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Veterans' IT Job Certification Program Launched

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:00:43 +0000

A new program just announced by the White House will help US service members gain the training and certifications they need to get good jobs in the super-competitive information technology (IT) industry after separating from the military.

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Veterans' IT Job Certification Program Launched originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Friday, May 17th, 2013 at 03:00:43.

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Feds Want to Lower Drunk Driving BAC Limit

Thu, 16 May 2013 03:00:16 +0000

Predicting the move would save at least 1,000 lives a year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended that all state legislatures lower by nearly one-third the blood-alcohol content (BAC) limit used to determine drunken driving.

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Feds Want to Lower Drunk Driving BAC Limit originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Thursday, May 16th, 2013 at 03:00:16.

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Can IRS Employees be Fired for Targeting?

Wed, 15 May 2013 03:00:56 +0000

The IRS has agreed that it was "absolutely inappropriate" for its employees to target conservative groups it considered critical of the government, and those dedicated to educating Americans about the Constitution and Bill of Rights, but can those IRS employees be fired for doing it?

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Can IRS Employees be Fired for Targeting? originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 at 03:00:56.

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California's Gun Confiscation Law

Tue, 14 May 2013 03:00:25 +0000

Praised as "model legislation" by gun control advocates, California's one-of-a-kind Armed Prohibited Persons System law empowers police to retroactively confiscate guns belonging to persons no longer legally qualified to own them.

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California's Gun Confiscation Law originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 at 03:00:25.

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At the Pleasure of the President

Mon, 13 May 2013 03:00:05 +0000

You probably know that the President of the United States appoints Cabinet agency secretaries and Supreme Court justices, but those appointments must be approved - or not -- by the ...

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FDA Wants Tanning Bed Warning Labels

Fri, 10 May 2013 03:00:44 +0000

While not banning them, yet, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a federal regulation ordering that indoor sunlamp devices display labels warning young people not to use them.

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FDA Wants Tanning Bed Warning Labels originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Friday, May 10th, 2013 at 03:00:44.

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HUD Report Shows Fewer Homeless Veterans

Thu, 09 May 2013 03:00:04 +0000

Thanks partially to a George W. Bush administration program, the overall US homeless rate has dropped slightly and the number of homeless veterans has fallen significantly, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

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HUD Report Shows Fewer Homeless Veterans originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Thursday, May 9th, 2013 at 03:00:04.

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DoD Paying $59 Per Gallon for 'Green' Jet Fuel

Wed, 08 May 2013 03:00:01 +0000

Why pay $3.73 per gallon for plain old jet fuel when you can pay $59 per gallon for environment-friendly, renewable jet fuel? Well, that's just what the US Department of Defense is thinking about doing.

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DoD Paying $59 Per Gallon for 'Green' Jet Fuel originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 at 03:00:01.

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Baby Boomer Suicide Rate Rising Fast: CDC

Tue, 07 May 2013 03:00:06 +0000

Years of fears in a failing economy with easy access to high-powered painkillers may be the cause of a sharp increase in the suicide rate among baby boomer middle-aged Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Baby Boomer Suicide Rate Rising Fast: CDC originally appeared on About.com US Government Info on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 at 03:00:06.

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Your Congressman's Allowance

Mon, 06 May 2013 03:00:36 +0000

The 535 members of the US Congress get an annual allowance to help them pay the costs of their "representational duties," not covered by their salaries, benefits and outside income. How much do your lawmakers get and what can they do with their congressional allowances? [Learn more...]

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