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Department of State Highlights: U.S. Looks Forward to Working
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Secretary Napolitano Announces H1N1 Preparedness
Guide for Small Businesses Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano has joined Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Karen Mills and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Influenza Division Deputy Director Daniel Jernigan to announce a preparedness guide to assist small businesses in planning for the H1N1 flu. Outbreaks of H1N1 flu are occurring now across the country and will likely coincide with the return of seasonal flu this fall and winter. The preparedness guide offers small business employers tools and information to help them plan for and respond flexibly to varying levels of severity of an H1N1 outbreakwhich may lead to increased absenteeism, and, if the outbreak becomes more severe, may include restricted service capabilities and supply chain disruptions. Additional preparations may be necessary if a more serious outbreak evolves during the fall and winter. Employers are encouraged to put strategies in place now to protect their employees and their businesses in advance of the fall flu season. Included in the preparedness guide are tips on how to write a continuity of operations plan, steps for keeping employees healthy, frequently asked questions about the 2009 H1N1 flu and a list of additional resources that employers can access online. For more information and to view the preparedness guide, visit www.flu.gov. | |||||||||||||||
September
16, 2009 - DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report, (PDF, 19 pages - 142 KB) | |||||||||||||||
Recovery
Act Information: Financial and Activity Report Weekly Update:
September 14, 2009 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:26:00 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
Tax Division Injunctions for U.S. Department of Justice This information has recently been updated,
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From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:
The US, Midwest, West Region Consumer Price Index Summary (Blue Card) for August 2009 is now available at http://www.bls.gov/xg_shells/ro7xg01a.htm . Please refer questions to BLSInfoKansasCity@bls.gov . | |||||||||||||||
From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:
The Philadelphia Regional Office Consumer Price Index Announcement (Blue Card) for August 2009 is now available at http://www.bls.gov/xg_shells/ro3xg01a.htm . Please refer questions to BLSInfoPhiladelphia@bls.gov . | |||||||||||||||
From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:
The US, Northeast, and Boston Consumer Price Index Data Summary for August 2009 is now available at http://www.bls.gov/xg_shells/ro1xg01a.htm . Please refer questions to BLSInfoBoston@bls.gov . | |||||||||||||||
From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:
The US, South Region, Atlanta, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale Consumer Price Index Summary (Blue Card) for August 2009 is now available at http://www.bls.gov/xg_shells/ro4xg01a.htm . Please refer questions to BLSInfoAtalanta@bls.gov . | |||||||||||||||
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The latest Real Earnings news release Real average hourly earnings fell 0.2 percent
from July to August 2009. This decline stemmed from the Consumer
Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W),
up by 0.6 percent, outpacing 0.3 percent growth in average hourly
earnings. Over the year real average hourly earnings increased
4.5 percent. | |||||||||||||||
The latest Consumer Price Index news
release On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U
increased 0.4 | |||||||||||||||
Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman to Speak
at Sandia National Laboratories 60th Anniversary Event WASHINGTON, D.C. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel B. Poneman will participate in a ceremony marking Sandia National Laboratories 60 years of service in the national interest at the labs Commemoration Event at the U.S. Capitol Hill Visitors Center on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 11 a.m. Deputy Secretary Poneman will highlight the integral role Sandia plays in support of the safety and nuclear security of the American people.. WHO: Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel B. Poneman WHAT: Remarks at Sandia National Laboratories 60 Years of Exceptional Service Commemoration Event WHEN: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 11 a.m. (EDT) WHERE: U.S. Capitol Hill Visitors Center Senate Visitor Center, Meeting Rooms 200,201 Entrance located below the East Plaza of the Capitol between Constitution and Independence Avenues. Washington, DC -DOE- | |||||||||||||||
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8(a) Competitive Program Opportunities for U.S. Department of Homeland Security This information has recently been updated,
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U.S.
Department of State Schedule for September 16, 2009 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:28:05 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
TREASURY
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL DATA FOR JULY September 16, 2009 TG-288 | |||||||||||||||
Army
Aims to Improve Soldiers' Mental Well-being Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:02:00 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
U.S.
Department of State Background Notes : Belize (09/09) Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:37:35 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
Treasury
Issues Debt Management Guidance on the Supplementary Financing
Program September 16, 2009 TG-289 | |||||||||||||||
Texas State College Democrats: Let's talk politics! Today- 5:30 in LBJ 3-9.1 At our regular meeting today YOU are our special guest speaker.Our Vice-President will be holding a general discussion about the politics going on nationally and state-wide with help from me, your President, asking you what you think and informing you a little on local politics here at home. We MAY, if time permits, have a very special guest to debate against. This is open to all Democrats on campus- students, grad students, and teachers. Ask yourself some of these questions: What do you think about the Rep. from South
Carolina who shouted "you lied"!? What action, if any
should Congress take? Bring your questions and your thoughts! | |||||||||||||||
House
Considers Funding Green Vehicle Research Posted: 15 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT By KEN THOMAS WASHINGTON - Targeting more funding for the auto industry, the House is considering an expansion into government-led research of fuel-efficient vehicle technology and making research dollars more available to auto parts suppliers. | |||||||||||||||
Senate
Finance Committee Chairman Unveils Health Bill without GOP Support
Posted: 15 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT By ERICA WERNER WASHINGTON - Sen. Max Baucus' decision to release his long-awaited health care overhaul bill with no Republicans on board dims the chances for a bipartisan compromise on President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. | |||||||||||||||
Pres.
Obama, Sen. Specter Align on Health Care, Labor Priorities at
AFL-CIO Posted: 15 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT By Mike Wereschagin, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Sep. 16--President Obama told the AFL-CIO convention in Pittsburgh on Tuesday that organized labor's two priorities -- a health care overhaul and set of pro-union labor law changes -- are within reach. | |||||||||||||||
Opening
Statement of Chairman Gary Gensler, Meeting of: The Energy and
Environmental Markets Advisory Committee | |||||||||||||||
Leaders
to Honor Top Employers for Military Support Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:23:00 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
Pentagon
Briefing Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:03:45 -0500 Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell speaks with reporters at the Pentagon. | |||||||||||||||
Mullen
on Afghanistan Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:46:41 -0500 Success in Afghanistan will require a properly-resourced counter-insurgency effort. | |||||||||||||||
USDA Designates 8 Counties in Iowa as Primary Natural Disaster Areas Decision Allows Farmers and Ranchers to Apply for USDA Assistance WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2009 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture designated Calhoun, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Ida, Sac, Webster and Woodbury counties in Iowa as primary natural disaster areas because of losses caused by severe storms, hail and flooding that occurred from Aug. 1, 2009, through Aug. 9, 2009.
"President Obama and I understand these conditions caused severe damage to the area and serious harm to farms in Iowa," said Secretary Tom Vilsack. "These designations will provide help to farmers who suffered significant production losses to field crops such as corn and soybeans, truck crops such as onions, peppers, eggplant, cane fruits, melons, squash and sweet corn, and forage crops."
Farm operators in the counties listed below in Iowa also qualify for natural disaster benefits because their counties are contiguous. Those counties are: Black Hawk Cherokee Humboldt Pocahontas
Farm operators in the counties listed below in the adjacent states of Nebraska and South Dakota also qualify for natural disaster benefits because their counties are contiguous.
Nebraska: Dakota and Thurston
South Dakota: Union
All counties listed above were designated natural disaster areas Sept. 10, 2009, making all qualified farm operators in the designated areas eligible for low interest emergency (EM) loans from USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA), provided eligibility requirements are met. Farmers in eligible counties have eight months from the date of the declaration to apply for loans to help cover part of their actual losses. FSA will consider each loan application on its own merits, taking into account the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability. FSA has a variety of programs, in addition to the EM loan program, to help eligible farmers recover from adversity.
USDA has also made other programs available to assist farmers and ranchers, including the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program (SURE), which was approved as part of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008; the Emergency Conservation Program; Federal Crop Insurance; and the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program. Interested farmers may contact their local USDA Service Centers for further information on eligibility requirements and application procedures for these and other programs. Additional information is also available online at: http://disaster.fsa.usda.gov.
FSA news releases are available on FSA's Web site at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov via the "News and Events" link.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice), or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).
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Odierno
on Iraq Security Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:16:27 -0500 The Commander of Multi-National Force-Iraq says the security situation in Iraq remains stable. | |||||||||||||||
Taking Diplomatic Action Against Piracy Andrew J. Shapiro Washington, DC September 16, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Congressional Testimony for Federal Bureau of Investigation This information has recently been updated,
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DoD
Identifies Army Casualty Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:20:00 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
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U.S.
July net foreign asset purchases $15.3 bln WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Net foreign
purchases of long-term securities decreased to $15.3 billion
in July from $90.2 billion in June, the Treasury Department said
Wednesday. Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were
$44 billion. Of this total, private investors purchased $32.1
billion and foreign official institutions bought $12 billion.
U.S. residents purchased $28.8 billion of long-term foreign securities.
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U.S.
Aug. factory output up 0.8% WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The output of
the nation's factories, mines and utilities rose 0.8% in August.
Output was also much stronger in July than first estimated, the
Federal Reserve said Wednesday. The August increase was just
a bit better than expected by economists surveyed by MarketWatch.
Analysts had been expecting a 0.7% gain. Capacity utilization
- a gauge of slack in the economy -- rose to 69.6% in August
from a revised 69.0% in July. There were gains across the board
in August. Manufacturing expanded 0.6% in August. Excluding autos
and auto parts, manufacturing rose 0.4%. | |||||||||||||||
Canada
Manufacturing sales spike in July from CBC | Ticker Manufacturing shipments in July increased 5.5 per cent, well above the 2.5 per cent that analysts had been expecting, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. | |||||||||||||||
U.S.
stocks advance on positive economic data NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks began
modestly ahead on Wednesday, with a positive reading on industrial
production in August helping fuel gains led by the energy and
materials sectors. The rise in industrial production is "the
first time we've seen two back-to-back months since December
2007," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist, Jefferies
& Co. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 38.09 points
to 9,721.5. The S&P 500 gained 5.08 points to 1,057.71. The
Nasdaq Composite rose 8.44 points to 2,111.08. | |||||||||||||||
Economic
Report: U.S. factory sector showing strength from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories The nation's factories showed renewed strength in August and the gain in July was much stronger than first thought, the Federal Reserve reports. | |||||||||||||||
Stocks
lifted by commodities prices, economic data from canada.com National News North American stocks rose Wednesday on higher commodity prices and signs of improving economies in Canada and the United States. | |||||||||||||||
Sen.
Baucus unveils health-care-reform legislation from MarketWatch.com - MarketWatch Breaking News Bulletins | |||||||||||||||
U.S.
stock indexes muster modest gains in opening hour from MarketWatch.com - MarketWatch Breaking News Bulletins U.S. stock indexes muster modest gains in opening hour | |||||||||||||||
French
CAC 40 index up 0.5% at 3,771.41 from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
U.K.
