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Daily Archives: February 17, 2009

GM, Chrysler Restructuring Reports Submitted to Treasury

News release: “The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the following statement from Secretary Tim Geithner upon receipt of restructuring reports from Chrysler LLC and General Motors Corporation. The reports were required under the terms of the loans made available to these companies in December to assist the domestic auto industry in becoming financially viable…National Economic Council Director Summers and I [Geithner] will be convening the President’s Task Force on Autos {WaPo: “The task force includes full-time personnel based at the Treasury and the National Economic Council. Administration officials said the NEC group will be headed by Diana Ferrell, who previously worked for McKinsey & Co. and Goldman Sachs before joining the administration. Like Bloom, she holds a business degree from Harvard] later this week to analyze the companies’ plans and to solicit the full range of input from across the Administration on the restructuring necessary for these companies to achieve viability.”

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  • Treasury Releases First Monthly Bank Lending Survey

    News release: “The U.S. Department of the Treasury released today its first monthly bank lending survey designed to provide new, more frequent and more accessible information on banks’ lending activities to help taxpayers easily assess the lending and other activities of banks receiving government investments. Despite the negative effects of the economic downturn and unprecedented… Continue Reading

    FCC: Preparations in High Gear for Stations Going All-Digital This Week

    News release: “With 421 television stations still planning to terminate analog broadcasts on Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission, broadcasters and others are working overtime to prepare consumers for the digital transition – and to try to ensure that consumers who aren’t ready for the switch will continue to have access to vital television news and… Continue Reading

    New GAO Reports: Embassy Construction, Clean Air Act

    Embassy Construction: Additional Actions Are Needed to Address Contractor Participation, GAO-09-48, January 16, 2009: “To provide safe and secure workplaces for overseas posts, the Department of State (State) has built 64 new embassy compounds (NEC) and other facilities since 1999, has 31 ongoing projects, and plans to build at least 90 more. In 2007, State… Continue Reading

    SEC Charges R. Allen Stanford, Stanford International Bank for Multi-Billion Dollar Investment Scheme

    News release: “he Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Robert Allen Stanford and three of his companies for orchestrating a fraudulent, multi-billion dollar investment scheme centering on an $8 billion CD program. Stanford’s companies include Antiguan-based Stanford International Bank (SIB), Houston-based broker-dealer and investment adviser Stanford Group Company (SGC), and investment adviser Stanford Capital Management.… Continue Reading

    UN: Afghanistan – Annual Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2008

    United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan, Human Rights Unit: Afghanistan – Annual Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2008. January 2009. “The Human Rights Unit of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) recorded a total of 2118 civilian casualties between 01 January and 31 December 2008. This figure represents an increase of… Continue Reading

    Survey Shows Americans Back Better Infrastructure

    News release: “According to a new study commissioned by HNTB Corporation, Americans overwhelmingly believe the nation’s infrastructure is crumbling and are willing to spend more of their tax dollars to fix it. They also recognize improving infrastructure creates jobs and improves quality of life. In the nationwide survey conducted earlier this month, more than four… Continue Reading

    C-SPAN Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership

    News release: “C-SPAN today release[d] the results of its second Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership, in which a cross-section of 65 presidential historians ranked the 42 former occupants of the White House on ten attributes of leadership. As in C-SPAN’s first such survey, released in 2000, Abraham Lincoln received top billing among the historians, just… Continue Reading