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Vice President Mike Pence’s Meeting with Iraqi Council of Representatives Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi
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Washington, DC - Vice President Mike Pence met yesterday with Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq, Muhammad al-Halbousi. Vice President Pence commended Speaker Halbousi for his strong leadership in the Government of Iraq and welcomed the Speaker’s insights on ways for the U.S. and Iraq to work more closely following the territorial defeat of ISIS, including encouraging American businesses to invest in Iraq and creating economic opportunities for the thousands of Iraqis who remain displaced.
Top Navy, Marine Corps Leadership Visit Exercise Pacific Blitz 2019
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Camp Pendleton, California - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller visited Sailors and Marines participating in exercise Pacific Blitz (PACBLITZ) 2019 throughout the southern California operating area.
The Case for Building Beautiful Instruments
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Washington, DC - I discovered my affinity for attractive instruments while working a job previous to my coming to NIST. My boss then had a love affair with the common hose clamp—the one with the worm gear. Whenever we had to fasten a component to an apparatus he said, “why don’t you use a hose clamp?” With every hose clamp that we added to the experiment, my hatred for them grew larger, and I started to develop the philosophy of the “beautiful instrument.” While back then, any hose-clamp-free instrument qualified as one, I have refined my threshold since. The biggest kudos I could give the students working for my boss and me was the statement, “This is what I call a beautiful instrument.” In my ideal world, all researchers would aim to build an instrument (or experiment or apparatus) with aesthetic appeal.
Governor Newsom Announces Appointments
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Sacramento, California - Governor Gavin Newsom Tuesday announced the following appointments:
Innovative Research Provides Greater Insights into Congressional Reforms for Military and Overseas Voters
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Arlington, Virginia - The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) is pleased to announce the publication of groundbreaking research that yields greater insights into congressional reform amendments to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act in 2009. The Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act required states to offer the military, their eligible family members, and overseas citizens the opportunity to receive ballot materials electronically and for election officials to transmit balloting materials no later than 45 days prior to each federal election.
FTC Seeks to Examine the Privacy Practices of Broadband Providers
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Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission issued orders to seven U.S. Internet broadband providers and related entities seeking information the agency will use to examine how broadband companies collect, retain, use, and disclose information about consumers and their devices.
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