuz; Briefing From Space on June 1
Tue, 26 May 2009 23:00:00 -0500
The International Space Station crew is awaiting the arrival
of three new members that will usher in an era of six-person
crews aboard the orbiting laboratory.
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June
Commander's Call Topics
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US-CERT
Current Activity BlackBerry Security Advisory
Original release date: May 27, 2009 at
8:55 am
Last revised: May 27, 2009 at 8:55 am
Research In Motion has released security
advisory KB18327 to address
multiple vulnerabilities in the PDF distiller of the BlackBerry
Attachment Service. By convincing a user to open a specially
crafted
PDF file on a BlackBerry smartphone, an attacker may be able
to
execute arbitrary code on the computer hosting the BlackBerry
Attachment Service.
US-CERT encourages users and administrators
to review BlackBerry
security advisory KB18327 and apply the update or implement the
workarounds provided in the document to help mitigate the risks.
Relevant Url(s):
<http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB18327>
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This entry is available at
http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#blackberry_security_advisory2
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U.S.
Department of State Background Notes : Zambia (05/09)
Wed, 27 May 2009 08:15:30 -0500
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Memorial
Day in Iraq
Tue, 26 May 2009 12:07:43 -0500
U.S. military officials in Iraq report three people were killed
May 25 when a convoy carrying coalition forces, civilians and
contractors struck a roadside bomb in Fallujah.
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Review
of the Department of Justice’s Use of Less-Lethal Weapons,
Evaluation and Inspections Report I-2009-003, May 2009
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FDIC-Insured Institutions Earned $7.6
Billion in the First Quarter of 2009
Loan-Loss Provisions Continue to Depress Net Income
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 27, 2009 Media Contact:
Andrew Gray (202) 898-7192
angray@fdic.gov
Commercial banks and savings institutions
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) reported
net income of $7.6 billion in the first quarter of 2009, a decline
of $11.7 billion (60.8 percent) from the $19.3 billion that the
industry earned in the first quarter of 2008. Higher loan-loss
provisions, increased goodwill write-downs, and reduced income
from securitization activities all contributed to the year-over-year
earnings decline. Three out of five insured institutions reported
lower net income in the first quarter and one in five was unprofitable.
"The first quarter results are telling us that the banking
industry still faces tremendous challenges, and that going forward,
asset quality remains a major concern," said FDIC Chairman
Sheila C. Bair. "Banks are making good efforts to deal with
the challenges they're facing, but today's report says that we're
not out of the woods yet." She added, "As I see it,
we're now in the cleanup phase for the banking industry. It will
take some more time. But in the end, we'll have a stronger banking
industry that's better able to meet the demand for credit as
the economy recovers."
Insured institutions set aside $60.9 billion in provisions for
loan losses in the first quarter, an increase of $23.7 billion
(63.6 percent) over the first quarter of 2008. Expenses for goodwill
impairment and other intangible asset expenses totaled $7.2 billion,
up from $2.8 billion a year earlier. These negative factors outweighed
the positive effects of increased noninterest income (up $7.8
billion or 12.8 percent), higher net interest income (up $4.4
billion or 4.7 percent), and higher realized gains on securities
and other assets (up $1.9 billion). Twenty-one FDIC-insured institutions
failed during the first quarter, the largest number since the
fourth quarter in 1992. The FDIC's "Problem List" grew
during the quarter from 252 to 305 institutions, and total assets
of problem institutions increased from $159 billion to $220 billion.
The FDIC also noted that asset-quality indicators continue to
decline. Insured institutions charged off $37.8 billion in bad
loans in the first quarter, almost twice the $19.6 billion of
a year earlier. The amount of loans and leases that were noncurrent
(90 days or more past due or in nonaccrual status) rose by $59.2
billion during the quarter, and are $154.3 billion higher than
a year ago.
"Troubled loans continue to accumulate, and the costs associated
with impaired assets are weighing heavily on the industry's performance,"
Chairman Bair noted. "Nevertheless, compared to a year ago,
we see some positives. Net interest income is higher, and noninterest
revenue is up at larger banks, particularly trading revenues.
Realized gains on securities and other assets improved, too.
But these positive factors were outweighed by higher expenses
for bad loans and for goodwill impairment."
Financial results for the first quarter are contained in the
FDIC's latest Quarterly Banking Profile, which was released today.
Also among the major findings:
Tier 1 capital reached a record high. Tier 1 capital rose to
almost $70 billion, the largest quarterly increase ever reported
by the industry. However, much of the increase occurred at institutions
that received capital from the U.S. Treasury Department's Troubled
Asset Relief Program (TARP). A number of institutions also reduced
their dividends to support capital growth. Dividend payments
in the first quarter totaled $7.2 billion, about half the $14.0
billion insured institutions paid in the first quarter of 2008.
The FDIC noted that 97 percent of insured institutions were well-capitalized
by regulatory standards.
Total assets declined by $302 billion. Downsizing by a few large
banks caused total industry assets to fall by $302 billion (2.2
percent) during the first quarter. Two-thirds of all institutions
reported asset growth in the quarter, but reductions at eight
large banks caused the industry total to decline. Total loans
and leases fell by $159.6 billion (2.1 percent), while assets
in trading accounts declined by $144.5 billion (14.9 percent).
The FDIC's Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) reserve ratio fell to
0.27 percent. Growth in insured deposits and a shrinking fund
balance caused the Deposit Insurance Fund's reserve ratio to
decline from 0.36 percent of insured deposits to 0.27 percent
in the first quarter. Insured deposits increased by $82.4 billion
(1.7 percent) during the quarter. The DIF balance declined from
$17.3 billion at the end of 2008 (amended from the originally
reported unaudited balance of $19 billion) to $13.0 billion on
March 31, 2009. However, the FDIC Board of Directors approved
an amended restoration plan in February that is designed to restore
the DIF reserve ratio to 1.15 percent within seven years. The
FDIC has already set aside $28 billion in reserve to cover projected
losses for the next 12 months. In addition, the FDIC will collect
more than $8 billion in premiums during the second quarter, including
$5.6 billion from the special assessment the FDIC Board approved
on May 22.
