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Seeds of a Perfect Storm: Genetically Modified Crops and the Global Food Security Crisis, Nina Fedoroff, Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State and to the Administrator of USAID Inaugural Lecture in the Jefferson Fellows Distinguished Lecture Series, Washington, DC, October 17, 2008 “The population has more than doubled again since the middle …
White House Summit on International Development Conference Program, October 21, 2008 Fact Sheet: Transforming International Development, October 20, 2008 Fact Sheet: White House Summit on International Development, October 20, 2008
News release: “Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) issued a subpoena Tuesday compelling Attorney General Michael Mukasey to provide testimony and related documents to the Senate Judiciary Committee about legal analysis and advice from the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) related to the Bush administrations terrorism policies, including detention and interrogation …
Environmental Enforcement: EPA Needs to Improve the Accuracy and Transparency of Measures Used to Report on Program Effectiveness, GAO-08-1111R, September 18, 2008 Responses to Questions for the Record; September 2008 Hearing on the Next Generation Air Transportation System: Status and Issues, GAO-09-130R, October 20, 2008 Small Business Administration: Opportunities Exist to Build on Leadership’s Efforts …
“The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released a Statement concerning its action of October 12, 2008, approving the proposal by Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, California, to acquire Wachovia Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina. Attached is the Board’s Statement relating to this action.” Related postings on financial system
News release: “The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the creation of the Money Market Investor Funding Facility (MMIFF), which will support a private-sector initiative designed to provide liquidity to U.S. money market investors. Under the MMIFF, authorized by the Board under Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act, the Federal Reserve Bank of New …
“The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing titled, Credit Rating Agencies and the Financial Crisis on Wednesday, October 22, 2008…The hearing examined the actions of the three largest credit rating agencies, Standard & Poors, Moodys Corporation, and Fitch Ratings, leading up to the current financial crisis.” A preliminary hearing transcript is available …
News release: “Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey and Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic announced today the release of a report from the Presidents Identity Theft Task Force on progress the federal government has made in addressing identity theft since the Task Forces Strategic Plan was released last year. Highlights of the report include …
News release: “Alternative sources of fossil fuels such as oil sands and coal-to-liquids have significant economic promise, but the environmental consequences must also be considered, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today. The study by RAND, a non-profit research organization, provides a review of coal-to-liquids and Canadian oil sands technologies, considers possible impacts on …
Official Google Blog: “We’ve created a handy energy saving calculator to help you see how simple steps can help you save money for treats — and ward off scary carbon emissions. We’ve also put together a webpage full of tricks to help you save energy — and money.”
News release: “The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and the Center for Integrative Environmental Research (CIER) at the University of Maryland have worked together to develop State Economic and Environmental Costs of Climate Change reports. Four additional state economic and environmental costs of Climate Change Reports are being released for North Carolina, Tennessee, North …
News release: “Stepping into the debate over whether democracy stops terrorism, a RAND Corporation study issued today finds that democratic political reforms can marginalize extremists and undermine support for political violence, but cosmetic reforms and backtracking on democratization can exacerbate the risk of terrorism. The belief that promoting democracy reduces terrorism has played a significant …
