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Free Trade Agreement We have already completed free trade agreements that cover two-thirds of the hemisphere's gross domestic product (GDP) and are working to sustain forward momentum on trade by empowering the private sector to take full advantage of the existing FTAs, link U.S. and other development assistance to building capacity for free trade, and highlight the benefits of free trade for workers and the environment. Together, with these partners and me visionary leadership of the Organization of American States and the Inter- American Development Bank, we will link democracy with development, generate broad-based growth through freer trade and sound economic policies, invest in the well-being of people from all walks of life, and make democracy serve every citizen more effectively...
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The Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education (Assistant Secretary) proposes priorities, requirements, and selection criteria under the . The Assistant Secretary may use these priorities, requirements, and selection criteria for competitions in fiscal year (FY or fiscal year) 2012 and later years. We intend to use the priorities, requirements, and selection criteria to provide Federal financial assistance to eligible applicants seeking to provide technical assistance to help State educational agencies (SEAs) build their capacity to implement State- level initiatives and to support district- and school-level initiatives that improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, and improve the quality of instruction.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- DCS Corp announced today that the company has received an award under the U.S. Air Force's Acquisition of Consolidated Enterprise Support Services (ACCESS), which provides Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) support to accomplish the goals, objectives and priorities of organizations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
DCS is eligible to bid on individual delivery orders under the ACCESS indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract structure. The total value of the multiple-award contract is up to $950M over a three-year performance period. The primary organizations supported under ACCESS include the Air Force Material Command headquarters, the Aeronautical Systems Center, the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Air Force ...
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WASHINGTON, June 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is release from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) on the newly issued regulations on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF):
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The Black Caucus had the same priorities -- METCO, all areas of education, the State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination," said Black Caucus head Rep. Benjamin Swan (Springfield). "We usually sign up on one another's amendments.
"It doesn't improve the cuts we've made," said [Byron Rushing]. "Housing, public health, education funding, especially MCAS remediation, we pushed for them and didn't get them."
"Generally, I think most things are under-funded," said Rushing. "We could raise taxes, but that's not on the table. There aren't enough legislators who want to raise taxes."
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Excerpts of the speech presented by Donald W. Keyser, US Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington DC on Mar 2, 2004 are presented. He talked about their priorities for foreign assistance programs in the East Asia and Pacific region for fiscal year 2005.
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In hard times, our worries get very concrete. Will my job go? Will my daughter lose her health care? Can I keep my child in college? I can't afford to sell my house and can't afford to live in it. The troubles.are real, hard and widespread. But it is in these times that we must remember the "least of these," for it is the poorest Americans who are greatest at risk. That will be particularly true in this recession because over the last thirty years the nation has unraveled much of what used to be known as the "safety net.
As unemployment rises, so does poverty. Goldman Sachs now projects unemployment will soar above 9% over the next year. That means roughly another 7 to 10 million Americans in poverty, another 3 million children in povertyand at the edge of survival, an increase of 2 mi...
...Worse, basic cash assistance reaches far fewer people in distress than it did i... to the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, only about 40% of families eligible for aid under...
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JEFFERSON CITY - Democrats in the Missouri Senate say they have a plan to fix ailments plaguing the state of Missouri. It's an open question, however, whether their solution will become part of the upper chamber's agenda.
The Senate Democratic Caucus gathered yesterday in the Senate Lounge to pitch their plans for the 2007 session of the Missouri General Assembly. The group's top priorities include reinstating the Medical Assistance for Workers with Disabilities program and combating Medicaid provider fraud.
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...(a) Priorities for rental assistance. (1) Borrowers must use the ...