FTSE 100 index up 0.6% at 5,071.49 from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
German
DAX 30 index up 0.3% at 5,644.23 from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
Hong
Kong, Sydney, Seoul hit 2009 highs from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories Indexes in Hong Kong, Australia, South Korea and Taiwan end at their highest levels of 2009 Wednesday, reflecting buoyant investor sentiment in the region and tracking a similar upbeat performance on Wall Street. | |||||||||||||||
Canada
PM Harper to meet Obama in Washington from CBC | Video Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to urge U.S. President Barack Obama and legislators to stand down on the "Buy American" clause during two days of meetings in Washington. | |||||||||||||||
Chrysler
CEO says firm has five-year plan FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- Chrysler Group
LLC Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne Wednesday said he has designed
a five-year plan for the U.S. auto maker and will begin regularly
reporting financial details by the end of the year. Marchionne,
swarmed by reporters at the Frankfurt Motor Show, said he found
a "whole pile of surprises" when Italian automaker
Fiat SpA , of which he is also the CEO, took control of the bankrupt
Chrysler in June. "We were surprised by how little had been
done in the past 24 months," Marchionne said. "I am
now confident that we have the right plan and people in place."
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US farmers on verge of giant corn harvest from AP Top U.S. News At 3:24 a.m. EST
by By MICHAEL J. CRUMB | |||||||||||||||
VIDEO: FDIC Chairwoman Shelia Bair from CNN.com - Video | |||||||||||||||
Scientists say newly discovered "super-Earth" has rocky surface from Reuters: Science News | |||||||||||||||
Israel rejects independent inquiry into Gaza war from washingtonpost.com - Courts, Judiciary
by AP | |||||||||||||||
Final Afghan election results due amid fraud probe from Reuters: Top News | |||||||||||||||
Treasury,
Governor Richardson Announce $1 Billion in Recovery Act Bond
Authority | |||||||||||||||
from SEC.gov Updates: Press Releases | |||||||||||||||
New Japan PM pushes big changes in government from Reuters: Politics | |||||||||||||||
New York Democrats pick NYC CFO Thompson to challenge Bloomberg from Reuters: Politics | |||||||||||||||
Reid: Things Will Look Better Next Year from Real Clear Politics - TIME.com by
Kyle Trygstad | |||||||||||||||
Obama: Reforms will help middle class from Politico.com: Politics by Carol E.
Lee | |||||||||||||||
Empower the Fed to regulate risk? from Politico.com: Politics by Victoria
McGrane | |||||||||||||||
Dodd political standing increases from Politico.com: congress by Josh Kraushaar | |||||||||||||||
Going green is good for business from Politico.com: congress by Lisa Lerer | |||||||||||||||
New
York Fed purchases $2.049 billion in Treasury coupons | |||||||||||||||
New
York Fed announces October 2 TALF Operation | |||||||||||||||
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NNSA Agrees to Emergency Operations Cooperation with Morocco and Iceland at IAEA General Conference from National Nuclear Security Administration
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National Hispanic Heritage Month from Law Library of Congress: News and
Events National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates
and recognizes the contributions Hispanic Americans have made
to American society and culture and to honor five of our Central
American neighbors who celebrate their Independence days in September. | |||||||||||||||
Italy: Highway Safety Code Revised, Fines Increased from Law Library of Congress: Global Legal
Monitor | |||||||||||||||
from Kremlin.Ru: Unified Wire Service | |||||||||||||||
VACANCY: Service Director, Vietnamese Service RADIO FREE ASIA from Jobs by iwanciwt | |||||||||||||||
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Current Open Administrative Vacancies in the U.S. Marshals Service as of September 14, 2009 from Career Opportunities in the U.S. Marshals
Service Seizure and Forfeiture Specialist, GS-1101-09
Seizure and Forfeiture Specialist, GS-1101-09
Criminal Program Specialist Seizure and Forfeiture Specialist, GS-1101-09
Purchasing Agent GS-1105-09 Management and Program Analyst, GS-0343-13
Purchasing Agent, GS-1105-09 Investigative Research Specialist, CTAP
Eligibles Only, GS-301-9 Program Specialist, GS-0301-13 Criminal Program Specialist, GS-0301-9
Property Management Specialist, GS-1101-11
Intelligence Research Specialist, GS-0132-12/13
Employee Assistance Program Administrator,
GS-0101-14 Employee Assistance Program Administrator,
GS-0101-14 Criminal Program Specialist, GS-0301-09
Budget Analyst, (USMS Employees in the
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VIDEO: Pres. Obama Remarks on Economy at Ohio GM Plant from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Tuesday at 10:40am (ET) | |||||||||||||||
VIDEO: Nicholas Lardy, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Senior Fellow from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Tuesday at 7:30am (ET) | |||||||||||||||
VIDEO: House Democratic Steering and Policy Cmte. Forum on Health Care Reform from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Tuesday at 9am (ET) | |||||||||||||||
VIDEO: Senate Armed Services Confirmation Hearing for Adm. Mike Mullen from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Tuesday at 9:30am (ET) | |||||||||||||||
VIDEO: Fed Chair Bernanke Remarks on Lehman Bankruptcy from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Tuesday at 10am (ET) | |||||||||||||||
VIDEO: White House Gaggle with Dpty. Press Sec. Bill Burton Tues Sept 15 2009 from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Tuesday at 10am (ET) | |||||||||||||||
VIDEO: Transportation Sec. LaHood Press Conference on Vehicle Energy Efficiency from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Tuesday at 12pm (ET) | |||||||||||||||
VIDEO: Defense Department Press Briefing Tuesday Sept 15 2009 from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Tuesday at 1:30pm (ET) | |||||||||||||||
VIDEO: State Department Press Briefing Tues Sept 15 2009 from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Tuesday at 1:45pm (ET) | |||||||||||||||
VIDEO: House Energy Cmte. Hearing on 2009 Flu Preparations from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Tuesday at 1pm (ET) | |||||||||||||||
VIDEO: Pres. Obama Remarks at Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) Fundraiser from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Tuesday at 4:10pm (ET) | |||||||||||||||
VIDEO: Pres. Obama Remarks at an AFL-CIO Convention from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Tuesday at 1:40pm (ET) | |||||||||||||||
VIDEO: House Resolution Disapproving of Rep. Wilson's (R-SC) Outburst from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Tuesday at 4pm (ET) | |||||||||||||||
VIDEO: House Votes on "Resolution of Disapproval" Against Rep. Joe Wilson from C-SPAN Recent Video Published: Tuesday at 12:30pm (ET) | |||||||||||||||
Israel-Gaza: Implementation of UN Fact finding mission recommendations crucial for justice from Amnesty International USA: Most Recent
English News Releases | |||||||||||||||
Biden reiterates US support to Baghdad from Alsumaria TV Iraq, Iraq news | Iraq
News | RSS feed | |||||||||||||||
Economy Must Be Restructured to Rebuild the Middle Class from AFL-CIO NOW BLOG by James Parks | |||||||||||||||
Obama: We Need Strong Unions for a Strong Economy from AFL-CIO NOW BLOG by Seth Michaels | |||||||||||||||
Labor Thanks Sweeney for His Service as AFL CIO President from AFL-CIO NOW BLOG by Seth Michaels | |||||||||||||||
Retirement Security Is Matter of Dignity from AFL-CIO NOW BLOG by James Parks | |||||||||||||||
The Time Is Now for Health Care Reform, Safe Workplaces from AFL-CIO NOW BLOG by James Parks | |||||||||||||||
U.S. Official Clashes With U.N. Over Afghan Poll Fraud from Afghanistan News latest RSS headlines
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President
Obama to Award Medal of Honor to Sergeant First Class Jared C.
Monti On Thursday, September 17th, the President will award Sergeant First Class Jared C. Monti, U.S. Army, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. | |||||||||||||||
Presidential
nominations sent to the Senate, 9/15/09 Frederick D. Barton, of Maine, to be Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador. | |||||||||||||||
President
Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama Host White House Event on
Olympics, Paralympics and Youth Sport On Wednesday, September 16, 2009, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will host an event on the South Lawn of the White House with the White House Office on Olympic, Paralympic and Youth Sport, Chicago2016 and United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to promote Chicagos bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and highlight the Obama administrations commitment to service, healthy living and youth sport. | |||||||||||||||
Statement
by the Press Secretary on the U.S. delegation to the Conference
on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear
Test Ban Treaty The President has asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to lead the U.S. delegation and deliver the U.S. national statement at the Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), to be held on September 24 and 25 in New York City. | |||||||||||||||
LaHood/Jackson
Make Announcement in the White House Briefing Room Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will announce a joint proposal to establish a historic national program that would improve vehicle fuel economy, make America more energy independent and reduce greenhouse gases. | |||||||||||||||
Announcement
and Briefing by Secretary of Transportation LaHood and EPA Administrator
Jackson | |||||||||||||||
Press
Gaggle by Senator Sherrod Brown and Deputy Press Secretary Bill
Burton on Air Force One, 9/15/2009 | |||||||||||||||
Remarks
by the President at fundraising reception for Senator Arlen Specter
in Philadelphia | |||||||||||||||
Remarks
by the President at fundraising event for Senator Arlen Specter
in Philadelphia | |||||||||||||||
Remarks
by the President at the AFL-CIO convention in Pittsburg | |||||||||||||||
Remarks
by The President During Roundtable with GM Employees In Ohio,
9/15/2009 | |||||||||||||||
Remarks
by the President to GM Lordstown Assembly Plant Employees in
Ohio, 9/15/2009 | |||||||||||||||
Remarks
by the President on Financial Rescue and Reform at Federal Hall | |||||||||||||||
The
Presidents School Speech - Student Reactions Posted by Jesse Lee | |||||||||||||||
Office
of Violence Against Women: 15 Years Later Posted by Tracy Russo | |||||||||||||||
Obama
Fighting for America's Autoworkers Posted by Jesse Lee | |||||||||||||||
Hard
Work & Health Insurance Posted by Jesse Lee | |||||||||||||||
Republican
Simmons Holds Narrow 4% Lead Over Dodd in CT with 12% undecided A new DailyKos/Research 2000 poll in Connecticut finds Rob Simmons (R) edging Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT), 46% to 42% with 12% undecided. | |||||||||||||||
Obama
Approval Rises to 58% up 5 points from August A new CNN/Opinion Research survey finds President Obama's approval ratings up since his speech last week. Obama now has a 58% job approval rating, up 5 points since a similar poll in late August. | |||||||||||||||
Former
President Clinton will back San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom
(D) for California governor Former President Clinton will back San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (D) for California governor over Attorney Gen. Jerry Brown (D), "potentially upending" next year's Democratic governor's race, reports ABC News. | |||||||||||||||
Obama
Gets High Approval A new Bloomberg News poll finds President Obama with high marks for his performance -- a 56% approval rating and 61% favorability rating -- "even as Americans express anxiety about his domestic policies. One possible reason: Republicans aren't offering an alternative." | |||||||||||||||
Republican
McDonnell Leading by Five Points in Virginia with 20% of voters
still undecided A new Clarus Research poll in Virginia shows shows Bob McDonnell (R) leading Creigh Deeds (D), 42% to 37%, with 20% of voters still undecided. | |||||||||||||||
Obama
rallies union base for health-care reform Posted: September 15th, 2009 03:24 PM ET | |||||||||||||||
President
Obama to appear on Sunday talk shows From CNN White House Correspondent Dan Lothian
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Obama
praises Specter at fundraiser Posted: September 15th, 2009 06:00 PM ET | |||||||||||||||
U.S.,
Iraqi Forces Work to Open New Schools in Iraq Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:33:00 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
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AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK TO HOLD RURAL COMMUNITY FORUM IN OKLAHOMA WASHINGTON, September 15, 2009 - On Wednesday, September 16, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will hold a rural community forum in El Reno, Oklahoma, as part of the Obama Administration's Rural Tour. At the forum, Vilsack will share information with local residents about the work USDA is doing to revitalize and rebuild rural America and ask local residents how USDA can be helpful in supporting and initiating other programs and projects to help the community participate fully and successfully in the new, 21st century economy. Vilsack will also highlight American Recovery and Reinvestment Act projects improving communities in Oklahoma and benefiting people throughout rural America. In June, President Obama announced that Secretary Vilsack will lead the Administration's Rural Tour to visit rural communities in states throughout the country. Secretary Vilsack is scheduled to lead Rural Tour events with other top administration officials over the coming weeks in Nebraska and New Mexico. Monday's event will be the nineteenth similar forum Secretary Vilsack has led since being sworn in, and follows rural listening sessions held in Zanesville, Ohio, Modesto, Calif., Sedalia, Mo., Des Moines, Iowa, Hamlet, N.C., Bethel, Alaska, St. John Parish, La., Blairs, Va., West Salem, Wis., Charlotte, Mich., Concord, N.H., Wattsburg, Pa., Danville, Ind., Geneseo, Ill., Harrodsburg, Ky., Ludowici, Ga., Portageville, Mo., and Brush, Colo. USDA recently launched a new website and social media tools designed to enhance discussions and facilitate innovation for challenges facing rural America. All Americans can follow the Rural Tour's progress online at www.RuralTour.gov, on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RuralTour, or at USDA's Facebook fan page available at www.facebook.com/usda. The USDA provides leadership on food, agriculture and natural resources and touches the life of every American. Secretary Vilsack and the USDA are working to promote a sustainable, safe, sufficient and nutritious food supply, ensure that America leads the global fight against climate change, and revitalize rural communities by expanding economic opportunities.
