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November 23, 2009
Obama: U.S. Economy Has 'Core Strengths'
from TIME.com Top Politics Stories
President Barack Obama said Monday the nation's economy is in
good shape for the long term thanks to "core strengths"
such as its universities, its innovation and a dynamic workforce
Australian government unveils new carbon trade scheme
from Reuters: Environment
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's government boosted carbon trade
compensation to big emitters, coal companies and electricity
generators, under a deal offered to opposition lawmakers and
unveiled by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Tuesday.
Iran
supports presence of Brazil to find peace in Middle East
from Brazil News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday after meeting
with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Incio Lula da Silva that
he supports the presence of Brazil in Asia and Middle East because
"it...
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World
must engage, not isolate Iran
from Brazil News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
The world must engage, not isolate Iran in the push for Middle
East peace and Iranian leaders should negotiate with Western
nations for a "just and balanced" solution to concerns
over its nuclear prog...
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U.S.,
Russia under negotiations over arms reduction treaty
from Russia News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. officials are doing negotiations
with their Russian counterparts over the renewal of an arms reduction
treaty that expires early next month, the State Department s...
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UK
role in Baghdad invasion probed by panel
from Iraq News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
By Michael Holden London - An official inquiry into Britain's
involvement in the Iraq War begins on Tuesday, promising a thorough
investigation which could prove embarrassing for the government
ahe...
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Inquiry
into Iraq war set to begin
from Iraq News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
The long-awaited official inquiry into the Iraq War is to begin,
taking evidence in public. Three senior officials from the Foreign
Office and the Ministry of Defence will be the first witnesses
as t...
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Obama,
advisers meet on Afghanistan
from CNN.com - World
U.S. President Barack Obama will meet Monday night with his national
security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan, the White House announced.
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U.S.
home sales surge 10.1% in October
from Business
U.S. existing home sales increased 10.1 percent in October, reaching
their highest record since July 2007, according to data released
by the U.S. National Association of Realtors (NAR) on Monday.
Existing-home sales -- including single-family, town homes, condominiums
and co-ops -- surged to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of
6.10 million units in October from a downwardly revised pace
of 5.54 million in September, and are 23.5 percent above the
4.94 million-unit level in October 2008. ...
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NEW GOV JOB VACANCY AND NEW GOV CONTRACT
OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS have been posted at www.usdemocrats.com/ticker/jobs/
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U.S.
stocks rise on housing data, weak dollar
from Business
U.S. stocks rose on Monday as dollar fell against other currencies
and better-than-expected existing home sale lifted the market
sentiment. Stocks have been trading in the opposite direction
of the dollar in recent months. As the dollar weakened Monday,
it pushed the value of commodities higher. Gold hit a new record
high. And strong commodity prices helped push the price of energy
and material stocks higher. An upbeat report on the housing market
also boosted the market sentimen ...
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U.S.
dollar up in early Taipei trading
from TAIWAN News by <br>Central News Agency
Taipei, Nov. 24 (CNA) The U.S. dollar was traded at NT$32.270
at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday on the Taipei Foreign Exchange,
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Obama
calls security meeting on Afghanistan
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m. EST
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama called his war council
together Monday as he moves toward a decision on whether to add
more U.S. forces in Afghanistan...
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Japanese
engineer released by Yemeni tribesmen
from AP Top International News At 5:48 a... by By AHMED AL-HAJ
SAN'A, Yemen (AP) -- A Japanese engineer seized by Yemeni tribesmen
seeking to swap him for a prisoner with al-Qaida links was released
Monday after a week in captivity....
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Romania's
President Wins First Round Of Controversial Election
Latest official results show that Romanian President Traian Basescu
has won the first round of Sunday's presidential ballot with
about 32.5 percent of the vote. His main rival Mircea Geoana
received about 30.8 percent. However, the poll has been overshadowed
by reported election fraud and a political and economic crisis
in the country.
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Iraqi
Lawmakers Amend Election Law
Sunni Arab Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi vetoed the electoral
law last week and sent it back to lawmakers for revisions
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Obama
asks for patience on economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday urged
Americans to show patience over the economy and argued that his
just-concluded Asia trip was critical for U.S. exports, countering
criticism he had returned empty-handed.
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White
House reviewing "sensible" options to spur jobs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday it was
reviewing options to spur economic activity and job creation,
but stressed any action would be taken in the context of the
fiscal challenges facing the country.
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U.S.,
Russia study ways to extend START verification
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. negotiators working to conclude a
new strategic arms treaty with Russia are discussing ways to
continue nuclear weapons monitoring until the new accord can
be ratified, a State Department spokesman said on Monday.
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Obama
says boosting jobs is a top priority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama assured Americans
on Monday that boosting jobs was a top priority, but gave no
specifics about how to meet this goal that some economists say
warrants more government spending.
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War
surtax: 'Pay as you fight'
by David Rogers
House Dems want a graduated surtax on individuals and corporations
to help pay for the Afghanistan war.
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Do
Alternative Measures of GDP Affect Its Interpretation?
Authors Bart Hobijn and Charles Steindel construct an alternative
measure of real gross domestic product (GDP) by expanding the
scope of economic activity covered to address limitations in
the standard series published by the U.S. Bureau of Economic
Analysis (BEA).
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New
York Fed purchases $2.017 billion in agency coupons
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New
York Fed posts accepted and rejected Legacy CMBS for November
17 subscription
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Inspector
General Gives NTSB "Clean" Financial Report For A Seventh
Consecutive Year
Washington, D.C. - For the seventh consecutive year the National
Transportation Safety Board's financial statements received an
unqualified, or "clean," opinion from the Department
of Transportation Inspector General
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Become a Law Library of Congress Fan
on Facebook
First the Law Library of Congress was on Twitter (http://twitter.com/LawLibCongress),
and now we are on Facebook. Become a fan for information on our
upcoming events, new legal research reports, and conversation.
Our Facebook page includes our location, our hours, and where
else on the web you can find the Law Library of Congress.
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GAO-10-42R,
Indian Health Service: Updated Policies and Procedures and Increased
Oversight Needed for Billings and Collections from Private Insurers,
October 22, 2009
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GAO-10-115,
Nuclear Weapons: National Nuclear Security Administration Needs
to Better Manage Risks Associated with Modernization of Its Kansas
City Plant, October 23, 2009
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GAO-10-30,
Program Evaluation: A Variety of Rigorous Methods Can Help Identify
Effective Interventions, November 23, 2009
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FTC Extends Public Comment Period in "Free
Credit Report Rule" Proceeding To December 7, 2009
The Commission today announced an extension of the public comment
period for the recently issued proposal to amend the “Free
Credit Report Rule” (formally the Free Annual File Disclosures
Rule)
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FTC
Announces Agenda for December 15 Forum to Explore Food Marketing
to Children Will Address Developments in Self-Regulation; Report
on Recommended Nutritional Standards
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VIDEO:
Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM)
Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) discusses the Senate debate over health
care legislation.
Length:
Published: Sunday at 7am (ET)
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VIDEO:
The Communicators with FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker
This week on "The Communicators", our guest is Meredith
Attwell Baker, the newly appointed Commissioner to the Federal
Communications Commission.
