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Largest
solar panel plant in US rises in Florida
from AP Top Science News At 5:42 a.m. EST
by By CHRISTINE ARMARIOARCADIA, Fla. (AP) -- Greg Bove steps
into his pickup truck and drives down a sandy path to where the
future of Florida's renewable energy plans begin: Acres of open
land filled with solar panels that will soon power thousands
of homes and business....
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Russia
Medvedev says open to election law ideas
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com TEHRAN (Reuters) - U.N. inspectors have
arrived in Iran to examine a nuclear site that has heightened
Western fears of a covert program to develop atomic bombs, an
accusation the Islamic Republic reje...
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China,
ASEAN sign 4 documents on furthering co-op
from China
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South
Korea-Asean trade surges 23%
from South Korea News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com (MENAFN) Trade between the Association
of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and South Korea increased
23.4 percent in 2008, even before a free trade agreement goes
into effect next year, Reuters report...
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UAE
non-oil foreign trade up 175%
from UAE News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) UAE's non-oil foreign
trade exchange has posted a whopping 174.9 per cent growth to
$215 billion in 2008, from $78 billion in 2008, according to
a study by the Ministry of For...
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Iran,
Pakistan to cooperate on security matters
from Iran News latest RSS headlines - Big
News Network.com Tehran, Oct 25 : Iran and Pakistan have decided
to increase cooperation on security matters and terrorism, Iranian
news agency Mehr News reported Sunday.
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Israel
conference to open amid controversy
by Washington Post But the self-described
"pro-Israel, pro-peace" group has been rebuffed in
its attempts to get Israel's US ambassador, Michael Oren, to
speak at the ...
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Japan
ready to offer Indonesia $400 mil. to help with climate change
from Japan News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com HUA HIN, Thailand, Oct. 25 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japanese
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Sunday his government is considering
offering Indonesia a yen loan worth $400 million to help the
country add...
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World
solar car race begins in Australia
from France24 - France by admin
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Obama
calls French, Russian presidents on Iran
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com President Barack Obama has called French
President Nicolas Sarkozy and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
to reaffirm their commitment to a U.N.-backed plan that would
ship most of Iran's uranium abroa...
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5,000
protest Afghan war in London
from Afghanistan News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com About 5,000 people called for the withdrawal
of British troops from Afghanistan and a serving soldier told
the crowd why he believes the mission is wrong.Lance Cpl. Joe
Glenton _ facing a court-martia...
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Coho
returning to Columbia in big numbers
from AP Top Washington Headlines At 2:30...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Big numbers of coho salmon are surging
up the Columbia River this fall....
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UN
to seal a deal on Climate Change
by Ghana News AgencyAccra, Oct. 24, GNA
- Mr Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations' Secretary General, at the weekend,
said global attention would be on the world body to seal up a
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Trade
Ministers of China, Japan, South Korea oppose protectionism
from Business Economic and Trade Ministers
of China, Japan and South Korea vowed here Sunday to oppose trade
protectionism in all forms. "We will oppose trade protectionism
in all forms, uphold a fair, free and open global trading and
investment system," said a joint statement issued after
the ministers' meeting. "We are determined to seek an ambitious
and balanced conclusion to the Doha Development Round in 2010,
consistent with its mandate, based on the progress already made,
including with ...
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US,
France, Russia pledge support for Iran nuclear deal
from Russia News latest RSS headlines -
Big News Network.com WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama spoke
with his Russian and French counterparts Saturday, rallying support
for a deal to end the crisis over Iran's nuclear program, as
they urged Tehran to accept...
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UAE
daily urges Obama to fulfill promise for justice to Palestinians
from Palestinian News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com Oct 25, 2009 - 09:58 - WAM Abu Dhabi,
25th Oct, 2009 (WAM) - A UAE daily has strongly urged US president
Barack Obama to realize his promise for bringing justice to the
long-suffering people of Palest...
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UN
officials arrive in Iran to inspect second nuclear site
from Palestinian News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com A team of U.N. inspectors arrived Sunday
in Iran to visit a recently revealed, though still unfinished,
uranium enrichment facility near the holy city of Qom to verify
it is for peaceful purposes.The ...
