Pius XII Memorial Library Government Documents

This is the kind of space warfare that documents librarians savor; no SDI, no space command, just 64 squares…  go NASA. We hope the Chinese can bring Go to space next.
 

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What’s all this about tainted milk and milk products in China?  Looked at any product labels lately? Most likely you will see the phrase Made in China, yes?  So is the FDA monitoring the potential problem?  You decide…
First we have this press release:
On September 12, 2008, in light of reports from the People’s Republic of [...]

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The list of speakers was impressive and would give pause to aspiring statespersons of any country as the UN started the General Debate of the 63rd Session.
It would be wise of the candidates and incumbents to read a few of the statements and reflect on the broader world in which we are intertwined.  Luiz Inácio [...]

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Hey, it is not so bad. The 700 billion dollar bailout comes to only about $6119.73 per U.S. Household;  chump change my friends. Don’t like my calculations, try the Census Bureau web site, get some numbers and make up your own scenerio — its fun and it is free!

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Yes, the US has the most vibrant carefree economic system in the (alternate?) universe and many are jumping to get to our shores… but even a small-town Texas brush-cutter would be hard pressed to come up with this quote:
President Bush on Friday said, “… Americans have good reason to be confident in our economic strength. [...]

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You could post these numbers, but then we would have to kill you!  The Conference Board holds their data rather tightly, for instance you can view the U.S. leading index at the website, but you Web 2.0 freakazoids had better not post!  To wit:
Latest Press Release
THESE DATA ARE FOR ANALYSIS PURPOSES ONLY. NOT FOR [...]

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The Brookings Institution has just released an assessment of electronic government initiatives which includes rankings of high performing federal agencies and states. Read the full report. Top ranked sites…

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No new taxes.  S & L Bailout. Keating Five. (Senator John McCain was one of the five, the other four were democrats).  Here is a little snippet from Senator McCain circa 1989…via the SEC…

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The Office of Inspector General at the Department of Interior has just issued a report that is not safe for work… apparently the regulators were in bed (literally) with the “regulees” aka the oil and gas industry. For those who aren’t offended by the “juicy bits” one of the full reports is at this link:
http://www.doioig.gov/upload/Smith%20REDACTED%20FINAL_080708%20Final%20with%20transmittal1.txt

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October 8, 2008
The deadline for registering to vote in Missouri is approaching and the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office has a link to sign you up. Don’t delay, send it in today.
http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/Register2Vote/Default.asp

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