Length: 27 min.
Published: Today at 11am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Ruth Goldway, Postal Regulatory Commission, Chairman
Ruth Goldway talked about the future of the U.S. Postal Service,
as it considers cutting service days.
Length:
Published: Today at 8am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO President
Richard Trumka talked about the AFL-CIO’s five step plan
to fight underemployment and unemployment in the U.S.
Length:
Published: Today at 8:30am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Pres. Obama Remarks on Science & Engineering Education
President Obama made remarks from the Old Executive Office Building
about initiatives designed to boost science, technology, engineering
and mathematics education.
Length: 20 min.
Published: Today at 11:40am (ET)
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VIDEO:
State Dept. Briefing with Special Representative to Afghanistan
Ambassador Richard Holbrooke
Special Representative to Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke briefed
reporters on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s recent
trip to that country. He also praised the President’s deliberations
on troop levels, calling it the most thorough process he has
ever been a part of.
Length: 47 min.
Published: Today at 12:30pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
White House Briefing with Press Secretary Robert Gibbs Mon Nov
23
Press Secretary Robert Gibbs conducts a daily briefing at the
White House.
Length: 41 min.
Published: Today at 1:30pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Pres. Obama Remarks on the Economy
Following a meeting with his Cabinet, President Obama spoke with
reporters about the state of the economy, and about goals for
an upcoming jobs summit to be held in December.
Length: 8 min.
Published: Today at 1:45pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Bread for the World Institute Releases 2010 Hunger Report
As the United Nations Climate Change conference in Copenhagen
approaches, Bread for the World Institute released its 2010 Hunger
Report. Stressing the role "green jobs" could play
in reducing hunger and meeting the challenges of climate change,
the report also makes the case for U.S. leadership in reducing
poverty around the world.
Length: 1 hr. 8 min.
Published: Today at 9:30am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Indian P.M. Manmohan Singh Address to U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Before his meeting with President Obama, Indian Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh spoke to business leaders in Washington on trade
and investment issues. He was at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Before the prime minister, we heard from the group’s president
and CEO, Thomas Donohue.
Length: 46 min.
Published: Today at 12:10pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Council on Foreign Relations Conversation with Indian P.M. Minister
Manmohan Singh
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh participated in a discussion
at the Council of Foreign Relations to talk about some of the
issues on their agenda that include climate change, the global
economy, Afghanistan and nuclear technology.
Length: 1 hr. 2 min.
Published: Today at 5:30pm (ET)
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VIDEO:
Pres. Obama Presents Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
President Obama delivered remarks and presented the Robert F.
Kennedy Human Rights Award to Magodonga Mahlangu and her organization,
Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA), in an East Room ceremony. The
First Lady was also in attendance.
Length: 51 min.
Published: Today at 5:50pm (ET)
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Mahoney
Selected OPEIU Secretary-Treasurer
by James Parks
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Senate
Health Care Debate Coming Up, and Other Health Care News
by Seth Michaels
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Presidential
Proclamation -- Thanksgiving Day
Posted in Proclamations
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Executive
Order-- Reducing Improper Payments and Eliminating Waste in Federal
Programs
Posted in Executive Orders
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President
Obama Launches "Educate to Innovate" Campaign for Excellence
in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (Stem) Education
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Statement
by the Press Secretary on the U.S. - India CEO Forum
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Briefing
by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 11/23/09
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Health
Insurance Reform vs. Medicare Part D
Posted by Dan Pfeiffer on November 21, 2009 at 4:08 PM EST
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President
Obama Launches "Educate to Innovate" Campaign
Posted by Jesse Lee on November 23, 2009 at 10:27 AM EST
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Making
A List, Checking It Twice
Posted by Katie Stanton on November 23, 2009 at 12:16 PM EST
Today we’re launching a “list”
on the official White House account on Twitter which will make
it easier for people to follow U.S. Government Twitter feeds.
We’ve included a variety of accounts from Cabinet Secretaries,
Agencies and Departments. If there are other U.S. government
accounts you’d like us to add, please dm us @whitehouse.
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H1N1
Briefing for Bloggers and Blog Readers
Posted by Erin Edgerton on November 23, 2009 at 3:05 PM EST
Today’s Know What to Do about the
Flu webcast has a special focus on bloggers and their readers.
The series, sponsored by the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), was launched to deliver accurate and timely information
directly to the public. This episode’s focus on bloggers
recognizes the power of this new medium and demonstrates the
Department’s commitment to using innovative communication
channels to deliver health information.
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Celebrating
National Adoption Day
Posted by Joshua DuBois on November 23, 2009 at 3:20 PM EST
This past Friday, Health and Human Services
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and key leaders on adoption issues
marked the 10th anniversary of National Adoption Day. The White
House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships was
proud to work with the Department of Health and Human Services
to organize this exciting event.
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White
House ceremony to honor Zimbabwean women's rights activists
Posted: November 23rd, 2009 10:53 AM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Barack Obama will speak at
a White House ceremony Monday honoring a Zimbabwean women's rights
group, which will receive this year's Robert F. Kennedy Human
Rights Award.
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Poll:
Coakley has the edge in Mass. primary race
Posted: November 23rd, 2009 11:28 AM ET
(CNN) – With just over two weeks until a special primary
election to fill the late Sen. Ted Kennedy's seat, a new poll
indicates that Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley
has a solid lead in a four-way battle for the Democratic nomination.
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Obama
announces campaign to promote math, science education
Posted: November 23rd, 2009 01:15 PM ET
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Defense
Dept. releases objectives of Fort Hood review
Posted: November 23rd, 2009 02:00 PM ET
Washington (CNN) - A Defense Department review in the wake of
the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, is aimed at determining whether
weaknesses in programs or procedures put service members and
their families at risk, the military said.
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RNC
official resigns
Posted: November 23rd, 2009 04:28 PM ET
RNC official resigns.
Washington (CNN) – A senior aide to Republican National
Committee Chairman Michael Steele has resigned his post less
than one month after the GOP scored major victories by winning
the governorships of New Jersey and Virginia, CNN has learned.
RNC Communications Director Trevor Francis
is leaving his job, Steele confirmed in statement to CNN, but
offered no reason for the departure. Francis joined the RNC after
Steele was elected chairman at the beginning of the year.
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Obama:
Economy turning, but much more progress needed
Posted: November 23rd, 2009 04:57 PM ET
The president spoke about the economy during a Cabinet meeting
Monday.
Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama cited progress toward
economic recovery Monday, but said the pace remained slower than
desired.
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Obama
to meet again with senior advisers on Afghanistan
Posted: November 23rd, 2009 05:42 PM ET
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Monday that the president
would seek answers about 'not just how we get people there, but
what's the strategy for getting them out.'
Washington (CNN) – President Barack Obama will meet Monday
night with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan,
the White House announced.
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Houston
mayor mulls running for governor of Texas
Posted: November 23rd, 2009 06:45 PM ET
Houston, Texas, Mayor Bill White said Monday he will announce
within a week after the Thanksgiving holiday whether he will
run for governor.
