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Health Care Reform Bill and Debate Available on GPO'S FDsys

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News release: “The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has made available the health care reform bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives this past weekend in electronic form. The House floor debate leading up to the passage of the bill can be found in the Congressional Record. The authentic, electronic versions are available on GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys)…GPO authenticated the document by digital signature. This signature assures the public that the document has not been changed or altered. A digital signature, viewed through the GPO Seal of Authenticity, verifies the document’s integrity and authenticity.” Direct links:

13 States File Complaint Against "New Universal Healthcare Regime" – VA AG Goes It Alone

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23 page complaint filed today in the Northern District of Florida – Nature of Action: “On March 23, 2010, a new universal healthcare regime, titled the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” H.R. 3590 (the Act), was signed into law by the President. The Act, which exceeds 2,400 pages, is available at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f: h3590pp.txt.pdf (accessed… Continue Reading

EPA Issues Second Annual Ranking of U.S. Cities with the Most Energy Efficient Buildings

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News release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a list of U.S. metropolitan areas with the largest number of energy efficient buildings that earned EPA’s Energy Star in 2009. The list is headed by Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Houston, Lakeland, Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta and New York. Energy efficiency saves building… Continue Reading

CBO: Direct Spending and Defense Programs

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Direct Spending and Defense Programs, March 23, 2010. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives. “For 2010, CBO estimates that total federal spending, under an assumption that current laws and policies remain unchanged, will be about $3.5 trillion. Of that amount, about $1.4 trillion (40 percent) will… Continue Reading

CDC: In 2007, the cesarean rate was the highest ever reported in the United States

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Recent Trends in Cesarean Delivery in the United States – Fay Menacker, Dr. P.H., and Brady E. Hamilton, Ph.D. National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief No. 35, March 2010. “In 2007, nearly one-third (32%) of all births were cesarean deliveries. Although there are often clear clinical indications for a cesarean delivery, the short- and… Continue Reading

FBI Releases 2009 Bank Crime Statistics

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News release: “[March 22, 2010] the FBI released bank crime statistics for calendar year 2009. Between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009, there were 5,943 robberies, 100 burglaries, 19 larcenies, and three extortions of financial institutions1 reported to law enforcement. The total 6,065 reported violations represents a decrease from 2008, during which 6,8572 violations… Continue Reading

Informing the Future: Critical Issues in Health, Fifth Edition

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“Today, perhaps more than ever, health care is a key item on the nation’s agenda. Government policy makers, health professionals, scientists, industrial and civic leaders, patient advocates, and private citizens across the social spectrum are focusing on how best to obtain a high-quality health system that is efficient and affordable in its operation and that… Continue Reading

Review of EPA's Draft IRIS Assessment of Tetrachloroethylene

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“Tetrachloroethylene is a volatile, chlorinated organic hydrocarbon that is widely used as a solvent in the dry-cleaning and textile-processing industries and as an agent for degreasing metal parts. It is an environmental contaminant that has been detected in the air, groundwater, surface waters, and soil. In June 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its… Continue Reading

Cisco 2009 Annual Security Report

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Cisco 2009 Annual Security Report Highlighting global security threats and trends: “The Cisco® Annual Security Report provides an overview of the combined security intelligence of the entire Cisco organization. The report encompasses threat information and trends collected between January and December 2009. It also provides a snapshot of the state of security for that period,… Continue Reading

Ecosystem Concepts for Sustainable Bivalve Mariculture

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“U.S. mariculture production of bivalve molluscs-those cultivated in the marine environment-has roughly doubled over the last 25 years. Although mariculture operations may expand the production of seafood without additional exploitation of wild populations, they still depend upon and affect natural ecosystems and ecosystem services. Every additional animal has an incremental effect arising from food extraction… Continue Reading

Interview with Google's chief legal officer on China policy

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Follow up to Google Discontinues Censored Search in Mainland China, via the Atlantic, An Interview with David Drummond of Google about the company’s new policies in China by James Fallows: “Since the Beijing Olympics, our experience in China has gotten worse. Although we have gained market share, it has become more and more difficult for… Continue Reading

CRS Legislative Subject Terms Used in THOMAS

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“Beginning with the 111th Congress, all legislative measures are assigned at least one Subject term drawn from a new list of terms presented on this page. The Subject terms are designed to better group legislation, to improve consistency, and to shorten the time it takes to add Subject terms to bills. Subject terms can also… Continue Reading