WHAT: Rural Tour Community Forum with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack WHEN: Wednesday, September 16
WHERE: Redlands Community College # | |||||||||||||||
Ask
the Chairman Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:56:35 -0500 ADM Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, answers questions submitted on You Tube, Facebook, and Twitter in his first-ever virtual town hall. | |||||||||||||||
H1N1
Vaccinations Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:35:06 -0500 Vaccinations against the H1N1 flu virus will be mandatory for all uniformed personnel. | |||||||||||||||
RTCA
NextGen Forum, NextGen Task Force Report | |||||||||||||||
Border
X-ray Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:57:08 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
U.S.
Forces Assist Iraqis in Operations Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:10:00 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
WEBINAR: Global Outlook 2010 September 22, 2009 11:00a-12:00p EDT | |||||||||||||||
Open FSIS Recall Cases Retail List for USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service This information has recently been updated,
and is now available. A list of retail consignees has been posted
for recall 049-2009, California Firm Recalls Beef and Bean Burritos
for Possible Listeria Contamination. | |||||||||||||||
Federal
Aid Enables Construction Of New Plaquemines Medical Facility Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:39:20 -0500 PORT SULPHUR, La. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) recently announced $13.5 million in consolidated funding to enable the construction of a new, three-story medical facility in Plaquemines Parish. | |||||||||||||||
DOT Secretary Ray LaHood and EPA Administrator
Lisa P. Jackson Propose National Program to Improve Fuel Economy
and Reduce Greenhouse Gases New Interagency Program to Address Climate Change and Energy Security WASHINGTON U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson today jointly proposed a rule establishing an historic national program that would improve vehicle fuel economy and reduce greenhouse gases. Their proposal builds upon core principles President Obama announced with automakers, the United Auto Workers, leaders in the environmental community, governors and state officials in May, and would provide coordinated national vehicle fuel efficiency and emissions standards. The proposed program would also conserve billions of barrels of oil, save consumers money at the pump, increase fuel economy, and reduce millions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions. American drivers will keep more money in their pockets, put less pollution into the air, and help reduce a dependence on oil that sends billions of dollars out of our economy every year, said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. By bringing together a broad coalition of stakeholders -- including an unprecedented partnership with American automakers -- we have crafted a path forward that is win-win for our health, our environment, and our economy. Through that partnership, weve taken the historic step of proposing the nations first ever greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles, and moved substantially closer to an efficient, clean energy future. The increases in fuel economy and the reductions in greenhouse gases we are proposing today would bring about a new era in automotive history, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said. These proposed standards would help consumers save money at the gas pump, help the environment, and decrease our dependence on oil all while ensuring that consumers still have a full range of vehicle choices. Under the proposed program, which covers model years 2012 through 2016, automobile manufacturers would be able to build a single, light-duty national fleet that satisfies all federal requirements as well as the standards of California and other states. The proposed program includes miles per gallon requirements under NHTSAs Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (CAFE) program and the first-ever national emissions standards under EPAs greenhouse gas program. The collaboration of federal agencies for this proposal also allows for clearer rules for all automakers, instead of three standards (DOT, EPA, and a state standard). Specifically, the program would: Increase fuel economy by approximately five percent every year Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 950 million metric tons Save the average car buyer more than $3000 in fuel costs Conserve 1.8 billion barrels of oil Increase Fuel Economy and Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions: The proposed national program would require model year 2016 vehicles to meet an estimated combined average emission level of 250 grams of carbon dioxide per mile. Under the proposed program, the overall light-duty vehicle fleet would reach 35.5 miles per gallon (mpg) in model year 2016, if all reductions were made through fuel economy improvements. If this occurs, Congress fuel economy goal of 35.0 mpg by 2020 will be met four years ahead of schedule. This would surpass the CAFE law passed by Congress in 2007 which required an average fuel economy of 35 mpg in 2020. Reduce Greenhouse Gases: Climate change poses a significant long-term threat to Americas environment. The vehicles subject to the proposed rules announced today are responsible for almost 60 percent of all U.S. transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. These will be the nations first ever national greenhouse gas standards. The proposed standards would require model year 2016 vehicles to meet an estimated combined average emission level of 250 grams of carbon dioxide per mile under EPAs greenhouse gas program. The combined EPA and NHTSA standards would reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the light-duty vehicle fleet by about 21 percent in 2030 over the level that would occur in the absence of any new greenhouse gas or fuel economy standards. The greenhouse gas emission reductions this program would bring about are equivalent to the emissions of 42 million cars. Save Consumers Money: NHTSA and EPA estimate that U.S. consumers who purchase their vehicle outright would save enough in lower fuel costs over the first three years to offset the increases in vehicle costs. Consumers would save more than $3,000 due to fuel savings over the lifetime of a model year 2016 vehicle. Conserve Oil and Increase Energy Security: The light-duty vehicles subject to this proposed National Program account for about 40 percent of all U.S. oil consumption. The program will provide important energy security benefits by conserving 1.8 billion barrels of oil, which is twice the amount of oil (crude oil and products) imported in 2008 from the Persian Gulf countries, according to the Department of Energys Energy Information Administration Office. These standards also provide important energy security benefits as light-duty vehicles account for about 60 percent of transportation oil use. Within the Auto Industrys Reach: EPA and NHTSA have worked closely to develop this coordinated joint proposal and have met with many stakeholders including automakers to insure the standards proposed today are both aggressive and achievable given the current financial state of the auto industry. NHTSA and EPA expect automobile manufacturers would meet these proposed standards by improving engine efficiency, transmissions and tires, as well as increasing the use of start-stop technology and improvements in air conditioning systems. EPA and NHTSA also anticipate that these standards would promote the more widespread use of advanced fuel-saving technologies like hybrid vehicles and clean diesel engines. NHTSA and EPA are providing a 60-day comment period that begins with publication of the proposal in the Federal Register. The proposal and information about how to submit comments are at: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/climate/regulations.htm for EPA and http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem.43ac99aefa80569eea57529cdba046a0/ for NHTSA. Draft Environmental Impact Statement: NHTSA has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed CAFE standards. The Draft EIS compares the environmental impacts of the agencys proposal and reasonable alternatives. NHTSA is providing a 45-day comment period on the Draft EIS. Information on the submission of comments is provided at the above NHTSA web address. ### | |||||||||||||||
AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK AWARDS $794 MILLION IN ELECTRIC LOANS TO BOLSTER RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE Investments Will Benefit 25,000 Rural Customers in 19 States WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that 23 rural utilities and cooperatives in 19 states have been selected to receive $794 million in loans to build and repair 3,373 miles of distribution and transmission lines and make system improvements that will benefit 24,959 rural customers. "USDA partners with cooperatives across the country to ensure the delivery of affordable, reliable electrical power to rural communities," Vilsack said. "The loans announced today are an investment in rural communities as well as the people who live there. These funds will also increase economic development opportunities and enhance critical infrastructure." For example, the $25.6 million loan guarantee for North Arkansas Electric Cooperative will finance $8 million in repairs for storm damage. In addition, $17.6 million will reimburse North Arkansas for expenses to construct and improve more than 90 miles of line for 1,306 customers. North Arkansas Electric Cooperative serves 35,605 members in six counties in north central Arkansas. In southeastern Ohio, a $16 million loan guarantee for Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative will finance approximately 220 miles of line that will benefit 19,372 consumers in the hilly, wooded terrain of the Ohio Appalachians. Approximately 67 miles of the line will serve 960 new consumers. Below is a complete list of the selected borrowers. Funding of each loan recipient is contingent upon the recipient meeting the conditions of the loan agreement. Arkansas: North Arkansas Electric Cooperative - $25,641,000 loan Florida: Escambia River Electric Cooperative - $16,000,000 loan Georgia: Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation - $31,507,000 loan Oglethorpe Power Corporation - $310,228,000 loan Indiana: Southern Indiana Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. - $10,000,000 loan Kansas: Pioneer Electric Cooperative, Inc. - $12,078,000 loan Bluestem Electric Cooperative, Inc. - $5,200,000 loan Kentucky: Salt River Electric Cooperative Corporation - $20,873,000 loan Minnesota: Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric - $13,835,000 loan People's Cooperative Services - $41,340,000 loan Missouri: Ozark Border Electric Cooperative - $6,715,000 loan Montana: Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. - $13,000,000 loan North Dakota: Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative, Inc. - $5,500,000 loan Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. - $15,000,000 loan North Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. - $15,000,000 loan Basin Electric Power Cooperative - $76,175,000 loan Basin Electric Power Cooperative - $85,000,000 loan Ohio: The Frontier Power Company - $5,000,000 loan Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative - $16,000,000 loan Oklahoma: Southeastern Electric Cooperative - $3,941,000 loan Harmon Electric Association - $9,893,000 loan South Carolina: Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc. - $38,795,000 loan Newberry Electric Cooperative, Inc. - $17,470,000 loan Through its Cooperative Programs office, USDA Rural Development assists the nation's cooperatives by producing educational materials, performing development and technical assistance work, compiling agricultural statistics and conducting research on issues critical to cooperatives. 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 USDA Rural Development's web site at www.rurdev.usda.gov. # | |||||||||||||||
ENRD
100th Anniversary:Native American Claims and Other Matters and
Significant Indian Cases (9/14/09) | |||||||||||||||
NDIC
Domestic Cannabis Cultivation Assessment 2009 (9/14/09) | |||||||||||||||
Speech
of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton, Moment of Inertia,
Institutional Investors Carbon Forum | |||||||||||||||
Hillary Rodham Clinton September 15, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Hillary Rodham Clinton Washington, DC September 15, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