(CNN) - Houston, Texas, Mayor Bill White said Monday he will
announce within a week after the Thanksgiving holiday whether
he will run for governor.
"I agree to consider running for that
office, and will make a decision by Friday, December 4,"
the Democrat told reporters in Austin, the state capital.
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RNC
brings in veteran strategist
Posted: November 23rd, 2009 08:16 PM ET
From CNN Political Editor Mark Preston
The Republican National Committee will announce Monday that veteran
political strategist Alex Castellanos will assume a senior communications
role at the committee.
Washington (CNN) - The Republican National Committee will announce
Monday that veteran political strategist Alex Castellanos will
assume a senior communications role at the committee, an RNC
official tells CNN.
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Young
Voters Hold Key to Democrats Future
A new Project Vote study shows both why Democrats are worried
about next year's midterm elections and optimistic about the
long term trends for their party.
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Gillibrand
Struggles with Recognition
A new Marist Poll finds that 10 months after Kirsten Gillibrand
(D) was appointed to the U.S. Senate she has failed to become
a household name among registered voters in New York State.
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Sanford
Charged for Ethics Lapses
The South Carolina Ethics Commission has charged Gov. Mark Sanford
(R) with 37 counts of breaking state ethics laws, The State reports.
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Obama
Not Losing Independents
Charles Franklin notes there have been several articles about
President Obama losing support among independents.
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NASA
TV's This Week @NASA, November 13
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0600
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – USCIRF sent the
following letter to President Obama regarding his upcoming meeting
with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
*****
November 20, 2009
The President
The White House
Washington, DC
Dear Mr. President:
The United States Commission on International
Religious Freedom (USCIRF) respectfully urges you to raise concerns
about freedom of religion or belief in your upcoming meeting
with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India. India is the world’s
largest democracy and home to a multitude of religious communities
that have historically coexisted peacefully; however, the Indian
government has failed to bring the perpetrators and instigators
of sectarian violence to justice. For this reason, USCIRF named
India to its Watch List in August, 2009; a copy of our report
with Commissioner comments is attached.
In India’s 2004 elections, the Congress
Party – of which Prime Minister Singh is a member –
espoused an inclusive platform and repeatedly pledged its commitment
to religious tolerance. The Congress Party reiterated this pledge
in the 2009 elections for the lower house of Parliament, in which
the Congress Party emerged victorious. The Congress Party thus
has a solid record for vocalizing its support for a peaceful
religious pluralism in India. However, its words have not translated
into actions to protect religious freedom throughout the country.
This is most evident in the Indian government’s
inadequate responses to sectarian violence, and this discrepancy
has produced a culture of impunity, where those who commit crimes
against religious minority groups do not expect punishment by
law. A year ago, a prolonged and destructive campaign targeting
Christians in the province of Orissa led to the displacement
of approximately 40,000 people and at least 40 deaths. There
were also accounts of forced re-conversions to Hinduism of Christians
returning to their villages following the violence. Reportedly,
although many thousands of accusations against alleged perpetrators
were made in the aftermath of this violence, to date there have
been few convictions. Many displaced residents are still living
in camps.
India’s failure to provide justice
to religious minorities targeted in violent riots is not a new
development. In February 2002, Hindu mobs – angered by
a train fire that resulted in the death of 58 Hindus returning
from Ayodhya – killed 2,000 Muslims in the Gujarat province
and displaced over 100,000 people. Evidence of state government
and police complicity in the attacks emerged in 2007. Court
convictions, however, remain minimal, and Muslims living in the
Gujarat province remain in a state of fear and insecurity. Similarly,
the architects and perpetrators of massive, country-wide attacks
on Sikhs in 1984 that resulted in the deaths of over 3,000 Sikhs
remain largely unprosecuted.
As you noted in your remarks last January
on the fifty-eighth anniversary of Indian democracy, the United
States and India have a shared belief in “democracy, liberty,
pluralism and religious tolerance.” Therefore, in the spirit
of partnership, we encourage you to raise these issues with Prime
Minister Singh to address the culture of impunity for perpetrators
of violence against religious groups in India, and to prevent
future incidents of sectarian violence against religious minorities.
Sincerely,
Leonard Leo
Chair
Cc: Robert O. Blake, Assistant Secretary
of State for South and Central Asian Affairs
Michael H. Posner, Assistant Secretary of State for the
Bureau of Democracy,
Human Rights, and Labor
Click here to view the pdf version of the
letter
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HELSINKI
COMMISSION TO HOST IRAQI REFUGEE EVENT
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Uniform
Bar Exam for Lawyers Gains Support
Posted: 22 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST
By Maureen Milford
A movement to adopt a uniform bar exam that would make aspiring
lawyers' scores portable from state to state and possibly save
consumers money is gaining traction in several states but encountering
opposition from others.
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Romania's
President, Rival in Runoff Election
Posted: 22 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST
By ALISON MUTLER
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's centrist president will face a
socialist former foreign minister in a Dec. 6 runoff election,
partial results showed Monday, in a race key to helping the country
emerge from a political and economic crisis.
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TUESDAY: Administrator Jackson to Attend
Recovery Act “Green Street” Groundbreaking Event in
Edmonston, Maryland
New environmentally responsible street will save energy, reduce
water pollution to the Chesapeake
Washington – Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will join federal,
state and local officials for the ground-breaking of Edmonston,
MD’s Recovery Act-funded “green street” project
on Tuesday, November 24.
The Town of Edmonston was awarded $1.1 million in Recovery Act
funding from the EPA to control stormwater runoff from their
main street. The town is also taking other steps to make the
street environmentally responsible, including the installation
of energy efficient streetlights and accommodations for walkers
and bikers.
The Administrator will also tour a section of the street that
will be completely transformed by this project.
WHO: EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson
Edmonston Mayor Adam Ortiz
Maryland Department of the Environment
Deputy Secretary Robert Summers
WHAT: Groundbreaking and tour of Edmonston’s
Recovery Act funded “green street” project
WHEN: Tuesday, November 24, 12:00 p.m.
WHERE: Corner of Taylor Road and Decatur Street
Edmonston, MD
*rain location TBD
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An
Update from Afghanistan
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:12:20 -0600
Four American servicemembers were killed over the last 24 hours
in Afghanistan.
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The
Advocacy Learning Center: A Force for Change
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:17:20 -0600
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) announced the inaugural
class of the Advocacy Learning Center, a program created to improve
the skills and abilities of advocates to be a powerful force
in the movement to end violence against women. OVW awarded a
$3.5 million technical assistance grant in Fiscal Year 2009 to
Praxis International of St. Paul, MN in partnership with Manavi
of New Brunswick, NJ to create the Advocacy Learning Center.
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Army
Joins With Mental Health Institute to Study Suicides
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:13:00 -0600
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CHAIRMAN'S
CORNER: Mullen Offers Thanks to Military Families
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:43:00 -0600
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USDA NATIONAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM APPLICATIONS
OPEN FOR 2010 ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23, 2009 - Agriculture
Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA/1890 National
Scholars Program applications for the 2010 academic school year
now are being accepted. Aspiring high school seniors and rising
college sophomores and juniors are encouraged to apply before
the Feb. 1, 2010 deadline.
"This program furthers the Obama Administration's
goal of promoting and encouraging America's young men and women
to consider careers in agriculture and public service,"
said Vilsack. "Under this terrific partnership College-bound
students benefit from an outstanding educational opportunity
and USDA benefits from the knowledge, talent, diversity and skills
that they will one day bring to our organization."
The scholarship program is a partnership
initiative between USDA and the 1890 Land Grant Universities
and Tuskegee University. It is designed to expand diversity in
USDA through the recruitment of talented students into public
service in agriculture and related fields, including food sciences,
natural resource sciences and agricultural sciences.
Since the inception of the National Scholars
Program in 1992, USDA has funded scholarships for over 500 students.
Through this partnership, USDA also hires these graduates into
career positions. USDA/1890 scholarship recipients receive full
tuition, fees, books, use of laptop computers and printers, software,
employment and employee benefits for each of the four years they
pursue a bachelor's degree. For each year of the scholarship,
students receive room and board provided by the partnering institutions.
Students are required to work one year at USDA for each year
of their scholarship.
The mission of the Land-Grant system is
to teach, conduct research and provide outreach. The system was
initiated by President Abraham Lincoln with the passing of the
Morrill Act of 1862. A second Morrill Act was passed in 1890
to grant freed slaves and African Americans access to Land-Grant
institutions in Southern States. The passage of this bill brought
educational opportunities in technical, military and agricultural
sciences to the general working class population who had no other
access to higher levels of learning.
USDA selects scholars based on recommendations
of participating 1890 Land-Grant Institutions and Tuskegee University.
The 1890 Land Grant Institutions include: Alabama A&M University,
Alcorn State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M
University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University,
Langston University, Lincoln University, North Carolina A&T
University, Prairie View A&M University, South Carolina State
University, Southern University, Tennessee State University,
Tuskegee University, University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, University
of Maryland Eastern Shore, Virginia State University and West
Virginia State University.
For 2009, the following 23 USDA/1890 National
Scholars were selected: Kenneth Blackson, Jr., Winnsboro, La.;
Vincent Brazelton, Jr., Huntsville, Ala.; Kimble Brown, Jr.,
Delmar, Md.; Sebastian Cartwright, Pocomoke City, Md.; Lea Claye,
Beltsville, Md.; Clyde Ellis, Jr., Surry, Va.; Keith Gauff II,
Zachary, La.; Kelly Hall, Berlin, Md.; Candace Harvey, Brundidge,
Ala.; Jonathan Heard, Olive Branch, Miss.; Justin Holley, Huntsville,
Ala.; Joshua Kim, Muskego, Wis.; Sean Kirkland, Waynesboro, Ga.;
Kenyatta Lawyer, Hardeeville, S.C.; Jessica McAfee, Pine Bluff,
Ark.; Michelle McIntyre, Talsassee, Ala.; Travis Miller, Opelousas,
La.; Alana Rhone, Texarkana, Texas; Sydney Smith, Kansas City,
Mo.; Jerrod Turner, San Antonio, Texas; Christen Watson, Oklahoma
City, Okla.; DaJaynae Williams, Jarrat, Va.; and Merica-Wheesuk
Xiong, Cassville, Mo.
For more information about the USDA/1890
National Scholars Program, contact Carl Butler, Program Manager,
USDA/1890 National Scholars Program, at
(202) 720-9238 or by e-mail at: 1890init@usda.gov.
For more information or to access the application, visit the
USDA/1890 National Scholars Program webpage at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/1890programs.html.
Applicants should save the application to their computer, complete
the form, and mail it to the USDA/1890 Agricultural Liaison Officer
at the 1890 University of choice.
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DOT
Secretary's Blog - Welcome to the Fast Lane for Department of
Transportation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Highlights:
Making a Difference in Afghanistan
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0600
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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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Kansas
City Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Portland
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Stonewall
RGV Houston Event For Annise Parker
What: Rally
Start Time: Friday, December 4 at 11:00am
End Time: Saturday, December 5 at 11:00pm
Where: Houston, Texas
To see more details and RSVP
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NASA
Updates Time of Tuesday News Conference with Space Station
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:00:00 -0600
The 12 crew members aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International
Space Station will hold a news conference Tuesday at 7 a.m. CST,
13 minutes earlier than previously announced.
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SECRETARY VILSACK ANNOUNCES 41 WATERSHEDS
TO TAKE PART IN MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN INITIATIVE
Initiative Will Provide Approximately $320
Million in USDA Assistance In Basin Area
WASHINGTON, November 23, 2009 - Agriculture
Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that 41 watersheds in 12
states, known as Focus Areas, have been selected to participate
in a new initiative to improve water quality and the overall
health of the Mississippi River Basin. The selected watersheds
cover over 42 million acres, or more than 5 percent of the Basin's
land area.
"The USDA is committed to working
cooperatively with agricultural producers, partner organizations
and State and local agencies to improve water quality and the
quality of life for the tens of millions of people who live in
the Mississippi River Basin, the Mississippi River Basin Healthy
Watersheds Initiative will help" Vilsack said. "Today's
announcement is another step toward achieving this goal, and
I encourage as many eligible participants as possible to join
us in this major conservation effort."
The Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds
Initiative (MRBI), which was announced on September 24, 2009,
will provide approximately $320 million in USDA financial assistance
over the next four years for voluntary projects in priority watersheds
in Arkansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin. MRBI will
help producers implement conservation and management practices
that prevent, control and trap nutrient runoff from agricultural
land.
USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) manages the initiative. NRCS State Conservationists from
the 12 watershed states selected the watersheds with guidance
from State Technical Committees and state water quality agencies.
Selections were based on the potential for managing nitrogen
and phosphorus -- nutrients associated with water quality problems
in the Basin -- while maintaining agricultural productivity and
benefiting wildlife.
Next, smaller watershed projects will be
selected through a competitive process under NRCS' Cooperative
Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI). NRCS assistance will
be leveraged with contributions from partners, expanding the
capacity available to improve water quality throughout the Basin.
Three requests for project proposals will
be announced in the next several weeks, including one for CCPI.
Funding for CCPI projects will come from NRCS' Environmental
Quality Incentives Program, Conservation Stewardship Program
and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program.
Two other requests for proposals will fund
projects through the Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program and
Conservation Innovation Grants. For information about these programs,
visit www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs
.
