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News release: “Countries which continue to use the death penalty are being left increasingly isolated following a decade of progress towards abolition, Amnesty International has said today in its new report Death Sentences and Executions in 2010. A total of 31 countries abolished the death penalty in law or in practice during the last 10 …
This FAQ comprises Q&A from three federal agencies concerning Iodine-131 (131I), also called radioiodine: EPA, FDA and CDC. Related FAQ from Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services, March 27, 2011: “The I-131 found recently in rainwater is likely the result of atmospheric conditions. The trace amounts of I-131 have been trapped in cloud formation …
The Office of Special Investigations: Striving for Accountability in the Aftermarth of the Holocaust, by Judy Feigin, Edited by Mark M Richard, Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice Criminal Division, December 2008 “[T]he Holocaust is one of those few issues that the more distant we are from it, the larger it looms. Each …
“In 2009, the Social Security Administration administered the delivery of one-time economic recovery payments of $250 for most recipients of Social Security, Railroad Retirement, Supplemental Security Income, and Veterans’ Benefits. Individuals who qualified for or received any of these benefits anytime from November 2008 through January 2009 were eligible to receive this one-time economic recovery …
Large and Deadly Earthquakes This Year – Earthquakes Magnitude 7 and Greater “This
National Income and Product Accounts Gross Domestic Product: Fourth Quarter and Annual 2010 (Third Estimate) Corporate Profits: Fourth Quarter and Annual 2010 “Real gross domestic product – the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States – increased at an annual rate of 3.1 percent in the fourth …
Bahrain Country Analysis Brief, Mar 23, 2011: “Despite its relatively low volumes of oil production, Bahrain’s oil sector accounts for about 70 percent of total government revenues. The country’s exports are mainly in the form of refined petroleum products rather than crude oil. Bahrain’s proven oil reserves stood at 125 million barrels as of January …
Unapproved Prescription Cough, Cold, and Allergy Products, March 24, 2011: “The drug products on this list were obtained from the Drug Registration and Listing System (DRLS) in December 2010. For more DRLS Information. Domestic and foreign establishments that manufacture, repack, or re-label drug products in the United States are required to register and list all …
EEOC fact sheets about the law and new regulations: EEOC – The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 EEOC press release: EEOC Announces Final Bipartisan Regulations for the ADA Amendments Act Federal Register: Regulations To Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act, as Amended [via Ohio Legal Rights Service]
Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization (Annual Revision) – G.17: “The Federal Reserve has revised its index of industrial production (IP) and the related measures of capacity and capacity utilization. Although the revisions affect these data for January 1972 through February 2011, the most significant effects are for the period from 2008 through 2010. Measured from …
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), Federal Health Information Technology Strategic Plan 2011 2015 “It has been a momentous time for health care. With two major pieces of legislation first the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act passed as part of the American Recovery and …
Credit Cards: Consumer Costs for Debt Protection Products Can Be Substantial Relative to Benefits but Are Not a Focus of Regulatory Oversight, GAO-11-311, March 25, 2011 Defense Acquisitions: Application of Lessons Learned and Best Practices in the Presidential Helicopter Program, GAO-11-380R, March 25, 2011 Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Transparency and Accountability, GAO-11-372, March …
