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Investigation of Allegations of Politicized Hiring by Monica Goodling and Other Staff in the Office of the Attorney General

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Follow up to postings on U.S. attorney firings, today’s release of a report by the DOJ OIG, An Investigation of Allegations of Politicized Hiring by Monica Goodling and Other Staff in the Office of the Attorney General, July 28, 2008 (124 pages, PDF) “This investigation examined allegations that Monica Goodling, who worked in the Office… Continue Reading

Key Recurring Management Issues Identified in Audits of Iraq Reconstruction Efforts

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Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR): Key Recurring Management Issues Identified in Audits of Iraq Reconstruction Efforts, July 27, 2008 “As of July 2008, the U.S. Congress had appropriated approximately $50 billion for all relief and reconstruction activities. As of July 31, 2008, SIGIR and its predecessor (CPA-IG) have issued 122… Continue Reading

Banks Curtailing Business Loans in Response to Economic Forces

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New York Times, July 28, 2008 – Worried Banks Sharply Reduce Business Loans Federal Reserve Board Current Survey: “The April 2008 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices addressed changes in the supply of, and demand for, bank loans to businesses and households over the past three months.1 Special questions in the survey… Continue Reading

Report Shows Export-Oriented Model Eroded Africa's Food Self-Sufficiency

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News release: “…a new report by U.S.-based consumer advocacy group Food & Water Watch, What’s Behind the Global Food Crisis? How Trade Policy Undermined Africa’s Food Self-Sufficiency, found that the steady increase in food cultivation in Africa between 1980s and early 1990s slowed after the WTO went into effect in 1995. Non-food cash crop cultivation… Continue Reading

Rand: Nuclear-Armed Regional Adversaries – How Deterrable Are They Likely to Be?

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Nuclear-Armed Regional Adversaries – How Deterrable Are They Likely to Be?, July 2008, by David Ochmanek, Lowell H. Schwartz. “The United States and other members of the international community are striving to convince North Korea, Iran, and other states to forgo the development of nuclear weapons. If they do not succeed, the consequences for U.S.… Continue Reading

Analyses of the Effects of Global Change on Human Health and Welfare and Human Systems

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Analyses of the Effects of Global Change on Human Health and Welfare and Human Systems, Final Report, Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.6, U.S. Climate Change Science Program And the Subcommittee on Global Change Research, July 2008 [284 pages, PDF]. “This report focuses on impacts of global climate change, especially impacts on three broad dimensions of… Continue Reading

Report: More Substantial Stimulus and Policy Proposals Needed to Help Americans Weather the Recession

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News release: “Even as the last of the stimulus checks that have blunted the worst effects of the economic downturn are cashed, the economy remains poised on the brink of what could be a prolonged period of economic stagnation. According to a new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), Congress and… Continue Reading

New Research Shows That People With Better Physical Fitness Have Less Brain Atrophy in Alzheimer's

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News release: “People with early Alzheimer’s disease who had better fitness ratings had less atrophy in key brain areas associated with memory, according to research reported [July 27, 2008] at the 2008 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease (ICAD 2008) in Chicago…”These studies reinforce the need for increased awareness and education about the importance… Continue Reading