http://usgovinfo.about.com/ US Government Info http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/07/12/more-americans-losing-jobs-and-loving-it.htm As the U.S. unemployment rate tops 9.5 percent, headed for 10, many members of Congress are bashing President Obama’s economic stimulus plan for not doing enough, fast enough to keep... http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/07/12/more-americans-losing-jobs-and-loving-it.htm 2009-07-12T04:00:12Z http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/07/10/reverse-mortgages-can-endanger-seniors-gao-warns.htm Reverse mortgages can be a great deal. They allow senior homeowners to convert their home equity into much-needed cash while continuing to live in their homes. But watch out, warns... http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/07/10/reverse-mortgages-can-endanger-seniors-gao-warns.htm 2009-07-10T04:00:30Z http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/07/09/oversight-of-bottled-water-lacking-gao-finds.htm While Americans now drink 23.9 gallons of bottled water per-person every year, federal requirements for the purity and safety of city tap water far exceed those for bottled water, according... http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/07/09/oversight-of-bottled-water-lacking-gao-finds.htm 2009-07-09T10:34:36Z http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/07/09/mortgage-fraud-soaring-fbi-reports.htm As expected in a distressed housing market, cases of mortgage fraud referred to U.S. law enforcement agencies increased 36 percent to 63,713 during fiscal year (FY) 2008, compared to 46,717... http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/07/09/mortgage-fraud-soaring-fbi-reports.htm 2009-07-09T04:00:19Z http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/07/08/gao-smuggles-bomb-parts-into-federal-buildings.htm Undercover government investigators succeeded in smuggling bomb components past Federal Protective Service’s (FPS) security guards at 10 out of 10 federal buildings in four major cities, according to a July... http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/07/08/gao-smuggles-bomb-parts-into-federal-buildings.htm 2009-07-08T12:19:42Z http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/07/08/cap-and-trade-climate-and-cost.htm Cap and trade – it’s either the heroic idea that will save us all from the environmental Armageddon of global warming or the budget monster that will drive us all... http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/07/08/cap-and-trade-climate-and-cost.htm 2009-07-08T04:00:45Z http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/07/07/obama-and-medvedev-reach-agreements.htm U.S. President Obama and Russian Federation President Dmitry Medvedev, sat down in Moscow on July 6 to talk about items of importance to both nations, including development of missile defense... http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/07/07/obama-and-medvedev-reach-agreements.htm 2009-07-07T09:31:29Z http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/07/07/bring-me-your-hiv-infected.htm HIV-infected travelers may soon be allowed to enter the United States under a change to federal regulations proposed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The proposed rule change, published... http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/07/07/bring-me-your-hiv-infected.htm 2009-07-07T04:00:40Z http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/07/06/usda-breeds-kinder-gentler-chickens.htm Chickens that are bred purely for commercial egg production (laying hens) tend to be mean to the point of pecking each other to death and then eating their victims --... http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/07/06/usda-breeds-kinder-gentler-chickens.htm 2009-07-06T04:00:25Z http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/07/03/fda-seeks-public-input-on-tobacco-regulation.htm Have an opinion or idea on how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should exercise its new power to regulate tobacco products? If you do, the FDA wants to hear... http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/07/03/fda-seeks-public-input-on-tobacco-regulation.htm 2009-07-03T04:00:13Z