USDA Launches 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' Initiative to Connect Consumers with Local Producers to Create New Economic Opportunities for Communities WASHINGTON, September 15, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced a new initiative - 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' - to begin a national conversation to help develop local and regional food systems and spur economic opportunity. To launch the initiative, Secretary Vilsack recorded a video to invite Americans to join the discussion and share their ideas for ways to support local agriculture. The video, one of many means by which USDA will engage in this conversation, can be viewed at USDA's YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/usda . Producers and consumers can comment on the 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' YouTube playlist, as well as submit videos or provide comments on this initiative by e-mailing KnowYourFarmer@usda.gov. "An American people that is more engaged with their food supply will create new income opportunities for American agriculture," said Vilsack. "Reconnecting consumers and institutions with local producers will stimulate economies in rural communities, improve access to healthy, nutritious food for our families, and decrease the amount of resources to transport our food." The 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' initiative, chaired by Deputy Secretary Merrigan, is the focus of a task force with representatives from agencies across USDA who will help better align the Department's efforts to build stronger local and regional food systems. This week alone, USDA will announce approximately $65 million in funding for 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' initiatives. "Americans are more interested in food and agriculture than at any other time since most families left the farm," said Merrigan. "'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' seeks to focus that conversation on supporting local and regional food systems to strengthen American agriculture by promoting sustainable agricultural practices and spurring economic opportunity in rural communities." In the months to come, cross-cutting efforts at USDA will seek to use existing USDA programs to break down structural barriers that have inhibited local food systems from thriving. Today, USDA announced a small initial group of moves that seek to connect local production and consumption and promote local-scale sustainable operations: USDA's Risk Management Agency announced
$3.4 million in funding for collaborative outreach and assistance
programs to socially disadvantaged and underserved farmers. These
programs will support 'Know You Farmer' goals by helping producers
adopt new and direct marketing practices. For example, nearly
$10,000 in funding for the University of Minnesota will bring
together experts on food safety and regulations for a discussion
of marketing to institutions like K-12 schools, colleges, universities,
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DOT Secretary Ray LaHood and EPA Administrator
Lisa P. Jackson Propose National Program to Improve Fuel Economy
and Reduce Greenhouse Gases Reduce Greenhouse Gases: | |||||||||||||||
NIJ
has posted videos from the 2009 National Institute of Justice
Conference Adam Gelb on Reallocating Prison Expenses To Fund Stronger Probation and Parole Programs (2:25) Michael Kenney, Ph.D., on How Terrorists Learn (1:48) Pamela K. Lattimore on Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (2:38) Gary Slutkin on The Chicago Project for Violence Prevention (2:30) Aileen Wiglesworth, Ph.D., and Detective Cherie Hill on Research in Action: An Elder Abuse Study Impacts How Law Enforcement Work Their Cases (10:59) The Honorable Steven S. Alm on 'Swift and Certain' Consequences in Probation and Parole (1:54) | |||||||||||||||
Commemorating
15 Years of the Violence Against Women Act | |||||||||||||||
September
15, 2009 - Statement of James L. Taylor, Deputy Inspector General,
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, on Investment Management
and Acquisition Challenges at the Department of Homeland Security,
Before Subcommittee on Management, Organization, and Procurement,
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (PDF, 9 pages - 63 KB) | |||||||||||||||
OIG-09-92
- Evaluation of DHS' Security Program and Practices For Its Intelligence
Systems for Fiscal Year 2009 (Unclassified Summary) (PDF, 3 pages - 185 KB) NEW 9/10/2009 | |||||||||||||||
OIG-09-94
- DHS Contracts Awarded Through Other Than Full and Open Competition
During Fiscal Year 2007 (PDF,
55 pages - 12.4 MB) NEW 9/15/2009 | |||||||||||||||
OIG-09-98
- Improved Management and Stronger Leadership are Essential to
Complete the OneNet Implementation (Redacted) (PDF, 42 pages - 2.48 MB) NEW 9/15/2009 | |||||||||||||||
Inspector General Financial Assistance (Grants) Reports for U.S. Department of Homeland Security This information has recently been updated,
and is now available. | |||||||||||||||
FSIS PROPOSES INTERSTATE COMMERCE SHIPPING REGULATIONS FOR SMALL PLANT OPERATIONS WASHINGTON, September 15, 2009 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) tomorrow will publish proposed regulations to implement a new voluntary cooperative program under which select State-inspected establishments will be eligible to ship meat and poultry products in interstate commerce. The new program was created in the 2008 Farm Bill to supplement the existing Federal-State cooperative inspection program to allow State-inspected plants with 25 or fewer employees to ship products across State lines. This announcement is part of the USDA's new 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' initiative, which seeks to better connect consumers with local producers to help develop local and regional food systems to spur economic opportunity. "This new cooperative interstate shipment program will provide new economic opportunities for many small and very small meat and poultry establishments, whose markets are currently limited," said USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety Jerold Mande. "We can provide new markets for these establishments, while maintaining the integrity of the Federal mark of inspection." Currently, 27 states operate State meat or poultry inspection programs, and FSIS verifies that the State programs are implementing requirements that are "at least equal to" those imposed under the Federal meat and poultry products inspection acts. For these programs, FSIS provides up to 50 percent of the State's operating funds and provides oversight and enforcement of the program. Under the proposed rule, which went on display at the Office of the Federal Register Monday and will be published this Wednesday, selected establishments will receive inspection services from federally trained and/or supervised State inspection personnel who will verify that the establishments meet all Federal food safety requirements. Meat and poultry products produced under the voluntary cooperative program will bear an official USDA mark of inspection, thereby enabling interstate shipment of the products. State-inspected establishments that are not selected for the voluntary cooperative program, including state-inspected establishments with more than 25 employees, are only eligible to sell and ship their products within their State. Comments must be received on or before Monday, November 16, 2009, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov , by mail to: FSIS Docket Room, USDA, FSIS, OPPD, Docket Clearance Unit, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Stop 5272, Beltsville, MD 20705. All comments must identify FSIS and the docket number FSIS-2008-0027. Comments will be available for viewing online at www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies/2008_Interim_&_Final_Rules_Index/index.asp . For further information contact Philip Derfler, Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development, at (202) 720-2709, or by fax at (202) 720-2025. This announcement is just one component of USDA's 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' initiative to help develop local and regional food systems and spur economic opportunity. By successfully restoring the link between consumers with local producers there can be new income opportunities for farmers and generate wealth that will stay in rural communities; a greater focus on sustainable agricultural practices; and families can better access healthy, fresh, locally grown food. # | |||||||||||||||
DOE Fossil Energy NEWSALERT The U.S. Department of Energy today announced http://www.fossil.energy.gov/news/techlines/2009/09064-APS_to_Scale_Up_CCS_Project.html | |||||||||||||||
AGRICULTURE DEPUTY SECRETARY MERRIGAN ANNOUNCES INITIATIVE TO CONNECT CHILDREN TO WHERE THEIR FOOD COMES FROM AND PROVIDE MORE LOCAL FOODS IN SCHOOL LUNCHES New Farm-to-School Tactical Teams Will Assist School Administrators Transition to Purchasing More Locally Grown Foods as Part of USDA's 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Initiative' WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2009 - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced a new initiative to better connect children to their food and create opportunities for local farmers to provide their harvest to schools in their communities as part of USDA's 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' initiative. USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will team together and form 'Farm to School Tactical Teams' to assist school administrators as they transition to purchasing more locally grown foods. The agencies will also issue updated common-sense purchasing guidance to schools so they can buy fresh, locally grown produce for students eating through USDA's school nutrition programs. Food and Nutrition Service Administrator Julie Paradis made the announcement on Merrigan's behalf at the Homegrown School Lunch Week Kickoff in Hanover, Md. "It is important that our children have access to healthy, nutritious food and our focus on enabling schools to purchase local produce will provide opportunities for local producers," said Merrigan. "This will enable greater wealth creation in communities by allowing producers to build their capacity by serving local institutional customers like schools." USDA's Farm-To-School Tactical Teams will soon begin touring America's school cafeterias to identify challenges and opportunities to help them transition to purchasing more locally grown foods. The team will work with local farmers, local and state authorities, school districts, and community partners to develop Farm-To-School projects and provide assistance on the best ways to buy more local produce for the National School Lunch Program. USDA will partner with schools, the U.S. Department of Education and non-profits to develop and enhance these resources. Additional information will be made available soon. This announcement is just one component of USDA's 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' initiative to help develop local and regional food systems and spur economic opportunity. By successfully restoring the link between consumers with local producers there can be new income opportunities for farmers and generate wealth that will stay in rural communities; a greater focus on sustainable agricultural practices; and families can better access healthy, fresh, locally grown food. # | |||||||||||||||
U.S. Department of State Accepting applications to Summer 2010 Student Internship Program We are pleased to inform you that we are
now accepting applications for the Summer 2010 Student Internship
Program. PLEASE NOTE: If you experience some technical
difficulties with the online application system, please click
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DNI's
Strategic Plan Outlines New Missions Counterintelligence, Cybersecurity Stressed (By Walter Pincus, The Washington Post) | |||||||||||||||
EPA Awards Over $10 Million to the Arkansas
Natural Resources Commission (Dallas, Texas September 15, 2009) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $10,229,000 to the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission. The funds will be used to provide loan assistance to eligible public water systems for infrastructure improvements needed to ensure safe drinking water for Arkansas residents. The funds will also be used to provide local assistance, small systems/technical assistance and state program management. Additional information on EPA grants: http://www.epa.gov/region6/gandf/index.htm More about activities in EPA Region 6: http://www.epa.gov/region6 EPA audio file is available for 30 days at http://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/podcast/sep2009.html ### | |||||||||||||||
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DOE Awards Up to $14.6 Million to Support
