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May 28, 2009
May 28, 2009The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED) announced today a strategic partnership working to increase regional capacity and awareness in the Middle East and Northern African (MENA) region. Both organizations share a vision to promote awareness, build capacity, share best practices and develop joint approaches to address the critical water issues of the region. Full release.
Main Street Bondholders today dismissed GM's new debt-for-equity exchange proposal citing the gross unfairness in giving unions an estimated five times more dollar value per claim than the small bondholders. Full release.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today began collecting biometrics - digital fingerprints and photographs - from non-U.S. citizens departing the United States as part of a pilot program at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Since 2004, biometrics have helped DHS prevent the use of fraudulent documents, protect visitors from identity theft and stop thousands of criminals and immigration violators from entering the United States. Full release.
Armed with a new federal court ruling that further strengthens the legal basis for action, Verizon is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to act promptly to stop incumbent cable television companies from illegally denying competitive video providers access to "must have" regional sports programming. Full release.
At this critical time when the public, government leaders and others are calling for executive compensation and employee bonus reforms, it appears that there is relatively little connection between business ethics and corporate compensation, according to a recent survey conducted by the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) and its sister organization, the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA). This new research among compliance and ethics professionals reveals that when it comes to compliance and ethics metrics, very little has been done to incent ethical behavior. Full release.
After initial signals that President Obama would not meet with them, officers of Rolling Thunder, Inc. were invited to the White House on May 22 in advance of the group's 22nd annual Memorial Day weekend demonstration to raise awareness of POWs/MIAs and veterans issues. The nearly 90-minute meeting, which included both the President and his aides, is viewed by Rolling Thunder officials as a positive step in getting POW/MIA and veterans issues on the White House's priority list. Full release.
Carrie Prejean, who serves as Miss California USA, will tour the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 7, departing from San Diego to begin a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment. Prejean and her sister, Christine, will be the guest of Michael Reagan, author and eldest son of former President Reagan, and the U.S. Navy. Reagan will meet the Prejeans in San Diego this afternoon and personally escort them aboard the aircraft carrier. Full release.