WSJ: “Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s revamp of the $700 billion financial-sector bailout is likely to rely on a broad range of tools, from injecting additional capital into banks and helping homeowners avoid foreclosure to expanding the roles of the Federal Reserve, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., according to people familiar with the matter.”
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Resources Mark Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial – 1809-2009
Via State Department: Background Information – Articles and Publications Lincoln: A Legacy of Freedom – U.S. Department of State, International Information Programs A New Look for Lincoln – U.S. Dept. of State, IIP Groundwork to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln to 1854 – U.S. Department of State, IIP Path to the White House: Abraham Lincoln from 1854… Continue Reading
CIA Posts Freedom of Information Act Annual Report for 2008
Central Intelligence Agency Freedom of Information Act Annual Report Fiscal Year 2008 Via The Memory Hole: “The agency processed 1,698 requests during the year. (703 requests had been pending at the start of the year, and 1,935 were received during the year. Thus, 940 were left pending at the end of the year). Of those… Continue Reading
AP: Comparison of economic stimulus plans
AP: “A comparison of the $827 billion economic recovery plan drafted by Senate Democrats and moderate Republicans with an $820 billion version passed by the House. Additional debt costs would add about $350 billion or more over 10 years. Many provisions expire in two years.” Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
Forum on Electronic Media and the Preservation of News
Center for Research Libraries/Global Resources Network: The Future of Newspapers: A Conversation. Alex Jones, Laurence M. Lombard Lecturer in the Press and Public Policy and Director of the Shorenstein Center, Harvard University, John Carroll, Former Editor, Los Angeles Times. See also International Coalition on Newspapers (ICON) Continue Reading
California Fuloughs 200,000 State Workers Each Friday
AP: “California’s first-ever furloughs began Friday with more than 200,000 state workers expected to stay home without pay amid the state’s fiscal crisis.” State of California Fact Sheet: What Californians Are Saying About Furloughs Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
Families USA Report – Unemployed and Uninsured in Americ
Unemployed and Uninsured in America analyzes the health coverage status of unemployed workers with low and moderate incomes, including national and state-level data. (February 2009) Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
