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USDA Weak in Enforcing Slaughterhouse Rules: GAO
published 4 hours, 46 minutes ago posted by govinfogovinfo 16 hours, 35 minutes ago
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 12:46:51 AM GMT Tuesday, March 09, 2010 12:57:55 PM GMT
USDA Weak in Enforcing Slaughterhouse Rules: GAO
USDA inspectors have been inconsistent in enforcing laws prohibiting animal abuse at U.S. slaughterhouses, according to a Government Accountability Office report. (more)
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tags: animal cruelty, animal rights, GAO, slaughterhouses
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CBO Predicts Dire Debt from Obama Budget
published 4 hours, 46 minutes ago posted by govinfogovinfo 16 hours, 37 minutes ago
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 12:46:51 AM GMT Tuesday, March 09, 2010 12:56:21 PM GMT
CBO Predicts Dire Debt from Obama Budget
If President Obama's latest budget proposal is followed, the national debt would grow to represent 90 percent of the total U.S. economy by 2020, according to a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis. (more)
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tags: gpd, National Debt, obama budget
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Eleven More Airports Getting Full Body Scanners
published 17 hours, 13 minutes ago posted by govinfogovinfo 1 day, 16 hours, 33 minutes ago
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 12:20:06 PM GMT Monday, March 08, 2010 1:00:16 PM GMT
Eleven More Airports Getting Full Body Scanners
Stating that the move would result in "boosting local economies," the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that 11 airports will be getting whole-body electronic security scanners thanks to funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. (more)
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tags: body scanners, TSA, whole body scanners
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Census Answers Safe from Patriot Act Probes
published 17 hours, 13 minutes ago posted by govinfogovinfo 1 day, 16 hours, 34 minutes ago
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 12:20:06 PM GMT Monday, March 08, 2010 12:58:57 PM GMT
Census Answers Safe from Patriot Act Probes
The Justice Department has confirmed that information-sharing provisions of the USA Patriot Act will not threaten the confidentiality of answers given in response to the 2010 Census. (more)
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tags: patriot act, us census
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IRS Has $1.3 Billion Waiting for 1.4 Million People
published 4 days, 11 hours, 3 minutes ago posted by govinfogovinfo 4 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes ago
Friday, March 05, 2010 6:29:42 PM GMT Friday, March 05, 2010 12:53:03 PM GMT
IRS Has $1.3 Billion Waiting for 1.4 Million People
The Internal Revenue System (IRS) has a total of $1.3 billion in refunds waiting for some 1.4 million people who failed to file tax returns in 2006. To get their share, the non-filers must file a tax return for 2006 by April 15, 2010. (more)
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tags: 2006 tax returns, income tax, IRS, tax refunds
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DOE Moves to Withdraw Yucca Mountain Application
published 5 days, 2 hours, 32 minutes ago posted by govinfogovinfo 5 days, 15 hours, 16 minutes ago
Friday, March 05, 2010 3:00:51 AM GMT Thursday, March 04, 2010 2:16:45 PM GMT
DOE Moves to Withdraw Yucca Mountain Application
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has filed a motion with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to withdraw the license application for the Yucca Mountain high-level nuclear waste repository located 80 miles outside of Las Vegas. (more)
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tags: department of energy, nuclear waste, Yucca Mountain
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Are You Required to Answer the Census?
published 5 days, 2 hours, 32 minutes ago posted by govinfogovinfo 5 days, 17 hours, 2 minutes ago
Friday, March 05, 2010 3:00:51 AM GMT Thursday, March 04, 2010 12:31:22 PM GMT
Are You Required to Answer the Census?
The 2010 U.S. Census questionnaires are on their way to every residential mailbox in the nation and yes, people can be fined for not responding, but why would they do that? The 2010 census only asks 10 simple questions, and people who answer them will be helping their communities get their share of over $400 billion in government assistance. (more)
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tags: 2010 census, us census
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The Benefits of US Citizenship
published 5 days, 16 hours, 59 minutes ago posted by govinfogovinfo 6 days, 15 hours, 34 minutes ago
Thursday, March 04, 2010 12:34:27 PM GMT Wednesday, March 03, 2010 1:58:50 PM GMT
The Benefits of US Citizenship
Every year, about 700,000 people successfully complete the long and difficult process of naturalization to become U.S. citizens. In 2008 alone, an all-time record 1,046,539 immigrants passed the citizenship test and took the Oath of Allegiance. Why do they do it? What are the benefits of U.S. citizenship? (more)
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tags: federal benefits, immigration, us citizenship
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Injured Navy Reservist Wins Job Restitution
published 5 days, 16 hours, 59 minutes ago posted by govinfogovinfo 6 days, 16 hours, 50 minutes ago
Thursday, March 04, 2010 12:34:27 PM GMT Wednesday, March 03, 2010 12:42:52 PM GMT
Injured Navy Reservist Wins Job Restitution
Fresno County, California has agreed to pay a Navy reservist who suffered serious injuries during a military training exercise $57,000 for violations of his employment rights, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. (more)
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tags: emoloyment rights, navy reserve
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HUD Fights Loan Modification Scams
published 7 days, 10 hours, 31 minutes ago posted by govinfogovinfo 7 days, 16 hours, 48 minutes ago
Tuesday, March 02, 2010 7:02:23 PM GMT Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:45:30 PM GMT
HUD Fights Loan Modification Scams
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has just launched PreventLoanScams.org, a Web site dedicated to helping Americans recognize the many warning signs of home loan modification scams before being taken by one of this growing herd of bottom-feeders. (more)
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tags: home loans, HUD homes, loan modification, loan modification scams
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VA Upgrades Wounded Warriors Web Site
published 8 days, 3 hours, 3 minutes ago posted by govinfogovinfo 8 days, 17 hours, 5 minutes ago
Tuesday, March 02, 2010 2:30:18 AM GMT Monday, March 01, 2010 12:28:24 PM GMT
VA Upgrades Wounded Warriors Web Site
The Veterans Administration (VA) has just completed an important upgrade to its National Resources Directory Web site dedicated to America's wounded warriors and their families. (more)
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tags: veterans, wounded veterans, wounded warriors
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DOT Helping States Ban Texting While Driving
published 11 days, 10 hours, 9 minutes ago posted by govinfogovinfo 11 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes ago
Friday, February 26, 2010 7:24:09 PM GMT Friday, February 26, 2010 12:53:20 PM GMT
DOT Helping States Ban Texting While Driving
To help or perhaps encourage all of the states to enact similar laws, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has published a sample bill outlawing texting while driving. (more)
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tags: distracted driving, dot, texting, texting while driving
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USDA Soft on Grasshoppers, Lawmakers Say
published 12 days, 10 hours, 46 minutes ago posted by govinfogovinfo 12 days, 16 hours, 47 minutes ago
Thursday, February 25, 2010 6:47:22 PM GMT Thursday, February 25, 2010 12:46:27 PM GMT
USDA Soft on Grasshoppers, Lawmakers Say
Swarms of vegetation-destroying grasshoppers are predicted to invade 160 million acres of land in the Western U.S. this summer, but help from the USDA is falling short, according to Wyoming's congressional delegation. (more)
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tags: agriulture, grasshoppers, USDA, western states
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Redesign the Hot Dog?
