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federal adj.
1. Federal historical of the Northern States in the
Civil War.
2. of, relating to, or denoting the central government of the United States.
3. also
Federal favoring centralized government: the federal party.
4. having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs: a federal Europe.
5. of, relating to, or denoting the central government as distinguished from the separate units constituting a federation: the federal agency that provides legal services to the poor.
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Federal deficit sets Oct. record of $176.4 billion
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 11/13/2009; ; 700+ words
; WASHINGTON - The federal deficit hit a record for...old one ended: with the government awash in red ink. Economists...since the 1930s and the government's efforts to stabilize...interest rates down and the Federal Reserve has worked to...
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Federal Register: SEC Issues Sunshine Act Meeting Notice (SEC)
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/12/2009; 337 words
; ...Sunshine Act meeting notice. The notice, published in the Federal Register on Nov. 9 by Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary...Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the...
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Union for Federal Prison Officers Requests Immediate Action From Attorney General Eric Holder.
Newspaper article from: Telecommunications Weekly; 11/18/2009; 580 words
; ...the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and its...understaffed and underfunded federal prisons. According to union...happens repeatedly in many federal prisons across the country...of Prison Locals represents federal correctional employees nationwide...
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United States: Federal stimulus funds flow into Morris County.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 11/12/2009; 700+ words
; ...kusumv03 Morris County governments, schools and nonprofits are getting $79 million in federal stimulus funds so far...county plans to spend the federal funds. The grants are...there that will use the federal funds are upgrading to...
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CDW-G Issues Federal Cybersecurity Report
Newspaper article from: Wireless News; 11/13/2009; 700+ words
; ...2009 CDW-G Issues Federal Cybersecurity ReportType: NewsCDW Government (CDW-G), a...IT) solutions to governments and educators, released its 2009 Federal Cybersecurity Report...found that across Federal civilian and Department...
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Onstream Media Expands Federal Government Business.
Newspaper article from: Politics & Government Week; 11/19/2009; 700+ words
; ...applications, announced two Federal Government agreements including the...and Urban Development's Federal Housing Administration...relationships with various federal and state governments have never been stronger...
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Grassroots Community Leaders Discuss Impacts of Federal Stimulus Package After Organizing Country's First Community-Level Trainings on Newly-Released Jobs Data.
Newspaper article from: Telecommunications Weekly; 11/18/2009; 700+ words
; ...release of jobs data about the federal stimulus act. In an unprecedented...Cause has been pushing for government transparency for forty years...push for open, accountable government. New Yorkers can now follow...use Section 3, part of a federal law, to ensure that residents...
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Australia: Ocean Power Gets Grant from Australian Federal Government for Wave Power Project.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 11/12/2009; 700+ words
; ...has received a$66.46 million grant from the Federal Government of Australia to build a 19 MW wave power project...of four renewable energy projects approved by the Federal Government after considering over 30 applications, and is...
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Home Buyers Win Big with Extension and Expansion of Federal Tax Credit.
Newspaper article from: Real Estate Weekly News; 11/20/2009; 700+ words
; ...A.R. applauds our federal representatives for realizing the benefits of the federal tax credit and the role...As it now stands, the federal tax credit will be extended...REALTORS, Public Policy and Government, Congressional News and...
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United states: Commissioners approve the participation of Hunt County in a federal energy efficiency grant program.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 11/12/2009; 659 words
; ...County commissioners unanimously voted to participate in a federal energy efficiency grant program during Monday s regular meeting...Department of Energy, more than $2.7 billion is available to governments, both state and local, to develop these type of energy saving...
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Caring for Children
Book article from: Growing Up: Issues Affecting America's Youth
...million. (See Table 1.7 in Chapter 1.) Changes in government programs that provided assistance to poor families...single mothers entering the workforce. In 1996 the federal government placed a two-year time limit on receiving public...
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Juvenile Crime and Victimization
Book article from: Growing Up: Issues Affecting America's Youth
...NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMIZATION SURVEY Two main government sources collect crime statistics. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) compiles...Established in 1972, the survey is an annual federal statistical study that measures the levels...
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Kingman, Dong
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...was being displayed in such a show that he came to public notice, and in 1936 he was hired as an artist by the federal government for the Works Progress Administration, a Great Depression program established by the New Deal. That same year...
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Politkovskaya, Anna
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...for independence that pitted Chechen rebels against Russian federal troops. But public pressure on Russian president Boris Yeltsin...troops to quell internal disorder within Chechnya between the government and Islamic extremists; there had also been a series of Moscow...
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Dyslexia
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...specialists in the United States. However, the key feature in all definitions, whether it comes from the U.S. federal government, the World Health Organization, or other organizations, seems to be the person’s inability to read...
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