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Follow up to previous postings on Afghanistan, the New York Times reports, “The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself, according to senior American government officials. The previously unknown …
In his letter to bi-partisan Congressional leadership President Obama highlights “the devastating economic impact of budget cuts at the state and local levels that are leading to massive layoffs of teachers, police and firefighters.” Je goes on to request support for his small business legislation that “includes a new lending initiative to help creditworthy firms …
News release: The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain portable electronic devices and related software. The products at issue in this investigation are portable electronic devices that utilize certain power management methods and may incorporate hardware and software for telephone directories within mobile telephone systems. The investigation is …
Closing the Digital Frontier: “The era of the Web browsers dominance is coming to a close. And the Internets founding ideology that information wants to be free, and that attempts to constrain it are not only hopeless but immoral suddenly seems naive and stale in the new age of apps, smart phones, and pricing …
News release: “Now, we at NPR well know that our listeners and readers are different than other news “consumers.” NPR people are loyal. You count on the consistency, quality and integrity of our news and programming every day and we appreciate that. So we didn’t change NPR.org lightly. We’ve listened to your suggestions – and …
News release: “Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) and Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, introduced H.R. 5498, The WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010. This legislation will make progress toward implementing the recommendations of the WMD Commission and will improve U.S. efforts to prevent, deter, detect, and respond …
The Homeownership Gap, Current Issues in Economics and Finance, May 2010. Volume 16, Number 5, by Andrew Haughwout, Richard Peach, and Joseph Tracy “Recent years have seen a sharp rise in the number of negative equity homeownersthose who owe more on their mortgages than their houses are worth. These homeowners are included in the official …
For all of us who have been engaged in animal rights issues for many decades, this cover article, The Animal-Cruelty Syndrome, is a vivid and painful reminder how little has changed, and how much work we will always have before us. “In addition to a growing sensitivity to the rights of animals, another significant reason …
News release: “The American Civil Liberties Union marks the 47th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act with a call for the Senate to pass S. 182, the Paycheck Fairness Act. President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963 into law 47 years ago Thursday, prohibiting wage discrimination based on sex. However, since …