State(s) Watershed
Arkansas/Missouri - Cache
Arkansas - Lake Conway-Point Remove
Arkansas - L'Anguille
Arkansas/Missouri - Lower St. Francis
Illinois - Lower Illinois - Senachwine
Lake
Illinois - Upper Illinois
Illinois - Vermilion (Upper Mississippi
River sub-basin)
Illinois/Indiana - Vermilion (Upper Ohio
River sub-basin)
Indiana - Eel
Indiana - Upper East Fork White
Indiana - Wildcat
Indiana/Ohio - Upper Wabash
Iowa - Boone
Iowa - Maquoketa
Iowa - North Raccoon
Iowa/Minnesota - Upper Cedar
Kentucky/Tennessee - Bayou De Chien-Mayfield
Kentucky - Licking
Kentucky - Lower Green
Louisiana - Mermentau
Louisiana/Arkansas - Bayou Macon
Louisiana/Arkansas - Boeuf River
Minnesota - Middle Minnesota
Minnesota - Root
Minnesota - Sauk
Mississippi - Big Sunflower
Mississippi/Louisiana/Arkansas - Deer-Steele
Mississippi - Upper Yazoo
Missouri/Iowa - Lower Grand
Missouri - North Fork Salt
Missouri - South Fork Salt
Missouri/Arkansas - Little River Ditches
Ohio/Indiana - Upper Great Miami
Ohio - Upper Scioto
Tennessee - Forked Deer
Tennessee/Kentucky - Obion
Tennessee - South Fork Obion
Tennessee/Kentucky - Red River
Wisconsin/Illinois - Sugar
Wisconsin/Illinois - Upper Rock
Wisconsin/Illinois - Pecatonica
For information about the Mississippi River
Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative, including eligibility requirements,
please visit the MRBI web page at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/mrbi/mrbi_overview.html
or your USDA Service Center. A map of the project area is available
the MRBI Programs webpage.
Subscribe to NRCS news releases and get
other agency information at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov or contact
NRCS Public Affairs at 202-720-3210.
NRCS celebrates its 75th year of service
in 2010.
#
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Iraq
Air Force
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:16:47 -0600
The Iraq Air Force is slated to provide support for the upcoming
election.
|
Afghanistan
Training
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:10:57 -0600
NATO activates the new training command in Afghanistan.
|
Obama,
Mullen Send Thanksgiving Day Messages
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:47:00 -0600
|
Vermont
Yankee Nuclear Power Station-Request For Withholding Information
From Public Disclosure (TAC No. ME2462)
ADAMS Accession: ML093210350
|
Energy Sec. Chu to Visit Columbus, OH to
make Recovery Act Announcement Will be joined by US Senator Brown,
Lt. Gov. Fisher and US Rep. Kilroy
WASHINGTON, D.C. -On Tuesday, Energy Secretary Steven Chu will
travel to Columbus, OH, to make a funding announcement related
to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. As part of his
visit, he will tour AEP Dolan Technology Center and host a media
availability after the event. Sec. Chu will be joined by US Sen.
Sherrod Brown, Lt. Gov Lee Fisher, and US Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy.
WHO: Energy Secretary Steven Chu
Sen. Sherrod Brown
Lt. Gov Lee Fisher
Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy
WHAT: Recovery Act Tour of AEP Dolan Technology Center
and funding announcement relating to the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act.
WHEN: Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Tour begins at 12:00 PM EDT
Announcement begins
12:40 PM EDT
***Media Availability to follow
WHERE: AEP Dolan Technology Center
4001 Bixby Rd.
Groveport, OH
-DOE-
|
Residential
Housing Inspectors Sentenced for Extortion
Pepper Pike Executive Charged in Connection with
Public Corruption Investigation
Cleveland Executive Charged in Connection with
Public Corruption Investigation
|
New
Haven Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
|
Headline: Sebelius Releases New State-by-State
Reports: Health
Insurance Reform -- The Case for Change
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced
the release of Health
Insurance Reform: The Case for Change, a series of state-by-state
reports highlighting the benefits of health insurance reform.
The
reports are available now at https://www.healthcare.gov/
"Families, seniors and businesses
are all suffering under the health
care status quo," Secretary Sebelius said. "Our new
reports demonstrate
how health insurance reform will improve health care for all
Americans."
The reports provide specific details on
the benefits of reform for each
state. For example, under health insurance reform:
* 4.5 million California seniors
would receive free preventive
services.
* 565,000 Florida seniors would have their brand-name drug
costs
in the Medicare Part D "doughnut hole" halved.
* 24,000 Nevada small businesses could be helped by a small
business tax credit to make premiums more affordable.
* 103,000 New Hampshire residents could qualify for premium
tax
credits to help them purchase health coverage.
The reports also note that if we do nothing,
by 2019 the number of
uninsured people will grow by more than 30 percent in 29 states
and by
at least 10 percent in every state. Without reform, the amount
of
uncompensated care provided will more than double in 45 states.
Additionally, businesses in 27 states will see their premiums
more than
double and fewer people will have coverage through an employer
if the
status quo continues.
To read the complete reports and learn
more about health insurance
reform visit https://www.healthcare.gov/,
###
Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials
are
available at http://www.hhs.gov/news.
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Springfield
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Miami
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
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and is now available.
|
Houston
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
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and is now available.
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SECDEF
Comments
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:59:10 -0600
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates delivers remarks at Halifax
International Security Forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
|
Newark
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
|
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of
November 16, 2009
This bulletin provides a summary of new
vulnerabilities that have been
recorded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST)
National Vulnerability Database (NVD) the week of November 16,
2009. It is
available here:
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/SB09-327.html
|
Remarks
With Bulgarian Foreign Minister Rumiana Zheleva After their Meeting
Treaty Room
Washington, DC
November 23, 2009
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National Service Agency, USDA and White
House to Announce Administration Anti-Hunger Initiative
Washington, DC-Nicola Goren, Acting CEO
of the Corporation for National and Community Service, U.S. Secretary
of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Special Assistant to the President
Joshua DuBois will hold a conference call to launch the United
We Serve: Feed A Neighbor initiative to address hunger on Tuesday,
November 24 at 10:30 am.
Feed A Neighbor is part of President Obama's
national call to service initiative, and challenges all Americans
to help feed the more than 17 million households in this country
who struggle to put food on the table. The Corporation will lead
the initiative in collaboration with the USDA and the White House,
as part of the Administration's efforts to reverse the trend
of rising hunger and address the staggering statistics released
by the USDA on hunger last week.
The USDA's 2009 Household Food Security
Report revealed that the number of Americans who lack enough
food is at its highest level since 1995, and national anti-hunger
organizations have found that the need for emergency food assistance
has skyrocketed and a large majority of them are turning people
away because of the high demand. These findings underscore the
need for an immediate and intensified response to combat hunger.
What:
Conference call to launch the United We Serve: Feed A Neighbor
initiative
Who:
Nicola Goren, Acting CEO of the Corporation for National and
Community Service
Secretary Tom Vilsack, Department of Agriculture
Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to the President and Executive
Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood
Partnerships
When:
Tuesday, November 24
10:30 a.m., EST
Dial In: 888-996-4913
Passcode: 44156
###
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DoD
Identifies Army Casualties
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:17:00 -0600
|
Congressional
Appearances for U.S. Department of Homeland Security
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
November 17-19, 2009
|
Health
Care Gains Recognition as Bridge to Stability
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:18:00 -0600
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Tennessee
Corrections Officers Plead Guilty to Civil Rights Violation and
Lying
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:19:17 -0600
Joshua Ryan Jones and Roger Forrester, both former corrections
officers at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville,
Tennessee, pled guilty in federal court to violating the civil
rights of an inmate and then lying about it during state and
federal investigations.