Development of Advanced Water Power Technologies WASHINGTON, DC U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that 22 advanced water power projects will receive up to $14.6 million in funding to advance the commercial viability, market acceptance, and environmental performance for new marine and hydrokinetic technologies as well as conventional hydropower plants. The projects selected today will further the nations supply of domestic clean hydroelectricity through technological innovation to capitalize on new sources of energy, and will advance markets and research to maximize the nations largest renewable energy source. Hydropower provides our nation with emissions-free, sustainable energy. By improving hydropower technology, we can maximize what is already our biggest source of renewable energy in an environmentally responsible way. These projects will provide critical support for the development of innovative renewable water power technologies and help ensure a vibrant hydropower industry for years to come, said Secretary Chu. The selected projects successfully address five topic areas: · Hydropower Grid Services - Selection has been made for a project that develops new methods to quantify and maximize the benefits that conventional hydropower and pumped storage hydropower provide to transmission grids. · University Hydropower Research Program - Selected projects will be for organizations to establish and manage a competitive fellowship program to support graduate students and faculty members engaged in work directly relevant to conventional hydropower or pumped storage hydropower. · Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Conversion Device or Component Design and Development - Selections are for industry-led partnerships to design, model, develop, refine, or test a marine and hydrokinetic energy conversion device, at full or subscale, or a component of such a device. · Marine and Hydrokinetic Site-specific Environmental Studies - Selected projects are for industry-led teams to perform environmental studies related to the installation, testing, or operation of a marine and hydrokinetic energy conversion device at an open water project site. · Advanced Water Power Market Acceleration Analysis and Assessments - Selections are for a number of energy resource assessments across a number of marine and hydrokinetic resources, as well as life-cycle cost analyses for wave, current and ocean thermal energy conversion technologies. Projects selected in todays announcement will focus on updating technologies and methods to improve the performance of conventional hydropower plants. The projects selected for negotiation of awards totaling up to $14.6 million include: Dehlsen Associates, LLC (Carpinteria, CA) will further develop and validate the Aquantis Current Plane ocean current turbine technology. The project will validate analytical design tools and develop the technologys direct drive component. DOE share: up to $750,000; Duration: up to 2 years Dehlsen Associates, LLC (Carpinteria, CA) will first develop a bottom habitat survey methodology and siting study approach in accordance with all relevant regulatory agencies in the southeast Florida region; then they will determine the most suitable areas for mooring marine and hydrokinetic facilities based on the distribution of sensitive bottom habitats identified by existing and supplemental surveys. DOE share: up to $600,000; Duration: up to one year Electric Power Research Institute (Palo Alto, CA) will develop and demonstrate an innovative approach using industry-proven analyses and modeling tools at the unit level, the plant level, the system level, and the regional/national level, over multiple time scales ranging from seconds to years in order to quantify and maximize the benefits provided by conventional and pumped storage hydroelectric projects to transmission grids. DOE share: up to $1.5 million; Duration: up to 2 years Electric Power Research Institute (Palo Alto, CA) will perform a comprehensive assessment of existing United States in-stream hydrokinetic resources and the optimal achievable energy conversion rates which could be produced by future hydrokinetic turbine machines from those resources. DOE share: up to $500,000; Duration: up to one year Electric Power Research Institute (Palo Alto, CA) will perform desktop and laboratory flume studies that will produce information needed to determine the potential for injury and mortality of fish that encounter hydrokinetic turbines of various designs installed in tidal and river environments. Behavioral patterns will also be investigated to assess the potential for disruptions in the upstream and downstream movements of fish. DOE share: up to $600,000; Duration: up to one year Re Vision Consulting, LLC (Sacramento, CA) will develop life-cycle cost profiles for different site and wave, tidal, ocean current, and in-stream hydrokinetic technology combinations using baseline representative commercial project development data from specific sites. DOE share: up to $500,000; Duration: up to one year Hydro Research Foundation (Washington, DC) will establish a competitive Hydro Fellowship Program to award fellowships to approximately 27 graduate and doctoral level students for two-year periods of study, which shall include conducting relevant research in the fields of hydropower-related engineering and environmental sciences. DOE share: up to $1 million; Duration: up to 3 years Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, GA) will perform an ocean current resource potential database, which will then be used to develop a web-based interface and GIS (Geographic Information System) tools for understanding the locations and practical amount of energy that can be extracted from ocean currents. DOE share: up to $500,000; Duration: up to one year Ocean Engineering and Energy Systems International, Inc (Honolulu, HI) will conduct baseline biological sampling studies of a proposed Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion site in Port Allen, Kauai, Hawaii in order to create a conceptual design of a site-specific warm water intake pipe. DOE share: up to $600,000; Duration: up to one year Ocean Renewable Power Company (Portland, ME) will design a standard mooring system for hydrokinetic devices that will be moored below the surface and suspended in the water column in reversing tidal environments. The Ocean Renewable Power Company will validate its tidal turbine by deploying it in Western Passage, Maine. DOE share: up to $750,000; Duration: up to 2 years Ocean Renewable Power Company (Portland, ME) will use a new combination of monitoring technologies to collect baseline data on pre-deployment patterns of marine mammal distribution in Cook Inlet, Alaska, with special emphasis on the endangered beluga whale. Monitoring during and after deployment will then occur to determine marine mammal interaction with the companys tidal turbine. DOE share: up to $600,000; Duration: up to one year Harris Miller Miller & Hanson (Burlington, MA) will deploy two established tidal energy technologies near Marthas Vineyard and collect and analyze information related to sediment transport alteration and impacts on protected species. DOE share: up to $600,000; Duration: up to one year Free Flow Power Corporation (Gloucester, MA) will design, implement, and test an electrically interconnected hydrokinetic turbine pylon installation to achieve maximum water-to-wire efficiency. Special emphasis will be placed on the design of a mooring system that maximizes efficiency of installation and maintenance. DOE share: up to $750,000; Duration: up to 2 years Ocean Power Technologies, Inc (Pennington, NJ) will create conceptual prototype designs and model a prototype device of much increased power delivery. Modifications to the power take-off component and the implementation of a Design For Manufacture approach will reduce costs and address mass manufacturing issues. DOE share: up to $750,000; Duration: up to 2 years Pacific Energy Ventures (Portland, OR) will test a limited range acoustic deterrent system at an open water location near a proposed Oregon State University project site with the purpose of discouraging migrating gray whales from entering wave energy parks in order to minimize the risk of mortality. DOE share: up to $600,000; Duration: up to one year Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA) will support at least eight individual Master of Science (MS) or Doctoral (PhD) level research projects to identify and investigate topics in the hydropower industry for which academic research is of benefit to the industry, and thus generate new knowledge and technologies that will enhance the competitiveness of the U.S. hydropower industry in the global market. DOE share: up to $1 million; Duration: up to 3 years Columbia Power Technologies, Inc (Charlottesville, VA) will optimize, demonstrate, and validate an intermediate-scale wave energy conversion device in preparation for a full-scale bay/ocean demonstration. Improvements in energy capture of this device will occur through research into hydrodynamics and advanced controls to better match the wave regime. DOE share: up to $750,000; Duration: up to 2 years Columbia Power Technologies, Inc (Charlottesville, VA) will perform benchmark laboratory experiments and numerical modeling of the near-field and far-field impacts of wave scattering from an array of wave energy devices. This will provide the information needed to design arrays balancing performance with the mitigation of far-field impacts. DOE share: up to $600,000; Duration: up to one year Lockheed Martin Corporation (Manassas, VA) will develop and describe designs, performance and life-cycle costs for both the nearshore and offshore Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) baseline cost figures. DOE share: up to $500,000; Duration: up to one year Lockheed Martin Corporation (Manassas, VA) will develop a GIS-based dataset and software tool to assess the maximum practicably extractable energy from the global and domestic U.S. ocean thermal resource and identify regions viable for OTEC and Cold Seawater Based Air Conditioning. DOE share: up to $500,000; Duration: up to one year Public Utility District #1 of Snohomish County (Everett, WA) will determine the types of aquatic species in Admiralty Inlet, Washington and will determine both baseline levels of background noise as well as the acoustic impacts that hydrokinetic turbines will have on these species. DOE share: up to $600,000; Duration: up to one year Principle Power, Inc (Seattle, WA) will design, validate and determine the levelized cost of electricity for an innovative floating support structure that combines a number of wave and wind energy power take-off mechanisms, which will defray the mooring and installation costs associated with higher power output. DOE share: up to $750,000; Duration: up to 2 years -DOE- | |||||||||||||||
OFCCP American Recovery & Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (ARRA) Webinar Series - September 16, 2009: New Federal Supply
and Service Contractors: What You Need to Know - September 23, 2009: Construction Contractors:
16 Steps to Affirmative Action Compliance - September 30, 2009: Federal Contracting
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USBP
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University
of Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor MEETING TODAY We are having our first meeting tomorrow, that is Wednesday at 5 PM, in room 326 of Coffman! Please come and show your support for the group! We will be talking about upcoming events and goals we want to AND WILL accomplish over the year. So please come, invite your friends, stop a stranger and ask him to get involved. We have about a billion students here (rough guess), let's make this the largest political group on campus! Message any one of the board members if you have any questions! Thanks again, hope to see you tomorrow! Andy Pederson -------------------- | |||||||||||||||
Patika
Province Operations Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:02:49 -0500 Scouts with the 501st Infantry Regiment, along with Afghan Security Forces, are working to secure Patika Province in southeastern Afghanistan. | |||||||||||||||
Vietnam
Vet Study Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:49:02 -0500 Secretary of Veteran Affairs Eric Shinseki announced plans for additional research to better understand the health consequences of service in the Vietnam War. | |||||||||||||||
Mullen
Calls for Growth of Afghan Army, Police Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:14:00 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
NRC
Proposes Changes in Licensing Requirements for Storage of Spent
Nuclear Fuel | |||||||||||||||
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AGRICULTURE DEPUTY SECRETARY MERRIGAN AWARDS $4.8 MILLION IN RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS Funding Will Help Local Cooperatives Improve Products and Expand Their Appeal in the Marketplace; 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' Initiative Will Help Strengthen Local Food Systems WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2009 - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced that 28 organizations in 21 states have been selected to receive $4.8 million in grants to spur economic development and create jobs in rural communities. This announcement comes as part of the 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' initiative, a USDA-wide collaboration that will connect people more closely with the farmers who supply their food and increase the production, marketing and consumption of fresh, nutritious food that is grown locally in a sustainable manner. "The cooperative business model continues to be a successful in creating wealth in rural communities and can also play an important role in strengthening our food systems," Merrigan said. "USDA is proud to be a partner in the effort to bolster these cooperatives and help them increase the value and appeal of the products and services they deliver." For example, Rural Development is awarding a $200,000 grant to The Ohio State University Research Foundation to support the foundation's efforts to help individuals and new and emerging cooperative business entities. The Foundation will provide technical assistance to a statewide farmers' market management network cooperative, and a newly formed purchasing cooperative for businesses in Appalachia.
