Ringing in the New Year is a cause for celebration and a time for change. It's also a time to reflect on last year's course of events and resolve to make improvements. This New Year also signals a shift in the political climate after a November elect...
I won't admit to making New Years resolutions, but as a new year approaches I do take an inventory of my life and make a mental list of things I didn't get done the year before and what I'd like to accomplish during the upcoming year. After all, it's a...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The American Public Transportation Association APTA is calling on Congress to make its number one New Year's resolution the swift passage of an expanded six- year surface transportation bill with increased investmeWASHINGTON, Dec. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The American Public Transportation Association APTA is...
As Americans head into the New Year, they may already be tiring of a presidential race that remains months away from its conclusion. Chances are the airwaves are already being infiltrated with ads "paid for by the Committee to Elect Me President As Americans head into...
Resignation? The first issue for Congress, all 535 of them, should be to look at their qualifications to serve. With a history of deficit spending of fiat money since 1946 creating economic slaves of the U.S. citizenry the logical answer would be for all 535 of them...
Clinical Results of Adult Stem Cell Therapy Presented at International Regenerative Biomedical Technology Conference DUBAI, U.A.E. -- In a report unprecedented in the healthcare industry, Zannos Grekos, MD presented clinical data this week to the Dubai Congress on Regenerative Biomedical Technologies demonstrating the successful treatment of end-stage cardiac...
Thirteen East Bay priests, rabbis and ministers asked Congressional leaders from California on Wednesday to urge President- elect Barack Obama to ban the use of torture by U.S. agencies as one of his first acts in office. Meeting with the top staff of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
VOORHEES, N.J. -- American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK), the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company, will unveil a new "green" exhibit booth at this year's National League of Cities NLC Congress of Cities and Exposition in Orlando, Fla., on November 11-15. Working with EWI Worldwide,...
OLDWICK, N.J. -- In the Democratic primaries earlier this year, they were rivals. But as President-elect Barack Obama begins work crafting what will have to be among his first initiatives--a new regulatory framework for financial services--he will do so with Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd as a linchpin to...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government arrested and deported record numbers of illegal immigrants -- nearly 350,000 -- in the past year, authorities say. It has also naturalized a record number of new Americans during the same time period, more than 1 million. Bush administration officials consider these...
Gizzi Predicts More Democrats in Congress, But Not Veto-Proof The media are overflowing with predic- tions of a major pick-up by Democrats in the 35 U.S. Senate races November 4. Ear- lier this year. Democratic National Chair- man Howard Dean surprised most reporters at a Christian Science...
On Oct. 27, 1972, the U.S. Congress enacted the Brooks Act, essentially creating a marketplace in which architects, engineers and contractors would need to compete on qualifications for federal contracts. States soon followed with similar laws. As a result of this new competitive marketplace, several industry firms came into existence....
Our final look at the 110th Congress shows how ever), representative and senator voted on key issues, such as the federal budget, warrantless searches, mortgage relief oil drilling, and the bank bailout. House Vote Descriptions 31 Budget Resolution. The final version of the Fiscal 2009 Budget...
Demonstrations will feature NAVTEQ TrafficTM and Community-Enhanced Traffic GPS data, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems ADAS, Vehicle Infrastructure Integration VII NEW YORK, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- NAVTEQ, a leading global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, will showcase its latest advancements in NAVTEQ...
In 1993, the U.S. Congress cut off funds for the Superconducting Super Collider, or SSC. After years of planning, two years of major construction and $2 billion spent, the most enduring achievement of the stillborn project was a tunnel from nothing to nowhere near Waxahachie, Texas. The SSC...
Mission Impossible II is almost complete for Peter Ueberroth. Ueberroth, serving as president of the 1984 Los Angeles Games, introduced a new Olympic era by generating more than a $200million surplus at a time when the Games were going bankrupt. A different kind of bankruptcy brought...
Byline: Dennis Jacobe, Chief Economist Synopsis: Despite the wait for the U.S. Treasury to begin buying securities and the losses on Wall Street, the percentage of Americans worried about money fell to 42% this week from its pre-bailout high of 48%, suggesting the rescue package may be having...
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...
Should Congress abandon the nuke pact now, Americans, not Indians, will end up isolated. More than three years after it was first negotiated, the U.S.-India nuclear deal has at last been sent to the U.S. Congress for approval. The agreement is the final stage in a process designed...
Western Union's Our World, Our Family Initiative Recognized for Strengthening Livelihoods Through Financial Services for World's Marginalized Communities NEW YORK -- As world leaders gathered at the Clinton Global Initiative CGI Annual Meeting, Western Union was announced for its Our World, Our Family program, a five-year, $50 million...
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