... office tells us a
story about national possibilities as all states deal with rising Medicaid
budgets and serious budgetary shortfalls.
The Working Poor and the State Children s Health Insurance
Program ... a short
period. Just as she tried to help her mother, Sarah wanted to help her
sister, but in order to do so she ran the risk of being evicted if her sister s
presence was discovered. Her...
... just women s issues, those are middle-class family issues, because how well women do will help
determine how well our families are doing as a whole.”
- Remarks by the President, at Discussion ... Disease in Women. Heart disease has long been
considered a man&apos ;s disease. Yet today in America, a woman suffers a heart attack every 90
seconds, and heart disease is the number one cause...
... Red Sox have been tortured by the stature of the Yankees, who
have won twenty-five championships since the Red Sox s last World Se-
ries victory in 1918. The success of those Red Sox lay on the shoulders
of ... cultural places like ballparks, museums,
taverns, and soda shops. Many observers of contemporary American cul-
ture doubt that people appreciate such locations today. Such places are
a...
... challenges for schools and school systems is hosting and maintaining soft-
ware and systems. Some businesses and universities have begun to use cloud computing services, in which
data and programs ... curricula. School systems lack tools for assessing progress and rewarding success. The Nation lacks
clear, shared standards for science and math that would help all actors in the system set...
...
In some areas, the Forum is exploring ways to collect new
measures and improve existing ones. In others, Forum
agencies have successfully fielded surveys incorporating
some new measures, but ... Population projections are based on the Census 2000 counts.
SOURCE: U .S. Census Bureau, Decennial Censuses and Population Estimates and Projections.
Number (in millions)
Since the mid-196 0s, chil...
... private
securities as collateral prior to the crisis. This
policy was strengthened during the crisis
because in periods of stress private repurchase
transactions can become highly sensitive ... bank deposits
as deposit holders shift their investments from
deposits towards assets offering a higher return.
Unless banks can compensate for the decline
in deposits via other sources of f...
... voluntarily
suspended dividends or the repurchase of excess stock.
Because each of the twelve FHLBs is also liable for the losses of other FHLBs, additional losses
could adversely affect the ... responsible reform effort that addresses the flaws in the pre -crisis housing market will make
credit less easily available than before the crisis. Any such changes should occur at a measured .....