Top Industry News02/08/2010 -- NOAA Reorganization Would Provide More Info on Global Warming -- The Washington Post
The Obama administration proposed a new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Service on Monday, reorganizing the agency so it can provide Americans with predictions on how global warming will affect everything from drought to sea levels.
02/07/2010 -- A Federal Effort to Push Junk Food Out of Schools -- The New York Times
The Obama administration will begin a drive this week to expel Pepsi, French fries and Snickers bars from the nation’s schools in hopes of reducing the number of children who get fat during their school years.
02/05/2010 -- House Votes to Revive Pay-As-You-Go Budget Rules -- The Washington Post
Congress agreed Thursday to revive the pay-as-you-go budget rules that helped wipe out massive deficits and balance the budget during the Clinton administration, although the new version includes a long list of exceptions that would permit Democrats to add at least $1.5 trillion to the nation's tab over the next decade.
02/05/2010 -- U.S. Officials Hopeful China Will Make Concessions on Currency -- The Washington Post
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said Thursday that he believed China would allow its currency to appreciate vis-à-vis the dollar -- a move President Obama contends is essential to the U.S. economy by making U.S. exports more competitive and lowering China's massive trade surplus.
02/04/2010 -- FDA Using Computer Program to Track Risky Imports -- The Washington Post
The Food and Drug Administration is using an automated system to sort through millions of foreign shipments and identify food and drugs that are most likely to be contaminated.
02/04/2010 -- Reid Hopes Senate to Approve Jobs Bill Next Week -- The Wall Street Journal
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) said Thursday he hoped the Senate would approve the first part of a job-creation package next week, and urged Republicans to come to the table to support efforts to spur job creation.
02/04/2010 -- School to Probe Climate Scientist -- The Wall Street Journal
Pennsylvania State University has begun a formal investigation into whether a prominent faculty member is guilty of scientific misconduct for the way he carried out research into climate change.
02/03/2010 -- Cadbury Executives Quit in Wake of Kraft Takeover -- The Wall Street Journal
Cadbury PLC said Wednesday that three top officials will step down after the British candy maker's shareholders approved Kraft Foods Inc.'s £11.9 billion ($19.02 billion) takeover of the company.
The second- and third-ranking Senate Democratic leaders are doling out huge sums of cash, laying the groundwork for a leadership race should Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid lose reelection.
My mother was right after all. She always viewed prepared salads as a bunch of buggy, germy greens packaged in plastic and platitudes. She'd never eat them as-is, believing a vigorous cold water wash followed by a quick twirl in the salad spinner was necessary before consumption.
In a federal budget filled with mind-boggling statistics, two numbers stand out as particularly stunning, for the way they may change American politics and American power.
Immigration authorities worked closely with a marine oil-rig company in Mississippi to discourage protests by temporary guest workers from India over their job conditions, including advising managers to send some workers back to India, according to new testimony in a federal lawsuit against the company, Signal International.
President Obama declared in presenting his new 10-year budget proposal on Monday that “our fiscal situation remains unacceptable,” but he insisted that the country pursue his ambitious domestic agenda despite facing swollen budget deficits for the foreseeable future.
President Barack Obama proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2011 that will add fuel to the debate over the size and scope of government. The plan includes big increases in personal and business taxes, modest spending cuts and increased outlays for education, defense and jobs initiatives.
Now, how about some votes in Congress?
It took a year, but one bright spot in President Obama's State of the Union was that he bothered to say nice things about trade. "We have to seek new markets aggressively, just as our competitors are," he said. "If America sits on the sidelines while other nations sign trade deals, we will lose the chance to create jobs on our shores."
As President Obama vows to refocus Democrats' attention on jobs and the economy, advocates for overhauling the nation's immigration laws say they are still gearing up for a battle in the Senate in coming weeks, despite fading hopes for victory.
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