Law Enforcement Officer Fatality Statistics
Preliminary 2009 Fatality Statistics – Law Enforcement Officer Fatality Statistics as of December 12, 2009: Gunfire – 47 deaths, 24% increase to date from 2008.
Day archives: December 12th, 2009
Weekly Address: President Obama Applauds Important Step Forward on Financial Reform
Transcript: “Over the past two years, more than seven million Americans have lost their jobs, and factories and businesses across our country have been shuttered. In one way or another, weve all been touched by the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression…But much of it was due to the irresponsibility of large financial institutions …
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: Draft of Global Climate Pact
Chairs Proposed Draft Text on the Outcome of the Work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long Term Cooperative Action under the Convention, Version 11/12/09 Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) draft texts WSJ – Map: CO2 by Country | Data: Emissions | Timeline …
House Approves Critical Funding Increases for Cancer Prevention Services and Research
News release: “The House of Representatives today showed a renewed commitment to defeat cancer, passing an FY 2010 domestic appropriations bill that includes long overdue increases for cancer prevention services and helps to sustain critical research funding levels. The legislation would provide an 8.8 percent increase for cancer prevention and control programs at the Centers …
Law encourages "assistance to food-insecure people in the United States"
Federal Times: “The two councils that amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation published seven new rules in the Federal Register…one finalizes an interim rule encouraging food service contractors to donate wholesome excess food to nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to food-insecure people in the United States. Federal Register: “The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense …
