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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today becomes the newest partner in Chevrolet’s Project Driveway, the first and largest market test designed to speed hydrogen powered fuel cell electric vehicles to the consumer marketplace. Over the next six months, the USDA will be using a Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell vehicle to transport top leadership and Congressional Relations Staff on official business on Capitol Hill – petroleum free – while providing valuable real-world performance feedback to GM. The vehicle is fueled with hydrogen and zero greenhouse gases are released. The only tailpipe emission is clean water vapor. “With each partner that participates in Project Driveway we gain valuable insight on this important advanced automotive technology that may not have been identified in our internal test mechanisms,” said Keith Cole, director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs – Environment. “The USDA will build on our year of findings through this innovative market test and further demonstrate the need to develop a hydrogen infrastructure to support fueling these vehicles.” The partnership with the USDA is part of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) hydrogen and fuel cell research, development, and demonstration efforts. “Solutions to our nation’s energy challenge will come from a variety of renewable sources,” said USDA Secretary Ed Schafer. “Agriculture has always generated innovation that is harnessed and put through its paces.” GM will provide the maintenance, fuel and service of the vehicle. Fueling for the USDA is being provided at the Shell Benning Road station in the Northeast community of Washington, D.C. The station is certified for 700 bar fueling and is already being used by other Project Driveway participants. Since Project Driveway’s launch in November of 2007, it has put more than 100 Equinox fuel cell vehicles in the hands of business partners, government agencies, members of the media, celebrities and the general public who have volunteered through the Chevy.com web site. To date, more than 3,200 test drives of varying lengths have been conducted. Currently, the program has launched in Los Angeles, metropolitan New York and Washington, D.C., with further deployments in Europe and Asia later this year. The first market test of its size and reach, Project Driveway is an important facet of Chevrolet’s “Gas Friendly to Gas Free” strategy to offer advanced technologies that enable a variety of fuel solutions.

Circuit City Stores, Inc. announced that the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") has suspended the company's common stock effective immediately. The NYSE reached this decision in light of the company's announcement to file a voluntary petition for reorganization relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court. As previously announced, the company also was not in compliance with the NYSE's price criteria for common stock because the average closing price of the company's common stock was less than $1.00 per share over a consecutive 30-trading-day period as of October 22, 2008. The company noted that not being listed on the NYSE is not a default under the company's debtor-in-possession revolving credit facility. The company's common stock is currently trading over the counter and is being quoted on the Pink Sheets service under the ticker symbol CCTYQ. The company intends to take appropriate steps to maintain an active trading market for its common stock but can provide no assurance that there will be an active trading market. The company does not intend to take any further action to appeal the NYSE's decision, and therefore it is expected that the common stock will be delisted after the completion of the NYSE's application to the Securities and Exchange Commission. About Circuit City Stores, Inc. Circuit City Stores, Inc. is a leading specialty retailer of consumer electronics and related services. At October 31, the domestic segment operated 712 Superstores and 9 outlet stores in 165 U.S. media markets. At September 30, the international segment operated through 770 retail stores and dealer outlets in Canada. Circuit City also operates Web sites at www.circuitcity.com, www.thesource.ca and www.firedog.com.

I think it would be interesting if Governor Palin replaced Alaska Senator Ted Stevens in the Senate. I am sure she would gain alot more experience of the Beltway political culture. In the entire course of the Senate's history, only four members have been convicted of crimes. They were: Joseph R. Burton (1905), John Hipple Mitchell (1905), Truman H. Newberry (1920), and Harrison Williams (1981). Newberry's conviction was later overturned. Mitchell died. Burton, Newberry, and Williams resigned before the Senate could act on their expulsion.

I lost my phone and so I tried to get a new phone at the ATT web site. A chat window popped up on my screen. Read how worthless this conversation was.

Hi Sheng, Is this your business?

