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Statement by the President Announcing the US-Korea Trade Agreement: “I am very pleased that the United States and South Korea have reached agreement on a landmark trade deal that is expected to increase annual exports of American goods by up to $11 billion and support at least 70,000 American jobs. Last month in Seoul I …
“One of the basic assumptions about life on Earth may be due for a revision thanks to research supported by NASAs Astrobiology Program. Geomicrobiologist Felisa Wolfe-Simon has discovered a bacterium in Californias Mono Lake that uses arsenic instead of phosphorus in its DNA. Up until now, it was believed that all life required phosphorus as …
Report on the Troubled Asset Relief Program — November 2010 “CBO’s current estimate of the cost of the TARP’s transactions is substantially less than the $66 billion estimate incorporated in the agency’s latest baseline budget projections (issued in August 2010) and the $109 billion estimate shown in the agency’s previous report on the TARP (issued …
“MyMoney.gov is the U.S. government’s website dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education. Whether you are buying a home, balancing your checkbook, or investing in your 401(k), the resources on MyMoney.gov can help you maximize your financial decisions. Throughout the site, you will find important information from 20 Federal agencies and Bureaus …
Follow up to Your Office Copy Machine Might Digitally Store Thousands of Documents That Get Passed on at Resale, news that FTC Offers Businesses Tips for Securing Data on Digital Copiers. Copier Data Security: A Guide for Businesses
News release: “The number of adults tested for HIV reached a record high in 2009, according to an analysis of national survey data released today in a CDC Vital Signs report. Last year 82.9 million adults between 18 and 64 reported having been tested for HIV. This number represents an increase of 11.4 million people …
“The State of the Service Report 200910 details the activities and human resource management practices of APS [Australian Public Service] agencies during 200910. The report outlines some of the key achievements and contributions agencies have made in assisting the government during this period to meet its policy objectives and achieve its stated outcomes….Key findings from …
Testimony, Congressional Budget Office, Statement of Douglas W. Elmendorf Director – Trends in Federal Tax Revenues and Rates – before the Committee on Finance United States Senate, December 2, 2010 “Over the past 40 years, federal revenues have ranged from nearly 21 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in fiscal year 2000 to less than …
Immigration Policy in the United States: An Update, December 3, 2010 This document updates the Congressional Budget Office’s February 2006 paper Immigration Policy in the United States. It presents data through 2009 on permanent and temporary admissions of foreign nationals to the United States, the number and types of visas issued, the naturalization of residents, …
Via Calculated Risk, this graph “shows the job losses from the start of the employment recession, in percentage terms aligned at maximum job losses. For the current employment recession, employment peaked in December 2007, and this recession is by far the worst recession since WWII in percentage terms, and 2nd worst in terms of the …
