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Economy Most Important Issue, and Still Rising: Fewest ever (11%) say country is going in right direction ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- As the financial and economic crisis deepens, the latest edition of The Harris Poll[R] finds that the economy, which was already at the top of the list of concerns for Americans, has moved even farther ahead...; Tags: Government, Harris Interactive, MARKETING, president, Republican, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-10-23
Letters to the editor: Training works I appreciate the letter by Frank Brentine on Sept. 30 about Crisis Intervention Team training. I am a member of the Topeka/ Shawnee County CIT Council, which has offered 40 hours of training twice to law enforcement and corrections officers. CIT is a community-based,...; Tags: board, FINANCE, Government, Mortgages, president, sheriff, training, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-10-19
CCAGW PAC Endorses Tom Rooney for Florida's 16th District: WASHINGTON -- The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Political Action Committee CCAGW PAC today announced its endorsement of Tom Rooney for Congress in Florida's 16th Congressional District. Mr. Rooney is running against incumbent Rep. Tim Mahoney. "Tom Rooney is a fiscal conservative who believes in less government and...; Tags: Council, FINANCE, Florida, Government, Litigation, Rep., SOFTWARE, Taxes, Tom, U.S. Congress, Washington; Research articles 2008-10-17
CCAGW PAC Endorses Andy Harris for Maryland's 1st District: WASHINGTON -- The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Political Action Committee CCAGW PAC today announced its endorsement of State Senator Andy Harris for Congress in Maryland's First Congressional District. Sen. Harris is running against Frank M. Kratovil, Jr. "Sen. Harris is a true fiscal conservative who has pledged...; Tags: Council, FINANCE, Government, Litigation, Maryland, Sen., senator, SOFTWARE, Taxes, U.S. Congress, Washington; Research articles 2008-10-17
Taxpayer Watchdog Calls for Spending Cuts as Deficit Soars: WASHINGTON -- Following reports that the federal budget deficit reached a record $455 billion in fiscal year 2008, Citizens Against Government Waste called for immediate cuts in wasteful spending. "House and Senate leaders are considering a lame-duck session immediately after the election to adopt a $150 billion stimulus package....; Tags: Government, SOFTWARE, U.S. Congress, Washington; Research articles 2008-10-15

CCAGW PAC Endorses Chris Hackett for Pennsylvania's 10th District: WASHINGTON -- The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Political Action Committee CCAGW PAC today announced its endorsement of Chris Hackett for Congress in Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District. Mr. Hackett is running against incumbent Rep. Chris Carney. "Chris Hackett is a true fiscal conservative who has pledged to reduce...; Tags: CHRIS, Council, FINANCE, Government, Litigation, Pennsylvania, Rep., SOFTWARE, Taxes, U.S. Congress, Washington; Research articles 2008-10-15
CCAGW PAC Endorses Tom McClintock for California's 4th District: WASHINGTON -- The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Political Action Committee CCAGW PAC today announced its endorsement of state senator Tom McClintock for Congress in California's Fourth Congressional District. Sen. McClintock is running against Charlie Brown. "Tom McClintock is a true fiscal conservative who has pledged to reduce...; Tags: California, Council, FINANCE, Government, Litigation, senator, SOFTWARE, Taxes, Tom, U.S. Congress, Washington; Research articles 2008-10-15
CCAGW PAC Endorses Sydney Hay for Arizona's 1st District: WASHINGTON -- The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Political Action Committee CCAGW PAC today announced its endorsement of Sydney Hay for Congress in Arizona's First Congressional District. Ms. Hay is running against former state representative Ann Kirkpatrick. "Sydney Hay is a true fiscal conservative who has pledged to...; Tags: Arizona, Council, FINANCE, Government, Litigation, SOFTWARE, Taxes, U.S. Congress, Washington; Research articles 2008-10-15
CCAGW PAC Endorses David Schweikert for Arizona's 5th District: WASHINGTON -- The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Political Action Committee CCAGW PAC today announced its endorsement of David Schweikert for Congress in Arizona's fifth Congressional District. Mr. Schweikert is running against Rep. Harry Mitchell. "David Schweikert is a true fiscal conservative who has pledged to reduce the...; Tags: Arizona, Council, FINANCE, fraud, Government, Litigation, Rep., SOFTWARE, Taxes, U.S. Congress, Washington; Research articles 2008-10-15
Nation's Largest E-Discovery and Digital Forensics Conference to Feature Speakers from the FBI, US Congress, Georgian Ambassador to the US, Former KGB Major General, and Leading Government and Private Sector Cyber Crime Experts: ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- TheTrainingCo., in conjunction with InfraGard, The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Fairfax, announced today the 4th Annual Techno Forensics Conference will take place at NIST Headquarters in Gaithersburg Maryland on October 27-29, 2008. This nationally recognized conference will concentrate on the areas...; Tags: conference, FBI, Government, Hacking, Maryland, NIST, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, speaker, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-10-14
