| Attorney wants DA's office removed from his client's murder case
The ad was published two days after Pacheco announced he was seeking a court injunction against East Side Riva and its activities. Serrano was among the 114 specific people named in the injunction. Cardwell used his position as a classified advertising employee to get Pacheco's cell phone number and address from company records. That information was in the ad, which said the yard sale would benefit the "Rod Pacheco Memorial Fund." Cardwell's attorney said his client felt residents of Riverside's Eastside neighborhood were being treated unfairly. In a letter to the court, Pacheco wrote, "Since the moment my family became aware of the threat, they have lived in fear." Grech said it also created a "disabling conflict" with prosecuting Serrano.
Phares and Gautreaux appear headed for runoff
Phares, a Republican, won 54,553 votes, or 46 percent of the vote, to 43,866 votes, or 37 percent, for Gautreaux, a Democrat, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. Turnout was 47 percent. The runoff is slated for Nov. 17. That election will determine who will fill the remainder of Elmer Litchfield’s term, which ends June 30, and who will fill the following four-year term that begins July 1. Phares, who was named sheriff in December after Litchfield resigned, said during a telephone interview from a party at Highland Porch that he is not surprised he is facing Gautreaux in a runoff. But Phares said he is pleased by the support he received. "I think that the vote is a credit to the job that the men and women of the Sheriff’s Office do every day," he said.
Performance and Accountability Report - Fiscal Year 2007 (NUREG-1542 ...
The following links on this page are to documents in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). See our Plugins, Viewers, and Other Tools page for more information. For successful viewing of PDF documents on our site please be sure to use the latest version of Adobe. NUREG-1542, Vol. 13 (PDF - 6.13 MB - Full Version) Introductory Pages (PDF - 404 KB) Chapter 1 (PDF - 567 KB) Chapter 2 (PDF - 574 KB) Chapter 3 (PDF - 407 KB) Appendices (PDF - 1.04 MB) Publication Information Availability Notice Table of Contents A Message from the Chairman Chapter 1: Management's Discussion and Analysis Introduction About the NRC Program Performance Overview Program Performance Results Future Challenges President's Management Agenda Financial Performance Overview Systems, Controls, and Legal Compliance Chapter 2: Program Performance Measuring and Reporting Performance Goals and Performance Measures Industry Trends Addressing the President's Management Agenda Costing to Goals, Part Reviews, and Program Evaluations Program Assessment Rating Tool Program Evaluations Data Sources and Quality Chapter 3: Financial Statements and Auditors' Report A Message from the Chief Financial Officer Principal Statements Notes to Principal Statements Required Supplementary Information Auditors' Reports Independent Auditors' Report on the Financial Statements Management's Response to the Independent Auditors' Report on the Financial Statements Appendices A Inspector General's Assessment of the Most Serious Management and Performance Challenges Facing the NRC B NRC Actions Responding to the Office of the Inspector General's Most Serious Management and Performance Challenges C Management Decisions and Final Actions on OIG Audit Recommendations D Summary of Financial Statement Audit and Management Assurances E Verification and Validation of NRC's Measures and Metrics F Agreement States G NRC Organization Chart H Glossary of Acronyms A Message from the Chairman I am pleased to present the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Performance and Accountability Report for FY 2007.
Unshackle Upstate offers sensible ideas for tax reform
The cost of doing business in New York is the second-highest in the nation, according to the Milken Institute's annual index. It ranked the 50 states according to wages, tax burden, the cost of power and rents. When the states were compared, New York was 31 percent above the national average. Ouch! That sorry news came in a week when the Unshackle Upstate coalition announced its ambitious policy agenda for 2008. This coalition of more than 60 organizations wants Albany to focus on tax relief, economic development policies and regulatory reform. Unshackle Upstate's agenda for tax relief offers several ideas that make sense, especially to small business. These are the businesses that are more likely to stabilize upstate's economy in the long run, since the days of the company town are long gone here.
Stimulus Package Gets Passing Grade, But Many Had Hoped For More
But many business people had hoped for other provisions that they say would have provided a longer term boost to the economy.
The stimulus package does take aim at the problems in the mortgage markets. A provision to let the Federal Housing Administration insure more subprime loans could help hundreds of thousands of people now facing foreclosure to refinance. The provision letting the government-sponsored housing finance companies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, buy bigger "jumbo" loans should help housing markets with high home values.
Some economists still question the need for any stimulus at all. "Given where the economy is right now and the best forecasts of where it is heading, the fiscal package seems unnecessary as a short-run measure, while in the long run adding to the debt burden without doing anything to improve incentives for economic growth," N.
UK troops are 'poorly trained for insurgency'
Where is the call on the 'army community' to come forwrd with info. on who was responsible for Mr Baha's death/the other abuse. They are shielding abusers. Also if there is the excuse of a majority of the army being good, that non-stigmatising approach should apply to others who are currently demonised. .
Officials Eye Bond Insurer Bailout
On Friday, Ambac said it was abandoning its plans to raise $1 billion, a day after Moody's Investor's Service threatened a credit downgrade. Fitch responded with a downgrade, and more such actions from Moody's and Standard & Poor's seemed likely. That raised the specter of a massive wave of wealth destruction in a global financial system that is flooded with illiquid and opaque derivative securities whose value depends on ratings supported by the insurance industry. "If one of those bond insurers fails, you're going to see a whole new round of losses," says Marta. Amid the Wednesday morning selloff, a report circulated in the credit markets from analysts at UniCredit SpA, Italy's largest bank, arguing that a government bailout plan for the bond insurers would likely be forthcoming.
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