|
Texas
Executive Arrested in Scheme to Bribe Mexican Officials
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:08:09 -0600
John Joseph O'Shea, the former general manager of a Sugar Land,
Texas-based business, was arrested for his alleged role in a
conspiracy to bribe Mexican government officials to secure contracts
with the Comisión Federal de Electridad, a Mexican state-owned
utility company.
|
Georgia
Man Pleads Guilty to Impersonating National Security Agent
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:15:35 -0600
Louis Joseph Aprile, of Alpharetta, Georgia, pled guilty in federal
district court to the offense of impersonating a federal agent,
namely, an agent of the National Security Agency.
|
Five
Charged in Scheme to Procure Anti-Aircraft Missiles, Other Weapons
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:06:40 -0600
Five individuals were charged in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for
their involvement in a conspiracy to procure weapons, including
anti-aircraft missiles.
|
Ohio
Housing Inspectors Sentenced for Extortion
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:04:02 -0600
James S. McCullough, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Juan A. Alejandro,
of North Ridgeville, Ohio, were sentenced to 15 months and 13
months in prison, respectively, following their guilty pleas
to extortion under color of official right.
|
DOE to Invest $18 Million in Small Business
Clean Energy Innovation Projects
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today
announced more than $18 million in funding from the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support small business innovation
research, development and deployment of clean energy technologies.
In this first phase of funding, 125 grants of up to $150,000
each will be awarded to 107 small advanced technology firms across
the U.S.
“Small businesses are drivers of innovation and are crucial
to the development of a competitive clean energy U.S. economy,”
said Chu. “These investments will help ensure small businesses
are able to compete in the clean energy economy, creating jobs
and developing new technologies to help decrease carbon pollution
and increase energy efficiency.
The companies were competitively selected from a pool of 950
applicants through a special fast-track process with an emphasis
on near-term commercialization and job creation. Companies that
demonstrate successful results with their new technologies and
show potential to meet market needs will be eligible for $60
million in a second round of grants in the summer of 2010.
Grants were awarded in each of the following ten topic areas:
Advanced Building Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Thermal
Load Shifting, and Cool Roofs (15 projects, for up to $2,241,229
total). Projects in this area will seek to improve efficiency
of air conditioning and refrigeration while reducing greenhouse
gas emissions, reducing peak demand, and reducing thermal loads
on roofs.
Water Usage in Electric Power Production (6 projects, for up
to $878,144). This effort will focus on decreasing the amount
of water used in thermoelectric power generation, improving water
quality through the development of advanced water treatment technologies,
and developing innovative approaches to desalination using Combined
Heat and Power projects.
Power Plant Cooling (1 project, $150,000). This project will
focus on advanced heat exchange technology for power plant cooling.
Advanced Gas Turbines and Materials (11 projects, for up to $1,637,033).
These projects will research high temperature materials and
component cooling techniques, high performance materials for
nuclear applications, materials that help save energy and diminish
carbon emissions, and novel designs for high-efficiency and low-cost
distributed power systems.
Sensors, Controls, and Wireless Networks (12 projects, for up
to $1,787,061). Projects in this area will develop building
applications to minimize power use, sensors and controls for
efficient industrial processes, wireless networks and sensors
for monitoring nuclear power systems, and power line sensor systems
for the Smart Grid.
Advanced Water Power Technology Development (12 projects, for
up to $1,747,259). Projects will focus on advances in hydropower
systems or subsystems, as well as new approaches to wave and
current energy technologies and ocean thermal energy conversion
systems.
Smart Controllers for Smart Grid Applications (8 projects, for
up to $1,166,871). These projects will help develop smart controllers
for household appliance to enable Smart Grid services, technologies
to support electric vehicles, and support of distributed energy
generation systems.
Advanced Solar Technologies (12 projects, for up to $2,783,996).
Projects will focus on achieving significant cost and performance
improvements over current technologies, solar-powered systems
that produce fuels, and Concentrated Solar Power systems for
distributed applications.
Advanced Industrial Technologies Development (25 projects, for
up to $3,709,564). Projects in this area will focus on improving
efficiency and environmental performance in the cement industry,
low-cost manufacturing processes for innovative nanomaterials,
novel approaches to water heat recovery, and transformational
technologies to address high Global Warming Potential industrial
gases.
Advanced Manufacturing Processes (16 projects, for up to $2,222,110).
These projects will focus on mitigating heat losses, fouling
and scaling in unit operations, and improving heat and energy
losses in energy intensive manufacturing processes, including
distillation and dewatering systems.
Full list of awards, attached.
-DOE-
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Former
General Manager of Texas Business Arrested for Role in Alleged
Scheme to Bribe Officials at Mexican State-Owned Electrical Utility
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:20:31 -0600
The former general manager of a Sugar Land, Texas-based business
was arrested on Nov. 18, 2009, for his alleged role in a conspiracy
to bribe Mexican government officials to secure contracts with
the Comisión Federal de Electridad (CFE), a Mexican state-owned
utility company.
|
Columbia
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
|
DoD
General Officer Assignments
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:57:00 -0600
|
Highlights:
20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Iron Curtain
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0600
|
Military
Family Summit
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:38:58 -0600
Military leaders, organizations and family members recently got
together to help assess the programs available to military families.
|
HELSINKI
COMMISSIONERS SEEK JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF STERILIZATION IN CZECH
REPUBLIC AND SLOVAKIA
|
Warning
on Body Building Products (video)
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:06:00 -0600
In this Consumer Update video, FDA Product Safety Expert Deborah
Autor, J.D., helps explain the agency's warning, issued July
28, 2009, to stop using body building products that claim to
contain steroids or steroid-like substances.
|
Leadership
for U.S. Department of Homeland Security
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
Biography now available for Under Secretary, Science & Technology
Dr. Tara O'Toole.
|
HHS
Secretary Sebelius Announces Senate Confirmation of Pamela Hyde
as Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:01:00 -0600
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary
Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the United States Senate
unanimously confirmed Pamela Hyde as Administrator for the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) within
HHS.
|
WHO
Updates International H1N1 Flu Situation
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:00 -0600
|
Public
Health Significance of Virus Mutation detected in Norway
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:00 -0600
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has informed WHO of
a mutation detected in three H1N1 viruses. The viruses were isolated
from the first two fatal cases of pandemic influenza in the country
and one patient with severe illness.
|
Kandahar
Medical Training
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:23:52 -0600
U.S. military doctors based out of Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan
are training Afghan medical personnel on intricate surgery at
nearby Kandahar Regional Hospital.
|
Updated
Guidance for the Use of CSL 2009 H1N1 Monovalent Vaccine
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0600
|
Weekly
FluView Map and Surveillance Report for Week ending November
14, 2009
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:30:00 -0600
|
Chemical
Sector Security Summit for U.S. Department of Homeland Security
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available. Provided details on the upcoming 2010 Chemical
Sector Security Summit which is scheduled for July 7th –
July 8th 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland.
|
Top
Air Force NCO Visits Canada to Develop Partnership
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:30:00 -0600
|
HUD,
DHS Secretaries Statements on Disaster Recovery Forum
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0600
The Long Term Disaster Recovery Working Group held its fifth
planned stakeholder forum today in Memphis, Tenn.—designed
to encourage stakeholders to provide direct input and ideas for
disaster recovery.
|
STS-129:
Atlantis Solid Rocket Booster Camera Views
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0600
The view as Atlantis rides to orbit.
|
Minneapolis
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
|
DOD
Identifies Marine Casualty
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:55:00 -0600
|
Pentagon
Convenes Fort Hood Shooting Task Force
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:47:00 -0600
|
US-CERT Current Activity
Microsoft Releases Security Advisory
977981
Original release date: November 23, 2009
at 8:51 pm
Last revised: November 23, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Microsoft has released security advisory
977981 to address a
vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. This vulnerability
may
allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
US-CERT encourages users and administrators
to review Microsoft
Security Advisory 977981 and implement the suggested workarounds
listed in the advisory to help mitigate the risks.
