White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity: Report to the President – Solving the Problem of Childhood Obesity Within a Generation – “In February, First Lady Michelle Obama launched the Let’s Move! campaign to solve the childhood obesity epidemic within a generation. As part of this effort, President Barack Obama established the Task Force on …

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President Obama: “I am pleased to transmit the 2010 National Drug Control Strategy, a blueprint for reducing illicit drug use and its harmful consequences in America. I am committed to restoring balance in our efforts to combat the drug problems that plague our communities. While I remain steadfast in my commitment to continue our strong …

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News release: “Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler announced the formation of a joint committee that will address emerging regulatory issues. The establishment of the Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues was one of the 20 recommendations included in the agencies’ harmonization report issued …

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News release: “There were 2.7 million job openings on the last business day of March 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The job openings rate was unchanged over the month at 2.0 percent. The hires rate (3.3 percent) was little changed, and the separations rate (3.1 percent) was unchanged in March. This …

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Program Perspectives on Frozen Defined-Benefit Plans “presents BLS data on the frequency, accrual of benefits, and alternatives to frozen defined-benefit plans as well as the length of time since the plans were frozen.” “During the current economic recession, as employers search for ways to reduce costs, the phrase “frozen retirement plans” is heard with greater …

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The CDC E. Coli resource page includes comprehensive documentation on health issues, updated graphs, statistics, news releases and public service announcements. See Confirmed and Probable Cases of E. coli O145 Infection, United States, by Date of Illness Onset as of 05/05/10 at 2:00 pm EST (n=29) News release: “Local and state public health officials in …

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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta – Financial Literacy and Subprime Mortgage Delinquency: Evidence from a Survey Matched to Administrative Data, Kristopher Gerardi, Lorenz Goette, and Stephan Meier, Working Paper 2010-10, April 2010 “The exact cause of the massive defaults and foreclosures in the U.S. subprime mortgage market is still unclear. This paper investigates whether a …

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Business Systems Modernization: Internal Revenue Service’s Fiscal Year 2010 Expenditure Plan, GAO-10-539, May 10, 2010 Runaway and Homeless Youth Grants: Improvements Needed in the Grant Award Process, GAO-10-335, May 10, 2010 Maritime Security: Varied Actions Taken to Enhance Cruise Ship Security, but Some Concerns Remain, GAO-10-400, April 09, 2010 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: …

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News release: “Natural systems that support economies, lives and livelihoods across the planet are at risk of rapid degradation and collapse, unless there is swift, radical and creative action to conserve and sustainably use the variety of life on Earth. That is a principal conclusion of a major new assessment of the current state of …

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News release: “Earlier this week, Director Gil Kerlikowske addressed the 47th Regular Session of the Organization of American States Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (known by its Spanish acronym, CICAD). As the Obama Administration prepares to release its new National Drug Control Strategy, CICAD has also been developing a multilateral drug strategy for the Western …

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