published 13 days, 3 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by govinfogovinfo 13 days, 16 hours, 42 minutes ago
Thursday, February 25, 2010 1:52:13 AM GMT Wednesday, February 24, 2010 12:51:13 PM GMT
Redesign the Hot Dog?
The American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended that the hot dog be redesigned in order to prevent chocking among children. As you might guess, the American Meat Institute replied that it has no plans to redesign the "iconic food" known for its "distinctive shape." (more)
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tags: child safety, choking danger, hot dogs
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Obama Hiring a Twitterer
published 14 days, 5 hours, 40 minutes ago posted by govinfogovinfo 14 days, 16 hours, 37 minutes ago
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 11:52:40 PM GMT Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:56:17 PM GMT
Obama Hiring a Twitterer
Well, it has come to this. Social networking has become such a powerful political force that the President of the United States is hiring someone to manage his Twitter, Facebook and MySpace accounts. (more)
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tags: Facebook, Obama, social networking, Twitter
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Twelve Good Things Congress Could Do
published 14 days, 5 hours, 40 minutes ago posted by govinfogovinfo 14 days, 16 hours, 45 minutes ago
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 11:52:40 PM GMT Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:47:38 PM GMT
Twelve Good Things Congress Could Do
Saying of the U.S. Congress, "It's no fun for me anymore," Indiana's Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh called it quits last week. Maybe Sen. Bayh would have had more fun if he and his fellow lawmakers were working on enacting at least a few of the one-dozen "Good Government Fixes" suggested by the Project On Government Oversight (POGO). (more)
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tags: Evan Bayh, government spending, US Congress
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Even Crazier Lawsuits
published 15 days, 1 hour, 39 minutes ago posted by govinfogovinfo 15 days, 16 hours, 5 minutes ago
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 3:53:33 AM GMT Monday, February 22, 2010 1:27:36 PM GMT
Even Crazier Lawsuits
If the Five Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2009 got you riled up, you'll absolutely froth at the mouth when you read the cases nominated in the latest Most Ridiculous Lawsuit of the Month Poll conducted by LawsuitAbuse.org, a public awareness campaign intended to show how abusive lawsuits negatively affect small businesses and average families. (more)
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tags: frivolous lawsuits, lawsuits, oprah, tort reform
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Ticketmaster Agrees to Refunds for Springsteen Tickets
published 15 days, 1 hour, 39 minutes ago posted by govinfogovinfo 15 days, 16 hours, 50 minutes ago
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 3:53:33 AM GMT Monday, February 22, 2010 12:42:56 PM GMT
Ticketmaster Agrees to Refunds for Springsteen Tickets
A year after being accused of using bait-and-switch tactics, Ticketmaster has agreed to pay refunds to consumers who bought tickets for 14 Bruce Springsteen concerts in 2009 through its ticket resale Web site TicketsNow. (more)
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tags: consumers, springsteen, ticketmaster, ticketsnow
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New Gun Rules in Wildlife Refuges
published 18 days, 2 hours, 51 minutes ago posted by govinfogovinfo 18 days, 15 hours, 21 minutes ago
Saturday, February 20, 2010 2:41:33 AM GMT Friday, February 19, 2010 2:11:51 PM GMT
New Gun Rules in Wildlife Refuges
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has announced that new rules allowing the possession of firearms on National Wildlife Refuges and National Parks will take effect on Feb. 22, 2010. (more)
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tags: firearms, Gun Control, guns in national parks
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Postal Office Lobby Recycling Effort Expanding
published 18 days, 2 hours, 51 minutes ago posted by govinfogovinfo 18 days, 16 hours, 55 minutes ago
Saturday, February 20, 2010 2:41:33 AM GMT Friday, February 19, 2010 12:38:04 PM GMT
Postal Office Lobby Recycling Effort Expanding
Having successfully helping turn 200,000 tons of paper, plastic and other waste material that comes in the mail into new products, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has decided to expand its popular Post Office Box Lobby Recycling program. (more)
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tags: post office, postal service, recycling
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