"Insured deposits increased 1.7 percent in the quarter --
some $82 billion -- and they are up by nine percent over the
last 12 months," Chairman Bair said. "This growth in
insured deposits is a vote of confidence from bank customers.
They obviously see the value of the FDIC guarantee."
The complete Quarterly Banking Profile is available at http://www2.fdic.gov/qbp/index.asp
on the FDIC Web site.
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MG
David Perkins
Tue, 26 May 2009 20:34:13 -0500
MG David Perkins, Director for Strategic Effects, CJ9, Multi-National
Force Iraq, and Maj. Gen. Qassim Atta, Fardh al-Qanoon military
spokesperson, speak with reporters in Baghdad.
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Chris
Cornell
Tue, 26 May 2009 12:14:41 -0500
Chris Cornell, the driving force behind Soundgarden and Audioslave,
talks about his new solo album and about music therapy in a conversation
with the Pentagon Channel
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Cms.hhs.gov-
Mandatory Insurer Reporting for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS)
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Liberty University College Dems were
kicked off because of their affiliations with the DNC...and we
YDNV Members,
This is a big week, and we have another
opportunity to make a big impact!! Today the members of the Liberty
University College Democrats met with Chancellor Falwell. Currently
the administration is standing behind their decision from last
week to suspend the college democrats from their campus for their
affiliation with CDA and the DNC. We are working closely to assist
our fellow Democrats through negotiations with administrators.
We are asking that you help the College Democrats at Liberty
University by sending the following e-mail to Chancellor Falwell.
Together we can send a message that democrats come in every shape,
size, color, and religion.
Please share this e-mail with your chapter
members, friends and supporters of College Democrats. We hope
to send as many e-mails as possible to clearly show our support
for the College Democrats right to exist at Liberty University.
Please send an e-mail now!
The YDNV Executive Board
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E-mail address: chancellor@liberty.edu
E-mail Text:
Dr. Chancellor Falwell,
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Secretary,
Canadian Public Safety Minister Issue Border Statement
Wed, 27 May 2009 06:00:00 -0500
Secretary Napolitano and Canadian Minister of Public Safety Peter
Van Loan signed a border protocols agreement to enhance security
without compromising trade on May 27, 2009.
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National Archives Celebrates Homecoming
of Long-Lost Lincoln Letter -
TOMORROW
WHAT: A ceremony at which a donor will
present to the National
Archives an original letter written by Abraham Lincoln in 1863.
This
letter, in President Lincoln's own hand on Executive Mansion
letterhead, was originally part of the Records of the U.S. Treasury.
At
some point in time prior to when the records came to the National
Archives, half of the letter containing the substance of President
Lincoln's letter was torn from the volume and ended up in private
hands. The donor, who is a private collector, is giving this
letter to
the National Archives.
With the exception of the half that remained
in a volume at the
National Archives, the contents of the letter have not been available
to
scholars or the general public. This will be the first time that
the
letter will be available to the media.
WHO: Acting Archivist of the United States
Adrienne Thomas
Director of Access Programs for the National Archives, James
Hastings
Donor of the letter
National Archives experts will be available to answer
questions
WHERE: Archivist's Reception Room, Room
105
National Archives and Records Administration
700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
(Use Pennsylvania Avenue entrance)
WHEN: 9:30 A.M.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
PLEASE NOTE: AVAILABLE LIGHTS ONLY.
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Privacy
Impact Assessments (PIA) for U.S. Department of Homeland Security
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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NRC
Holding Six Joint Public Meetings With FEMA on Proposed Changes
to Emergency Preparedness Requirements
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Soldier
Fills Gap With Civilian Skills
Wed, 27 May 2009 10:39:00 -0500
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Economic
Recovery Act of 2009 for U.S. Department of Homeland Security
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Remarks
at Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies (FAPE) Dinner
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Benjamin Franklin Room
Washington, DC
May 11, 2009
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Cms.hhs.gov-
Skilled Nursing Facility- Long Term Care Open Door Forum for
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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NRC
to Discuss 2008 Performance Assessment for Columbia Generating
Station
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Guantanamo
Detainee Trends
Wed, 27 May 2009 10:17:13 -0500
A look at the tendencises for detainees released from Guantanamo
Bay to return to terrorist activities.
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Florida
Guard Trains to Keep Communications in Hurricane Season
Wed, 27 May 2009 11:00:00 -0500
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FCC
ACTING CHAIRMAN COPPS RELEASES REPORT ON BROADBAND STRATEGY FOR
RURAL AMERICA
Report to Congress Important Building Block for National Broadband
Plan
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NRC
Schedules Meeting to Discuss 2008 Performance of Harris Nuclear
Power Plant
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United States Senate Candidate, Kendrick
Meek needs YOUR help!
Kendrick Meek’s Senate Campaign is
asking for members of the Broward Young Democrats to come forward
and volunteer a few hours of your time this Saturday, May 30,
2009!
Where: The Fontainebleau
4441 Collins Ave
Miami, Fl 33140
When: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
For more information, please Contact Alexander
Lewy at Alexander@Kendrickmeek.com
Hope to see you there!
Annie Gallagher
VP Community Affairs
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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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Suicide
Prevention
Wed, 20 May 2009 19:00:00 -0500
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Treasury
Awards $1.5 Billion Through Recovery Act to Encourage Private
Sector Investments in Communities Around the Country
May 27, 2009
[CDFI-2009-31]
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COL
Philip Battaglia
Wed, 27 May 2009 10:29:09 -0500
COL Philip Battaglia, Commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team,
1st Cavalry Division, Multi-National Division-South, will give
a culmination brief on the 4th BCT's mission in Iraq.
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The
More You Know, The More You Know You Need Flood Insurance
Tue, 26 May 2009 08:10:32 -0500
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Since 1978 Santa Rosa County and its residents
and businesses have received more than $417 million from flood
insurance settlements. What would this and other north Florida
counties look like today if they didn't have flood insurance?
