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President Obama's BP Speech Hits the Low-Water Mark Among Americans (Popularity:  )
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A series of national media studies conducted on President Obama's speeches during his seventeen months in office revealed that Americans ranked his speech on the BP oil spill as the lowest ranked speech to date.The studies were conducted by HCD Research, using its MediaCurves.com® website from January 2009 to June 2010, to obtain Americans' perceptions of various speeches that were given by President Barack Obama during his term in office.The ...
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U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for June 13 (Popularity: )
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Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:SUNDAY, JUNE 13: FIRST HUMAN-POWERED FLIGHTProfile America - Sunday, June 13th. On this date in 1979, media reports highlighted the unlikely accomplishment of a young bicyclist from California. Bryan Allen flew a special aircraft across the English Channel to France - special because it had no engine. Allen supplied the power by pedaling, which turned the airplane's propeller. His ...
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American Rivers Announces America's Most Endangered Rivers™ of 2010 (Popularity: )
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American Rivers today released its most anticipated report of the year, America's Most Endangered Rivers™ of 2010. The 25th anniversary edition of the report spotlights ten rivers facing the most urgent threats, and also features key endangered river success stories from the past two decades. The number one river on the America's Most Endangered Rivers list is the Upper Delaware, where gas drilling threatens the drinking water for 17 million ...
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Pelosi Statement in Honor of Memorial Day (Popularity: )
Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in honor of Memorial Day, which will be celebrated on Monday, May 31:"On Memorial Day, we honor all of the men and women who have served our nation in battle - and continue to serve today. From the beaches of Normandy to the mountains of Afghanistan, they have fought on behalf of our safety and security. In every war and on every ...
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Gulf Oil Spill Poses Unprecedented Challenge to National Parks - National Park Foundation Launches Disaster Recovery Fund (Popularity: )
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The ongoing Gulf oil spill poses an historic challenge to the national parks in the Gulf region, and beyond. The National Park Foundation, official charity of America's national parks, today launched the National Parks Disaster Recovery Fund. The public outreach and fundraising campaign will support the National Park Service's response to the Gulf oil spill, and will also serve to create lasting capacity to help national parks recover from future ...
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Winner Announced in National Ultimate Proposal Contest (Popularity: )
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Jewelry Information Center (JIC), the consumer education arm of Jewelers of America, is thrilled to announce that America has voted and chosen, "Gloves at the Shoe," a proposal story submitted by Ohio-resident Hayley Wood, as the Ultimate Proposal Story. JIC's Ultimate Proposal Contest, a nationwide search for the best proposal story, invited couples to submit their special proposal stories at JIC's jewelry-focused website, www.JIC.org, and asked America to vote for ...
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Statement of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on April employment numbers (Popularity: )
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Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement on the April 2010 Employment Situation report released today:"This past April, the economy gained 290,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate rose to 9.9 percent."This is a remarkable change from when the administration took office. In April of 2009, we lost 528,000 jobs. Our economy has added jobs in five of the last six months, and we are seeing growth ...
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2010 Census Advertising Named Multicultural and Best Branded Campaign of the Year (Popularity: )
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The U.S. Census Bureau is being recognized by Mediaweek, a leading advertising industry trade publication, for its 2010 Census advertising campaign - winning both the "Best Multicultural Campaign" and "Best Branded Content" awards in the publication's Media Plan of the Year competition.The primary purpose of the advertising efforts were to educate and motivate households to mail back their 2010 Census forms when they arrived in March - more than 72 ...
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Statement of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on April employment numbers (Popularity: )
http://www.dol.gov
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement on the April 2010 Employment Situation report released today:"This past April, the economy gained 290,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate rose to 9.9 percent."This is a remarkable change from when the administration took office. In April of 2009, we lost 528,000 jobs. Our economy has added jobs in five of the last six months, and we are seeing growth ...
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2010 Census: Hawaii Approaches Its 2000 Mail Participation Rate (Popularity: )
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As of Friday, April 16, Hawaii is just two percentage points away from matching the mail participation rate it achieved in the 2000 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. New rates released today show that 62 percent of New Yorkers have mailed back their forms so far, compared with 64 percent in 2000. The nation as a whole - at 69 percent - is still three percentage points away ...
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