The American Health Choices Planby Hillary Clinton, Free Searchable Version: “In September of this year Hillary Clinton posted online and spoke publicly about her plan for universal health care coverage. The plan, referred to as “American Health Choices” is now available, along with the full text of Hillary Clinton’s initial speech on the plan, in a full-text searchable askSam eBook. You can search the plan online or download and search on your own PC. This eBook also includes Hillary Clinton’s Remarks on the American Health Choices Plan as given at Broadloans Medical Center, September 17, 2007.”
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Daily Archives: October 4, 2007
Pew Global Attitudes Survey on Global Trade
WORLD PUBLICS WELCOME GLOBAL TRADE BUT NOT IMMIGRATION (144 pages, PDF)- “The publics of the world broadly embrace key tenets of economic globalization but fear the disruptions and downsides of participating in the global economy. In rich countries as well as poor ones, most people endorse free trade, multinational corporations and free markets. However,… Continue Reading
International Cleanup Weekend – October 13th and 14th
Google: “On October 13th and 14th, Googlers, our friends and family, and a lot of other folks around the world will be heading out to clean up our local parks, beaches, trails and other hot spots. Each of these projects will make a small difference to a specific neighborhood. Together, we hope to have a… Continue Reading
Census – Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
“New orders for manufactured goods in August, down following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased $14.4 billion or 3.3 percent to $420.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 3.4 percent July increase. Shipments, down two the last three months, decreased $6.7 billion or 1.6 percent to $417.9 billion. This followed a 2.3… Continue Reading
National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy
National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy – Unclassified Summary, October 2007 “The President’s National Drug Control Strategy seeks to disrupt the illicit drug industry as close to the source as possible. As a companion to the National Drug Control Strategy, this Strategy directs U.S. efforts to intercept drug shipments that manage to evade the robust international… Continue Reading
Judiciary Expresses Concerns About Proposed Regulations Regarding Capital Cases
US Courts: “The Judicial Conference has expressed concerns about proposed regulations issued by the Department of Justice for states seeking to qualify for expedited federal habeas corpus review procedures in capital cases. Concerns about the certification-implementation regulations proposed June 6, 2007, were aired in an August 1 letter from the Conference to DOJ. In 1996,… Continue Reading
DOT OIG: FAA's Actions Taken to Address Allegations of Unsafe Maintenance Practices at Northwest Airlines
DOT OIG Audit – FAA’s Actions Taken to Address Allegations of Unsafe Maintenance Practices at Northwest Airlines, September 28, 2007- Project ID: AV-2007-080 “Summary: On September 28, we issued our report on FAA’s actions taken to address allegations of unsafe maintenance practices at Northwest Airlines. These allegations were reported by an FAA Aviation Safety Inspector… Continue Reading
CBO Testimony on the Federal Government's Liabilities Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act
House Committee on the Budget hearing, Issues in Federal Government Financial Liabilities: Commercial Nuclear Waste, October 4, 2007: Testimony on the Federal Government’s Liabilities Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Combating Terrorism, Energy Efficiency, Global Health, Maritime Security, Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq, USPTO
Combating Terrorism: Law Enforcement Agencies Lack Directives to Assist Foreign Nations, GAO-08-144T, October 4, 2007 Energy Efficiency: Opportunities Exist for Federal Agencies to Better Inform Household Consumers, GAO-07-1162, September 26, 2007 Environmental Right-To-Know: EPA’s Recent Rule Could Reduce Availability of Toxic Chemical Information Used to Assess Environmental Justice, GAO-08-115T, October 4, 2007 Global Health: U.S.… Continue Reading
Microsoft Launches Technology Platform to Collect, Store and Share Health Information
Press release: “Joined by nationally recognized medical providers, health-management device manufacturers and patient advocacy organizations, Microsoft Corp. today launched Microsoft® HealthVault, a software and services platform aimed at helping people better manage their health information. The company outlined its vision for ways that HealthVault can bring the health and technology industries together to create new… Continue Reading
New Paper on Google's Law
Google’s Law, Working Paper (2007), by Greg Lastowka, Rutgers University, Assistant Professor of Law: “Google has become, for the majority of Americans, the index of choice for online information. Through dynamically generated results pages keyed to a near-infinite variety of search terms, Google steers our thoughts and our learning online. It tells us what words… Continue Reading
House Passes Military Contractor Legislation
Press release: “Today, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA – H.R. 2740) Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007, despite the Bush Administration’s opposition, with a vote of 389-30. The bill, which passed through the House Judiciary Committee in August, makes private contractors working in combat zones like Iraq… Continue Reading
