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Daily Archives: May 11, 2009

Treasury Releases the President's FY2010 Budget 'Greenbook'

News release: “As part of the Administration’s effort to develop a budget that invests in our nation’s future, the U.S. Treasury Department today released the General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue Proposals (Greenbook) to provide details of plans to cut taxes for small businesses and middle class families and close unfair corporate tax loopholes. The plan includes $736 billion in tax cuts for working families over the next ten years and provides almost $100 billion in tax cuts for businesses, providing support to the entrepreneurs who will help drive an economic recovery. The plan also promotes fairness and fiscal responsibility by closing hundreds of billions in loopholes, including $36 billion in tax breaks for oil companies and the $86.5 billion “check-the-box” loophole which allows U.S. companies that invest overseas to shift income to tax havens.”

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  • Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Quarterly Report to the United States Congress

    Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Quarterly Report to the United States Congress, April 30, 2009 – (Public Law 108-106, as amended, and Public Law 95-452) “This quarter marked the sixth anniversary of the U.S. entry into Iraq. Since the March 20, 2003, invasion, the Congress has appropriated $51 billion in foreign aid for relief… Continue Reading

    FTC Alleges That Mortgage Lender Charged Hispanics Higher Prices for Loans

    News release: “The Federal Trade Commission has charged a home mortgage lender and its owner with violating federal law by charging Hispanic consumers higher prices for mortgage loans than non-Hispanic white consumers – price disparities that cannot be explained by the applicants’ credit characteristics or underwriting risk. The FTC seeks to bar future violations and… Continue Reading

    Expanding Health Care Coverage: Proposals to Provide Affordable Coverage to All Americans

    Description of Policy Options Expanding Health Care Coverage: Proposals to Provide Affordable Coverage to All Americans, Senate Finance Committee, May 14, 2009 “The U.S. is the only developed country that does not guarantee health coverage for all its citizens, with 46 million uninsured and another 25 million underinsured. Today, the cost of caring for the… Continue Reading

    DOJ OIG: Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Disciplinary System

    Review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Disciplinary System, Evaluation and Inspections, Report I-2009-002, May 2009 “The OIG conducted this review to examine the FBI’s investigations of allegations of misconduct against FBI employees and to assess whether the FBI imposed consistent, reasonable, and timely discipline for misconduct. In this Executive Digest, we first provide a… Continue Reading

    EIA: International Petroleum Monthly, Petroleum Supply Surveys, World LNG Imports by Origin

    Coal News and Markets : “he Weekly Coal Production (WCP) Report provides estimates for U.S. coal production by State based on railroad car loading data.” International Petroleum Monthly – April 2009 (05/11/2009) – “This report contains world petroleum production data through February 2009; and OECD country petroleum demand, imports, and stocks data through January 2009.… Continue Reading

    Three Banks Announce Plans Stock Offerings to Repay TARP Funds

    New York Times DealBook: “Three United States banks, apparently emboldened by the clean bills of health they received under the federal stress tests, announced plans Monday to pay down the government’s investments under the TARP program by selling billions of dollars in new stock. The announcements came from Capital One Financial, US Bancorp and BB&T… Continue Reading