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When,Not
If: Preparing Your Business For Emergencies
Wed, 27 May 2009 10:19:47 -0500
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Officials from the Indiana Department of
Homeland Security (IDHS) and the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) urge businesses to plan now for future disasters.
When the next flood or other disaster strikes, getting your company
back to business quickly may depend on emergency planning done
today.
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Engineers
Get Route-clearance Vehicle Training in Afghanistan
Wed, 27 May 2009 11:56:00 -0500
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NRC
Schedules Meeting to Discuss 2008 Performance of Brunswick Nuclear
Power Plant
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Make
Your Plans for Summer Outreach Now!
Wed, 27 May 2009 10:07:42 -0500
Plans are underway for the FEC to bring its state outreach program
to three cities this summer: Tallahassee, FL (June 24-25), Columbus,
OH (July 28-29) and Kansas City, MO (Date TBA). Specialists will
conduct informal, targeted, workshops on the law and answer your
questions in person. Specific schedules for each city will be
available soon at http://www.fec.gov/info/outreach.shtml#state.
Workshops are free but pre-registration is required. For more
information, e-mail Conferences@fec.gov
and specify the city you are interested in attending and the
type of organization you are with (i.e., campaign, party, PAC,
etc.).
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Brigade
to Leave Southern Iraq 'A Much Better Place'
Wed, 27 May 2009 12:14:00 -0500
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NRC,
FEMA to Hold Public Meetings on June 2 In King of Prussia, Pa.,
on Proposal to Amend Emergency Preparedness Requirements
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President Obama Announces Over $467 Million
in Recovery Act Funding for Geothermal and Solar Energy Projects
WASHINGTON – President Obama today announced over $467 million
from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to expand and
accelerate the development, deployment, and use of geothermal
and solar energy throughout the United States. The funding announced
today represents a substantial down payment that will help the
solar and geothermal industries overcome technical barriers,
demonstrate new technologies, and provide support for clean energy
jobs for years to come. Today’s announcement supports the
Obama Administration’s strategy to increase American economic
competiveness, while supporting jobs and moving toward a clean
energy economy.
“We have a choice. We can remain the world’s leading
importer of oil, or we can become the world’s leading exporter
of clean energy,” said President Obama. “We can hand
over the jobs of the future to our competitors, or we can confront
what they have already recognized as the great opportunity of
our time: the nation that leads the world in creating new sources
of clean energy will be the nation that leads the 21st century
global economy. That’s the nation I want America to be.”
"We have an ambitious agenda to put millions of people to
work by investing in clean energy technology like solar and geothermal
energy,” Energy Secretary Steven Chu said. "These technologies
represent two pieces of a broad energy portfolio that will help
us aggressively fight climate change and renew our position as
a global leader in clean energy jobs.”
Geothermal Energy
Geothermal energy is a clean source of renewable energy that
harnesses heat from the Earth for heating applications and electricity
generation; geothermal plants can operate around the clock to
provide significant uninterrupted “base load” electricity,
or the minimum amount a power utility must provide to its customers.
The Recovery Act makes a $350 million new investment in this
technology, dwarfing previous government commitments. Recovery
Act funding will support projects in four crucial areas: geothermal
demonstration projects; Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) research
and development; innovative exploration techniques; and a National
Geothermal Data System, Resource Assessment and Classification
System.
Geothermal Demonstration Projects ($140 Million)
Funding will support demonstrations of cutting-edge technologies
to advance geothermal energy in new geographic areas, as well
as geothermal energy production from oil and natural gas fields,
geopressured fields, and low to moderate temperature geothermal
resources.
Enhanced Geothermal Systems Technology Research and Development
($80 Million)
Funding will support research of EGS technology to allow geothermal
power generation across the country. Conventional geothermal
energy systems must be located near easily-accessible geothermal
water resources, limiting its nationwide use. EGS makes use of
available heat resources through engineered reservoirs, which
can then be tapped to produce electricity. While the long-term
goal of EGS is to generate cost competitive clean electricity,
enabling research and development is needed to demonstrate the
technology’s readiness in the near-term.
Innovative Exploration Techniques ($100 Million)
Funding will support projects that include exploration, siting,
drilling, and characterization of a series of exploration wells
utilizing innovative exploration techniques. Exploration of geothermal
energy resources can carry a high upfront risk. By investing
in and validating innovative exploration technologies and methods,
DOE can help reduce the level of upfront risk for the private
sector, allowing for increased investment and discovery of new
geothermal resources.
National Geothermal Data System, Resource Assessment, and Classification
System ($30 Million)
The long-term success of geothermal energy technologies depends
upon a detailed characterization of geothermal energy resources
nationwide. In 2008, the United States Geological Survey (USGS)
conducted an assessment of high temperature resource potential
in the Western United States. To fully leverage new low-temperature,
geopressured, co-production, and EGS technologies, DOE will support
a nationwide assessment of geothermal resources, working through
the USGS and other partners. Second, DOE will support the development
of a nationwide data system to make resource data available to
academia, researchers, and the private sector. Finally, DOE will
support the development of a geothermal resource classification
system for use in determining site potential.
Solar Energy
Solar energy is a rapidly expanding industry with a double-digit
annual growth rate in the United States. DOE is focused on supporting
the U.S. industry’s scaling up of manufacturing, production,
and distribution so the technology can become cost competitive
with conventional sources of energy. DOE will provide $117.6
million in Recovery Act funding to accelerate widespread commercialization
of clean solar energy technologies across America. These activities
will leverage partnerships that include DOE’s national laboratories,
universities, local government, and the private sector, to strengthen
the U.S. solar industry and make it a leader in international
markets.
Photovoltaic Technology Development ($51.5 Million)
DOE will expand investment in advanced photovoltaic concepts
and high impact technologies, with the aim of making solar energy
cost-competitive with conventional sources of electricity and
to strengthen the competitiveness and capabilities of domestic
manufacturers.
Solar Energy Deployment ($40.5 Million)
Projects in this area will focus on non-technical barriers to
solar energy deployment, including grid connection, market barriers
to solar energy adoption in cities, and the shortage of trained
solar energy installers. Combined with new technology development,
these deployment activities will help clear the path for wider
adoption of solar energy in residential, commercial, and municipal
environments.
Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development ($25.6 Million)
This work will focus on improving the reliability of concentrating
solar power technologies and enhancing the capabilities of DOE
National Laboratories to provide test and evaluation support
to the solar industry.
For information on these and other Funding Opportunities under
the Recovery Act, visit:
http://www.energy.gov/recovery/funding.htm
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CSMS#
09-000232 - ACE Entry Summary Documents
Wed, 27 May 2009 12:26:03 -0500
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Cms.hhs.gov-
Ambulance Open Door Forum for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS)
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Secretary
Napolitano, Canadian Minister Kenney Discuss Collaboration
Wed, 27 May 2009 06:00:00 -0500
Secretary Napolitano and Canadian Citizenship, Immigration and
Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney discussed the importance
of collaborating on information sharing, screening procedures
and visa policies.
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Mitigation
Workshop for Homeowners Scheduled On June 3 in Center
Wed, 27 May 2009 11:13:38 -0500
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Special
Background Press Briefing on Upcoming Secretary of State Travel
to Central America
Bureau of Public Affairs
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
May 27, 2009
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Troops
Deploy
Wed, 27 May 2009 11:43:16 -0500
The 844th Engineer Battalion furled their colors May 25 in preparation
for their latest deployment to Iraq.
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DoD
Identifies Air Force Casualties
Wed, 27 May 2009 12:55:00 -0500
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United
States Department of Defense Image Gallery
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USIP
Online Courses Win Award
The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) announced
that USIP's online courses won an award in the category of "Best
Practices for Excellence in Distance Learning Teaching."
The USDLA Awards were created to acknowledge major accomplishments
in distance learning and to highlight those distance learning
instructors, programs, and professionals who have achieved and
demonstrated extraordinary results through the use of online,
videoconferencing, satellite and blended learning delivery technologies.
Two of our courses are available in Arabic and we're working
on additional language translations.
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Remarks
as Prepared for Delivery by Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli
on the First 100 Days of Recovery Act at Law Enforcement Symposium
on Violence Against Women
Wed, 27 May 2009 09:00:00 -0500
The Department of Justice and this Administration are fully committed
to supporting state, local and tribal law enforcement and criminal
justice agencies. The Recovery Act is not a one-time investment.
Only by sustained investment in our communities can we make them
safer and make them fit for long-term economic development.
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Tampa
Judge Shuts Down Florida Tax Preparer
Wed, 27 May 2009 09:00:00 -0500
A federal judge in Tampa, Fla., has permanently barred a Port
Richey, Fla., tax preparer and his firm from preparing federal
tax returns. U.S. District Court Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich
of the Middle District of Florida entered the permanent injunction
against Frank Lighty and his firm, Lighty and Associate. Lighty
consented to the permanent injunction.
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Arapahoe County Young Dems: We cannot
wait to see you!
This Thursday night, Labor issues forum!
When: Thursday, May 28, 2009
Time: 6:15 to 8:15 pm
Location: Bemis Public Library
6014 S Datura St
Littleton, CO 80120
Cost: Free, just come to learn!
Speakers Include: Mike Cerbo of the AFL-CIO.
Randy Rester of The Aurora Fire Department
Brandon with The Campaign for Change of SEIU
Learn about the Employee Free Choice Act,
Municipal Issues involving Labor in Arapahoe County and what
it is like in the day of a Labor Organizer.
There will also be plenty of time for questions!
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USMA
Commencement
Wed, 27 May 2009 13:12:34 -0500
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates delivers the commencement address
at the 2009 U.S. Military Academy at West Point graduation ceremony.
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Tournament
Showcases Fun, Unity in Baghdad District
Wed, 27 May 2009 13:50:00 -0500
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Audit
Reports for Publicly Financed Committees and Host Committees
for Federal Election Commission
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Registration
for C-TPAT First Annual Northern Border Highway Carrier Conference
in Buffalo, NY Opens June 1st
Wed, 27 May 2009 11:23:18 -0500
Registration will begin June 1st at 1200 noon EST.
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Private
Flyers
Wed, 27 May 2009 11:23:18 -0500
Beginning May 18, 2009, private aircraft pilots must adhere to
the requirements of the Advance Information on Private Aircraft
Arriving and Departing the United States Final Rule.Beginning
May 18, private aircraft pilots must adhere to new requirements
of Dec. 18 final rule.
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Downrange
Wed, 27 May 2009 12:37:46 -0500
A look at tributes to fallen servicemembers throughout Iraq and
Afghanistan.
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DOE Fossil Energy NEWSALERT
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The U.S. Department of Energy has announced
the creation of a new National Carbon Capture
Center to develop and test technologies to
capture carbon dioxide from coal-based power
plants. Managed and operated by Southern Company
Services Inc., the center is expected to focus
national efforts on reducing greenhouse gas
emissions through technological innovation.
For more details, link to the Energy Department's
Fossil Energy Web site at:
http://www.fossil.energy.gov
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Enforcement
Report for May 27, 2009
Wed, 27 May 2009 21:04:00 -0500
Weekly report by the Food and Drug Administration, Department
of Health and Human Services. It contains information on actions
taken in connection with agency Regulatory activities.
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DoD
Identifies Navy Casualty
Wed, 27 May 2009 13:37:00 -0500
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NRC
Proposed FY2010 Budget of $1.07 Billion Sent to Congress; Available
on Web
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Buyer Beware: Tips from the FDIC on
How to Protect Against Foreclosure Frauds, Easy Money Schemes
and Other Costly Deals
Other Topics in the Latest FDIC Consumer News Include the Extension
of $250,000 Deposit Insurance, More About Mortgage Modification
Programs, and Shopping for a CD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 27, 2009 Media Contact:
Jay Rosenstein (202) 898-7303
jrosenstein@fdic.gov
Many people concerned about their mortgage,
their job or their finances may be especially vulnerable to scams
and other costly "fixes" for their problems. The Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation today issued a variety of tips
to help consumers be on guard financially in the current economy.
