BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union aims to launch a planned air and naval force in December to combat piracy threatening sea lanes off Somalia, the bloc's foreign policy chief said Tuesday. Read more…

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According to the Department of Health Services, Gilbert Hospital, located in Gilbert Arizona, was the first and only hospital of 88 in Arizona to successfully submit the required Arizona Hospital Discharge Data Report, a mandatory state filing. The report is required by the Arizona Department of Health Services to be submitted twice annually. However, changes to the 2008 report created a complex issue for hospitals wherein the report format had to be re-written from scratch. It is up to each hospital to compile, process, write and distribute this data. Then, the report is submitted to the State agency. Read more…

As a result of growing concerns about inaccuracies in the USDA crop production estimates voiced by members, warehousemen, and other industry trade representatives, the U.S. Rice Producers Association has assembled a survey based production estimate to help provide clarity to the rice market. The primary concern addressed in the report is the overestimation of yield and production numbers that producers feel may be negatively distorting the marketplace. Read more…

Dr. Jasim Husain (Member of Parliament) wishes to invite you to attend a seminar discussing socio-political issues in Bahrain. The event takes place at 9:30 am (registration begins at 9 am) on Thursday, October 16th at the National Press Club (Murrow room, 13th floor). Read more…

Joseph Hirko, former co-chief executive officer of Enron Broadband Services (EBS), Enron's failed telecommunications business, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division and Assistant Director Kenneth W. Kaiser of the FBI Criminal Investigative Division announced. Read more…

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GENEVA - The United States and Russia have assigned high-level delegations to European Union-sponsored talks aimed at promoting security in Georgia under the cease-fire that ended this summer's brief war in the former Soviet republic, officials said Tuesday. Read more…

Aurora Water is Only the Sixth Utility in Nation to Reach Pinnacle of Performance Read more…

What: Briefing of the District of Columbia Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Read more…

The astronauts, cosmonauts and spaceflight participant aboard the International Space Station will participate in a news conference at 12:20 p.m. CDT, Monday, Oct. 20. Reporters at participating NASA centers may ask questions. Read more…

KIEV, Ukraine - While the world's economic giants may have averted financial collapse through rescue plans and huge infusions of cash, some smaller countries like Ukraine seem to have stumbled with little help on the horizon. Read more…

Americans United for Life (AUL) Vice President Daniel McConchie is scheduled to testify before the Oklahoma House of Representatives Health Subcommittee on Thursday, October 16 at 2:30 pm. Mr. McConchie will be addressing the moral and ethical issues surrounding stem cell research. Read more…

The first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space will be launched on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 1:48 p.m. EDT, during a launch window that extends from 1:44 p.m. to 1:52 p.m. The two-year mission will begin from the U.S. Army's Reagan test site at Kwajalein Atoll, a part of the Marshall Islands in the south Pacific Ocean. Read more…

ADVERTISEMENTTo: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Anne Kott, +1-202-778-6321, for Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease Issue Ranks Second to Economy and is Top Personal Concern; Fighting Chronic Disease Ranked #1 Way to Improve Health Care WASHINGTON, Oct. Read more…

The Detroit Economic Club(DEC) is pleased to host a live Senatorial Debate between incumbent U.S.Senator from Michigan, Carl Levin, and challenger, U.S. Representative fromMichigan, Jack Hoogendyk on Monday, October 20, 2008. The debate will begin at12:30 p.m. and will be held at The Detroit Marriott in Detroit, MI. Read more…

Prosecution Illustrates DOJ Victim-Centered Model Read more…

Former Military Leader Brings Passion for Democracy, Free Markets Read more…

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is pleased to announce new grants to The Global Alliance for TB Drug Development and the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease. These grants will support late stage clinical trials for new drugs, diagnostics, and approaches to improve detection and management of tuberculosis (TB), TB/HIV, and drug resistant TB. Read more…

New Learning Environment Bridges Gap Between Education and Exhibits Read more…

THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIANS FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES Read more…

During the past eight years, the Bush Administration has dismantled virtually every economic program to assist small businesses along with all programs to assist firms owned by woman, minorities and veterans. Read more…

Lifting the Double Burden: A Critical Review of Race and Gender, 1968-2008 Read more…

Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey will deliver remarks at the 17th Annual Wreathlaying Day Ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008, at 1:00 P.M. EDT. Read more…

Industry-leading agreement will improve recruitment and retention of caregivers at California's largest hospital corporation Read more…