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New Indicators Show Consumers in a Pessimistic Holding Pattern
Americans continue to be pessimistic about home prices, the economy, and personal finances, according to results from Fannie Mae’s October National Housing Survey. Findings show that consumers have experienced stagnant incomes over the past year and do not expect their … Continue reading →
Bill Gates Calls on G20 Leaders Not to Turn Their Backs on the World’s Poor
In a report about financing for development delivered today at the G20 Summit, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, urged leaders to commit to increasing the pool of resources dedicated to development or risk causing irreparable … Continue reading →
More Young Adults are Living in Their Parents’ Home, Census Bureau Reports
Between 2005 and 2011, the proportion of young adults living in their parents’ home increased, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The percentage of men age 25 to 34 living in the home of their parents rose from 14 percent in … Continue reading →
Day of 7 Billion Underscores Why Population Matters in Our World
Today, the United Nations estimates the world population reached 7 billion. Population Action International marked the birth of the 7 billionth person with the launch of a new report, Why Population Matters. This adds to its other 7 billion materials: … Continue reading →
DLA Disposal Team Enters Final Stage of Equipment Drawdown in Iraq
On a dusty 22-acre lot on Camp Victory, Iraq, eight people assigned to Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services are literally straining their backs to make history. The drawdown of more than eight year’s worth of military equipment is in its … Continue reading →
Senate Appropriations Committee Urged to De-Fund Amnesty “Working Group”
In a letter addressed to members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) calls upon the panel to “exercise its authority, including the power of the federal purse strings, to reassert its … Continue reading →