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Reporters Without Borders: Forty predators of press freedom

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News release [includes database with links to data on individual countries, regions, and rank]

  • “There are 40 names on this year’s list of Predators of Press Freedom – 40 politicians, government officials, religious leaders, militias and criminal organisations that cannot stand the press, treat it as an enemy and directly attack journalists. They are powerful, dangerous, violent and above the law. Many of them were already on last year’s list. In Latin America, there is no change in the four major sources of threats and violence against journalists: drug traffickers, the Cuban dictatorship, FARC and paramilitary groups. Africa has also seen few changes. But power relationships have been evolving in the Middle East and Asia.”

    • FSU Biological Oceanographer – Growing Evidence of Largest Oil Spill in U.S. History

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    Huffington Post/SkyTruth: “The Gulf Coast spill will have eclipsed the Exxon Valdez in terms of total gallons of oil before the weekend is over — making it the largest oil spill in U.S. history — according to calculations made by oceanographer Ian MacDonald after studying aerial Coast Guard photos taken earlier in the week.” Continue Reading

    The Credit Market Consequences of Job Displacement

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    The Credit Market Consequences of Job Displacement, Benjamin J. Keys, Federal Reserve Board, 2010-24. April 29, 2010 “Abstract: This paper demonstrates the important role of job displacement in the household bankruptcy decision. I develop a dynamic, forward-looking model of unemployment and bankruptcy where persistent negative income shocks increase a household’s likelihood of filing for bankruptcy… Continue Reading

    Financial Statistics for the United States and the Crisis: What Did They Get Right, What Did They Miss, and How Should They Change?

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    Financial Statistics for the United States and the Crisis: What Did They Get Right, What Did They Miss, and How Should They Change?, Matthew J. Eichner, Donald L. Kohn, and Michael G. Palumbo, 2010-20. Federal Reserve Board, April 19, 2010. “Abstract: Although the instruments and transactions most closely associated with the financial crisis of 2008… Continue Reading

    Speech by Federal Reserve Governor Duke on women and money: challenging the myths

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    Governor Elizabeth A. Duke At the Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Delaware Valley Financially Hers Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – May 1, 2010 – Women and Money: Challenging the Myths “I firmly believe that, first, all women need financial education and,second, that once armed with that education, all women are capable of making good, sound financial… Continue Reading

    Issue Brief: The Funding of State and Local Pensions: 2009-2013

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    Issue Brief: The Funding of State and Local Pensions: 2009-2013, by Alicia H. Munnell, Jean-Pierre Aubry, and Laura Quinby, Center for State and Local Government Excellence “The financial crisis reduced the value of equities in state and local defined benefit pensions and hurt the funding status of these plans. The impact will become evident only… Continue Reading

    OSHA releases data detailing worker exposure to toxic chemicals

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    News release: “In keeping with the president’s memorandum on open government, the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration is releasing 15 years of data providing details of workplace exposure to toxic chemicals. The data is comprised of measurements taken by OSHA compliance officers during the course of inspections. It includes exposure levels to… Continue Reading