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Human Rights Watch Report: Iraqis and Other Asylum Seekers and Migrants at the Greece/Turkey – Entrance to the EU

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Stuck in a Revolving Door, Iraqis and Other Asylum Seekers and Migrants at the Greece/Turkey – Entrance to the European Union, November 2008.

  • “Iraqis are currently the largest nationality group of asylum seekers lodging new claims in the European Union (EU), and Greece has become their favored entry point. But Greece does not want this role, nor do Iraqis appear to want to stay in Greece, but would prefer to seek asylum in countries to the west and north. However, Iraqi asylum seekers find themselves stuck in Greece. First, they can’t move onward because EU asylum law, via the Dublin II regulation, normally requires asylum seekers to lodge their claims for protection in the first EU country in which they set foot and they also can’t move back home because of fear of war and persecution. They are almost never provided asylum in Greece.”

    • Treasury Bail Out Efforts Understaffed

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    WSJ: “The current Treasury has so far struggled to keep up with the task of hiring enough people to handle the $700 billion financial rescue package passed by Congress in October. The man now in charge of running the Troubled Asset Relief Program, Assistant Secretary Neel Kashkari, said the department’s Office of Financial Stability, with… Continue Reading

    Guide to Researching the Department of Energy's Records

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    Guide to Researching the Department of Energy’s Records. Topics include: Introduction/Overview of DOE and Its Records, Locating Records–By Originating Agencies and Offices, Locating Records–Repositories, Reading Rooms, and Document Collections, Locating Records–Online Resources, Finding Guides, and Other Research Tools, and Accessing Records–Points to Ponder, Potential Roadblocks, Possible Alternatives. Continue Reading

    Treasury OIG: Material Loss Review of ANB Financial

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    OIG-09-013 SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS: Material Loss Review of ANB Financial, National Association November 25, 2008, Office of Inspector General, Department of the Treasury “The primary causes of ANB’s failure were the bank’s strategy of aggressive growth without adequate controls; heavy reliance on wholesale funding, including brokered deposits; inadequate risk management of credit concentrations in commercial… Continue Reading

    Report: Elevated Levels of Mercury in New York State Bald Eagles

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    News release: “Recently released findings from a study initiated by a grant from The Nature Conservancy and conducted by scientists at Biodiversity Research Institute and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reveal elevated mercury levels in Bald Eagles nesting in the Catskill region of New York. Findings from this research effort provide evidence… Continue Reading

    European Ministers inject new impetus to ensure space’s role as a key asset in facing global challenges

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    News release: “The Ministers in charge of space activities in the European Space Agency’s 18 Member States and Canada today concluded a successful two-day Council meeting in The Hague, agreeing to undertake new initiatives in several fields and endorsing the next phases of a set of ongoing programmes.” Continue Reading

    Minority Voting Surged in 2008 Election, According to Project Vote Analysis

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    News release: “The United States saw dramatic increases in the number of ballots cast by traditionally underrepresented groups, including Americans of color and young voters, according to an analysis released by Project Vote. Countering the conventional wisdom that voter turnout on November 4 did not change as dramatically as predicted, Project Vote’s new analysis demonstrates… Continue Reading

    FTC Rescinds Guidance from 1966 on Statements Concerning Tar and Nicotine Yields

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    News release: “The Federal Trade Commission has rescinded guidance issued in 1966 that generally permitted statements concerning tar and nicotine yields if they were based on the Cambridge Filter Method, sometimes called the FTC method. As a result, advertisers should no longer use terms suggesting the FTC’s endorsement or approval of any specific test method.… Continue Reading