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… Continue Reading
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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
Bureau of Economics Releases Economic Issues Paper on Treatment of Efficiencies in Merger Matters
“The Bureau of Economics has released an Economic Issues Paper that studies the treatment of efficiencies in FTC merger matters. It is available on the Commissions Web site. The paper was undertaken to determine the types of efficiencies claims made by parties in merger matters before the Commission. Further work explored how the staff treated… Continue Reading
Third Report of the Congressional Oversight Panel
“COP is releasing its latest oversight report today entitled Valuing Treasurys Acquisitions. This report is our own attempt to answer the fifth question in our first oversight report: Is the Public Receiving a Fair Deal? After reviewing the top ten TARP transactions, we learned that every time Treasury spent $100, it took back assets that… Continue Reading
OECD Composite Leading Indicators fall to lowest levels since 1970s
News release: “OECD composite leading indicators (CLIs) for December 2008 continue to point to a weakening outlook for all the major seven economies. The CLIs in most OECD countries have fallen to levels that were last seen during the oil shocks of the 1970s. The outlook has significantly deteriorated in the major non-OECD member economies… Continue Reading
BLS Releases Employment Situation Summary, January 2009
News release [includes data and charts]: “Nonfarm payroll employment fell sharply in January (-598,000) and the unemployment rate rose from 7.2 to 7.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Payroll employment has declined by 3.6 million since the start of the recession in December 2007; about one-… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Aviation Security, Foster Care, Surface Transportation
Aviation Security: Status of Transportation Security Inspector Workforce, GAO-09-123R, February 6, 2009 Foster Care: State Practices for Assessing Health Needs, Facilitating Service Delivery, and Monitoring Children’s Care, GAO-09-26, February 6, 2009 Surface Transportation: Clear Federal Role and Criteria-Based Selection Process Could Improve Three National and Regional Infrastructure Programs, GAO-09-219, February 6, 2009 Continue Reading