Meanwhile, the Value-Added Agriculture Development Center in Pierre, S.D., has been selected to receive a $200,000 grant to continue supporting the creation of producer-owned, value-added agriculture. The Center will help local growers educate the public, lenders and producers about the benefits of value-added agriculture. These efforts often increase sales of locally grown crops in addition to increasing local agriculture's contribution to area residents' health and to the local economy. The grants announced today are being provided by USDA Rural Development's Rural Cooperative Development Grant program. The funds may be used for technical assistance, research and informational materials to help rural residents form cooperative businesses or improve the operations of existing cooperatives. These grants are part of USDA Rural Development's annual budget and are not funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Below is a complete list of the selected grant recipients. Funding of each recipient is contingent upon the recipient meeting the conditions of the grant agreement. Alabama: Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund - $200,000 grant Alaska: University of Alaska Anchorage - $197,783 grant California: California Cooperative Development Center - $200,000 grant Colorado: Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Educational & Charitable Foundation - $200,000 grant Georgia: Southwest Georgia United Empowerment Zone Inc. - $50,000 Indiana: Indiana Cooperative Development Center, Inc. - $126,521 grant Iowa: Iowa State University - $200,000 grant Kentucky: Kentucky Center for Agriculture and Rural Development - $200,000 grant Massachusetts: Cooperative Development Institute - $200,000 grant Michigan: Michigan State University - $200,000 grant Montana: Montana Cooperative Development Center, Inc. - $200,000 grant Lake County Community Development Corporation - $99,696 grant Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes - $50,000 grant Nebraska: University of Nebraska - $200,000 grant North Carolina: North Carolina State University - $200,000 grant North Dakota: North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives - $200,000 grant Common Enterprise Development Center - $200,000 grant ABLE Inc. - $50,000 grant Griggs Steele Empowerment Zone - $30,600 grant Ohio: Kent State University - $200,000 grant The Ohio State University Research Foundation - $200,000 grant National Network of Forest Practitioners - $200,000 grant Oklahoma: East Central University - $199,966 grant Pennsylvania: Keystone Development Center, Inc. - $200,000 grant South Dakota: Value-Added Agriculture Development Center - $200,000 grant Virginia: Virginia Foundation for Agriculture, Innovation & Rural Sustainability - $200,000 grant Washington: Northwest Cooperative Development Center - $200,000 grant Wisconsin: Cooperative Development Services, Inc. - $200,000 grant 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 USDA Rural Development's web site at www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/coops/csdir.htm. # | |||||||||||||||
ADM
Mullen Hearings Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:08:35 -0500 The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says the best way to succeed in Afghanistan is through a properly resourced counter insurgency effort. | |||||||||||||||
Al
Qaeda Supporter and Organizer of Jihad Training Camp in Oregon
Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to Life in Prison | |||||||||||||||
U.S. Department of State Remarks at the German Marshall Fund James B. Steinberg September 9, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Senior
VP for Operations, Air Traffic Organization Rick Day before the
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee
on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security concerning Aviation
Safety: The Hudson River Midair Collision and the Safety of Air
Operations in Congested Airspace, | |||||||||||||||
Pentagon
to Share Terrorism Info at Local Level Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:33:00 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
U.S.
Department of State Highlights: Swearing-In Ceremony for Farah
Pandith Special Representative to Muslim Communities Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:00:00 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
Audit Reports for Publicly Financed Committees and Host Committees for Federal Election Commission This information has recently been updated,
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FSIS
Proposes Interstate Commerce Shipping Regulations for Small Plant
Operations Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:32:24 -0500 The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) tomorrow will publish proposed regulations to implement a new voluntary cooperative program under which select State-inspected establishments will be eligible to ship meat and poultry products in interstate commerce. | |||||||||||||||
FDA
Approves Vaccines for 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:55:00 -0500 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has approved four vaccines against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. The vaccines will be distributed nationally after the initial lots become available, which is expected within the next four weeks. | |||||||||||||||
U.S.
Department of State Background Notes : Swaziland (09/09) Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:19:06 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
NASA
TV Provides Coverage of Next Soyuz Launch and Landing Events Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:00:00 -0500 NASA Television will air the launch of the next two residents of the International Space Station, a spaceflight participant and the return of two members of the current station crew. | |||||||||||||||
U.S.
Department of State Background Notes : Sudan (09/09) Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:57:56 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
Influenza
Preparedness Guide for Small Business | |||||||||||||||
VACANCY:
U.S.DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
OF CHIEF COUNSEL DOMESTIC CRIMINAL LAW SECTION EXPERIENCED ATTORNEY/GS-14
to GS-15 Applications must
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AND MONEY LAUNDERING SECTION ATTORNEY ADVISOR, GS-905-13/14/15
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ADM
Mullen Hearings Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:00:07 -0500 The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says the best way to succeed in Afghanistan is through a properly resourced counter insurgency effort. | |||||||||||||||
U.S.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission and U.K. Financial Services
Authority sign new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance
supervision of cross border clearing organizations, September 15, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
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This information has recently been updated,
and is now available. December 9, 2009, 9th Annual Small, Minority,
Women & Veterans Business Owners Conference | |||||||||||||||
Instructions for Implementing the Revised
2010 Trade Adjustment Assistance Trade Activity Participant Report (TAPR) has been added to the ETA Advisory Database
and is now available at http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm?DOCN=2804.
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Customs
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Taiwan and California Companies Settle
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California
Court Bars Four Men from Promoting Alleged Stock-Loan Tax Fraud
Scheme Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:49:14 -0500 A federal judge in San Francisco has issued permanent injunctions barring four individuals from promoting what a government lawsuit describes as a complex tax-fraud scheme involving several entities located around the globe. | |||||||||||||||
Department of State Ranks High as Best Place To Launch a Career for 2009 Office of the Spokesman September 15, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
North American Proposal to Phase Down Use of HFCs (Hydrofluorocarbons) Under the Montreal Protocol Office of the Spokesman September 15, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Statement
on Secretary Napolitano's Upcoming Baltimore Trip Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:00:00 -0500 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano will travel to Baltimore to deliver remarks at the News and Terrorism: Communicating in a Crisis workshop produced jointly by the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation, the National Academy of Sciences and DHS. | |||||||||||||||
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Military
Leadership Diversity Commission First Meetings Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:41:00 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
Gates
Weighs Need for More Troops in Afghanistan Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:40:00 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
09/15/2009 - Affiliates of Texas Company Settle
Charges for Unlawful Exports and Reexports to Sanctioned Countries
and Listed Entities Please visit http://www.bis.doc.gov/ for more information. This email was sent at your request, based upon your subscription to the BIS Email Notification service. The BIS Web Site Team | |||||||||||||||
Guidance
and Webinars on Recovery Act Reporting Requirements September 15, 2009 [CDFI-2009-47] | |||||||||||||||
Contact: Katie Grant Hoyer Statement on Resolution of Disapproval WASHINGTON, DC House Majority Leader
Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined with Majority Whip James Clyburn today
in introducing a resolution disapproving of the conduct by Rep.
Joe Wilson (SC-2) during the joint session of Congress, September
9, 2009. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: ### | |||||||||||||||
Private
Sector Preparedness Tip of the Week for 9/15/09 Learn ways to protect people, business property, and building structures and prevent business loss from a natural disaster. Find training and resources at www.fema.gov/privatesector/training.shtm (see more tips) | |||||||||||||||
New
Jersey Company Pleads Guilty to Kickback and Conspiracy Charges
and is Sentenced to Pay More Than $22 Million in Criminal Fines
Plus $2.4 Million Civil Payment | |||||||||||||||
Company
Sentenced in Big Dig Fraud and False Statements Scheme | |||||||||||||||
DoD
Identifies Air Force Casualty Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:55:00 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
Corrections
Officers and Former Inmate Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charges
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Electronic
Nose Sniffs out Toxins Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:45:00 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
NIH
Releases Innovative Approach to Exploring Bioethics in New Curriculum
Supplement Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:10:00 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
DoD
Contracts for September 15, 2009 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:03:00 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
This information has recently been updated,
and is now available. | |||||||||||||||
Asia-Pacific
Importance Increasing, Commander Says Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:18:00 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
Eight
American Airlines Employees Arrested Commercial aircraft were
used to ship drugs to East Coast; 23 nabbed in 'Operation Heavy
Cargo' | |||||||||||||||
DoD
News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:28:00 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
Interior
Democrats of Alaska Happy Hour Social To see more details and RSVP | |||||||||||||||
Conference
and Destination planners group hotel bookings module | |||||||||||||||
Comptroller
of the Currency Hosts Community Bank Directors Workshops in Atlanta WASHINGTON The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will host workshops for national community bank directors in Atlanta at the W Atlanta Perimeter Hotel, October 20-21, 2009. The workshops provide practical information that expands bank directors' skills and understanding of issues facing their banks. The workshops cover risk assessment (Directors: Where is the Risk in Your Bank) and credit risk (Credit Risk: A Directors Focus). Workshops will be held on consecutive days and cost $65 each. Individuals may register for one or both of the workshops. Attendees receive pre-course reading and course materials, an OCC telephone seminar CD, a community bank supervision handbook, other supervisory material, a continental breakfast, and lunch. Workshops are limited to the first 50 registrants and are geared primarily to outside directors of national community banks with assets of less than $1 billion. Management directors may also find the workshops beneficial. For information or to register online, visit http://www.occ.gov/conference.htm or call 336-451-0557. ### | |||||||||||||||
Contract Solicitations for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) This information has recently been updated,
and is now available. | |||||||||||||||
From: HUD USER News A Federal Register Notice published on Monday, September 14, 2009, is seeking comments on a proposal to end HUD's policy of maintaining Section 8 income limits at the previously published level in cases where they would otherwise decrease. HUD adopted this "hold harmless" policy to ensure that Multifamily Tax Subsidy Projects (MTSPs) would not be subject to income-limit decreases. MTSPs are affordable rental housing projects subsidized with the Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (Internal Revenue Code section 42) and/or financed by Tax-Exempt Private Activity Bonds issued by states (Internal Revenue Code section 142). The rents of MTSPs were tied to Section 8 income limits and a decrease would jeopardize the financial feasibility of existing housing projects. The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 changed the tax code to protect existing MTSPs from decreases in income limits and rents by creating project-level hold- harmless calculation of income limits for existing MTSPs, thus obviating the need for HUD to continue the hold-harmless policy for the benefit of MTSPs. Maintaining artificially high-income limits has had an adverse impact on other federal programs. Higher income limits increase the number of eligible participants, making it harder to target limited HUD resources to those most in need. More than 99 percent of HUD-assisted households have incomes below the extremely low-income level (30 percent of area median family income), so modest decreases in the Section 8 income limits from these changes would have minimal impact on families residing in assisted housing. However, there are many other programs that use HUD's Section 8 income limits to determine program eligibility and these programs may benefit from the proposed change. A listing of these programs is in the notice (www.huduser.org/datasets/il/incomelimits_hh_fr.pdf), with more detail available at www.huduser.org/datasets/il/il09/IncomeLimitsBriefingMaterial_FY09.pdf. A 30-day comment period has been provided, ending October 14, 2009. Any change in HUD's policy in this regard would become effective only upon publication of a future notice by HUD. -------------------------------------- Please contact us at: HUD USER P.O. Box 23268 Washington, DC 20026-3268 1-800-245-2691 1-800-927-7589 (TDD) 202-708-9981 (fax) | |||||||||||||||
NASA's
Space Shuttle Discovery Set To Return To Florida Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:00:00 -0500 After landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Sept. 11, space shuttle Discovery is about to start its cross-country journey back to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. | |||||||||||||||
NASA
Concludes Robotics Tests for the Moon in Arizona Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:00:00 -0500 NASA has concluded two weeks of technology development tests on two of the agency's prototype lunar rovers. | |||||||||||||||
Export Information for USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service The Eligible Plant List for Mexico has
been revised. This information has recently been updated. | |||||||||||||||
Department
of Defense Media Schedule 9/16/2009 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:27:00 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
Secretary Clinton to Deliver Speech in Advance of the United Nations General Assembly Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC September 15, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Contact: Katie Grant Majority Leader Hoyer Recognizes Hispanic Heritage Month WASHINGTON, DC House Majority Leader
Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in
recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins today, September
15, and goes through October 15: Of course, this month also brings with it a reminder of the challenges faced by Americas Hispanic community. As Congress debates health care reform, for instance, we are reminded that Hispanics lack health insurance at a rate more than twice that of the general population. That is just one of the reasons why we are working hard to pass reform legislation that brings coverage, security, and peace of mind to all Americans. ### | |||||||||||||||
U.S.
