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“DogsInDanger.com is a nonprofit national shelter outreach program at the forefront of a grassroots movement trying to help shelters save the lives of millions of innocent dogs…Shelters are the last line for millions of innocent dogs. The public has no idea of the magnitude of this national tragedy. The sad reality is that over four …
U.S. Census, Facts for Features: “Veterans Day originated as Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change …
Press release, October 9, 2007: “Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid accounted for more than $1 trillion of the $2.3 trillion the federal government spent in 2005, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, which publishes the only consolidated source of data on the geographic distribution of federal expenditures. The Consolidated Federal Funds Report for Fiscal Year …
“This 73 page report by the European Scrutiny Select Committee, published as HC1014 session 2006-7 in October 2007, reviews the content of the EU reform Treaty and compares it with the earlier concept of a European constitution.”
The Rise of the Machines report, July 2006, details the explosion of energy using products in the home from the 1970s to now. Written by Paula Owen.
“H.Res. 734 expresses the sense of the House that the State Department has abused its classification authority by withholding from Congress and the American people information about the extent of corruption in the Maliki government. The resolution further condemns the State Department for retroactively classifying documents that had been widely distributed previously as unclassified, and …
NLM Technical Bulleting: “Starting October 12, 2007, some PubMed users will see links to a drug information resource on over two million citations. PubMed’s AbstractPlus display format includes links to “Patient Drug Information” from MedMaster; a publication of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), and a new monograph on the NCBI Bookshelf. (For additional …
“Treasury today released the second in a series of papers on Social Security. Issue brief No. 2 entitled “Social Security Reform: A Framework for Analysis” discusses a top-down framework for designing and evaluating Social Security reform plans.” Report on Issue Brief No. 2: Social Security: A Framework for Analysis, October 12, 2007 (18 pages, PDF)
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder: The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare. The site includes content areas as follows: Find & Compare Plans that Cover Drugs; Enroll in a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (Online enrollment will be available beginning November 15, 2007); View Your Current Plan; Learn More About Drug Coverage Options; Learn …
Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission today reiterated that despite the claims made in e-mails circulating on the Internet, consumers should not be concerned that their cell phone numbers will be released to telemarketers in the near future, and that it is not necessary to register cell phone numbers on the National Do Not Call …
Why Yahoo, not Google, should drive your search, by Steve Johnson, Chicago Tribune Internet critic, October 12, 2007: “The Yahoo [search] effort…is so impressive I’m going to make it my default searcher. Best is “Search Assist,” an expandable box right below where you type your query that offers a bevy of clickable terms to help …
D-2007-133 Defense Civilian Pay System Controls Placed in Operation and Tests of Operating Effectiveness for the Period of July 1, 2006, Through June 30, 2007 (September 28, 2007) (Project D2007-D000FB-0189.000) PDF
