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Daily Archives: April 21, 2009
Further Action Needed to Reinforce Signs of Market Recovery: IMF
Summary Version, International Monetary Fund, 2009, Global Financial Stability Report: Responding to the Financial Crisis and Measuring Systemic Risks (Washington, April 2009, 440 pages, PDF) “The global financial system remains under severe stress as the crisis broadens to include households, corporations, and the banking sectors in both advanced and emerging market countries. Shrinking economic activity… Continue Reading
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2008
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2008, 4/09. “Presents data on crime and safety at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, principals, and the general population. A joint effort by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Center for Education Statistics, this annual report examines crime occurring in school as well as on… Continue Reading
Treasury Secretary'sTestimony Before Congressional Oversight Panel
Secretary Geithner Opening Statement Before the Congressional Oversight Panel, April 21, 2009: “Today I will outline the steps taken by the Obama Administration to restore the flow of credit to get our economy back on track and Americans back to work.” Secretary Geithner Written Testimony Congressional Oversight Panel, April 21, 2009: “The challenges that our… Continue Reading
News GAO Reports: Congressional Oversight on Afghanistan, Iraqi Refugee Assistance, OPM Retirement Modernization Planning
Afghanistan: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight, GAO-09-473SP, April 21, 2009: “Security in Afghanistan has worsened significantly in the last 3 years, impeding both U.S. and international partners’ efforts to stabilize and rebuild the country. The security situation, including the overall increase in insurgent attacks from 2005 to 2008, is the result of a variety of… Continue Reading
OCC Consumer Tips for Avoiding Mortgage Modification Scams and Foreclosure Rescue Scams
“This Consumer Advisory, issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), describes common scams, suggests ways to protect yourself, provides information on U.S. government loan programs and counseling resources, and lists 10 warning signs of a mortgage modification scam.” Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
Senate Armed Services Committee Inquiry Into the Treatment Of Detainees In U.S. Custody
Unclassified and Redacted – Inquiry Into the Treatment Of Detainees In U.S. Custody, November 20, 2008 (Released, April 22, 2009) (263 pages, PDF) “The abuse of detainees in U.S. custody cannot simply be attributed to the actions of “a few bad apples” acting on their own. The fact is that senior officials in the United… Continue Reading
One Degree of Separation: Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury in the United States
News release: “According to a study initiated by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, there are nearly 1 in 50 people living with paralysis — approximately 6 million people. That’s the same number of people as the combined populations of Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. And that number is nearly 40 percent higher than… Continue Reading
Special IG – Troubled Asset Relief Program – Report to Congress
The Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, April 21, 2009 – Quarterly Report to Congress: “The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) now includes 12 separate, but often interrelated, programs involving Government and private funds of up to almost $3 trillion roughly the equivalent of last years entire Federal budget. From programs… Continue Reading
Gallup Poll: Americans Increasingly Concerned About Retirement Income
Follow up to April 19, 2009 posting – 2009 Retirement Confidence Survey: Economy Drives Confidence to Record Lows, see this Gallup Poll, Americans Increasingly Concerned About Retirement Income – Expected reliance on 401(k) plans shows major drop from last year, by Frank Newport. “For the first time this decade, a majority of non-retired Americans, 52%,… Continue Reading
Gallup: In U.S., Outlook for Environmental Quality Improving
Gallup: “With Earth Day approaching, Americans still on balance believe the quality of the environment in the U.S. is getting worse rather than better; however, their outlook is significantly brighter now than a year ago…Americans show increased optimism about the future quality of the environment, but it will take more than just the election of… Continue Reading
New York "Gas Card" Program for Job Seekers Expanded Statewide
News release: “State Labor Commissioner M. Patricia Smith announced today that additional transportation assistance for unemployed workers will be made available in 20 non-rural counties in New York State. Each Workforce Investment Board in these counties will receive $6,250 that may be used to help pay transportation expenses for unemployed workers to access services at… Continue Reading