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Feds
designate polar bear habitat in Alaska
from AP Top Science News At 5:42 a.m. EST
by By MATTHEW DALYWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration
said Thursday it is designating more than 200,000 square miles
in Alaska and off its coast as "critical habitat" for
polar bears, an action that could add restrictions to future
offshore drilling for oil and gas....
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Hawaii
regulators approve first US tuna farm
from AP Top Science News At 5:42 a.m. EST
by By AUDREY McAVOYHONOLULU (AP) -- Hawaii regulators have approved
a Honolulu startup company's plan to build the nation's first
tuna farm in waters off the Big Island....
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Saudis
debate controversial question of media freedom
from Saudi Arabia News latest RSS headlines
- Big News Network.com (MENAFN - Arab News) The closure of the
LBC's Riyadh office after Mazen Abdul Jawad openly bragged about
his sexual exploits on one of its programs raised the controversial
question about the freedom ...
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US,
South Korea Reaffirm Alliance, Timetable for Command Hand-Over
from VOA News: U.S. Politics Defense Secretary
Robert Gates says full array of US military might, including
'nuclear umbrella' is available to South Korea in case of attack
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Obama:
Big Executive Bonuses Offend Our Values
from VOA News: U.S. Politics US president
welcomes Treasury Department's order to slash top executives'
pay at seven big companies that have not paid back their government
bailouts
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White
House Dismisses Cheney's Criticism on Afghanistan
from VOA News: U.S. Politics Former US
Vice President Cheney says President Obama appears 'afraid' to
make a decision regarding war in Afghanistan
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Missile
Defense High on Agenda as Biden Tours Central Europe
from VOA News: U.S. Politics Vice President
Biden secures agreement to host US antiballistic missiles by
Poland after original plans for missile shield scrapped
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Obama
Team Meets on Afghanistan Runoff
from VOA News: U.S. Politics President
has held consultations with US Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl
Eikenberry, on efforts to prevent voter fraud in upcoming presidential
election
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Obama
Pushes For Passage Of Energy Bill
from VOA News: Politics President issues
challenge to pass legislation to support clean-energy research
and fight climate change in speech at Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
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Iran
to Respond to UN Uranium Proposal Next Week
from VOA News: Politics Tehran was to respond
by Friday to proposal, under which Iran would ship much of its
partially enriched uranium to Russia for further enrichment
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UN
Nuclear Inspectors to Tour Iran's Second Enrichment Plant Near
Qom
from VOA News: Politics International Atomic
Energy Agency experts to examine unfinished uranium enrichment
facility to verify it is for peaceful purposes
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Japan
Urges ASEAN to Include US
from VOA News: Politics During meetings
of ASEAN in Thailand Japan's PM says economic bloc should be
an open organization
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US
Calls on Sri Lanka to Investigate Alleged War Crimes in Tamil
Conflict
from VOA News: Human Rights and Law State
Department report lists 'credible allegations' of abuses by both
sides in conflict
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Human
Rights Groups Want US Leadership in Fighting Violence Against
Women
from VOA News: Human Rights and Law Members
of US Congress hear stories of violence and abuse
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Near
East and North Africa: Upcoming Elections in Tunisia
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network The Near East and North Africa Regional Policy
Overview has been updated with remarks by the U.S. Permanent
Representative to the United Nations at the 2009 Israeli Presidential
Conference, remarks by former President Clinton on the prospects
for peace in the Middle East, an Arab Reform Initiative article
analyzing the political situation in Tunisia as preparations
continue for the upcoming presidential and legislative elections,
articles from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
concerning the upcoming elections in Tunisia, evaluating the
status of the Arab Charter on Human Rights, and examining the
Obama Administration's policy on democracy and the Arab world,
and a report from Israel's Institute for National Security Studies
analyzing Israel's relations with China. Please see the Recently
Added Documents section for the latest on this region - the newest
updates are in bold.
