AP: “Iran must pay $2.65 billion to the families of the 241 U.S. service members killed in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, a federal judge declared Friday in a ruling that left survivors and families shedding tears of joy. U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth described his ruling as the… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2007
FAIR Study – The Poor Will Always Be Among Us
Follow up to three recent postings addressing poverty in American and around the world, Interim Statement of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health 2007; Joint Economic Committee: Income Down, Poverty Up Since 2000; Census Bureau Reports Household Income Rises, Poverty Rate Declines – see the following report from Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR):… Continue Reading
Thompson, Harman, Carney Call for Moratorium on Spy Satellite Program
House Committee on Homeland Security, Turning Spy Satellites on the Homeland: the Privacy and Civil Liberties Implications of the National Applications Office [Links to Witness Statements] Thursday, September 06, 2007 Press release, September 6, 2007: “Committee on Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment Chair… Continue Reading
Updated CRS Report – Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security
Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security, updated September 6, 2007 (62 pages, PDF): “Increasingly in 2007, U.S. commanders have seemed to equate AQ-I with the insurgency, even though most of the daily attacks are carried out by Iraqi Sunni insurgents.” Continue Reading
DOT Audit: Issues Pertaining to the Proposed NAFTA Cross-Border Trucking Demonstration Project
Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General: Issues Pertaining To The Proposed NAFTA Cross-Border Trucking Demonstration Project, September 06, 2007, Audit, Project ID: MH-2007-065 (48 pages, PDF) Summary: “On September 6, 2007, we issued our report on “Issues Pertaining to the Proposed NAFTA Cross-border Trucking Demonstration Project,” as required by the May 2007 Iraqi Supplemental… Continue Reading
DOJ FOIA Guidance on Submitting Backlog Reduction Goals
Guidance on Submitting Backlog Reduction Goals for Fiscal Years 2008, 2009, and 2010: “As part of the June 1, 2007 report to the President on agency progress under Executive Order 13,392, “Improving Agency Disclosure of Information,” the Attorney General recommended that any agency that has a FOIA request or administrative appeal pending beyond the statutory… Continue Reading
House Passes Patent Reform Act of 2007
Follow up to September 6, 2007 posting, Backgrounder on H.R. 1908, the Patent Reform Act of 2007, Bloomberg News report, House Passes Bill to Curb Suits by Patent Owners: “The House approved the most sweeping changes to United States patent law in more than half a century on Friday…The measure passed by the House would… Continue Reading
Interim Statement of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health 2007
World Health Organization: “The Interim Statement sets out the Commissions vision and goals, the problems it seeks to ameliorate, and the intellectual foundation for a social determinants approach. In doing so, the Interim Statement is a resource for stakeholders concerned with social determinants of health and health equity, as they build towards a global movement.… Continue Reading
Scientists Predict Global Warming Kills 2/3rds of Polar Bear Populations by 2050
Press release: “Future reduction of sea ice in the Arctic could result in a loss of 2/3 of the world’s polar bear population within 50 years according to a series of studies released today by the U.S. Geological Survey.” Related government websites and reports: USGS New Polar Bear Finding Website Climate Model Uncertainty and Executive… Continue Reading
NIA Offers New Spanish-Language Website
“Accurate, up-to-date information on health issues affecting Hispanic seniors is now available online in Spanish from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The user-friendly website has information on a wide range of health topics, including diseases such as Alzheimer’s, cancer and diabetes. Helpful tips on choosing a doctor… Continue Reading
Bureau of Labor Commissioner's Statement on the Employment Situation
Statement of Philip L. Rones, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Friday, September 7, 2007: “Nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged in August (-4,000), and the unemployment rate held at 4.6 percent. Payroll employment has grown little during the past 3 months (44,000 per month on average), following downward revisions to June and July estimates.… Continue Reading
SEC Filing by News Corp. and Dow Jones/WSJ
New SEC filing indicates there were no rival bids to purchase Dow Jones/WSJ: SEC Filing by News Corp. and Dow Jones & Co., Form S-4, filed September 7, 2007. Continue Reading
