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Latinos Account for Half of U.S. Population Growth Since 2000, by Richard Fry, Senior Research Associate, Pew Hispanic Center, October 23, 2008 “Since the turn of the century, Hispanics have accounted for more than half (50.5%) of the overall population growth in the United States — a significant new demographic milestone for the nation’s largest …
House Document 108-224, Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007: “The most comprehensive history available on the 121 African Americans who have served in Congress. The Full House Document (803 pages) is available in five ZIP files.” Users may also download individual sections of the book, available in PDF.
ACLU: Using data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, the ACLU has determined that nearly 2/3 of the entire US population (197.4 million people) live within 100 miles of the US land and coastal borders. The government is assuming extraordinary powers to stop and search individuals within this zone. This is not just about the …
Official Google Blog: “Today we are pleased to announce the launch of a 5-year quotes index. This expanded coverage lets you explore what Governor Palin said before she was a VP nominee, or Senator Obama before he was a presidential candidate. The InQuotes lab page is also much improved and now provides comparisons over time …
VA Health Care: Improved Staffing Methods and Greater Availability of Alternate and Flexible Work Schedules Could Enhance the Recruitment and Retention of Inpatient Nurses, GAO-09-17, October 24, 2008
Navigating the Global Storm: A Policy Brief on the Global Financial Crisis [23 October 2008] “Developing Pacific nations must intensify their structural reform efforts to achieve sustainable economic growth and protect themselves from the global economic crisis, a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) study says. The Pacifics banking system is well shielded from the most …
Popular Mechanics: “This Friday, Internet voting will become a reality. Between Oct. 24 and Nov. 2, an estimated 600 to 700 United States citizens will use hardened laptopsPCs with no hard drive, and various other components either turned off or removed in advance to reduce security riskslocated at special kiosks in Germany, Japan and the …
News release: “The Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved an interim rule to govern its newly created Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP). While the rule is effective immediately, comments will be taken for a 15-day period…The program has two components. One guarantees newly issued senior unsecured debt of the participating …
News release: “Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, joined by Vice President Al Gore, today announced an agreement that requires a national energy company, Dynegy Inc. (Dynegy), to disclose timely and relevant information to investors about climate change risks…Under the agreement, Dynegy has agreed to provide disclosure of material risks associated with climate change in its …
DHS Issues Supplemental Final Rule with Guidance For Employers Who Receive Social Security ‘No-Match’ Letters: “Secretary Chertoff announced the issuance of the No-Match Supplemental Final Rule, which provides guidance to help businesses comply with legal requirements intended to reduce illegal employment of unauthorized workers, in his quarterly State of the Border address. The Secretary also …
DOJ Office of Information and Privacy (OIP) Guidance: Segregating and Marking Documents for Release in Accordanc with The Open Government Act “…it is important that agencies do not white out information when withholding it under the FOIA, as that can make it difficult for a requester to identify the amount of withheld material and its …
Processed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests – “The George Bush Library is in the process of updating and adding to the list of finding aids on this page” [which currently includes documents from 1998 to 2005].