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National
Security Strategy: Rebuilding Public Sector Services in Stability
Operations
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network The National Security Strategy MiPAL has been
updated with a Department of Defense fact sheet providing an
overview of the Ballistic Missile Defense Review (BMDR), a Government
Accountability Office report calling for an assessment of the
U.S. Army's body armor test results and procedures prior to fielding,
a Senate hearing concerning the nomination of a candidate for
Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, a report
from the United States Institute of Peace and the U.S. Army Peacekeeping
and Stability Operations Institute presenting guiding principles
for stabilization and reconstruction, a Strategic Studies Institute
guide for the military's efforts in rebuilding public sector
services in stability operations, remarks by the U.S. Air Force
Chief of Staff on the vision for the future of the Air Force,
remarks by the Secretary of the Air Force on the state of the
Air Force in 2009, an Association of the United States Army analysis
of the Army's budget for Fiscal Year 2010, a John F. Kennedy
School of Government report evaluating U.S. foreign policy views
and the U.S. standing in the world, and a Lexington Institute
report featuring recommendations for the utilization of the defense
budget to assist in the reversal of U.S. industrial decline.
Please see the Recently Added Documents section for the latest
on this topic - the newest updates are in bold.
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Weapons
of Mass Destruction: Analysis of President Nixon's Decision to
Renounce the U.S. Offensive Biological Weapons Program
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network The Weapons of Mass Destruction MiPAL has been
updated with an address by the Secretary of State to the United
States Institute of Peace concerning the Obama Administration's
nuclear weapons policies, a collection of recent remarks by State
Department officials on a range of nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation
policy issues, a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace article
analyzing the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty's (CTBT)
importance to U.S. national security, a report from the National
Defense University's Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass
Destruction evaluating President Nixon's decision to renounce
the U.S. offensive biological weapons program, a Center on Global
Counterterrorism Cooperation report providing recommendations
for an enhanced United Nations response to efforts to implement
Security Council Resolution 1540, articles from the Arms Control
Association assessing the prospects for the fissile material
cutoff treaty (FM(C)T) and the future of the Comprehensive Nuclear
Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), and an Institute of Peace and Conflict
Studies report examining international perspectives on the global
nuclear disarmament debate. Please see the Recently Added Documents
section for the latest on this topic - the newest updates are
in bold.
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Western
Hemisphere: Project Coronado to Disrupt Mexican Distribution
Networks in the U.S.
from MERLN - Military Education Research
Library Network The Western Hemisphere Regional Policy Overview
has been updated with a State Department statement on the elections
in Nicaragua, remarks by the Attorney General providing an overview
of recent U.S. efforts to disrupt the La Familia cartel's distribution
networks, an openDemocracy article calling for reforms to the
media in Latin America, a Portuguese Institute of International
Relations and Security report analyzing the American military's
presence in South America, a Center for Security Policy article
assessing the domestic political situation in Chile, and a Canadian
International Council report examining Canada's national security
challenges in the Caribbean and Latin America. Please see the
Recently Added Documents section for the latest on this region
- the newest updates are in bold.
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Rural
Amenities
from USDA Economic Research Service - What's
New The rural outdoors has become a major asset for rural communities—and
a key advantage that some rural areas have over urban areas.
The rural outdoors can be enhanced through the construction of
recreation facilities, but undeveloped rural landscapes have
appeal on their own, both for recreation and as attractive places
to live. This briefing room looks at the appeal of rural landscapes,
the importance of forest landscape preferences, and the role
of scenic amenities across the rural-urban continuum.
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Food
Spending Declined and Food Insecurity Increased for Middle-Income
and Low-Income Households from 2000 to 2007
from USDA Economic Research Service - What's
New From 2000 to 2007, median spending on food by U.S. households
declined by 12 percent relative to the (rising) cost of USDA’s
Thrifty Food Plan, and by 6 percent relative to the (rising)
Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Food and Beverages. Over the same
period, the national prevalence of very low food security increased
by about one-third, from 3.1 percent of households in 2000 to
4.1 percent in 2007. The deterioration in food security was greatest
in the second-lowest income quintile, in which the prevalence
of very low food security increased by about half. These estimates,
based on data from the nationally representative Current Population
Survey Food Security Supplement, are corroborated by corresponding
declines in food expenditures by middle- and low-income households
in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Expenditure
Survey. The decline was largest in the second-lowest income quintile,
in which average CPI-infl ation-adjusted spending for food declined
by 16 percent. The declines in food spending by middle- and low-income
households were accompanied by increases in spending for housing
and, in the two lowest income quintiles, by declines in income
and total spending.