The advice was published in the Spring 2009 issue of FDIC Consumer
News, the agency's quarterly newsletter for consumers. Among
the topics covered:
Our latest tips for protecting against foreclosure rescue and
loan modification scams that target homeowners having difficulty
making their monthly mortgage payments;
A warning about frauds promising easy money -- supposedly from
the government's economic stimulus package or from lenders or
employers -- but ending with the victims losing money instead;
Examples of financial services that sound good but may come with
heavy fees, such as certain programs to cover overdrafts (bounced
checks or other withdrawals that would deplete a bank account)
and credit cards advertised to help repair a damaged credit history;
Potential risks and costs associated with blank "convenience
checks" that credit card companies send to their customers
offering a quick way to write a loan, pay bills or transfer another
debt to their account; and
Why an advertised interest rate on a short-term certificate of
deposit (CD) that is far above the competition could be a marketing
ploy by a non-bank company trying to sell uninsured, long-term
investments that may not be in the consumer's best interest.
The latest issue also notes that, on May 19, Congress extended
the temporary federal deposit insurance limit of $250,000 per
depositor through December 31, 2013. This is important news,
especially for people who have or plan to place long-term deposits,
because the insurance limit would have reverted back to $100,000
per depositor on January 1, 2010, if Congress did not authorize
the extension.
Other timely articles describe the Obama Administration's program
for lowering monthly mortgage payments through refinancing opportunities
and loan modifications; various tips on shopping for a CD; and
an FDIC legal opinion clarifying the deposit insurance coverage
of a pre-paid card if the bank holding the money for the card
fails.
The Spring 2009 issue can be read or printed at www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/news/cnspr09.
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Minneapolis
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Treasury
Targets Hizballah Network in Africa
May 27, 2009
TG-149
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Petraeus:
Detainee Reforms Help, But Insurgent Financing, Meddling Problematic
Wed, 27 May 2009 14:41:00 -0500
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NRC
Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko’s Remarks at Today’s Commission
Meeting on Safety Culture in Rockville, Md.
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North
Dakota Disaster Recovery Centers Hours Change
Wed, 27 May 2009 14:05:10 -0500
BISMARCK, N.D. -- North Dakota Disaster Recovery Centers will
be closing one hour earlier on Monday - Saturday, effective Thursday,
May 28. The new operational hours will be 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., local
time and closed on Sundays.
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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:
Review
of the Department of Justice’s Use of Less-Lethal Weapons,
Evaluation and Inspections Report I-2009-003 (5/27/09)
Bonnie and Clyde Redux: The Year of the Gangster,
Part 3 (5/27/09)
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Press
Releases for Federal Railroad Administration
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Remarks
With Roxana Saberi Before Their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
May 27, 2009
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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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NIOSH
"What's New" list
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Upcoming
NIOSH Conferences for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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General
Officer Announcement
Wed, 27 May 2009 15:24:00 -0500
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Contact: Stephanie Lundberg
202-225-3130For Immediate Release
May 27, 2009
Hoyer: In 100 Days, American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act Working to Rebuild the Economy
WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader
Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today marking
the 100th day since President Obama enacted the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act:
“Today marks the 100th day since the
enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, a sweeping
economic package designed to turn our economy around—a process
that is just beginning. Congress and the Obama Administration
crafted it to grow the economy in both the short and long-terms
with tax cuts for 95% of Americans, strategic investments in
infrastructure and new energy, transportation, and healthcare
technologies, and direct help for those families hit hardest
by this recession.
“After just 100 days, the effects of the Recovery Act are
already being felt. It has saved or created 150,000 jobs so far,
put Americans to work at more than 3,600 construction projects,
funded important technology from high-speed rail to plug-in hybrids,
and much more. Our economy still has a long way to go before
its recovery is complete—but we have made significant progress,
and the Recovery Act is a key reason.”
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Obama
Touts Solar Power at Air Power Hub
Wed, 27 May 2009 15:35:00 -0500
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ETA - Advisories - Training and Employment
Guidance Letters (TEGL) for United States Department of Labor.
TEGL 25-08: National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Planning
Guidance and Grants Competition Waiver for Program Year 2009
has recently been added to the ETA Advisory database and is available
at http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2762.
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ETA - Advisories - Training and Employment
Notices (TEN) for United States Department of Labor. TEN 46-08:
Combining Fiscal Year 2009 YouthBuild Appropriations with the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5) YouthBuild
Appropriations has recently been added to the ETA Advisory database
and is available at http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2763.
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Jeff
Neal Appointed Homeland Security's Chief Human Capital Officer
Wed, 27 May 2009 06:00:00 -0500
Jeff Neal Appointed Department of Homeland Security's Chief Human
Capital Officer on May 27, 2009.
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U.S.
Department of State: Daily Press Briefing - May 27
Wed, 27 May 2009 14:45:14 -0500
Ian Kelly
Department Spokesman
Daily Press Briefing
Washington, DC
May 27, 2009
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5/27/2009
- Operation Mend
Tue, 26 May 2009 19:00:00 -0500
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USU
Graduation
Tue, 26 May 2009 19:00:00 -0500
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National
Guard (In Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of May 26,
2009
Wed, 27 May 2009 15:55:00 -0500
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The FDA Data Standards Council's SPL web page
was updated today, Wednesday, May 27, 2009, to include an additional
SPL R4 Training session: Compressed Gas Drug Products (session
thirteen) (http://www.fda.gov/oc/datacouncil/spl_r4_training_sessions_2009.html
)
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VACANCY:
Interdisciplinary (Civil Engineer/Physical Scientist), GS-0810/1301/12
FEMA
Wed, 27 May 2009 07:19:25 -0500
WN-09-DE-R4-0151-SEG1 (Closing Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00
EDT)
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VACANCY:
Grants Management Specialist, GS-1101-13 FEMA
Wed, 27 May 2009 07:07:59 -0500
AN259249 (Closing Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
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VACANCY:
Training Specialist, GS-1712-11/12 FEMA
Wed, 27 May 2009 06:55:29 -0500
AN259320 (Closing Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT)
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Biden
Calls on Air Force Academy Graduates to Shape History
Wed, 27 May 2009 15:58:00 -0500
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CDC's
Registry (IIS): Programmatic and Technical Contact List
The contact information for Nevada has
recently been updated, and is now available.
