Friday, December 7, 2012

WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 1, 2012

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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending December 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 370,000, a decreas...

FIRST QUALIFIED FEMALE SUBMARINE OFFICERS RECEIVE DOLPHINS

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121205-N-LP168-011 BANGOR, Wash. (Dec. 5, 2012) Lt. j.g. Jennifer Noonan, assigned to the Blue crew of the ballistic missile submarine USS...

U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT SUES FRUIT AND VEGITABLE GROWERS FOR NOT PAYING FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE

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Photo Credit:   Wikimedia Commons. FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR US Labor Department sues Sabana Grande fruit and vegetable growers ...

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION NEWS FOR DECEMBER 6, 2012

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FROM:  NASA
Thursday, December 6, 2012

NASA DROUGHT TRACKING SYSTEM VIDEO

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FROM:  NASA Plant Stress Indicates Drought Farmers across America rely on early drought warning systems to manage their crops. Americ...

U.S.-IRAQ DEFENSE COOPERATION MEMO OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED

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U.S. Army soldiers from Charlie Company, 67th Signal Battalion stationed at Fort Gordon, Ga., board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Sat...

U.S. ADM. LOCKLEAR III WANTS "COLLABORATION, NOT CONFRONTATION"

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Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, briefs the media on Asia security issues at the Pentagon, Dec. 6, 201...

U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE CLINTON SPEAKS AT THE OSCE MINISTERIAL COUNCIL FIRST PLENARY SESSION

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Dublin Castle was the seat of British rule in Ireland for seven centuries until 1922; it is now used mainly for Irish and EU governmental ...

U.S. WAITS AND WATCHES FOR NORTH KOREAN ROCKET LAUNCH

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Map:  North Korea.  Credit:  CIA World Factbook. FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE U.S. Monitors Possible North Korean Rocket Launch B...

NEWS FROM AFGHANISTAN FOR DECEMBER 6, 2012

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Photo:  Afghanistan Market.  Credit:  CIA World Factbook. FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Combined Force Arrests Taliban Leader ...

Joint Press Conference with Secretary Panetta and Secretary Shinseki at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C.

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Joint Press Conference with Secretary Panetta and Secretary Shinseki at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C.

FINLAND'S INDEPENDENCE DAY

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Map:  Finland.  Credit:  CIA World Factbook.  FROM: U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT Finland's Independence Day Press Statement Hillary R...

RECENT U.S. NAVY PHOTO

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FROM: U.S. NAVY, U.S. MARINES 121203-N-AA791-043 WASHINGTON (Dec. 3, 2012) Marine GySgt. S. Micah Bachtold, assigned to the Navy flig...

DVIDS - Video - Adm. Samuel Locklear: Dept. of Defense Briefing

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DVIDS - Video - Adm. Samuel Locklear: Dept. of Defense Briefing

A MARINE CORPS GUITARIST

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Marine Corps Cpl. Mark A. Boughton, a guitarist with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., enjoy...

NEW EFFORTS ANNOUNCED TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM CONTAMINATED POULTRY PROUDUCTS

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Photo:  Chickens.  Credit:  Wikimedia Commons. FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE USDA Announces New Prevention-based Efforts to I...

VIEWING THE EARTH AT NIGHT

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FROM:  NASA Earth at Night This view of Earth at night is a cloud-free view from space as acquired by the Suomi National Polar-orbiting ...

Protecting against pertussis

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Protecting against pertussis

President Obama Speaks at the 2012 Tribal Nations Conference Closing Session | The White House

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President Obama Speaks at the 2012 Tribal Nations Conference Closing Session | The White House

F-35B BOMBS BIG TIME

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121203-O-GR159-002 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 3, 2012) F-35B test aircraft BF-3, flown by Lt. Cmdr. Michael Burks, completes the first aerial we...