WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy will need months to recover from a growth slowdown caused by a home mortgage crisis, turmoil in financial markets and high energy prices, Treasure Secretary Henry Paulson said on Sunday. Paulson also told CBS television's "Face the...
Hard Assets Investor submits: By Brad Zigler It's never been easy for index investors. For one thing, there are financial advisors decrying investors' settling for "average" returns. As if it's not bad enough having money managers nattering them, now Congress wants to take it out of investors' hides as well....
By Randall Mikkelsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy needs months to recover from its slowdown, but the banking system remains sound despite a home mortgage crisis that could cause more problems, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said. Paulson also said on Sunday morning...
In contrast to many other buildings of its kind, which are deliberately designed to exclude daylight and the natural surroundings, the congress centre in Valencia relates closely to the local climate and draws its inspiration from light and shadow, from water and from the greenery of the city. The congress...
Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States for original works of authorship, including literary, dramatic, musical, architectural, cartographic, choreographic, pantomimic, pictorial, graphic, sculptural, and audiovisual creations. This article focuses on the role and importance of the copyright office of America. The Copyright Office...
Miners in Peru, the world's leading silver producer and second-largest copper and zinc miner, were readying a strike for midnight on Sunday that will see walkouts at the country's leading pits.Workers are expected to walk off the job at mines owned by Southern Copper, controlled by Grupo Mexico, Freeport-McMoran's...
By Jean Luis Arce LIMA (Reuters) - Miners in Peru, the world's leading silver producer and second-largest copper and zinc miner, were readying a strike for midnight on Sunday that will see walkouts at the country's leading pits. Workers are expected to walk...
Over the past few years, a rise in counterfeit versions of name-brand drugs has generated a fair amount of concern within government and the drug industry. (The growing scandal over tainted heparin, while a separate issue, hasn't helped.) And yet drugmakers have balked at current plans to track genuine drugs...
This is an extremely complicated issue, and it's been around for years, but let's talk some common sense about H-1B visas. Bill Gates went before Congress this week to try to make it easier for companies to hire foreign tech workers, using this visa status. Essentially, companies can bring in...
While many are concerned about the downfalls of the country's economic slowdown, there is a silver lining. Congress has approved, as part of its national stimulus package, 'Bonus depreciation' for 2008. The benefits include the ability to take additional depreciation on qualifying property in 2008. The caveat is the very...
Bankruptcy would not be just an emotional and mental burden. The consequence of not paying debts will continue to exist long after filing. Congress has worked on legislations making it tougher or impossible for some people to file for bankruptcy. For those people having a large amount of debt but...
This document examines the Office of Management and Budget's OMB and agency perspectives on the effects that the Program Assessment Rating Tool PART recommendations are having on agency operations and program results; OMB's leadership in ensuring a complementary relationship between the PART and the Government Performance and Results Act of...
Following the current disruption of operations in several courts in Gulf Coast states due to Hurricane Katrina, the Judicial Conference of the United States asked Congress in June 2005 to pass emergency legislation to allow courts to shift court proceedings temporarily into adjacent judicial districts when emergency circumstances require it...
The devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina reaches beyond the borders of the states directly affected by the wind, rain, and floods. Many people, for a variety of reasons, chose to disregard the mandatory evacuation orders issued by state and local officials. In general, evacuation policy is set and enforced by...
This report addresses the following three policy questions that may confront the conferees as they consider how homeland security funds are to be allocated to the states: what is the difference between a guaranteed base allocation and a guaranteed minimum allocation? What is the conceptual difference? How would the difference...
The nation's air, land, and marine transportation systems are designed for accessibility and efficiency, two characteristics that make them highly vulnerable to terrorist attack. While hardening the transportation sector from terrorist attack is difficult, reasonable measures can be taken to deter terrorists. The focus of this report is how best...
Arguably, the three most important homeland security public laws enacted following the terrorist attacks on September 2001 are: P.L. 107-56, "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act USA PATRIOT Act"; P.L. 107-296, "Homeland Security Act of 2002"; and P.L. 108-458, "Intelligence Reform...
The Navy and Coast Guard agree that the Coast Guard should be the lead agency for the maritime component of homeland security, and that the Navy?s role relative to the Coast Guard in maritime homeland security should be to support the Coast Guard. Potential Navy homeland security roles include defending...
The number of U.S. specialty hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers has been increasing. Advocates of these facilities believe that they will increase competition and improve health services. General hospitals, however, complain that specialty facilities select only the most profitable patients, which reduces general hospitals' ability to pay for care of...
In FY2005, Congress appropriated $3.6 billion for state and local homeland security assistance programs. These homeland security assistance programs include the: State Homeland Security Grant Program SHSGP; Urban Area Security Initiative UASI; Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program LETPP etc. This report summarizes and compares the pertinent parts of the two...