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VA
Studies Advanced Prosthetic Arm
Wed, 27 May 2009 16:23:00 -0500
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Researchers
Identify Biological Markers that May Indicate Poor Breast Cancer
Prognosis
Tue, 26 May 2009 15:05:00 -0500
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Congressional
Appearances for U.S. Department of Homeland Security
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Recent Device Approvals updates for U.S. Food
& Drug Administration (FDA). Information about the BRYAN®
Cervical Disc has recently been posted to the FDA website, and
is now
available.
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Gates
Leaves for Asia Security Talks
Wed, 27 May 2009 16:42:00 -0500
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C-SPAN Programming Information for Weds.
5/27 - Thurs. 5/28, 2009
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C-SPAN Highlights
Tonight:
* Sec. Clinton with Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmed Ali
Aboul Gheit (8pm)
* FDIC Chair Sheila Bair on Bank Earnings for 2009's First Quarter
(8:20pm)
* National Security Advisor General James Jones on National Security
(9pm)
Tomorrow:
* U.S. House: Not In Session
* National Press Club Address by Actress Mary Tyler Moore (1pm)
- LIVE
* Students & Leaders (6pm)
* Economic Stimulus Viewer Call-in Program (8pm) - LIVE
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C-SPAN2 Highlights
Tonight:
* Book TV: Gillian Tett, Author, “Fool’s Gold”
(8pm)
* Book TV's After Words with Stanley Greenberg (8:50pm)
* Book TV: Ezekiel Emanuel on Health Care (9:50pm)
Tomorrow:
* U.S. Senate: Not In Session
* Federalist Society on Counterterrorism & the Obama Admin.
(9:15am) - LIVE Tentative
* Catholic University on Obama Admin. & Pro-Life Citizens
(5pm) - LIVE
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C-SPAN3 Highlights
Tonight:
* Highlights: Pres. Obama; Stimulus Funds; FDIC Chair. Bair;
Sec. Clinton (7pm)
* Events: S&L with RNC Chair Steele, Nat'l Security Advisor
Jones (8:50pm)
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Clinton
Condemns 'Provocative' North Korean Activities, Rhetoric
Wed, 27 May 2009 16:54:00 -0500
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As
Hurricane Season Nears, States And Local Governments Ramp Up
Preparedness Efforts
Wed, 27 May 2009 15:57:09 -0500
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With the beginning of the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane
Season upon us, hurricane prone states across the country are
doing their part to help prepare their citizens and communities.
From sales tax holidays on hurricane and emergency preparedness
equipment in Virginia and Louisiana, to a major hurricane exercise
in Florida, states are taking actions to ensure that citizens
and the emergency response community are prepared for the 2009
hurricane season.
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Troops
Deploy
Wed, 27 May 2009 11:23:12 -0500
The 844th Engineer Battalion furled their colors Monday in preparation
for their latest deployment to Iraq.
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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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Press
Availability With Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Ali Aboul Gheit
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Benjamin Franklin Room
Washington, DC
May 27, 2009
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Post
Falls Day Parade
"We need your voice, We need your Presence"
What: Festival
Host: Official Site of the Kootenai County Democrats
Start Time: Saturday, June 6 at 9:00am
End Time: Saturday, June 6 at 1:00pm
Where: Idaho Street and Sixth Avenue, Post Falls, ID 83854
To see more
details and RSVP
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Statement of Comptroller of the Currency
John C. Dugan Following Tour of West and South Dallas
DALLAS — Following a tour of successful
community development projects in Dallas, Comptroller of the
Currency John C. Dugan issued the following statement:
Today, I visited two neighborhoods in which low- and moderate-income
homebuyers are being given a chance to own a home affordably.
One of these neighborhoods in South Dallas has been hit hard
by foreclosures and is being stabilized by the efforts of a local
community development corporation (CDC). The other community
in West Dallas is being revitalized by the development of homes
by non-profit organizations and another CDC to replace blighted
structures and a public housing project, which has since been
torn down.
I also heard from a successful small business owner who obtained
a loan through ACCION Texas, a non-profit microenterprise development
organization, which helped her create a language translation
business. ACCION received significant capitalization for its
loans from some of the national bankers who joined us on the
tour today, and who periodically refer borrowers who do not qualify
for bank lending programs to ACCION for technical assistance
and funding.
I also had the opportunity to visit small and medium-sized businesses
that are receiving financing from national banks and their lending
partners through the New Markets Tax Credit Program and other
government financing initiatives. The businesses I visited were
able to expand their operations and create new jobs because of
the financing they received through national banks and their
partners participating in these and other programs.
I continue to be impressed with how important bank – community
partnerships, such as the Dallas Community Development Partnership,
are to the economic well-being and vitality of declining neighborhoods.
When national banks partner with community-based organizations
and local governments, major investments in housing and community
development are not only economically sound and profitable, but
are also successful in bringing jobs and homeownership back to
economically distressed communities. With incentives provided
by the Community Reinvestment Act and government programs, national
banks are able to provide marketable loans that create a sense
of renewed confidence in these communities.
Since assuming office in 2005, Comptroller Dugan has met with
community leaders from across the country and toured community
development projects in Pittsburgh, Chicago, New York, Washington,
D.C., Los Angeles, and Dallas.
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DoD
Contracts for May 27, 2009
Wed, 27 May 2009 17:20:00 -0500
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Birmingham
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Today
in the Department of Defense, 5/28/2009
Wed, 27 May 2009 17:20:00 -0500
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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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Charlotte
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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HHS
2009 H1N1 Vaccine Development Activities
Overview
The newly emergent 2009 H1N1 influenza virus is a novel virus
with pandemic potential. Consistent with the National Strategy
for Pandemic Influenza, HHS is committing funds for the production
of pilot lots for clinical studies, as well as a bulk supply
of antigen and adjuvant for use in a potential vaccine for the
2009 H1N1 which will become a part of the national stockpile
of pre-pandemic influenza vaccines.