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2009
PREISM workshop
from USDA Economic Research Service - What's
New ERS's Program of Research on the Economics of Invasive Species
Management (PREISM), an annual competitive grant and cooperative
agreement program that focuses on national decisionmaking concerning
agricultural invasive species, will hold its 2009 workshop on
October 22-23 (Thursday and Friday), at ERS. The workshop is
free and open to all, but please register to attend.
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FY
2010 Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Conference
from USDA Economic Research Service - What's
New The annual Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Conference
identifies emerging research issues related to domestic food
assistance and nutrition programs administered by USDA. Recently
completed research will also be discussed. This year’s conference—Emerging
Issues and Recent Findings—will be held on December 10,
2009, in the Frederick Waugh Auditorium at the Economic Research
Service, 1800 M Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. Information
on registration and a preliminary agenda is available.
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Vegetables
and Melons Outlook - Thursday, October 22, 2009
from USDA Economic Research Service - Vegetables
and Melons Outlook Provides current intelligence and forecasts
the effects of changing conditions in the U.S. vegetables and
melons sector (including potatoes, pulses, and mushrooms). Topics
include production, consumption, shipments, prices received,
trade, and more.
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Biden
to Romanians: Push for freedom
from Politico.com: Politics by Alexander
Burns Biden praises the people of Romania for realizing “the
promise of your revolution."
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Reid
near 60 votes for public plan
from Politico.com: Politics by Carrie Budoff
Brown,Patrick O'ConnorDemocrat officials say Reid could finish
work on the bill as early as next week.
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Bernanke's
trillion-dollar decision
from Politico.com: Politics by Eamon JaversThe
biggest decision of the economic recovery will be made soon,
with little help from Obama.
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In
his own image: Obama's Democratic National Committee
from Politico.com: Politics by Kenneth
P. Vogel A new batch of spending reports reveals an unprecedented
transformation of the DNC under Barack Obama.
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Suite
Talk: Oct. 21, 2009
from Politico.com: Lobbyists by Anne Marson,Becca
MilfeldWaggener Edstrom Worldwide has a new pair of old hands
on its Global Public Affairs Advisory Council.
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EADS
taps government vet
from Politico.com: Lobbyists by Jen DiMascio
European defense giant EADS hires D.C.
political operative Sean O’Keefe as its new CEO this week.
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Firms
take fire in war on Chamber
from Politico.com: Lobbyists by Lisa LererAs
the W.H. turns up the heat on the Chamber of Commerce, member
companies are feeling the burn.
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Reid
leaning toward public option
from Politico.com: congress by Carrie Budoff
Brown
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Dodd
credited for pay czar powers
from Politico.com: congress by Victoria
McGrane Senator wrote the language that allowed Feinberg to cut
salaries.
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Peace
Corps Announces Eighteen Percent Increase in Applications (news)
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Read
Signal Magazine's Interview with IA Director Schaeffer
from NSA News The October edition of Signal
Magazine features an extensive interview with NSA’s Information
Assurance Director Richard Schaeffer on the Nation’s broad
and vigilant efforts to “maintain the edge in information
assurance.” In the interview, Mr. Schaeffer discusses the
information assurance challenges presented by the widespread
reliance on commercial technologies, by the pressing need to
grow a future cadre of information assurance professionals, the
dangers inherent in the Internet, and the imperative to ensure
our Nation’s information and infrastructure are reliable
and secure.
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VIDEO:
Denise Bode, American Wind Energy Association, Chief Executive
Officer
from C-SPAN Recent Video Denise Bode discusses
the future of the wind power industry with the recession putting
projects on hold, but growth still beating the previous years.
The American Wing Energy Association reported that the U.S. has
enough wind power to fuel the equivalent of nearly 9 million
homes, up almost 23% from the start of the year, but the industry
will fall short of earlier growth projections for the year largely
because of last year's financial meltdown.
Length: 29 min.
Published: Saturday at 9:30am (ET)
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VIDEO:
J.W. Verrett, George Mason University, Senior Scholar Financial
Markets
from C-SPAN Recent Video J.W. Verrett talked
about an Obama administration order earlier in the week that
seven of the firms that received the most federal aid must slash
compensation to their highest paid employees.
Length: 29 min.
