Federal News Digest — Dec. 7, 2009

Topic: Federal News Digest
By Ned Hodgman | 07. December 2009
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Washington Post

Obama administration will formally declare danger of carbon emissions –  Juliet Eilperin reports on EPA move to declare excess CO2 a danger to public health

Millions’ worth of gear left in Iraq — Ernesto Londoño looks into U.S. military equipment and infrastructure left behind in Iraq

Secret Service details breaches — Spenser Hsu reviews previous gate-crashers at White House and Secret Service’s efforts to respond and improve security

Vote Thursday for best cost-saving idea — Ed O’Keefe looks at government employees’ proposals to OMB for reducing government expenditures

Administration slashes bailout loss estimate by $200 billion — David Cho reports on quicker-than-expected paybacks by banks of TARP funds

New York Times

U.S. forecasts smaller loss from bailout of banks — Jackie Calmes reports on quicker-than-expected paybacks by banks of TARP funds and smaller federal deficit

White House is urged to help states with nuclear plants stockpile thyroid drug — Matthew Wald on congress’s appeal to Obama administration to prepare drug reserves for areas around nuclear plants in event of accidents or terrorist attacks

Local governments offer data to miners — Claire Cain Miller looks at local governments sharing data with bloggers and programmers formulating new approaches to public safety and local issues

Wall Street Journal

Business fumes over carbon dioxide rule — Jeffrey Ball and Charles Forelle report on private industry’s reaction to EPA CO2 limitation plans

New government-run health proposal eyed — Greg Hitt and Janet Adamy research proposal for health insurance entity overseen by Office of Personnel Management

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