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Follow up to previous postings on the government’s domestic surveillance program, today news that “The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a lawsuit [full complaint in Jewel v. NSA] against the National Security Agency (NSA) and other government agencies today on behalf of AT&T customers to stop the illegal, unconstitutional, and ongoing dragnet surveillance of their …
Teenagers: A Generation Unplugged – A National Survey by CTIAThe Wireless Association® and Harris Interactive: “As the wireless industry celebrates the upcoming 25th anniversary of the first commercial cell phone call (October 13, 1983), this in-depth online study of more than 2,000 teenagers around the nation sheds new light on how todays teens feel about …
Rural Economic Development: Collaboration between SBA and USDA Could Be Improved, GAO-08-1123, September 18, 2008 Voluntary Organizations: FEMA Should More Fully Assess Organization’s Mass Care Capabilities and Update the Red Cross Role in Catastrophic Events, GAO-08-823, September 18, 2008 Veterans’ Benefits: Improvements Needed in VA’s Training and Performance Management Systems, GAO-08-1126T, September 18, 2008 American …
State Personal Income – Second Quarter 2008 [Full Release and Tables]: “U.S. personal income grew 1.8 percent in the second quarter of 2008 with growth accelerating in all but five states, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The second-quarter growth was the highest since the first quarter of 2007 …
Bureau of Economic Analysis – U.S. International Transactions: Second Quarter 2008 Current Account [Full Release and Tables]: “The U.S. current-account deficit–the combined balances on trade in goods and services, income, and net unilateral current transfers–increased to $183.1 billion (preliminary) in the second quarter of 2008 from $175.6 billion (revised) in the first quarter. The increase …
News release: “blinkx, the worlds largest video search engine, today launched an evolution of its broadband television offering: blinkx BBTV will now be available without download, straight from your browser. Leveraging blinkxs patented speech and visual recognition technology, BBTV simultaneously delivers a high-quality television experience over the Internet, and links it to the universe of …
Statement on Golden Parachute Payments: “September 14, 2008 – the Federal Housing Finance Agency notified former Fannie Mae Chief Executive Officer Daniel Mudd and former Freddie Mac Chief Executive Officer Richard Syron that golden parachute payments contemplated under their contracts [[$10 million and $15 million respectively] would not be paid. The Agency, serving as conservator, …
State statutes of limitation for credit card debt – Collectors have a limited time to file lawsuits over unpaid card debts, by Emily Starbuck Gerson and Connie Prater: “CreditCards.com compiled a state-by-state listing of credit card debt statutes of limitations. Click on a state; more information will appear below the map…The chart is current as …
From the CRS summary of S. 3406, passed by the Senate on September 11, 2008: “ADA Amendments Act of 2008 – (Sec. 4) Amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) to redefine the term “disability,” including by defining “major life activities” and “being regarded as having such an impairment.” Sets forth rules of …
An Economic Model to Estimate the Profits Resulting from the Employment of Illegal Aliens [and Decision-Support Tool – Java 1.5 or later required], by Claude Berrebi, Stephen J. Carroll, Jeffrey Sullivan “The employment of illegal aliens is a crime in the United States, and federal law provides for forfeiture of the proceeds from this offense. …
Meeting America’s Security Challenges Beyond Iraq – A Conference Report, by Sarah Harting “On December 4, 2007, the RAND Corporation and the Center for Naval Analyses Corporation cohosted a conference at which members of the U.S. defense community discussed approaches to meeting the challenges of a demanding future security environment. Conferees broadly agreed on the …
SEC Fact Sheet: “A number of companies are beginning to offer a 401(k) debit card to employees who invest in 401(k) retirement programs. A 401(k) debit card allows you to borrow up to $50,000 or 50% of the value of your retirement plan, whichever is less, through use of a debit card. Unlike a debit …
