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Preliminary Transcript of Mitchell Report: The Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League Baseball, Day 2, February 14, 2008, “Note: This is a preliminary transcript of a Committee Hearing. It has not yet been subject to a review process to ensure that the statements within are appropriately attributed to the witness or member of Congress …
How Large is China’s Economy? Does it Matter? Wayne M. Morrison and Michael F. Martin, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division, February 13, 2008 [via IWS Documented News Service] Summary: “China’s rapid economic growth since 1979 has transformed it into a major economic power. Over the past few years, many analysts have contended that China …
Governor Frederic S. Mishkin At the Tuck Global Capital Markets Conference, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February 15, 2008 “In recent months, the Federal Reserve has faced a more difficult policy environment as a result of disruptions to the financial markets. We have attempted to address the resulting challenges by using …
“Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for December are released today…Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $56.5 billion…Net foreign purchases of long-term U.S. securities were $69.1 billion. Of this, net purchases by foreign official institutions were $35.8 billion, and net purchases by private foreign investors were $33.3 billion. U.S. residents purchased a net $12.6 billion …
08-P-0080 EPAs Office of Air and Radiation Needs to Improve Compliance with Audit Followup Process [Report PDF – 20 pages] [At a Glance PDF] “Audit followup is essential to good management and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) programs and operations. EPA has audit followup procedures and designated officials who …
Diversity and Ethnic Fairness in the Jury System, Cheryl Thomas with Nigel Balmer, Ministry of Justice, June 2007. Jur-E Bulletin: “The study was completed in June of 2007 but is now available online. The study is 244 pages long and has a number of findings. However, two of the key points are that the juror …
Press release, February 13, 2008: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to propose rule amendments requiring investment advisers to prepare and deliver to clients and prospective clients a narrative brochure written in plain English. Brochures would be made available to the general public through the SEC sponsored Investment Adviser Public Disclosure Web site. …
National Wildlife Federation: “For thirty years the federal Clean Water Act broadly protected waters in the nation and across the Southwest. It sought, with a great deal of success, to safeguard important waters from pollution and destruction. Historically, it applied to waters from the Rio Grande to playa lakes. However, now the protections of the …
DNI Authorities Hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, 14 February 2008, J. Michael McConnell, Director of National Intelligence. “We in the Intelligence Community have a solemn mandate: The responsibility to provide relevant and objective analysis to customers across the governmentfrom law enforcement officials, to warfighters, to the President, and the Congress. Our job …
Press release: “Six years after September 11, 2001, we are moving beyond operating as an organization in transition to a Department diligently working to protect our borders and critical infrastructure, prevent dangerous people and goods from entering our country, and recover from natural disasters effectively. The total FY 2009 budget request for DHS is $50.5 …
Press release: “Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that he is conducting an industry-wide investigation into a scheme by health insurers to defraud consumers by manipulating reimbursement rates. At the center of the scheme is Ingenix, Inc., the nations largest provider of healthcare billing information, which serves as a conduit for rigged data to …
Review of the Drug Enforcement Administrations Use of the Diversion Control Fee Account, Evaluation and Inspections Report I-2008-002, February 2008 (59 pages, PDF) Federal Bureau of Investigation Annual Financial Statement, Fiscal Year 2007, Audit Report 08-07, February 2008 (Commentary and Summary Only)
