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CBO: Preliminary Analysis of the Chairman’s Mark for the America’s Healthy Future Act, as Amended – October 7, 2009 Letter to the Honorable Max Baucus “According to CBO and JCTs assessment, enacting the Chairmans mark, as amended, would result in a net reduction in federal budget deficits of $81 billion over the 20102019 period…”
Latinos and Education: Explaining the Attainment Gap, Mark Hugo Lopez, Associate Director, Pew Hispanic Center, October 2009. “Nearly nine-in-ten (89%) Latino young adults ages 16 to 25 say that a college education is important for success in life, yet only about half that number-48%-say that they themselves plan to get a college degree, according to …
2010 Census: Census Bureau Continues to Make Progress in Mitigating Risks to a Successful Enumeration, but Still Faces Various Challenges, GAO-10-132T, October 07, 2009 Homeland Defense: Planning, Resourcing, and Training Issues Challenge DOD’s Response to Domestic Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosive Incidents, GAO-10-123, October 07, 2009 Medicaid: State and Federal Actions Have Been …
FBI news release: “The largest number of defendants ever charged in a cyber crime case have been indicted in a multinational investigation conducted in the United States and Egypt that uncovered a sophisticated phishing operation that fraudulently collected personal information from thousands of victims that was used to defraud American banks. [October 7, 2009], authorities …
Prepared Remarks of Chairman Julius Genachowski, Federal Communications Commission: “At the FCC, we also recognize that mobile is central to our mission. No sector of the communications industry holds greater potential to enhance Americas economic competitiveness, spur job creation, and improve the quality of our lives. My goals with regard to mobile are the same …
Official Google Blog: “If you’re like us, you’re probably thinking a lot about how this year’s flu season might affect you and your community. To help you out, we at Google.org are excited to announce the expansion of Google Flu Trends to 16 additional countries, including much of Europe. We’ve also made the site available …
Geothermal Heat Pump Manufacturing Activities 2008 (10/07/2009): “In 2008, total geothermal heat pump shipments surged more than 40 percent from a year ago to 121,243 units, while capacity shipped rose almost 43 percent to 416,105 tons.”
News release: “The Department of Justice is releasing a new study today that measures the effects of youth violence in America, and the results are staggering. More than 60 percent of the children surveyed were exposed to violence in the past year, either directly or indirectly. Nearly half of children and adolescents were assaulted at …
The Changing Pathways of Hispanic Youths Into Adulthood, by Richard Fry, Senior Research Associate, Pew Hispanic Center “Young Latino adults in the United States are more likely to be in school or the work force now than their counterparts were in previous generations. In 1970, 77% of Hispanics ages 16 to 251 were either working, …
New Guide Available from U.S. Government for Community and Faith-Based Organizations Working to Help Americans Stay Healthy from H1N1 and Seasonal Flu: “Officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the White House Office for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships began distributing a new flu-response guide for community and faith-based organizations this …
Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission in charge of Information Society and Media, The Future of the Internet and Europe’s Digital Agenda – Brussels, 6 October 2009 “In less than 10 years, the internet has grown from being a novel technical gadget application into becoming central to the economic systems of the developed world. …
Short-Term Energy Outlook Supplement: Understanding the Decline in Carbon Dioxide (10/06/2009): This report explains the convergence of factors that contributes to the projected decline in CO2 emissions in 2009.” International Petroleum Monthly – September 2009 (10/06/2009): “This report contains world petroleum production data through July 2009; and OECD country petroleum demand, imports, and stocks data …
