Archive | June, 2010
Crude Oil Bears Gain Momentum, Extend Tuesday’s Decline
Crude oil closed lower on Wednesday as it extends yesterday’s decline below the 20 day moving average crossing at 76.47. The mid-range close sets the stage for a steady opening on Thursday. Stochastics and the RSI are bearish signaling that sideways to lower prices are possible near term. Closes below last week’s low crossing at [...]
Continue reading...Hurry up and wait: Not much new revealed by EPA’s initial round of dispersant toxicity testing
30 June 2010 – 3:48 pm PDT
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Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist. EPA held a press call today to discuss the initial results of its own testing of oil spill dispersants. The testing by EPA was initiated after BP resisted complying with an EPA-Coast Guard Directive issued May 20 that directed the company to identify and switch to dispersants that [...]
Continue reading...Remarks by the President at a Town Hall Meeting on the Economy in Racine, Wisconsin
30 June 2010 – 3:48 pm PDT
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1:24 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Thank you. Everybody have a seat, if you’ve got a chair. (Laughter.) Well, thank you so much. Thank you, everybody. It’s great to see you. (Applause.) It’s good to be back in Racine! (Applause.) It is great to be back in this hall — because I [...]
Continue reading...Memorandum from the President on the Long-Term Gulf Coast Restoration Support Plan
30 June 2010 – 3:48 pm PDT
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SUBJECT: Long-Term Gulf Coast Restoration Support Plan The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is the worst environmental disaster America has ever faced. The oil spill represents just the latest blow to an area that has already suffered significant hardship. In addition to fighting the spill, conducting environmental cleanup, and ensuring such a crisis does [...]
Continue reading...Presidential Proclamation–Passing of Robert Byrd
30 June 2010 – 3:48 pm PDT
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As a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding service of Senator Robert C. Byrd, President pro tempore of the Senate, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff [...]
Continue reading...Presidential Proclamation–Modify Duty-free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences
30 June 2010 – 3:48 pm PDT
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1. Pursuant to sections 501 and 503(a)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the "1974 Act") (19 U.S.C. 2461 and 2463(a)(1)(A)), the President may designate articles as eligible for preferential tariff treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). 2. Pursuant to section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2463(c)(2)(A)), beneficiary developing [...]
Continue reading...Turning the Affordable Care Act into a Reality
30 June 2010 – 3:48 pm PDT
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Today I continued my series of bipartisan outreach meetings to engage leaders from inside and outside of government as we implement the Affordable Care Act. It’s been just over three months since health insurance reform became law, and already Americans are gaining greater control over their health care. As we work to turn the new [...]
Continue reading...It’s Up to YOU!
30 June 2010 – 3:48 pm PDT
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This week New York City hosted the 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service: It’s Up to YOU! Over 5,000 service leaders convened to discuss how to create greater impact and effectiveness in meeting social needs through service and volunteering. The National Conference on Volunteering and Service is the world’s largest gathering of service and [...]
Continue reading...Error-Filled Republican Analysis Misleads On Recovery Act
30 June 2010 – 3:48 pm PDT
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Today Rep. Boehner released an error-filled paper on the Recovery Act that is full of half-truths and mistakes. Leading independent economists, the nation’s governors and the millions of Americans on the job thanks to the Recovery Act all say it’s helped rescue the economy, so it’s ironic that the very critics who refuse to acknowledge [...]
Continue reading...Links, 6/30/10
30 June 2010 – 2:10 pm PDT
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1) Bankruptcy law expert Adam Levitin gives the Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2010 a critical examination. How can you not love the internet? 2) Ed on Rent-a-Center v. Jackson. I love his intro to the case that could serve as a placeholder for the whole court: “the Court has made another incredibly [...]
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30 June 2010 – 3:48 pm PDT
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