In the week ending Oct. 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 479,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised figure of 479,000. The 4-week moving average was 475,500, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's revised average of 480,500. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.8 percent for the week ending Oct. 18, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.8 percent. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Oct. 18 was 3,715,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 3,727,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,709,500, an increase of 28,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 3,681,500. UNADJUSTED DATA The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 443,728 in the week ending Oct. 25, an increase of 27,617 from the previous week. There were 303,357 initial claims in the comparable week in 2007. The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent during the week ending Oct. 18, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 3,228,606, an increase of 94,217 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.7 percent and the volume was 2,241,942. Extended benefits were available in Alaska, North Carolina, and Rhode Island during the week ending Oct 11. Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,363 in the week ending Oct. 18, a decrease of 290 from the prior week. There were 1,512 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 389 from the preceding week. There were 14,006 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Oct. 11, an increase of 471 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 22,890, an increase of 543 from the prior week. States reported 978,142 persons claiming EUC (Emergency Unemployment Compensation) benefits for the week ending Oct. 11, a decrease of 117,036 from the prior week. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. 11 were in Puerto Rico (5.2 percent), Michigan (3.5), Nevada (3.4), Oregon (3.4), California (3.1), New Jersey (3.1), South Carolina (3.1), Arkansas (3.0), Pennsylvania (3.0), and North Carolina (2.8). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Oct. 18 were in Tennessee (+1,956), Oregon (+1,802), Indiana (+1,297), Virginia (+898), and Florida (+543), while the largest decreases were in New York (-6,080), Michigan (-5,894), Illinois (-3,795), Ohio (-2,923), and Kentucky (-2,494).

PA Presidential Appointment without Senate Confirmation PAS Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation The letter codes that denote the type of appointment under which the position is categorized. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plumbook/index.html

And Obama Transition Team news which comes from outside government sources.

This is what I find.

The Redskins had one of the most embarrassing defeats in Jim Zorn's brief career as head coach. What made the night worse was that Fedex stadium was filled with at least 25 percent Steeler fans. When they waved their towels it looked like 50 percent. By the end of the game all one could see was gold and black. Has the Redskin team lost that much of its fan base. This never happened in RFK, especially when the Skins have a winning record.

Thanks Human, http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plumbook/ The latest edition is the November 2004. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plumbook/2004/index.html Obama's official transition web site is: http://www.change.gov The site is not accessible to the general public.

There are fireworks going on outside in the District of Columbia. Horns are bellowing and people are screaming. This is a monumental day in wonderful country. America is truly a magical place.

We can both agree on that issue My father died of cancer a couple years ago. I still have not forgiven the insurance company for taking him out of the nursing home. He died a few weeks later.

DCpages staff would like to share are condolences to Senator Obama on his grandmother's passing. I am sure Madelyn was very proud of her grandson. Obama announced the news from the campaign trail in Charlotte, N.C. The joint statement with his sister Maya Soetoro-Ng said Dunham died peacefully late Sunday night after a battle with cancer. Until her death, Dunham lived in the same small highrise apartment where she raised her grandson Barack. She was an avid bridge player, but mostly stayed at home in her apartment "listening to books on tape and watching her grandson on CNN every day." Madelyn Dunham suffered from severe osteoporosis. In 2008, she underwent both corneal transplant and hip replacement surgeries. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/03/t...s_n_140582.html

John McCain was brilliant. I think he got some votes out there with his humor. You can't go wrong with McCain Fine Gold!

I was flying home from Detroit when I bumped into a NFL commentator. He noticed my Obama O8 Redskins jersey. We talked a little bit and he stated that both McCain and Obama were going to attend the Redskins vs. Pittsburg Monday Night Football game at Fedex. I hope that will be the case. Since 1936, If the Redskins lost prior to election day, the incumbent party inevitably lost. In 2004, the Redskins lost to the Packers. http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselect...-politics_x.htm But, many people accross this country did not agree with the election's outcome. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/24/...rkers-Trial.php So those of you that are superstitious out there stay glued to the game. Hail to the Redskins!

