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Constitution of the U.S. 2008 Supplement: Cases Decided to June 26, 2008. Senate Document No. 110-17. NOTE: Certain documents from the 2002 Edition have been supplemented in the 2008 Supplement. Constitution of the United States: Main Page
News release: “At the fifth Cabinet-level meeting of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED), United States and Chinese policymakers grappled with the most significant issues in our bilateral economic relationship, including strategies for managing macroeconomic risks and promoting balanced economic growth; strengthening cooperation in energy and the environment; confronting the challenges to trade; promoting open investment …
“Public Citizen launched the Public Interest FOIA Clinic, an online resource that will help nonprofit organizations obtain federal government documents. The FOIA Clinic will help ensure that agencies live up to a high standard for openness and accountability set by the Freedom of Information Act and that public interest organizations can receive the information they …
FDIC Consumer News – Fall 2008 Special Edition: Your New, Higher FDIC Insurance Coverage How You Can Be Fully Protected Basic FDIC Insurance Coverage Temporarily Increased to At Least $250,000 Per Depositor: Other changes expand the protection of certain trust and checking accounts How to Be Sure You’re Fully Protected by the FDIC “EDIE” …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys 2008 enforcement actions in California included enforcement actions to reduce water pollution, clean oil spills, improve local air quality; prosecute environmental violators, and much more…EPA enforcement actions against California companies will reduce more than 83.5 million pounds of pollution and clean up more than 100 million cubic yards …
Normalization of Economic Relations: Consequences for Irans Economy and the United States Report prepared for the National Foreign Trade Council, By Dean A. DeRosa & Gary Clyde Hufbauer. November 21, 2008. “In the medium-term, lifting US sanctions and liberalizing Irans economic regime would increase Iran’s total trade annually by as much as $61 billion (at …
News release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Securitys (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate released the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) today, recommending Manhattan, Kan., as the preferred site for the state-of the-art, high-security laboratory facility to study foreign animal and zoonotic (transferable from animal to human) diseases …
AP: “A look at who has made the list and who is being talked about for jobs that are still open.” See also postings on the Obama transition
Follow up to previous postings on the transition, two more sites of note: “Transition Tracker is a project of American University School of Communication’s graduate journalism program. It aims to report on the challenges facing the new administration and the new personalities and policies that will affect the lives of millions of Americans and conflicts …
“Using a unique combination of new computer vision and fast computation methods, VideoSurf has taught computers to see inside videos to find content in a fast, efficient, and scalable way. Basing its search on visual identification, rather than text only, VideoSurfs computer vision video search engine provides more relevant results and a better experience to …
Follow up to December 5, 2008 posting, Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Situation, November 2008, from the Wall Street Journal blog, Real Time Economics: Fourth Quarter Layoffs: Selection of Job Cuts by Major Companies – “Layoff announcements have been a common occurrence this quarter as the financial crisis weighs on companies in every sector of …
Seat at the Table Transparency Policy: “As an extension of the unprecedented ethics guidelines already in place for the Obama-Biden Transition Project, we take another significant step towards transparency of our efforts for the American people. Every day, we meet with organizations who present ideas for the Transition and the Administration, both orally and in …