Hazards for Habeas Corpus: justice demands that an accused criminal be given the right of "habeas corpus," the ability to challenge the legality of his detention, but this right is being steadily eroded: Rogue public officials consolidating a police state dispatch jackbooted thugs to arrest dissidents. Their victims defend themselves with firearms. Those who are captured are branded "enemy combatants," and held indefinitely, incommunicado, without any specific charges brought against them, with no access to an attorney or hope of a fair trial....; Tags: Government, Quality, SOFTWARE, statute, suspension, U.S., U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-10-13
Q and AUniontown once Indian trade postUpcoming guestsShe said, she: Question: I have heard of a ghost town, Union Town, in western Shawnee County. Can you give me some history about it? -- L.A., Topeka Answer: Uniontown, official spelling, has the distinction of once being the largest city in Kansas, back when it was not even a territory....; Tags: FINANCE, Government, Kansas, Taxes, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-10-10
New Acrylic Hybrid with Low VOCs Highlighted at PRA Wood Coatings Congress: VALBONNE, France -- Dr. Anne Koller, senior chemist, Paint and Coatings Materials, European Region, for global specialty materials company Rohm and Haas (NYSE:ROH), will present information on Rohm and Haas's new environmentally advanced waterborne acrylic binder technology at the PRA Wood Coatings Congress to be held in Amsterdam, 14-15 October,...; Tags: Dr., Government, Haas, paint, Regulations, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-10-09
Letters to the editor: Raise political stake I am pro-Nancy Boyda. She is a Blue Dog Democrat in Congress, meaning she tends to vote as much with Republicans as she does with Democrats, and this sometimes irritates me. However, it looks like we are going to have a Democratic majority...; Tags: Democrat, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, Government, Kansas, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-10-09
Capitol Hill Workshop: 2008 Election to be Cosponsored by TheCapitol.Net and Congressional Quarterly: ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- After this year's historic election, TheCapitol.Net will hold its Capitol Hill Workshop: 2008 Election program from Wednesday, November 12, 2008 to Friday, November 14, 2008, at the Goethe-Institut in Washington, DC. Each day's program will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. The Capitol...; Tags: Alexandria, Government, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-10-07
Chevron Loses Major Lobbying Battle In Congress Over Ecuador Trade Benefits, Says Amazon Defense Coalition: McCain Finance Chair Had Led Campaign Effort to Quash Claims of Indigenous Tribes Fails WASHINGTON -- End of second graph of release should read: ...South American country. (sted ...South American company.) The corrected release reads: CHEVRON LOSES MAJOR LOBBYING BATTLE IN CONGRESS OVER ECUADOR TRADE BENEFITS,...; Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Benefits, Chevron Corp., Government, SOFTWARE, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-10-03
New Congressional Bill To Require Accountability for Government Multilingualism: Rep. Virginia Foxx leads effort to determine taxpayer cost WASHINGTON -- U.S. English, Inc. today hailed the introduction of H.R. 7092, the first Congressional legislation to account for multilingual services provided by the federal government. Offered by Rep. Virginia Foxx, H.R. 7092 would end speculation about the cost of...; Tags: accountability, FINANCE, Government, Rep., U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-09-30
Bailout just digs the hole deeper for taxpayers: Most Americans are angry and resentful about the Bush administration's demand that Congress make available $700 billion of their money to bail out Wall Street firms that made poor investments in acts of greed designed to increase the $25 million annual salaries of the chief executive officers. Count...; Tags: FINANCE, Government, Investment, president, Taxes, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-09-27
Think first: Those of us who have been around for any length of time have experienced days, or weeks, when aspects of our personal or professional lives have seemed to be spiralling out of control and we've wished the world would just let us catch a breath. Then, we realized...; Tags: FINANCE, financial, Government, Mortgages, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2008-09-26
Weiss Research Predicts Bailout Will Fail: Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. and Michael Larson, authors of one of the first major research papers submitted to Congress regarding the $700 billion federal bailout, will hold an audio news briefing at 11 a.m. today, September 26 regarding why the bailout will fail. To RSVP and for the call-in information,...; Tags: bank, FDIC, Government, U.S., U.S. Congress, Weiss; Research articles 2008-09-26