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News release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today additional measures to strengthen private aircraft security by requiring more detailed information about arriving and departing private aircraft and persons onboard, within a timeframe necessary for the department to assess the risks that certain flights may pose to national security. The Advance Information on Private …
House Financial Services Committee – Oversight of Implementation of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and of Government Lending and Insurance Facilities; Impact on Economy and Credit Availability Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Witness List & Prepared Testimony Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors …
S. 3689, Economic Recovery Act of 2008 – November 18, 2008 – Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on November 17, 2008. “CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would provide $89.3 billion in budget authority and result in outlays totaling $50.4 billion in 2009 and $88.4 billion over the 2009-2018 period excluding potential additional …
“Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.”
The Future of Privacy Forum Agenda for Consumers and Businesses [See also: About the Forum] “FPF will seek to bring transparency to online data practices. Our plan is to document practices, produce multi-media educational materials, and commission reports and studies that provide consumers and policy makers the real story about how their data is used. …
News release: “The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) announced today that the hunger and food insecurity rates in the United States increased in 2007, according to official data. More than 36.2 million people lived in households struggling against hunger in 2007, compared to 35.5 million in 2006 and 33.2 million in 2000. The number …
Background Paper: The Outlook for Housing Starts, 2009 to 2012, November 2008 “This background paper examines the various factors that have determined the number of housing starts in the United States in the past and will continue to determine it in the future. Those factors include the underlying demand for new housing units, especially the …
News release: “The U.S. Treasury Department today released the term sheet and answers to frequently asked questions for certain privately-held financial institutions applying for the Capital Purchase Program. Term Sheet- Privately Held Institutions FAQ – Privately Held Institutions Related postings on financial system
News release: “James B. Lockhart, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), regulator of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the 12 Federal Home Loan Banks, today released the FHFA 2008 Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) detailing progress for FHFA, the Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB) and the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) …
News release: “The Commission has issued the report, 2008 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration. This is the Commissions fourth annual report on the state of ethanol production in the United States, as required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The report concludes that the U.S. fuel ethanol market, measured on the basis of production …
News release: “A new Web site launched by four national legal organizations will help victims of disasters find valuable information and assistance to speed recovery from hurricanes, fires, floods or other disasters. The site is sponsored by the American Bar Association, Legal Services Corporation, National Legal Aid & Defender Association and Pro Bono Net. The …
Household Food Security in the United States, 2007, By Mark Nord, Margaret Andrews, and Steven Carlson, Economic Research Report No. (ERR-66) 65 pp, November 2008 “Eighty-nine percent of American households were food secure throughout the entire year in 2007, meaning that they had access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life …
