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Convergence in Global Food Demand and Delivery, By Anita Regmi, Hiroyuki Takeshima, and Laurian Unnevehr, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Report No. (ERR-56) 39 pages, March 2008: “Using food expenditures and food sales data over 1990-2004, this report examines whether food consumption and delivery trends are converging across 47 high- and middle-income countries. Middle-income …
“On March 17, CDC hosted the first of five Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regional meetings to discuss the Healthy People 2020 framework. Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for promoting health and preventing disease. Since 1979, Healthy People has set and monitored national health objectives to meet a broad range of …
News release: “The Federal Reserve on Sunday announced two initiatives designed to bolster market liquidity and promote orderly market functioning. Liquid, well-functioning markets are essential for the promotion of economic growth. First, the Federal Reserve Board voted unanimously to authorize the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to create a lending facility to improve the …
“Three-quarters of American adults view the federal government as secretive, and nearly nine in 10 say it’s important to know presidential and congressional candidates’ positions on open government when deciding who to vote for, according to a Sunshine Week survey by Scripps Howard News Service and Ohio University. The survey shows a significant increase over …
War’s Toll: Five Years in Iraq, Warren P. Strobel, McClatchy Newspapers.
“The Government Accountability Office (GAO) Act of 2007” (H.R. 3268), and Other GAO Reforms, GAO-08-587T, March 13, 2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Changes in Obligations and Activities before and after Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Reorganization, GAO-08-328R, February 25, 2008 Traffic Safety: Grants Generally Address Key Safety Issues, Despite State Eligibility and Management Difficulties, …
Fact Sheet: Taking Responsible Action to Help Homeowners and the Economy, March 14, 2008 President Bush Visits the Economic Club of New York, New York Hilton, New York, New York, March 14, 2008
Defense Manpower Data Center, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office: Results of the 2006 Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members of the United States Military, March 2008 (246 pages, PDF). “This report presents the results of the 2006 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members (WGRA2006). The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) …
DOJ Office of Information and Privacy: “On March 16 we celebrate the anniversary of James Madison’s birthday. Madison, traditionally viewed as the Father of the United States Constitution, is also seen by many as a defender of open government. He once wrote, “[a] popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is …
News release: “The Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing March 13, 2008 to examine the endemic waste, fraud and abuse that has resulted in the squandering of billions of American tax dollars in Iraq. With the cost of the war in Iraq projected to surpass $605 billion this year, the members of the committee heard …
Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: Annual Update of the Third Edition, GAO-08-450SP, March 13, 2008. (116 pages, PDF): “We are pleased to present the annual update of the third edition of Volumes I and II of Principles of Federal Appropriations Law. Our objective in this publication is to present a cumulative supplement to the published …
Department of State – Contemporary Global Anti-Semitism: Report Provided to the United States Congress, March 2008. Tom Lantos 1928-2008: “In memory of Tom Lantos, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives, a leader of moral force and a champion of human rights. As the only Holocaust survivor to serve …