Relevant Url(s):
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/977981.mspx>
====
This entry is available at
http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#microsoft_internet_explorer_vulnerability
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TEGL 22-08, Change 1 -- Change 1 to the Operating
Instructions for Implementing the Amendments to the Trade Act
of 1974 Enacted by the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance
Act of 2009 has been added to the ETA Advisory database and is
now available at http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2823.
|
Logistics
Chiefs Lays Out Challenges in Afghanistan
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0600
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C-SPAN Daily Alert
Programming Information for Mon. 11/23 - Tues. 11/24, 2009
**********************************************************************
C-SPAN Highlights
Tonight:
* Tulane Univ. Bipartisan Policy Center on the 2010 and 2012
Elections (8pm)
* Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on NFL & Brain Injuries
(9:10pm)
* State Dept. Briefing with Amb. Holbrooke on Afghanistan &
Pakistan (12:50am)
Tomorrow:
* U.S. House: In Recess. Reconvenes Monday, Nov. 30
* Joint News Conf. with Indian P.M. Manmohan Singh & Pres.
Obama (11:15am) - LIVE
* Brookings Inst. Panel Discussion on the Global Food Crisis
(1:30pm) - LIVE
* State Dinner for Indian P.M. Manmohan Singh (9pm) - LIVE
**********************************************************************
C-SPAN2 Highlights
Tonight:
* Communicators: FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski (8pm)
* State Dept. Briefing with Amb. Holbrooke on Afghanistan &
Pakistan (8:30pm)
* Address by Amb. Nancy Brinker, Susan G. Komen for the Cure,
Founding Chair (9:15pm)
Tomorrow:
* U.S. Senate: In Recess. Reconvenes Monday, Nov. 30 at 2pm ET
* White House Welcome Ceremony for Indian P.M. Manmohan Singh
(9:15am) - LIVE
**********************************************************************
C-SPAN3 Highlights
Tonight:
* State Dept. Briefing with Amb. Holbrooke; Indian P.M. Singh
Speech (7pm)
* Pres. Obama on Math & Science; Sarah Palin Book Signing
(7:40pm)
Tomorrow:
* Programming TBA. Check the Schedule for Updates - http://www.c-spanvideo.org/schedule?timezone=Eastern&date=Nov+24%2C+2009
**********************************************************************
C-SPAN Radio Highlights
Tonight:
* Programming TBA Check the Schedule for Updates - http://www.c-span.org/Schedules/C-SPAN-Radio-Schedule.aspx
Tomorrow:
* Washington Journal (7am) - LIVE
**********************************************************************
Politics Highlights
* C-SPAN Political Programming - Sunday
on C-SPAN at 6:30pm ET
**********************************************************************
Washington Journal Highlights
* Newspaper Articles & Viewer Calls
* Discussion on Rural America
* Discussion on Medicare & Medicaid Fraud
* Discussion on U.S.-India Relations
**********************************************************************
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NASA
Chooses Small Business High Tech Projects for Development
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:00:00 -0600
NASA has selected for development 368 small business innovation
projects that include research to minimize aging of aircraft,
new techniques for suppressing fires on spacecraft and advanced
transmitters for deep space communications.
|
DoD
Contracts for November 23, 2009
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:19:00 -0600
|
Former
State Department Official, Wife Plead Guilty in 30-Year Espionage
Conspiracy
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:21:55 -0600
Former State Department official Walter Kendall Myers and his
wife, Gwendolyn Steingraber Myers, pled guilty to federal charges
stemming from their roles in a 30-year conspiracy to provide
classified U.S. national defense information to the Republic
of Cuba. Kendall Myers agreed to serve a life prison sentence.
|
U.S.
International Reserve Position
November 23, 2009
2009-11-23-17-24-3-6092
|
New
NATO Command in Kabul Focuses on Afghan Training
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:32:00 -0600
|
Department
of Defense, 11/24/2009
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:06:00 -0600
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Memphis
Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
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and is now available.
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SCYD
Annual Holiday Party
What: Holiday Party
Start Time: Friday, December 4 at 7:00pm
End Time: Friday, December 4 at 11:55pm
Where: 829 St. Helena Ave., Apt A (Second Floor) Santa Rosa,
CA 95404 US
To see more details and RSVP
|
New
York Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
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and is now available.
|
U.S.
Department of State Remarks to the Press
Ian Kelly
Department Spokesman, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of the
Spokesman
Washington, DC
November 23, 2009
|
HHS
Launches New Blog: Health IT Buzz
Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:01:00 -0600
|
Special
Briefing on Secretary Clinton's Recent Trip to Afghanistan and
Pakistan
Richard Holbrooke
Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan , Bureau
of South and Central Asian Affairs
Washington, DC
November 23, 2009
|
Highlights:
Window of Opportunity in Afghanistan
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0600
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Philadelphia
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Atlanta
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New
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Houston
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Knoxville
Top Stories and/or Knoxville Press Releases for Federal Bureau
of Investigation
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Boston
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Indianapolis
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Brown
predicts key moderates ultimately will support reform
Posted: November 22nd, 2009 12:59 PM ET
From CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart
Sen. Brown said Sunday that he thinks key moderates in the Senate
Democratic Caucus will decide they don't want to be on 'the wrong
side of history.'
Washington (CNN) – A liberal Senate Democrat said Sunday
that he thinks four key moderate members of the Senate Democratic
Caucus will ultimately support Democratic efforts to pass a health
care reform bill.
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Washington
Post: Public option at center of debate
Democrats had little time to savor their weekend Senate health-care
victory, as two of the lawmakers who voted to move the debate
forward Saturday night indicated Sunday that they will not vote
to pass the package if it includes a government-run insurance
program.
|
Obama
to meet again with senior advisers on Afghanistan
Posted: November 23rd, 2009 10:06 AM ET
Washington (CNN) – President Barack Obama will meet Monday
night with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan,
the White House announced.
|
Coakley
Way Ahead in Primary Race
Attorney General Martha Coakley (D) has a solid lead in the four-way
Democratic race for the open US Senate seat, but with just 16
days until the primary election, nearly three-quarters of likely
voters have yet to decide who they will support, according to
a Boston Globe poll.
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Young Democrats of Georgia State University:
Last meeting of the semester TOMORROW
Hi everyone,
The last meeting of YDGSU for the fall semester is TOMORROW,
Monday the 23rd, at 4:30 in room 470 of the University Center
(upstairs from the bookstore & food court). We're going to
talk about Obama's first year in office, create a new triboard
to put on our table in the Plaza, and talk about officer elections.