Department of State : Daily Press Briefing - September 15 Ian Kelly Department Spokesman Washington, DC September 15, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
CHINA: 60th Anniversary Observance Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC September 15, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
U.S.
Department of State Highlights: U.S.-Uruguay: Hope for a Peaceful
and Prosperous Future Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:00:00 -0500 | |||||||||||||||
Conference
and Destination planners group hotel bookings module | |||||||||||||||
Register
for the 15th National CODIS Conference in Reston, Virginia Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:57:32 -0500 The CODIS Unit at the Federal Bureau of Investigation is pleased to announce that the 15th National CODIS Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Reston, Virginia on November 2, 2009. | |||||||||||||||
Company
Sentenced in Big Dig Fraud and False Statements Scheme Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:55:11 -0500 Adams Management Group, Inc., a Big Dig subcontractor, was sentenced in Boston, Massachusetts for submitting false claims on a federal highway project. | |||||||||||||||
New
Jersey Company Pleads Guilty to Kickback and Conspiracy Charges Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:50:13 -0500 Biovail Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a corporation with headquarters in Bridgewater, New Jersey, pled guilty in Boston, Massachusetts to conspiracy and kickback charges was ordered to pay more than $22 million in criminal fines, as well as a $2.4 million civil payment. | |||||||||||||||
New
Jersey Building Code Inspector Sentenced for Attempted Extortion Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:40:20 -0500 Randolph Condi, a former Jersey City, New Jersey building inspector, was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison for attempting to extort corrupt cash payments from contractors in Jersey City. | |||||||||||||||
Arizona
Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft from Tribe, Elderly Tribal Member Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:14:49 -0500 Monica Thompson, of Fountain Hills, Arizona, admitted that, while employed by the Salt River-Maricopa Indian Community as manager of the Temporary Aid to Needy Families program, she stole more than $87,000 from the tribe, and that, while employed by the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation as a social worker supervisor, she gained access to the checking account of a 76-year-old woman who was a client of the social services agency and stole approximately $24,000. | |||||||||||||||
Nevada
Man Sentenced in Mineral Rights Investment Fraud Scheme Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:53:35 -0500 Roy Higgs, of Henderson, Nevada, the founder and chairman of Earthly Mineral Solutions, Inc., was sentenced in St. Louis, Missouri to five years in prison on fraud charges in connection of a scheme to sell mineral rights to investors. | |||||||||||||||
Are Republicans Truly Open to Bipartisan
Approach on Reform? After the Presidents address to Congress
and the Nation in which he called for an end to the bickering
and games in the effort to reform health care, Republicans
seem to be changing their tune to sing the praises of bipartisanship.
In recent days, some Congressional Republicans have pushed the
rhetoric even further, stating that they believe agreement currently
exists on 80 percent of what has been proposed. The question
is, if Republicans are truly committed to bipartisanship as they
say, will they come to the table to forge a bipartisan bill or
will they continue to undermine efforts to find common ground
as they have done throughout this debate? ### | |||||||||||||||
Homeland Security Advisory Council Home Page for U.S. Department of Homeland Security This information has recently been updated,
and is now available Homeland Security Advisory System "Color
Code - Threat Warning System" Comments/Suggestions - State
Of Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland
Security (PDF, 1 page - 169 KB) | |||||||||||||||
Broward Florida Young Democrats: Thanks! Thanks to Representative Elaine Schwartz and all of our members who attended the Broward Young Democrats monthly meeting last night. I would also like to take this opportunity to remind you to mark your calendar for next months meeting, October 12, 2009. We will be meeting at Gatsby's Sports Bar & Grill. Speakers will be announced shortly. See you next month! Annie Gallagher | |||||||||||||||
Today's top Air Force stories include: Senior Air Force enlisted leaders address
Airmen's concerns General Newton: People are priority No.
1 Top Air Force general to attend USAF Marathon CSAF addresses AFA convention Air Force officials recognize 12 Outstanding
Airmen of Year | |||||||||||||||
Morrell
on Afghanistan Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:44:16 -0500 Defense leaders are still making decisions based on the recent Afghan assessment. | |||||||||||||||
U.S. Department of State Remarks at the Annual State Department Iftar Dinner Hillary Rodham Clinton Washington, DC September 15, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Washington, DC September 15, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Secretary Clinton Hosts State Department's Annual Iftar Dinner Secretary Clinton hosts State Department's Annual Iftar Dinner in the Benjamin Franklin Room. September 15, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
HOUSE FLOOR WRAP-UP FOR SEPTEMBER 15,
2009 | |||||||||||||||
Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA) for U.S. Department of Homeland Security This information has recently been updated,
and is now available. | |||||||||||||||
Ian Kelly September 15, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
16, 2009 10:00 a.m.: Legislative Business 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 4:00 5:00 p.m. One Minutes (15 per side) | |||||||||||||||
Why
does Hispanic Heritage Month begin on September 15? Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:45:32 -0500 September 15 was chosen as the starting point for Hispanic Heritage Month because it is the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries. Visit USA.gov for more information on the celebration. | |||||||||||||||
Alabama Stonewall Democrats Reminder: Meeting this Thursday! Join us for all the interesting chatter about the Birmingham City Council and primary 2010 elections! Find out who said ....... about ...... Logan's Roadhouse 5:30 Cocktails Come for all or part | |||||||||||||||
North
Texas Democrats 2nd Autumn Meeting To see more details and RSVP | |||||||||||||||
A Resolution from Texas Young Democrats Hi all - Our President Melanie Aranda wanted me to pass along a resolution passed by our organization, this past weekend in Austin. Please read as it concerns funding for HIV/AIDS programming in Dallas. Tell your friends and contact city council members in Dallas. Please let me know if you have any questions and I will get them answered for you. Thanks Resolution calling for the restoration of Dallas public HIV/AIDS education and prevention funding Whereas, The Dallas City Council is set to eliminate HIV/AIDS education and prevention from the Dallas Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Budget; Whereas, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that one in three hundred people, approximately 1.6 million people, in the United States are now infected with HIV; Whereas, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates than an additional 250,000 Americans infected with HIV do not know their status; Whereas, Dallas County reported 1,313 new HIV/AIDS cases in 2007, representing an eleven percent growth over the previous year; Whereas, AIDS Interfaith Network would lose $100,000 for prevention programs serving 20,000 low-income and minority residents; Whereas, The Resource Center would lose $75,000 for a program serving the Dallas Latino population; Whereas, UT Southwestern Medical Center would lose $58,500 for a program serving minorities; Whereas, The Urban League of Greater Dallas would lose $44,000 for a program serving minority adolescents; Whereas, Dallas County Health and Human Services would lose $44,000 for an epidemiologist who serves lower income residents; Whereas, without these vital community resources HIV/AIDS would become a greater threat to all members of the Dallas community; Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the Texas Young Democrats encourage the Dallas City Council and Mayor Tom Leppert to immediately restore these vital community services to the Dallas city budget; Be it further resolved, that a copy of
this resolution be sent to Mayor Tom Leppert and the members
of the Dallas City Council. | |||||||||||||||
Houston-Brazoria-Fort Bend-Galveston Co., SE Texas Dems... Just a reminder of our monthly North Brazoria County Democratic Party meeting this Saturday. We will discuss what it takes to create a DWD chapter for SE Texas as well. The North Brazoria County Democrats (NBCDems) will hold their September meeting on Saturday, September 19 at 9 AM. The meeting will be held at the Busy Bee Cafe, corner of Hwy. 35 and 518. Discussion topics will include November's constitutional amendments, 2010 elections/candidates, current policy debates. Please join us! | |||||||||||||||
Japan
investors optimistic on new government from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories Japanese investors show apparent relief by bidding up stocks as the parliament meets to install a new government, providing what some analysts say will be a much-needed catalyst for the domestic economy. | |||||||||||||||
Yukio
Hatoyama takes power as Japan prime minister from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
U.S.
economy helps Canadian stock-market rally continue from The Province - News / Canada The Toronto Stock Exchange on Tuesday rose for the fourth straight and eighth day in the past nine on strong U.S. retail sales and U.S Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's assertion that the U.S. recession is "likely over." | |||||||||||||||
Bernanke
defends crisis actions, upbeat on growth WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Federal Reserve
Board Chairman Ben Bernanke said global regulators acted swiftly
in the wake of last September's financial crisis and succeeded
in bringing the global economy back from the brink of collapse.
There is no longer widespread fear of a financial collapse and
economic activity is leveling out, he said. However, the recovery
is likely to be slow, he said. Bernanke's remarks, given to a
forum at the Brookings Institution, a liberal think-tank, were
the same as remarks he gave in August at the Fed's annual retreat
in Jackson Hole, Wyo. On the one-year anniversary of the collapse
of Lehman Brothers, Bernanke defended the government's decision
to remain on the sidelines and not rescue the investment firm.
