News release: “The shooting spree allegedly perpetrated by a self-radicalized soldier of Muslim faith has revealed shortcomings in the Defense Departments ability to counter dangerous outside influences on the military, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today. Gates disclosed this and several other key findings of a broad review he ordered after Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan allegedly killed 13 people in a Nov. 5 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. The conclusions of this preliminary assessment are due out later today. The review concluded that [Defense Department] force-protection programs are not properly focused on internal threats such as workplace violence and self-radicalization, Gates told Pentagon reporters. The problem is compounded in the absence of a clear understanding of what motivates a person to become radicalized and commit violent acts.
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Daily Archives: January 15, 2010
BLS: Consumer Price Index, December 2009
Consumer Price Index – December 2009: On a seasonally adjusted basis, the December Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the index increased 2.7 percent before seasonal adjustment. The seasonally adjusted increase in the all items index was… Continue Reading
Treasury Fact Sheet: Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee
News release: “Today, the President announced his intention to propose a Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee that would require the largest and most highly levered Wall Street firms to pay back taxpayers for the extraordinary assistance provided so that the TARP program does not add to the deficit. “The fee the President is proposing would: Require… Continue Reading
