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Quarterly Coal Report (QCR) – 3rd Quarter 2009 Jan 5, 2010: “Provides detailed quarterly coal data for July-September 2009 and aggregated quarterly historical coal data for 2003 through 3rd Quarter 2009. This report now includes data for coke and breeze commercial sales, steam and metallurgical coal imports by Customs District, coke import and export …
National Academy of Sciences: “The transportation sector cannot continue on its current path: The volatility of oil prices threatens the U.S. economy, the large proportion of oil importation threatens U.S. energy security, and the massive contribution of greenhouse gases threatens the environment. The development of domestic sources of alternative transportation fuels with lower greenhouse emissions …
News release: “The Internal Revenue Service kicked off the 2010 tax filing season today by issuing the results of a landmark six-month study that proposes new registration, testing and continuing education of tax return preparers. With more than 80 percent of American households using a tax preparer or tax software to help them prepare and …
The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act: Overview and Issues for Congress, Kevin R. Kosar, Analyst in American National Government, December 14, 2009 “President George W. Bush signed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA; P.L. 109-435; 120 Stat. 3198) on December 20, 2006. The PAEA was the first broad revision of the 1970 statute that …
Who Regulates Whom? An Overview of U.S. Financial Supervision, Mark Jickling, Specialist in Financial Economics, Edward V. Murphy, Specialist in Financial Economics, December 14, 2009: “Federal financial regulation in the United States has evolved through a series of piecemeal responses to developments and crises in financial markets. This report provides an overview of current U.S. …
Governor Elizabeth A. Duke At the Economic Forecast Forum, Raleigh, North Carolina, January 4, 2010 – The Economic Outlook “A number of factors are at work in explaining the reduction in bank loans. For instance, for most commercial banks, the quality of existing loan portfolios continues to deteriorate as levels of delinquent and nonperforming loans …
News release: “…the Transportation Security Administration issued new security directives to all United States and international air carriers with inbound flights to the U.S. effective January 4, 2010. The new directive includes long-term, sustainable security measures developed in consultation with law enforcement officials and our domestic and international partners. Because effective aviation security must begin …
2009 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary: “Chief Justice John Roberts issued his 2009 year-end report, stating that “courts are operating soundly, and the nation’s dedicated federal judges are conscientiously discharging their duties…In 2009, a total of 1,402,816 bankruptcy petitions were filed in the U.S. courts, an increase of 35% over the 1,042,806 filed in …
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association, Atlanta, Georgia, January 3, 2010 – Monetary Policy and the Housing Bubble “Even as we continue working to stabilize our financial system and reinvigorate our economy, it is essential that we learn the lessons of the crisis so that we …
“The Department of Treasury’s annual Agency Financial Report provides fiscal and high-level performance results that enable the President, Congress, and the American people to assess our accomplishments for each fiscal year (October 1 through September 30). This report provides an overview of our programs, accomplishments, challenges, and management’s accountability for the resources entrusted to us. …
American Indians and the Great RecessionEconomic Disparities Growing Larger, By Algernon Austin, Economic Policy Institute, December 2009 “American Indians, like Hispanic Americans and African Americans, have had the misfortune of experiencing double-digit unemployment rates for most or all of 2009. In the first half of this year, the American Indian unemployment rate averaged 13.6%. This …
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Background and Policy Issues, Luisa Blanchfield, Specialist in International Relations, December 2, 2009 “U.S. ratification of the United Nations (U.N.) Convention on the Rights of the Child (hereafter referred to as CRC or the Convention) may be a key area of focus during the 111th …
