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News release: “States have made enormous strides treating and disposing of America’s Cold War nuclear waste over the past 18 years, but significant challenges and hurdles persist, according to a new report by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center). The report, Cleaning Up America’s Nuclear Weapons Complex, articulates the progress states …
Remarks of President-elect Barack Obama Radio Address on the Economy, Saturday, December 6, 2008 [Watch the video on YouTube]: “Today, I am announcing a few key parts of my plan. First, we will launch a massive effort to make public buildings more energy-efficient. Our government now pays the highest energy bill in the world. We …
Today’s FBI: Celebrating a Century of Service: 2008-2009 Facts and Figures: “Throughout its 100-year history, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has protected the American people from threats to our way of life. Whether the greatest dangers came from gangsters, public corruption, hate crimes, cyber attacks, white-collar fraud, or terrorism, these threats have changed over the …
“State Responses to Immigration: A Database of All State Legislation is a free, searchable data tool designed to generate information about all immigration-related bills and resolutions introduced in state legislatures. Classified by state, region, subject area, legislative type, and bill status, this is the only database that allows users to find out, for example, the …
Constitution of the U.S. 2008 Supplement: Cases Decided to June 26, 2008. Senate Document No. 110-17. NOTE: Certain documents from the 2002 Edition have been supplemented in the 2008 Supplement. Constitution of the United States: Main Page
News release: “At the fifth Cabinet-level meeting of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED), United States and Chinese policymakers grappled with the most significant issues in our bilateral economic relationship, including strategies for managing macroeconomic risks and promoting balanced economic growth; strengthening cooperation in energy and the environment; confronting the challenges to trade; promoting open investment …
FDIC Consumer News – Fall 2008 Special Edition: Your New, Higher FDIC Insurance Coverage How You Can Be Fully Protected Basic FDIC Insurance Coverage Temporarily Increased to At Least $250,000 Per Depositor: Other changes expand the protection of certain trust and checking accounts How to Be Sure You’re Fully Protected by the FDIC “EDIE” …
News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys 2008 enforcement actions in California included enforcement actions to reduce water pollution, clean oil spills, improve local air quality; prosecute environmental violators, and much more…EPA enforcement actions against California companies will reduce more than 83.5 million pounds of pollution and clean up more than 100 million cubic yards …
Normalization of Economic Relations: Consequences for Irans Economy and the United States Report prepared for the National Foreign Trade Council, By Dean A. DeRosa & Gary Clyde Hufbauer. November 21, 2008. “In the medium-term, lifting US sanctions and liberalizing Irans economic regime would increase Iran’s total trade annually by as much as $61 billion (at …
News release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Securitys (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate released the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) today, recommending Manhattan, Kan., as the preferred site for the state-of the-art, high-security laboratory facility to study foreign animal and zoonotic (transferable from animal to human) diseases …
AP: “A look at who has made the list and who is being talked about for jobs that are still open.” See also postings on the Obama transition
Follow up to previous postings on the transition, two more sites of note: “Transition Tracker is a project of American University School of Communication’s graduate journalism program. It aims to report on the challenges facing the new administration and the new personalities and policies that will affect the lives of millions of Americans and conflicts …
