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FACT SHEET: US-Mexico Discuss New Approach to Bilateral Relationship: “On April 16, President Obama made his first trip to Mexico and his first to Latin America to highlight and reinforce the United States commitment to work with Mexico on a broad range of issues, in particular on meeting our shared security challenges. The United States …
Statement of President Barack Obama on Release of OLC Memos: “The Department of Justice will today release certain memos issued by the Office of Legal Counsel between 2002 and 2005 as part of an ongoing court case. These memos speak to techniques that were used in the interrogation of terrorism suspects during that period, and …
“Today the FBI released bank crime statistics for the fourth quarter of calendar year 2008. Between October 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008, there were 1,617 robberies of financial institutions, as well as 25 burglaries and three larcenies. This represents 1,645 reported violations of the Federal Bank Robbery and Incidental Crimes Statute, an increase from …
Federal Railroad Administration: “President Obama proposes to help address the nation’s transportation challenges by launching a new and efficient high-speed passenger rail network in 100-600 mile corridors that connect communities across America. The Strategic Plan outlines the Presidents vision that would transform the nations transportation system by rebuilding existing rail infrastructure while developing a comprehensive …
Small Business Administration’s Implementation of Administrative Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, GAO-09-507R, April 16, 2009 Maritime Security: Vessel Tracking Systems Provide Key Information, but the Need for Duplicate Data Should Be Reviewed, GAO-09-337, March 17, 2009 Superfund: Greater EPA Enforcement and Reporting Are Needed to Enhance Cleanup at DOD Sites, GAO-09-278, March …
“The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of March 15, 2009 through April 14, 2009. The list contains only national banks and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings. The possible ratings are …
The Budgetary Implications of NASAs Current Plans for Space Exploration, April 2009 “In 2004, President Bush announced his Vision for U.S. Space Exploration, which called for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop new vehicles for spaceflight that would allow humans to return to the moon by 2020. In response, NASA restructured its …
Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government: Sales Tax Decline in Late 2008 – Was the Worst in 50 Years – Early Data for 2009 Show Further, Sharp Drop in Tax Revenues for Most States, Donald J. Boyd and Lucy Dadayan “The overall amount of taxes collected by the 50 states continued to fall during the …
Social Security Disability Insurance: A Primer Research Report – Ellen O’Brien, AARP Public Policy Institute, April 2009 “For most U.S. workers and their families, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) provides protection against a key source of economic insecurity-the loss of earnings due to disability. Today, 9.3 million Americans-disabled workers, their spouses, and dependent children-rely on …
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2007 Although the Earths atmosphere consists mainly of oxygen and nitrogen, neither plays a significant role in enhancing the greenhouse effect because both are essentially transparent to terrestrial radiation. The greenhouse effect is primarily a function of the concentration of water vapor, carbon dioxide (CO2), and other …
“This Semi-Annual Report to Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies finds that the ongoing crisis is having substantial negative effects on the performance of every economy assessed. Economic growth rates have plummeted and for many economies, growth has turned negative. Exchange rates have come under sharp downward pressure, especially in emerging market economies, …
“Some 74% of internet users–representing 55% of the entire adult population–went online in 2008 to get involved in the political process or to get news and information about the election. This marks the first time that a Pew Internet & American Life Project survey has found that more than half of the voting-age population used …
