Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

A common concern voiced by proponents of regulatory reform in recent decades has been that the costs associated with certain regulations outweigh the benefits that the regulations are intended to provide. Another, and somewhat related, view is that more intelligent regulatory policies could achieve the same social goals (e.g., cleaner environment, safer workplaces) at less cost, or could achieve more ambitious goals at the same cost. Although many federal agencies are currently required to prepare cost-benefit analyses and cost-effectiveness analyses for certain rules before they are published in the Federal Register, proposed legislation has been introduced in the 113th Congress to expand those requirements to more agencies and more types of rules, and to produce more detailed analyses. This report identifies a number of those bills, but first describes the existing requirements for cost-benefit and other types of analysis in the federal rulemaking process. It also discusses options for changing the current set of analytical requirements. The report does not, however, attempt to address issues related to the quality of the analyses that agencies develop, or whether agencies use the results of cost-benefit analyses to guide decision making.

The growth of the national debt, which is considered unsustainable under current policies, continues to be one of the central issues of domestic federal policy making. On August 2, 2011, Congress adopted, and the President signed, the Budget Control Act (BCA; P.L. 112-25), which might be viewed as an initial step in addressing long-run debt issues. This report examines alternative approaches to reducing the deficit, relating to the immediate issues arising from the BCA and the extended tax cuts as well as to ongoing, longer-term decisions about how to bring the debt under control. It focuses on the trade-offs between limiting the provision of defense and domestic public goods, reducing transfers to persons including entitlements for the elderly and those with low income, reducing support for state and local governments, and raising taxes. Using projections of the debt and deficit, it also addresses how limiting reliance on one source of deficit reduction creates pressure on other sources.

Argentina, a South American country with a population of around 41 million, has had a vibrant democratic tradition since its military relinquished power in 1983. Argentina has Latin America's third-largest economy and is endowed with vast natural resources. Agriculture has traditionally been a main economic driver, but the country also has a diversified industrial base and a highly educated population. U.S.-Argentine relations, as described by the Department of State, are based on such shared interests as regional peace and stability, nuclear nonproliferation, human rights, education, and cooperation on science and technology. Commercial relations are robust, with the United States running a $5.7 billion trade surplus and U.S. companies investing approximately $15 billion in the country. This report provides background on the political and economic situation in Argentina and U.S.- Argentine relations.

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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bernard McKeone. McKeone was born in Omaha, Nebraska on 29 September 1927. In 1944 he joined the Marine Corps and went to San Diego for two months of boot camp followed by a period of training as a mortar man. Assigned to the 2nd Marine Division, 8th Marine Regiment, he boarded the USS Collins (AP-147) bound for Tinian. He landed on the island by means of an LCVP. McKeone recalls a personal encounter where he captured a Japanese soldier. Telling of his landing on Okinawa, he remembers the enemy launching banzai charges at night. After Okinawa was secured, the division returned to Saipan.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George O'Brien. O'Brien volunteered for service in the Army Air Forces in April, 1944 and trained to be a gunner at Harlingen, Texas. He went overseas to New Guinea in February 1945 and joined the 5th Bomb Group, 72nd Bomb Squadron. He was a nose gunner on a B-24. Soon, he went to Samar with his unit. He started flying combat missions in May over the Philippines. O'Brien flew on about 20 missions bombing refineries, airfields, warehouses and even ships over the Philippines, Taiwan and Borneo. Japanese aerial opposition at the time was very light. O'Brien remarks on the Filipino people he encountered. He returned to the US in December, 1945 and was discharged the following January, right before his 20th birthday.

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George O'Brien. O'Brien volunteered for service in the Army Air Forces in April, 1944 and trained to be a gunner at Harlingen, Texas. He went overseas to New Guinea in February 1945 and joined the 5th Bomb Group, 72nd Bomb Squadron. He was a nose gunner on a B-24. Soon, he went to Samar with his unit. He started flying combat missions in May over the Philippines. O'Brien flew on about 20 missions bombing refineries, airfields, warehouses and even ships over the Philippines, Taiwan and Borneo. Japanese aerial opposition at the time was very light. O'Brien remarks on the Filipino people he encountered. He returned to the US in December, 1945 and was discharged the following January, right before his 20th birthday.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Bernard McKeone. McKeone was born in Omaha, Nebraska on 29 September 1927. In 1944 he joined the Marine Corps and went to San Diego for two months of boot camp followed by a period of training as a mortar man. Assigned to the 2nd Marine Division, 8th Marine Regiment, he boarded the USS Collins (AP-147) bound for Tinian. He landed on the island by means of an LCVP. McKeone recalls a personal encounter where he captured a Japanese soldier. Telling of his landing on Okinawa, he remembers the enemy launching banzai charges at night. After Okinawa was secured, the division returned to Saipan.

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Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

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Article on an ecological perspective on rural, low-income mothers' health.

Annual financial report of the Texas Lottery Commission documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2014. Includes independent auditor's report

This article is a short biography of former television reporter Angela Hale, based on an oral history discussing her education and career.

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