If you can't come and would like to run
for a position (President, VP of Communication, VP of Finance,
VP of Membership, VP of Programming, Secretary), here's what
to do:
Write a paragraph stating your intent to run (what position?
Why? What experience do you think would serve you well? Any ideas
to keep YDGSU lively?). They will be due by email to georgiastateyds@gmail.com
on December 7 at midnight. We'll send the statements over email
and Facebook and have elections early next semester.
If you don't know what duties each position has, reply here and
we'll tell you :)
Hope to see you tomorrow and happy Thanksgiving!
Emma Harger
VP of Membership
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University of Minnesota Duluth College
Democrats: Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Rukavina
Hey Everyone,
Gubernatorial candidate Tom Rukavina will
be on campus tomorrow! He will be at a table outside the bookstore
from 1 to 3pm. Come stop by and have a chat. Or if you aren't
able to stop by the table he will also be coming to our meeting
tomorrow at 7:30pm in Kirby 357. Hope you can all make it!
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STS-129
MCC Status Report #12
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:00:00 -0600
The six-member crew of Atlantis will have a half day to relax
before getting ready for Monday’s third and final spacewalk.
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STS-129
MCC Status Report #13
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:00:00 -0600
Atlantis crew members got a well-earned half-day off Sunday,
a day that began with some exciting news from Mission Specialist
Randy Bresnik to Mission Control Houston.
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Former
Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
for Depriving Motorist of Civil Rights by Kidnapping
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:21:13 -0600
“This officer abandoned his law enforcement role and engaged
in a bizarre scheme to target innocent victims for his own personal
gain. Officers who abuse their power in this way will be prosecuted
to the fullest extent the law allows,” said Assistant Attorney
General Thomas E. Perez of the Civil Rights Division.
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TONIGHT!
CTYDs' "Gear Up for 2010!" Event!
Good Monday Morning All!
This is just a friendly reminder that TONIGHT
is the CT Young Democrats' "Gear Up for 2010!" Event.
We ask you to join us in Celebrating our 2009 Victories, Welcoming
our New E-board, and "Gearing up for 2010" at City
Steam Brewery Cafe in Hartford TONIGHT, Monday, November 23,
2009!
The Democrats had a rough year this year,
and while we do have some Victories to celebrate, we thought
instead of our usual November Victory Party we should use this
opportunity to not only celebrate, but to also Rally the Troops
to "Gear Up for 2010!" We have many important races
coming up in 2010, and we want to have many more victories to
celebrate this time next year - including the election of a Democratic
Governor in the State of CT for the first time since William
O'Neill left office back in 1991!
We also have an almost completely new E-Board
team coming in. We have a new structure, and new energy. Our
new E-Board team for the next 2 years will be:
President: Que Phipps
Executive Vice President: Ellen Graham
VP of Organizing and Development: Heather Dorsey
VP of Finance: Eliott Ponte
VP of Policy: Andrew Marone
Communications Director: Laura Bartok
Secretary: Stephanie Podewell
Treasurer: Mary Alyson Pilagin
National Committeeman: Ari Disraelly
National Committeewoman: Sarah Hemingway
Drink Special: Buy a "Dems" bracelet
for $20, and get unlimited beer, wine and soda for the time of
the event
So Please, Come join us, and
"Gear Up for 2010"!
When:
TONIGHT
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
6:00pm-8:00pm
Where:
City Steam Brewery Cafe
942 Main Street
Hartford, CT
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Rulemakings
for Federal Election Commission
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
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Press
Roundtable at Camp Atterbury-Muscatatuck Center for Complex Operations,
Indiana
Jacob J. Lew
Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources
Camp Atterbury-Muscatatuck Center For Complex Operations, Indiana
November 19, 2009
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Town
Hall With Students Staff and Trainers at Camp Atterbury-Muscatatuck
Center for Complex Operations
Jacob J. Lew
Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources
Camp Atterbury-Muscatatuck Center for Complex Operations, Indiana
November 19, 2009
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Highlights
- Berlin Wall
November 6, 2009
Voices of U.S. Diplomacy and the Berlin
Wall
To mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall,
the Department of State's U.S. Diplomacy Center launched the
Web exhibition Voices of U.S. Diplomacy and the Berlin Wall.
Through this interactive exhibit, you can explore the dynamic
work of diplomats who labored in Germany from the end of World
War II through German unification in 1990. The story is told
through their oral histories, artifacts, and more.
November 23, 2009 - DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report, (PDF, 18 pages - 137 KB)
National Press Releases for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
FBI Top Stories for Federal Bureau of Investigation
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available.
U.S. Department of State Schedule for November 23, 2009
Washington, DC
November 23, 2009
Gates in Halifax
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:54:39 -0600
The war in Afghanistan was on the agenda when Defense Secretary
Robert Gates and other leaders gathered Friday in Halifax, Nova
Scotia.
FAA Takes Aim at Icing with New Ice
Protection Proposal
WASHINGTON –The Federal Aviation Administration
is proposing a rule requiring scheduled airlines to either retrofit
their existing fleet with ice-detection equipment or make sure
the ice protection system activates at the proper time.
For aircraft with an ice-detection system,
the FAA proposes that the system alert the crew each time they
should activate the ice protection system. The system would either
turn on automatically or pilots would manually activate it.
For aircraft without ice-detection equipment,
the crew would activate the protection system based on cues listed
in their airplane’s flight manual during climb and descent,
and at the first sign of icing when at cruising altitude.
“This is the latest action in our
aggressive 15-year effort to address the safety of flight in
icing conditions,” said FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt.
“We want to make sure all classes of aircraft in scheduled
service remain safe when they encounter icing.”
The FAA estimates the rule would cost operators
about $5.5 million to implement. Operators would have two years
after the final rule is effective to make these changes.
The proposed rule would apply only to in-service
aircraft with a takeoff weight less than 60,000 pounds, because
most larger airplanes already have equipment that meets the requirements.
In addition, studies show that smaller planes are more susceptible
to problems caused by undetected icing or late activation of
the ice protection system. The rule technically affects 1,866
airplanes, but all turbojet airliners and many turboprops covered
under the rule already have equipment that satisfies the requirements,
and the FAA believes others will be retired before the projected
compliance date in 2012.
In August 2009, the FAA changed its certification
standards for new transport category airplane designs to require
either the automatic activation of ice protection systems or
a method to tell pilots when they should be activated.
Since 1994, the FAA has issued more than
100 airworthiness directives to address icing safety issues on
more than 50 specific aircraft types. These orders cover safety
issues ranging from crew operating procedures in the icing environment
to direct design changes. We also have changed airplane flight
manuals and other operating documents to address icing safety,
and issued bulletins and alerts to operators emphasizing icing
safety issues.
The latest proposed rule on activation
of ice protection systems is at: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-28036.htm
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NASA TV's This Week @NASA, November 13
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0600
 
a new ticker page has started for Monday
November 23.
Yesterday's ticker items are archived here
ticker timeline 10:09 Eastern Time November
23, 2009
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