Published: Saturday at 7:30am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Thomas Pyle, Institute for Energy Research, President
from C-SPAN Recent Video Thomas Pyle discusses
President Obama's push for clean energy and his group's the Institute
for Energy Research concerns with climate change legislation
in the House and Senate.
Length: 27 min.
Published: Saturday at 9am (ET)
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VIDEO:
Pres. Obama Weekly Address
from C-SPAN Recent Video In his week’s
address to the nation, Pres. Obama urges banks to lend more money
to small businesses, and talks about plans to extend them more
credit through the government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Length: 4 min.
Published: Saturday at 10am (ET)
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Obama:
Time for big banks to help small businesses
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m.
EST by By ALAN FRAMWASHINGTON (AP) -- Big banks that got big
bailout bucks should return the favor by lending more to qualified
small businesses, President Barack Obama says....
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Wall
Street Won’t Do Right. Now They Have To
from AFL-CIO NOW BLOG by Tula Connell
So, Wall Street CEOs didn’t figure
out on their own that when they take taxpayer money, they have
a moral obligation to help the overall economy with their $700
billion public-funded bailout rather than single-mindedly line
their own pockets with billions of dollars in salaries, bonuses
and other ego-inflating perks.
Funny how “moral obligation”
and “Wall Street” tend to be mutually exclusive terms.
Wall Street CEOs wouldn’t do it on
their own. So now they have to.
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Special
Press Briefing and Release of the 2009 Annual Report on International
Religious Freedom - October
26, 2009
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
October 24, 2009
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Deputy
Secretary of State Lew To Brief the Press
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
October 24, 2009
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USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT CELEBRATES 60
YEARS OF FINANCING TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND HOUSING PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT
RURAL AMERICA
PALMER, Alaska, Oct. 24, 2009 - Under Secretary
for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager today participated in events
commemorating the 60th anniversary of the creation of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's housing programs. The Under Secretary
went to Palmer and Wasilla, Alaska, where he visited with families
who have built and are currently constructing their own homes
through USDA's "Self Help" Housing program. Tonsager
was joined by U.S. Senator Mark Begich and by Alaska Rural Development
State Director Jim Nordlund. The Agency is also observing the
60th anniversary of the establishment of its telecommunication
program.
"In looking back over the last 60
years I can see how providing basic services like housing assistance
and telephone services to residents of rural communities like
these has played a fundamental part in shaping not only rural
America, but the whole fabric of the economy of the United States,"
said Tonsager. "The Obama Administration celebrates these
great milestones in America's history. Today, we are building
on the successes of the past by promoting infrastructure development
that helps families, and also deploying new technology like broadband
to make rural America a better place in which to live."
While in Wasilla, the Under Secretary met
with Mary Beall, a single mother of eight who spent a year building
her own home. Shortly after moving into her house, Ms. Beall
was involved in a serious auto accident. After learning of the
mishap, employees of the non-profit agency that oversaw construction
of the home volunteered to landscape the yard of the residence,
providing both materials and labor.
Under the Self Help program, families spend
up to a year under the guidance of a non-profit agency building
their own homes. After completion, their work becomes their "sweat
equity." The non -profit is funded by a grant from USDA.
In 1949, USDA's telecommunications loan
program was established to provide telephone service to rural
America. At the time, only one in three farms had access to telephone
service. As it did with the rural electrification program, the
Telephone Loan Program revolutionized the lives of millions of
rural families and businesses by providing connectivity, access
to emergency services and business activities that fueled economic
growth. Today, Rural Utilities Service (formerly REA), provides
loans and grants for telecommunication, electricity and water
and environmental services. It is also administering a program,
funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to
provide broadband service to underserved communities.
Also in 1949, passage of the Housing Act
marked a turning point the nation's history by establishing the
Farmer's Home Administration. To date, three million rural Americans
have benefited by receiving housing loans, grants and guarantees
totaling $124.6 billion.
USDA Rural Development's mission is to
increase economic opportunity and improve the quality of life
for rural residents. Rural Development fosters growth in homeownership,
finances business development and supports the creation of critical
community and technology infrastructure. Further information
on rural programs is available at a local USDA Rural Development
office or by visiting www.rurdev.usda.gov.
