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April 3, 2013
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April 10, 2013
Participate in Extractive Industries Transparency Meeting
Tomorrow the U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative will meet for the second time and the public is encouraged to call in to listen to the meeting and speak during the public remarks section.
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Topics: Energy and Natural Resources
April 10, 2013
Powerful Firm Becomes Second Home for Financial Regulators
Promontory Financial Group, a consulting firm, has become a powerful player in the financial regulatory world partially because nearly two-thirds of the company’s senior executives came from financial regulatory agencies, according to The New York Times.
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Topics: Financial Sector
April 9, 2013
MOX Costs Spiral Further Out of Control
The much beleaguered Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MOX) has increased in cost to $7.7 billion dollars, making this unnecessary facility 381 percent over it's original budget.
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Topics: National Security
April 9, 2013
Former Nuclear Regulator Says All Reactors Have Unfixable Flaw
A major safety problem in all 104 nuclear power reactors in the U.S. cannot be fixed and must be replaced with newer technology, according to Gregory Jaczko, the former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Topics: Energy and Natural Resources
April 6, 2013
Hagel: A Secretary of Defense Reforms?
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel seems prepared to do something about the Pentagon’s bloated budget.
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Topics: National Security
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