WASHINGTON D.C – Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that five fire departments across the state received a total of $487,129 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The funds will be used for training, equipment, personal protective equipment, vehicle acquisition, wellness and fitness and health and safety modifications […]
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Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell spoke on the House floor in support of H.Res.49, the Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta Medal of Honor Flag Resolution. Staff Sgt. Giunta of Hiawatha, Iowa, is the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. Boswell’s prepared floor statement is below. Thank you […]
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(01/27/11) HONOLULU – The US Environmental Protection Agency today applauds the Mayors, County Councils and residents of Maui and Kauai counties in Hawaii for enacting restrictions banning plastic shopping bags – reducing their waste and protecting the environment in a single action. “The leadership shown by the Counties of Maui and Kauai in banning these […]
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FBI agents today executed more than 40 search warrants throughout the United States as part of an ongoing investigation into recent coordinated cyber attacks against major companies and organizations. Also today, the United Kingdom’s Metropolitan Police Service executed additional search warrants and arrested five people for their alleged role in the attacks. These distributed denial […]
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WASHINGTON – The United States has filed a complaint against Boston Scientific Corp. and related Guidant entities under the False Claims Act for conduct relating to certain of its cardiac devices, the Justice Department announced today. The United States alleges that Guidant sold cardiac devices, the Ventak Prizm 2 and the Renewal 1 and 2, […]
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WASHINGTON — Astronomers have pushed NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to its limits by finding what is likely to be the most distant object ever seen in the universe. The object’s light traveled 13.2 billion years to reach Hubble, roughly 150 million years longer than the previous record holder. The age of the universe is approximately […]
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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Jan. 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 454,000, an increase of 51,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 403,000. The 4-week moving average was 428,750, an increase of 15,750 from the previous week’s revised average of 413,000. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment […]
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On Friday, January 28, the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) will honor and pay tribute to the fifty-two U.S. diplomats and public servants who were released on January 20, 1981, after spending 444 days as hostages in Iran. Department of State Director General Nancy Powell will deliver opening remarks followed by a panel discussion with […]
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President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union Address this evening. In starting his speech, Obama recognized Representative Gabrielle Giffords as she recovers from the recent Tucson Shooting. Obama started off his speech by calling on congress to “Not only sit together tonight, but work together tomorrow.” He then went on to discuss […]
The Republican Party responded to the State of the Union address by President Obama. Congressman Paul Ryan from Janesville, Wisconsin and Chairman of the House Budget Committee was chosen to speak on behalf of the GOP. Ryan mentioned Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords absence from the speech tonight and was praying for her return to the House. […]
