Obama Is Nudging Views on Race, a Survey Finds: “Barack Obamas presidency seems to be altering the public perception of race relations in the United States. Two-thirds of Americans now say race relations are generally good, and the percentage of blacks who say so has doubled since last July, according to the latest New York… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2009
A Current Glance at Women in the Law 2008
A Current Glance at Women in the Law 2008 – Women in the Legal Profession, American Bar Association Market Research Department. New York Times: Wider World of Choices to Fill Souters Vacancy Continue Reading
Senate Passes Judiciary Committee-Reported Anti-Fraud Legislation
“On Tuesday, April 28, the Senate overwhelmingly passed anti-fraud legislation that was reported earlier this year by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act was introduced on February 5 by Committee Members Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Ted Kaufman (D-Del.). On February 11, the Committee held a hearing to consider… Continue Reading
FDA, FTC Warn Public of Fraudulent 2009 H1N1 Influenza Products
News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission are alerting the public to be wary of Internet sites and other promotions for products that claim to diagnose, prevent, mitigate, treat or cure the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. The agencies are also advising operators of offending Web sites that they must… Continue Reading
Managing Arab Sovereign Wealth in Turbulent Timesand Beyond
Managing Arab Sovereign Wealth in Turbulent Timesand Beyond, Sven Behrendt, Bassma Kodmani Carnegie Paper, April 2009 “The debate about the role that sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) from Arab and other emerging economies play in international financial markets has been a highly cyclical one. Only twelve months ago, the Western public questioned the deeper rationales for… Continue Reading
White House Website Adds Links to FaceBook, Twitter, MySpace
The White House homepage (scroll to the very bottom, on the right hand side) now includes links to social networking sites Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, MySpace, as well as to YouTube, Vimeo and iTunes. Continue Reading
FDA: 2009 H1N1 Flu Virus
FDA: 2009 H1N1 Flu Virus, Topics on this Page: Background News Health Fraud Information for Consumers Information for Health Care Professionals Emergency Use Authorization Related postings on swine flu Continue Reading
DynaMed Topic on Swine Influenza
Follow up to previous postings on swine flu resources, the following news release: “Due to the recent global outbreak of Swine Influenza, EBSCO Publishing and the DynaMed Editors have made DynaMeds information about Swine Influenza free to health care providers and institutions throughout the world. The DynaMed topic on Swine Influenza consolidates information from multiple… Continue Reading