A vaccine is made from a virus or bacteria (referred to as an
antigen), which causes the human body’s immune system to
develop antibodies against a specific virus or bacteria so the
body can recognize and fight the virus or bacteria. Adjuvants
may be added to a vaccine to help generate a stronger immune
response so less vaccine is needed for the body to recognize
and fight a virus or bacteria.
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Columbia
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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NEW CIO JOINS THE ODNI
Ms. Priscilla Guthrie began work at the
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) this week
as Associate Director of National Intelligence and Intelligence
Community Chief Information Officer (CIO). Guthrie, a former
Deputy CIO at the Department of Defense, will help lead the Intelligence
Community’s (IC) strategy to strengthen sharing, integration
and management of information across 16 intelligence agencies.
“Priscilla’s skill in IT and
background in management of a large organization well qualify
her to further advance our information-sharing goals,” said
Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair. “Her
prior experience in information management issues unique to national
security brings additional strength to this challenge. I look
forward to working closely with her and to her contributions
to the Intelligence Community.”
The CIO’s office is responsible for
establishing common information technology standards across the
Intelligence Community and for directing and managing all IT
related procurement for the IC. The CIO is also tasked with developing
IT architecture to support information sharing policies and objectives
throughout the Intelligence Community.
Before joining the ODNI, Guthrie was the
Director of the Information Technology and Systems Division of
the Institute for Defense Analyses, a non-profit corporation
that administers three federally funded research and development
centers to provide objective analyses of national security issues.
From 2001 to 2006, Guthrie served as Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense and Deputy Chief Information Officer
at the Department of Defense where she was responsible for information
support to deployed forces. Prior to her position at the Pentagon,
Guthrie was a Vice President at TRW, Inc., where she established
and led a small, global unit responsible for driving new IT technology
into the company’s business.
Guthrie was nominated to this position
by President Obama on March 20, 2009, and confirmed by the United
States Senate on May 21, 2009. She holds a B.S. from Pennsylvania
State University and an M.B.A. from Marymount College.
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HHS
2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Development Next Steps: Questions
and Answers
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Technology
Assessments for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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USBP
in the News
Wed, 27 May 2009 16:50:32 -0500
For archived news releases, please visit CBP News Releases located
under Newsroom.
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May 27, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Phil Cogan, (202) 565-3200
FRED P. HOCHBERG SWORN-IN AS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, DC --- Fred P. Hochberg has been sworn-in as the
23rd president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
(Ex-Im Bank), the official export credit agency of the United
States. In this capacity, Hochberg serves as chairman of the
board.
President Barack Obama nominated Hochberg to the position on
April 20, 2009. The United States Senate confirmed his nomination
on May 14, 2009 for a term ending on January 20, 2013.
"I want Ex-Im Bank to be an organization known for its embrace
of innovation, an organization that takes prudent risks and provides
exceptional service to its customers," Hochberg told staff
following an informal swearing-in ceremony. "American exporters
and the workers they employ need and deserve our best efforts
to help keep export sales flowing to foreign buyers, especially
during these challenging economic times."
Hochberg has more than 30 years of experience in business, government
and philanthropy. From 2004 to 2008 he was dean of Milano The
New School for Management and Urban Policy. From 1998 through
2001 he served as deputy, then acting administrator of the Small
Business Administration (SBA), where he helped to lead an enhancement
of customer service and substantially increased lending to minority
and women small-business owners.
Before joining the Clinton administration, Hochberg was president
and chief operating officer of the Lillian Vernon Corporation,
where he led the transformation of a small, family mail order
company into a publicly traded, highly successful direct marketing
corporation.
Hochberg said, in joining Ex-Im Bank, that the Bank plays a key
role in helping U.S. exporters overcome financing problems growing
out of the current economic crisis. The Bank's financing helps
create and sustain the jobs of U.S. export workers. He said he
will work to open more markets to U.S. exports.
Hochberg is dedicated to community service and philanthropic
involvement in civil rights, education and the arts. He recently
sat on the boards of the Citizens Budget Commission, FINCA International
Micro Finance, and the Howard Gilman Foundation, and has served
as an appointed representative to the New York State Financial
Control Board. Hochberg also served on the Board of Commissioners
of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, having been
appointed to the position in 2008 by Governor David A. Paterson.
A native of the greater New York metropolitan area, Hochberg
received a Bachelor of Arts from New York University and a Masters
of Business Administration from Columbia University.
Ex-Im Bank is the official export-credit agency of the United
States. The independent, self-sustaining federal agency, now
in its 75th year, helps create and maintain U.S. jobs by financing
the sale of U.S. exports, primarily to emerging markets throughout
the world, by providing loan guarantees, export-credit insurance
and direct loans. In fiscal year 2008, Ex-Im Bank authorized
$14.4 billion in financing to support an estimated $19.6 billion
of U.S. exports worldwide. Eighty-six percent of nearly 2,328
transactions directly benefited small-business exporters.
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SENTRI
Wed, 27 May 2009 16:50:32 -0500
SENTRI cards are WHTI-compliant documents that provide expedited
travel to approved members between the U.S. and Mexico border.
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NEXUS
Program
Wed, 27 May 2009 16:50:32 -0500
NEXUS cards are WHTI-compliant documents that provide expedited
travel via land, air or sea to approved members between the U.S.
and Canada border.
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05-27-2009
- Radio Series - Quitting Tobacco - Talk with Your Doctor
Wed, 27 May 2009 08:00:00 -0500
This audio podcast features current news and information from
the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for
the week of 5/27/2009
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U.S.
Health Information Knowledgebase for Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ)
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Quarterly
Report to Congress on International Monetary Fund Lending
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Expedition
20 Lifts Off
Tue, 26 May 2009 23:00:00 -0500
Flight Engineers Roman Romanenko, Frank De Winne and Robert Thirsk
of the 20th International Space Station crew launched in their
Soyuz TMA-15 from the...
