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“The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 3237) to enact certain laws relating to national and commercial space programs as title 51, United States Code, `National and Commercial Space Programs’, having considered the same, report favorably thereon and recommend that the bill do pass. H.R. 3237 would enact certain laws …
What determines which Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) countries will face revolt? – This commentary reviews and highlights statistical data reports, charts and graphics compiled by: The Economist; Nomura International plc’s report written by Steven Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations, and current data updates from the International Labour Organization. See also World …
The Economist: “One of the memes being thrown around over the past few years by advocates of reducing the power of public-sector unions has been the claim that public-sector workers are overpaid in comparison to their private-sector counterparts. I’ve always considered this an odd claim to hear, as I’ve been in the labour market for …
Saving Oil and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through U.S. Federal Transportation Policy, by Cynthia J. Burbank, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Nick Nigro, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, February 2011 “The United States consumes over 10 million barrels of oil per day moving people and goods on roads and rail throughout the country. Surface transportation generates over …
Primer on Federal Surface Transportation Authorization and the Highway Trust Fund by Cynthia J. Burbank, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Nick Nigro, Pew Center on Global Climate Change. February 2011 “Today, travel on roads and rail in the United States requires 10 million barrels of oil per day and is the source of over 23 percent of the …
Citizens for Tax Justice Fact Sheet, February 18, 2011: “The budget outline released by President Obama this week, just like last years proposal, includes about $3.5 trillion in tax cuts over ten years. Most of that cost comes from his $3.1 trillion proposal to make permanent most of the Bush tax cuts, which would cost …
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the Banque de France Financial Stability Review Launch Event, Paris, France, February 18, 2011 – Global Imbalances: Links to Economic and Financial Stability “By facilitating the allocation of the world’s savings to the most productive uses, the free flow of capital across national borders confers substantial economic benefits, including the …
Statement from the Department of Health and Human Services on the Regulation for the Enforcement of Federal Health Care Conscience Protections: “The administration strongly supports provider conscience laws that protect and support the rights of health care providers, and also recognizes and supports the rights of patients. Strong conscience laws make it clear that health …
The Impact of Pensions on State Borrowing Costs by Alicia H. Munnell, Jean-Pierre Aubry, and Laura Quinby, February 2011 “Municipal bond prices are tumbling and rates rising just as public borrowers face pressure to refinance deals cut during the financial crisis. At the same time, the funded status of public pension plans has declined, and …
Presidential Approval Rating 1953 – 2011: “President Obama received favorable approval ratings when he stepped into office, but his numbers have been declining since. The following displays overall presidential approval ratings by Democrats, Republicans and Independents dating back to 1953 (President Dwight D. Eisenhower).”
“The Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University partnership conducted a survey to examine how the recession has reshaped the lives of Americans and takes a closer look at experiences by race and ethnicity. The Race and Recession Survey, the 21st in this partnership series, was conducted by telephone from January 27 February 9, 2011, among …
News release, World Wildlife Fund: “Americas conservation heritage took a major hit in the…budget plan that passed the House of Representatives, including many programs intended to protect the health of our children and the natural world that we all depend on, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said today. The budget proposal strips away funding to save …