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Chairman
Calls U.S.-Japan Relationship 'Vital'
Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:17:00 -0500
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DIRECTOR GAMBRELL, SENATORS LINCOLN &
PRYOR ANNOUNCE
$70 MILLION TAX CREDIT AWARD TO BENEFIT ARKANSAS COMMUNITIES
Heartland Renaissance Fund Expands Health and Education Opportunities
Across Arkansas
Little Rock, AR – Speaking today alongside U.S. Senator
Blanche Lincoln and U.S Senator Mark Pryor, the Director of the
U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development
Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), Donna J. Gambrell, announced
an award of $70 million in tax credit allocation authority that
will spur private-sector investment in the economically distressed
communities of Arkansas. Heartland Renaissance Fund, LLC, a subsidiary
of Arkansas Capital Corporation, was awarded the $70 million
in tax credits under the 2009 round of the New Markets Tax Credits
(NMTC) Program. The national award announcement for the full
$5 billion in NMTCs available under the 2009 round will be made
late next week.
The announcement today was made in Arkansas to focus attention
on Heartland Renaissance Fund’s record of financing healthcare,
education, small businesses and other economic development projects
in low-income communities across Arkansas and to demonstrate
how the NMTC Program can benefit rural communities. The award
will enable the Heartland Renaissance Fund to raise critically
needed private-sector capital to provide financing as the country
continues its economic recovery.
“It is a true honor to announce this award with Senator
Lincoln and Senator Pryor in Arkansas, where the Heartland Renaissance
Fund has so clearly shown the transformational potential the
New Markets Tax Credit Program has had for rural communities
across the state,” said Director Gambrell. “We have
seen again and again how the deep commitment of our partners
has put underserved communities on the path to recovery and revitalization.”
“I am proud to know that Heartland Renaissance Fund’s
economic development successes in Arkansas helped it secure this
award through the U.S. Treasury’s New Markets Tax Credit
Program,” Senator Lincoln said. “When Congress was
at work writing the economic recovery bill, I fought to ensure
that additional funding was included in this program so that
organizations such as Heartland serving rural states like Arkansas
would receive their fair share. The $70 million in tax credits
awarded today, and the $55 million awarded through the Recovery
Act, will greatly enable Heartland Renaissance Fund to offer
critical incentives to attract new investment for Arkansas's
businesses and for entrepreneurial development, particularly
in our rural communities."
Heartland Renaissance Fund will utilize its award to provide
flexible capital to health and education projects throughout
economically distressed areas of Arkansas, with an emphasis on
the Delta region. The $70 million in New Markets Tax Credits
allocated to Heartland will help make capital accessible to businesses
that cannot attract the necessary financing through customary
sources - a traditional challenge for many businesses operating
in low-income communities.
About New Markets Tax Credits
The New Markets Tax Credit Program promotes social investment
in underserved communities by permitting taxpayers to receive
a credit against federal income taxes for making qualified equity
investments in community development entities. In the seven rounds
to date, the CDFI Fund has made 396 allocation awards totaling
$21 billion in tax credit authority, including $1.5 billion in
Recovery Act awards and $1 billion that was specifically set
aside for recovery and redevelopment in the wake of Hurricane
Katrina.
For more information about the CDFI Fund, visit: http://www.cdfifund.gov.
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Pima County Working Young Democrats:
Please Join us at our Monthly meeting Wednsday, October 28!
Hey guys just a reminder that our monthly
meeting will be on Wednesday! Please join us as we discuss some
very upcoming exciting events like our bachelor auction and a
community service event.
We will be meeting at the Pima County Democratic
Party headquarters at 6:00pm. The HQ is located at 4639 E 1st.
Hope to see you all there!
Please give me a call if you have any questions
or concerns.
Deya Nevarez
President
Pima County Working
Young Democrats
928-246-0802
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Conference
call with Equality, SD
What: Club/Group Meeting
Start Time: Today, October 25 at 8:00pm
End Time: Today, October 25 at 9:00pm
Where: 712-432-0850 pin: 274582# 8 pm CENTRAL
To see more details and RSVP
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Phone
Banking for Health Care!
What: Informational Meeting
Start Time: Thursday, October 29 at 6:30pm
End Time: Thursday, October 29 at 9:00pm
Where: Let's Get It Don
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