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Salt
Lake City Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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FDA announces the availability of a new
medical product promotion draft guidance
· On May 27, 2009, FDA announced the availability of a
draft guidance for industry titled Presenting Risk Information
in Prescription Drug and Medical Device Promotion (the Federal
Register notice announcing the availability of the guidance is
available at: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-12255.pdf;
the draft guidance can be viewed online at: http://www.fda.gov/cder/guidance/7427dft.pdf)
· This guidance responds to stakeholder requests for specific
guidance on how FDA evaluates prescription drug and device promotional
pieces to determine whether they adequately present risk information.
· The guidance describes and discusses the factors FDA
considers when evaluating the disclosure of risk information
in prescription drug advertisements (ads), restricted device
ads, and prescription drug and device promotional labeling directed
to both consumer and healthcare professional audiences.
· The draft guidance discusses both content and format
factors that are relevant to FDA’s determination of whether
promotional materials adequately present risk information.
· Numerous examples are included of what does, and does
not, constitute an adequate presentation of risk information
for promotional pieces.
The guidance is intended to help regulated industry gain a better
understanding of what they should consider as they develop the
content and format of their promotional communications.
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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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Soaring
Over Mars
Wed, 27 May 2009 11:00:00 -0500
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter gives us an unprecedented
bird's-eye view of the Red Planet.
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Looking
at Landing Sites for the Mars Science Laboratory
Wed, 27 May 2009 11:00:00 -0500
From space, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter takes a closer look
at four possible landing sites for NASA’s next Mars rover.
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Federal
Aid Programs For Florida FEMA Recovery
Wed, 27 May 2009 17:39:54 -0500
Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that
can be made available as needed and warranted under President
Obama's major disaster declaration issued for Florida.
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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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Houston
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Former
New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik Indicted in D.C.
Tue, 26 May 2009 14:36:47 -0500
Bernard Kerik, a former New York City Police Commissioner and
Commissioner of the New York City Department of Corrections,
was indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. on charges
of making false statements to White House officials during his
vetting for the position of Secretary of the United States Department
of Homeland Security.
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Los
Angeles County Young Democrats: Check it out!
'Rally for LGBT Equality with President
Obama / Day after the Day of
Decision
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North
Korea Missile Test
Wed, 27 May 2009 15:25:40 -0500
A report from our pentagon bureau on North Korea's missle test.
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Iraqi
Border Police Progress
Wed, 27 May 2009 14:47:49 -0500
A combatant commander in Iraq on the progress of the border troops
he served with.
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VA
Web Site Helps College Counselors Aid Veterans
Wed, 27 May 2009 17:25:00 -0500
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Gates
Urges High School Alma Mater's Graduates to Lead, Serve
Wed, 27 May 2009 17:10:00 -0500
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Around
the Services
Wed, 27 May 2009 07:44:55 -0500
Tensions rise after North Korea allegedly conducts an underground
nuclear test. Plus, the Navy is going greener using some high-tech
gadgets.
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Today's top Air Force stories include:
Today's stories include:
Biden to Academy graduates: 'This is your
moment'
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123151312
Defense officials identify Air Force casualties
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123151325
Obama touts solar power at airpower hub
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123151297
Airmen 'unleash' new recovery program for
patients
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123151187
Air Force officials test new constant-pressure
fuel system
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123151053
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Minneapolis
Top Stories for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Eligible
Foreign Establishments for USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Eligible Foreign Establishment List
for Spain has been revised. This information has recently been
updated, and is now available.
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Export
Requirements for Meat & Poultry Products for USDA Food Safety
and Inspection Service
The export requirements for Mexico and
St. Lucia have been revised. This information has recently been
updated.
You may view a copy of the updated information.
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Export
Information for USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Eligible Plant List for Mexico has
been revised. This information has recently been updated.
You may view a copy of the updated information.
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Georgia
Lawyer Indicted on Multiple Charges
Thu, 21 May 2009 09:13:39 -0500
Columbus, Georgia attorney John Mark Shelnutt was indicted in
Savannah on charges including conspiracy to launder money, money
laundering, aiding and abetting a cocaine conspiracy, attempted
bribery of a federal official, witness tampering, failure to
file cash reporting forms, and making false statements to an
FBI agent.
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North
Korea Missile Test
Wed, 27 May 2009 19:58:45 -0500
A report from our Pentagon Bureau on North Korea's missile test.
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Baker,
Early Counties In Georgia Now Eligible For FEMA Assistance
Wed, 27 May 2009 09:24:26 -0500
ATLANTA, Ga. -- Two additional Georgia counties - Baker and Early
- are now eligible for additional federal disaster assistance
to help individuals cope with damage from the March 26-April
13 severe storms and flooding, Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) officials said today. Baker and Early counties were already
eligible for reimbursement under another FEMA program that provides
infrastructure assistance.
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Mobile
FEMA Recovery Center Opens In Early County
Wed, 27 May 2009 08:35:39 -0500
ATLANTA, Ga. -- A Mobile Disaster Recovery Center (Mobile DRC)
operated by the State of Georgia and the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) is open in Early County through Thursday, May 28,
to assist people affected by the March 26-April 13 storms and
flooding.
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One
Month Left To Register For FEMA Assistance
Wed, 27 May 2009 09:21:55 -0500
ATLANTA, Ga. -- Georgia families, individuals and businesses
are reminded today that they have one month left - until June
22 - to apply for disaster assistance for damages suffered from
the March 26 through April 13 storms and floods. The reminder
was made by officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA).
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Non-Citizens
May Be Eligible For FEMA Recovery Aid
Wed, 27 May 2009 09:20:02 -0500
ATLANTA, Ga. -- People who are not U.S. citizens but who are
in the United States legally may be eligible for state/federal
disaster aid according to officials from the Georgia Emergency
Management Agency (GEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA).
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NASA
Selects Student's Entry as New Mars Rover Name
Tue, 26 May 2009 23:00:00 -0500
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover, scheduled for launch in
2011, has a new name thanks to a sixth-grade student from Kansas.
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New
Station Crew Launches on Soyuz; Briefing From Space on June 1
Tue, 26 May 2009 23:00:00 -0500
The International Space Station crew is awaiting the arrival
of three new members that will usher in an era of six-person
crews aboard the orbiting laboratory.
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