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U.S. Department of Justice The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, A Report to Congress, August 2010 “In the broadest terms, the goal of this National Strategy is to prevent child sexual exploitation from occurring in the first place, in order to protect every childs opportunity and right to have a childhood that …
Structure and Finances of U.S. Farms: Family Farm Report, 2010 Edition, by Robert A. Hoppe and David E. Banker. Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-66) 72 pp, July 2010
2006 Energy Consumption by Manufacturers–Data Tables August 5, 2010 The last 2006 MECS tables are now available for access. These newly added tables include estimate for average prices and expenditures, participation in energy management activities, and fuel-switching capacity of electricity, natural gas, and selected fuels. Table 10.1 looks at the actual total fuel consumption …
CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), August 6, 2010: “On January 12, 2010, Haiti experienced a magnitude-7.0 earthquake; Haitian government officials estimated that 230,000 persons died and 300,000 were injured. At the time, Haiti had no system capable of providing timely surveillance on a wide range of health conditions. Within 2 weeks, Haiti’s Ministry …
Food Security Assessment, 2010-20 By Shahla Shapouri, Stacey Rosen, May Peters, Felix Baquedano, and Summer Allen, Outlook Report No. (GFA-21) 64 pp, July 2010 “Food security in 70 developing countries is estimated to have improved between 2009 and 2010, in part due to economic recovery in many of these countries. The number of food-insecure people …
“CDT submits the following chart as an addendum to the written testimony of Leslie Harris, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Democracy and Technology before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection on The BEST PRACTICES Act of 2010 and Other Federal Privacy Legislation on …
Follow up to previous postings on government implementation of whole body scanning technology at airports, “In an open government lawsuit against the United States Marshals Service, EPIC has obtained more than one hundred images of undressed individuals entering federal courthouses. The images, which are routinely captured by the federal agency, prove that body scanning devices …
News release: “Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 131,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Federal government employment fell, as 143,000 temporary workers hired for the decennial census completed their work. Private-sector payroll employment edged up by 71,000.” Related postings on financial …
G.19, CONSUMER CREDIT, June 2010 released August 6, 2010 “Consumer credit decreased at an annual rate of 3-1/4 percent in the second quarter. Revolving credit decreased at an annual rate of 9-1/2 percent, and nonrevolving credit was about unchanged. In June, consumer credit decreased at an annual rate of 3/4 percent, revolving credit decreased at …
Monthly Budget Review, August 2010 “The federal budget deficit was about $1.2 trillion for the first 10 months of fiscal year 2010, CBO estimates–about $90 billion less than the roughly $1.3 trillion deficit incurred through July 2009. Outlays are about 2½ percent lower than they were last year at this time, and revenues are about …
News release – 2009-2010 Loan Book Performing Well; Single-Family Loans Have Lowest Early Serious Delinquency Rates in Last Decade Net Loss of $1.2 Billion in Second Quarter as Credit Performance Improves: “Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) reported today a net loss of $1.2 billion in the second quarter of 2010, compared to a net loss of $11.5 …
Country Reports on Terrorism 2009 “The Department of States Country Reports on Terrorism 2009 covers events from January 1 to December 31, 2009. This publication, which fulfills a Congressional requirement, aims to enhance our collective understanding of the international terrorist threat. The report also serves as a reference tool to inform policymakers, the general public, …
