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CPSC Ties Chinese Drywall to Health Problems

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:06:46 +0000

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has advised people living in homes built with Chinese-made drywall to "spend as much time outdoors in fresh air as possible." Read more...

CPSC Ties Chinese Drywall to Health Problems originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 09:06:46.

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Government Going 'CSI' on Nixon - Haldeman

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:00:24 +0000

The National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) has assembled a "forensic document examination team" to do a CSI-like investigation of the handwritten notes H.R. Haldeman kept of his June 20, 1972, Watergate-related meeting with President Richard M. Nixon. Read more...

Government Going 'CSI' on Nixon - Haldeman originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 04:00:24.

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Bill Silencing Loud TV Ads Moves Forward

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:00:38 +0000

Worthy of noting at your Thanksgiving dinner, a bill frankly "shutting up" those annoying TV commercials that blast your ears at a volume far above the normal programming took a major step forward in the legislative process last week as the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved H.R. 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, by a voice vote. Read more...

Bill Silencing Loud TV Ads Moves Forward originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 at 04:00:38.

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Saturday's Senate Vote on Health Care Reform

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:33:01 +0000

The U.S. Senate is expected to hold a crucial vote on its version of a health care reform bill Saturday night. The vote, while critical, is not the final vote on the health care reform bill. Read more...

Saturday's Senate Vote on Health Care Reform originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at 11:33:01.

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Auto Industry Bailout Cost to Taxpayers: Report

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:28:28 +0000

What is the government's auto industry bailout costing you? Through the beginning of 2011, U.S. taxpayers will shell out $12,200 for every General Motors vehicle sold and $7,600 for every Chrysler vehicle sold, according to a report from the National Taxpayers Union (NTU). Read more...

Auto Industry Bailout Cost to Taxpayers: Report originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Friday, November 20th, 2009 at 07:28:28.

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October Wettest, Third Coolest on Record in US

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00:01 +0000

October 2009 was the wettest and third coolest October on record in the United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Read more...

October Wettest, Third Coolest on Record in US originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Friday, November 20th, 2009 at 04:00:01.

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FDA to Investigate Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:56:44 +0000

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent letters to 30 makers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages, often marketed as "alcoholic energy drinks" (AEDs), informing them that the agency intends to investigate the "safety and legality" of their products. Read more...

FDA to Investigate Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 07:56:44.

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OSHA Tries to Prevent Holiday Shopping Trampling Deaths

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:00:55 +0000

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has issued new guidelines on how retail employers can prevent their employees and shoppers from being trampled to death - yes, trampled to death - during holiday season sales events. Read more...

OSHA Tries to Prevent Holiday Shopping Trampling Deaths originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 04:00:55.

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Homeland Security to Hire 3,000 Veterans

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:00:51 +0000

Let's all agree, there should be no homeless or jobless veterans. The VA is working on the homeless part and now the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched an effort to hire an additional 3,000 veterans by 2012. Since DHS already employs almost 47,000 veterans, chances are they'll succeed. As part of their effort, DHS has created a one-stop Web site to help veterans looking for jobs. [Learn more...]

Also See:
VA Details Plan to End Homelessness Among Veterans
U.S. Government Job Finder
Jobs Working on Census 2010

Homeland Security to Hire 3,000 Veterans originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 04:00:51.

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Stock Market Not a Casino, Senator Says

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:00:46 +0000

Derivatives trading, a super risky stock market investment practice often used by hedge funds, those lovely things that helped our nation's economy collapse, are nothing more than gambling and should be regulated just like casinos, according to U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Washington). Read more...

Stock Market Not a Casino, Senator Says originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 04:00:46.

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