http://usgovinfo.about.com/ US Government Info http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/11/18/libya-compensates-us-terror-victims.htm Libya has paid its $1.5 billion obligation to compensate American victims of Libyan terrorist attacks, according to U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-New Jersey). The funds were paid under terms of... http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/11/18/libya-compensates-us-terror-victims.htm 2008-11-18T05:00:02Z http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/11/17/lame-duck-session-takes-flight.htm The U.S. Congress begins a lame duck session today, with slim hopes of creating and passing another economic stimulus bill before the end of the year. High on the lawmakers’... http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/11/17/lame-duck-session-takes-flight.htm 2008-11-17T09:02:30Z http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/11/17/the-obama-administration-job-questionnaire.htm To help pre-screen applicants for jobs within the new presidential administration, the Obama-Biden transition team has prepared a very revealing questionnaire of 63 questions covering virtually every aspect of the... http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/11/17/the-obama-administration-job-questionnaire.htm 2008-11-17T05:00:48Z http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/11/14/frog-whisperers-needed-now.htm Holy cow, Beaver! Dad’s going to croak when he finds out that the State of Georgia is recruiting citizens who speak frog. It’s no joke. Georgia is looking for volunteers who... http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/11/14/frog-whisperers-needed-now.htm 2008-11-14T09:23:58Z http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/11/14/hawaii-coin-marks-end-of-state-quarters-program.htm "Aloha" - hello and goodbye. Hello to the Hawaii quarter and goodbye to the U.S. Mint's 50 State Quarters Program. With the November 11th debut of the Hawaii quarter in... http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/11/14/hawaii-coin-marks-end-of-state-quarters-program.htm 2008-11-14T05:00:14Z http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/11/13/obama-bars-lobbyist-money-from-transition.htm President-elect Barack Obama has barred special interest lobbyists from contributing money to the presidential transition process. The first-ever action allows lobbyists to provide non-financial assistance to the transition, but bars... http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/11/13/obama-bars-lobbyist-money-from-transition.htm 2008-11-13T08:59:51Z http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/11/13/flash-bullies-enjoy-their-work.htm You don't even need to give me your lunch money to learn that a taxpayer-funded study by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has concluded that aggressive young bullies may actually... http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/11/13/flash-bullies-enjoy-their-work.htm 2008-11-13T05:00:35Z http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/11/12/press-any-number-for-spanish.htm With the best of intentions and the help of taxpayers, the U.S. Department of Education has developed and launched the USALearns.gov web site, a site the Department of Education says... http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/11/12/press-any-number-for-spanish.htm 2008-11-12T05:00:58Z http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/11/11/less-government-much-less-government.htm That's quite a list of tasks the GAO sent to President-elect Obama (as if he needed reminding), but as U.S. Politics Guide Kathy Gill noted, it failed to include trimming... http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/11/11/less-government-much-less-government.htm 2008-11-11T05:00:25Z http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/11/10/a-briefing-a-day-keeps-the-terrorists-away.htm Hours after being elected the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama received his first presidential security briefing from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). What did they talk about?... http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2008/11/10/a-briefing-a-day-keeps-the-terrorists-away.htm 2008-11-10T05:00:47Z