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Canada's
vaccine maker says one dose effective from CTV BritishColumbiaHome A shot of swine flu vaccine that is about a third of the size of a standard dose is protective when boosted with an additive called an adjuvant, Canada's pandemic vaccine manufacturer said Monday. | |||||||||||||||
Gold
surges after Bernanke says recession is over from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories Gold futures climb back above $1,000 an ounce to finish at a new record, after upbeat U.S. economic reports and as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the recession is likely over. | |||||||||||||||
Obama
fires labor crowd up with health-care push from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories The U.S. economy is in presidential focus for the second straight day as the president hits the road to talk to auto workers and union members. | |||||||||||||||
Bernanke
prepared remarks same as August speech from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
Bernanke:
Global action to combat crisis was swift from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
Bernanke
certain Congress will act on Wall St rules from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
Stocks
step back into the green amid Bernanke talk from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
Ten-year
yields stay up at 3.45% after buyback from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
Dealers
submit $7 billion in debt to Fed from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
U.S.
stock investors look abroad; Alcoa, GE rally from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories Fear is no longer the dominant trade. That means more investors are looking to fast-growing international markets to make up for losses, a shift that carries its own ramifications for U.S. stocks. | |||||||||||||||
Bernanke:
Recession is over WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Federal Reserve
Board Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that the recession has
ended - at least based on the numbers. "From a technical
point [of view], the recession is very likely over at this point,"
Bernanke told a conference at the Brookings Institution. Bernanke
said there is a "risk" that labor markets will remain
weak through 2010 because growth will be too anemic to create
jobs. Bernanke noted that many economists now expect the labor
market to recover slowly. But he said this was only a forecast
and might be wrong. | |||||||||||||||
Fed
buys $2.049 billion in Treasurys NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve
Bank of New York bought $2.049 billion in Treasurys on Tuesday,
in the first of two buybacks this week. Dealers submitted $7.004
billion in debt maturing between 2021 and 2026 to the Fed. Analysts
expected the central bank to buy less than $3 billion, based
on past purchases in this maturity range. Policy makers said
they will slow down purchases to finish the buybacks in October
in an effort to keep borrowing costs, particularly for companies
and homebuyers, affordable. After the buyback, 10-year note yields
, which move in the opposite direction of prices, remained higher
on the day by 2 basis points at 3.44%. | |||||||||||||||
Resales
of Canadian homes show continued strength from CTV BritishColumbiaHome The Canadian Real Estate Association says resales of Canadian homes through the Multiple Listing Service held steady in August compared with the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis. | |||||||||||||||
Obama:
complete economic recovery will take time from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
Obama:
decisions helped stop economic 'freefall' from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
The
Fed: 'Recession is very likely over,' Bernanke says from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories The Federal Reserve chairman says the recession has ended -- at least based on the numbers. | |||||||||||||||
S&P
500 teeters on verge of a breakout from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories The third quarter concludes in just weeks, and the market landscape is strikingly different today than when it started. In fact, the major U.S. benchmarks are consistently pressing the year's best levels, while in the process, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq Composite have edged above major resistance as detailed below. | |||||||||||||||
Make
Nortel pay our pensions, workers urge Ottawa from CBC | Video More than 17,000 former Nortel workers have signed a petition demanding that the federal government force the company to pay them severance and pensions as it raises money by selling off assets under bankruptcy protection. | |||||||||||||||
Canada
Minister Day Tables Agreements on Canada-Jordan Trade and Investment from Canada News Centre - National News The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today tabled in Parliament the texts of the recent trade and investment agreements signed between Canada and Jordan. These comprise a free trade agreement (FTA), an agreement on labour cooperation, an agreement on the environment and a foreign investment promotion and protection agreement. | |||||||||||||||
Canadian
stocks rise as gold, coal miners rally from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories Canadian shares shoot up as gold and coal miners such as Western Canadian Coal Corp. and Shore Gold Inc. rally. | |||||||||||||||
UN
report raps Israel, Palestinians for possible war crimes from canada.com World News There is evidence that both Israel's armed forces and Palestinian militants committed war crimes during an Israeli offensive in Gaza Strip that left more than 1,000 Palestinians and 13 Israelis dead, according to a controversial UN probe released Tuesday. | |||||||||||||||
Obama
postpones meeting with Dalai Lama from canada.com World News U.S. President Barack Obama has quietly postponed an audience with the Dalai Lama until after he visits China in November. | |||||||||||||||
Obama
says stimulus act is making a difference from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
Health
reform will grow middle class, Obama says from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
Obama
says reform won't cut Medicare benefits from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
CANADA:
Fifth Quarterly Report on Afghanistan Released from Canada News Centre - National News The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Afghanistan, today released the Government of Canada's fifth quarterly report on Canada's engagement in Afghanistan. This report, for the quarter ending June 30, 2009, highlights Canada's signature projects. | |||||||||||||||
Obama
administration details fuel economy rules from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories The U.S. government unveils fuel-economy standards that detail President Barack Obamas plan announced in May as part of the administrations efforts at weaning America from its dependence on foreign oil and reducing greenhouse gases. | |||||||||||||||
U.S.
Patriot Act to be extended from CBC | Ticker The Obama administration wants to extend three key provisions of the Patriot Act that are due to expire at the end of the year, U.S. Justice Department officials said. | |||||||||||||||
H1N1
vaccines get U.S. approval from CBC | Ticker The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved new swine flu vaccines. The government plans to get vaccinations underway next month. | |||||||||||||||
Obama
adds Letterman to media schedule for health plan from CTV BritishColumbiaHome U.S. President Barack Obama is visiting late night TV talk show host David Letterman on Monday, part of a media blitz to sell his health care plan. | |||||||||||||||
U.S.
workers' health insurance premiums soaring, studies show from canada.com World News U.S. workers getting health insurance for their families through employers have seen their premiums more than double in the last decade and the trend toward higher health costs is expected to continue, according to two reports released Tuesday. | |||||||||||||||
Adobe
offers $1.8 billion to acquire Omniture SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Adobe Systems
Inc. said late Tuesday that it will launch a tender offer to
acquire Web consultant Omniture Inc. for about $1.8 billion,
or $21.50 a share. Shares of Omniture were halted at $17.32,
or up 1.9%, before the market's close. Adobe said the acquisition
would add to its adjusted earnings in fiscal 2010. | |||||||||||||||
Dow
industrials rise 56 points to highest close since Oct. 6 from MarketWatch.com - MarketWatch Breaking News Bulletins Dow industrials rise 56 points to highest close since Oct. 6 | |||||||||||||||
U.S.
economy is on the mend, Obama tells workers from canada.com World News President Barack Obama promised struggling autoworkers on Tuesday he was committed to rebuilding a thriving U.S. auto industry and said the world's largest economy was on the mend. | |||||||||||||||
Former
Intel exec joins Apple as general counsel from MarketWatch.com - Top Stories Bruce Sewell, former general counsel of Intel Corp., is joining Apple Inc. as the computer makers new general counsel, the company said Tuesday. | |||||||||||||||
S&P
500, Dow-30 at highest close since early Oct. SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks
rallied to their highest close since early October Tuesday, helped
by better-than-forecast retail sales and comments from Fed Chairman
Ben Bernanke that the U.S. recession had likely ended. The S&P
500 gained 3.3 points, or 0.3%, to 1,052.63 by the close of trading,
the highest close since Oct. 6. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
rallied 56.6 points, or 0.6%, to 9,683.4 points, also the highest
close since Oct. 6. The Nasdaq Composite gained 10.9 points,
or 0.5%, to 2,102.6. A year after Lehman Bros.' collapse sparked
a flight from stocks, investors bought into the idea of a global
recovery. Bellwethers Alcoa, Inc. jumped 8.1% and Caterpillar
rose 6%. | |||||||||||||||
Secretive
spending on U.S. intelligence disclosed from canada.com World News Intelligence activities across the U.S. government and military cost a total of $75 billion a year, the nation's top intelligence official disclosed on Tuesday, revealing publicly for the first time an overall number long shrouded in secrecy. | |||||||||||||||
Key
bank and SEC officials to testify on Merrill WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - A House Oversight
and Government Reform Committee subcommittee plans to have two
key securities regulators and a bank oversight director testify
on Sept. 30 about the government's role in Bank of America's
controversial $50 billion acquisition of Merrill Lynch, according
to a statement Tuesday. The committee will have former Securities
and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox, current SEC
Chairwoman Mary Schapiro and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Chairwoman Sheila Bair testify about the deal in what will be
the fourth hearing of the committee on the subject. The request
comes a day after a federal judge threw out an SEC proposed settlement
with Bank of America over questions about its disclosure of bonus
payments to Merrill employees. | |||||||||||||||
Rep.
Frank schedules 11 hearings on bank reform WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - House Financial
Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank announced Tuesday that
he plans to have a series of additional hearings throughout September
and early October on bank regulatory reform before beginning
to work on legislation to overhaul the system. The Massachusetts
Democrat has scheduled to have Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner
testify on Sept. 23. He plans to have experts discuss systemic
risk on Sept. 24 and Sept. 25. The committee will examine a proposed
Consumer Financial Protection Agency and problems with credit
rating agencies at different times on Sept. 30. In October, Frank
has scheduled six more hearings on derivatives and banking reform
issues. | |||||||||||||||
Canada
reports worsening security in Afghanistan from CBC | Canadian News Security conditions throughout Afghanistan continue to deteriorate, according to a Canadian government report on the mission, with the frequency of attacks in May and June higher than in any month since the fall of the Taliban. | |||||||||||||||
Canada,
U.S. backs proposal to cut HFC greenhouse gases from canada.com World News The United States, Canada and Mexico have proposed using an existing international protocol to reduce emissions of potent greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in refrigerators and air conditioners, the State Department said on Tuesday. | |||||||||||||||
Japan's
Topix Index up 0.6% in early action from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
Japan's
Nikkei rises 0.7% in opening minutes from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
South
Korea's Kospi rises 0.7% in opening minutes from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
Australia's
S&P/ASX 200 rises 0.4% in early trade from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
Japan
shares rise as new government takes power HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets
rose early Wednesday after U.S. stocks ended at 2009 highs and
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled the recession
had likely ended. Advances in Japan came as the new Democratic
Party of Japan government was slated to formally take power later
in the day. Resources stocks paced the gains on higher crude-oil
and gold prices. Japan's Nikkei 225 Average rose 0.8% to 10,301.28
in early trading, and the Topix Index rose 0.8% to 940.10. Australia's
S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.8% as well, with South Korea's Kospi up
0.9% and New Zealand's NZX 50 rising 0.3%. | |||||||||||||||
Hong
Kong shares bounce after two days of losses HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong shares
rebounded Wednesday after two days of losses, with energy producers
like Cnooc Ltd. and export plays such as Li & Fung Ltd. rising
after U.S. stocks ended at 2009 highs and Federal Reserve Chairman
Ben Bernanke said the recession was likely over. The Hang Seng
Index rose 0.8% to 21,039.44 in early action, with Li & Fung
advancing 2.7% and Cnooc climbing 0.9%. The Hang Seng China Enterprises
Index gained 0.9%, although mainland Chinese stocks declined
after rising in 10 of the last 11 sessions. The Shanghai Composite
Index recently slid 0.6%. | |||||||||||||||
Hong
Kong H shares rise 1.1% in early action from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
Hang
Seng Index rises 1% in opening minutes from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
Japan's
Topix Index closes morning 0.8% higher from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
Japan's
Nikkei ends morning session up 1.2% from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
Hatoyama
set to become Japanese PM from CBC | Ticker Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and his cabinet step down to pave the way for Yukio Hatoyama to take over the government. | |||||||||||||||
India
Sensex rises 1.1% in opening minutes from MarketWatch.com - Real-time Headlines | |||||||||||||||
Canada
PM Harper goes to Washington from CBC | Video The economy, the Buy American clause, the situation in Afghanistan, the environment and energy security could all be on the agenda Wednesday as Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington. | |||||||||||||||
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