I like their sound. What is, what was, what will be. Past, present, and future.

I think you will like this topic. Halliburton Moves To Dubai to Avoid US Oversight and Taxes, Company focuses on helping Iran http://www.dcmessageboards.com/index.php?showtopic=11603 How could Cheney allow Haliburton to work for Iran when Bush stated Iran was an axis of evil? http://www.halliburton.com/default/main/ha...nws_040907.html

Sorry that I missed your post Raven. I am by no means an expert. But, I think the economy will recover when Americans gain confidence in our Nation's goods and services. I am fearful of the government bailing out the larger banks. I see these banks are using are using our taxpayer dollars to buy smaller banks. Our local banks for the most part survived this mess. Now they are in jeopardy of being gobbled up. All we end up is with less choice and larger banks that might have larger problems in the future. I really think the government should have used this money to help jump start a low carbon economy that everyone including myself has been talking about for the past couple of years. All of our buildings need to be retrofitted to increase efficiency. I also think we should really start investing in our mass transit and rail systems. WMATA is already seeing an increase in use of metro rail and bus services. We need to give tax credits to renewable energy companies as well. This will create more jobs and more spending. This holiday season try to buy American made products.

Entrepid Media is doing a music video for the band Tonight is Glory for their song ' It's Never Been So Quite'. Needed for the video is one female lead. Applicants must be Asian (Japanese or Chinese preferably; 18-24 years) as the video will deal heavily in J-Horror (Japanese Horror). Applicants should be between the ages of 19-29 and live within the South Hampton Roads area of Virginia or willing to travel to the area. The job will be paid and is great exposure of any female models/actors looking for exposure in visual media. Please submit head-shots and information to: Thomas Wilson Sales Manager, Entrepid Media 420 Investors Place Suite 107, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Phone: 757-275-7427; Fax: 757-275-9335 http://www.entrepidmedia.com/

Remarkably, the price of gasoline has fallen nearly $1.50 a gallon since peaking at its all-time high in mid-July, plunging from $4.11 since then to $2.63 overnight at pumps across the nation. What’s more, the price of gas has dropped below $2 in a number of cities across the country and motorists are now saving nearly $380 million a day on the cost of gasoline. Yet the question remains: will demand for fuel increase in the wake of lower pump prices?

Source: American Research Group While the national ballot has remained unchanged since the last week of September, Barack Obama continues to gain electoral votes. Obama now leads in 30 states with a total of 375 electoral votes and John McCain leads in 21 states with a total of 163 electoral votes. Obama could lose Florida, Indiana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia and still have 278 electoral votes. Approximately 72% of Obama's national ballot share of 50% comes from states where Obama leads. Approximately 39% of McCain's national ballot share of 45% comes from states where McCain leads. In the September 20-22 survey when Obama was leading McCain 280 to 258 in electoral votes, 26% of Obama's national ballot share of 48% came from states where Obama was leading and 26% of McCain's national ballot share of 46% came from states where McCain was leading.

Hats off to our law enforcement. Here is the Criminal Complaint Here is the Affidavit of Complaint

The ATF says it has broken up a plot to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and shoot or decapitate 102 black people in a Tennessee murder spree. Daniel Cowart, 20, of Bells, Tennessee and Paul Schlesselman, 18, of West Helena, Arkansas were charged in a federal complaint, Friday, Oct. 24, 2008, announced Lawrence J. Laurenzi, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, James Cavanaugh, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Richard Harlow, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Secret Service, Memphis Field Office; and Troy Klyce, Sheriff of Crockett County. The Criminal Complaint charges Cowart and Schlesselman with the illegal possession of a sawed off shotgun, conspiracy to rob a federal firearms licensee, and making threats against a major candidate for the office of president. “The allegations set forth in this criminal complaint are serious and will be treated as such,” said Lawrence J. Laurenzi, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. “The public can rest assured that federal, state and local law enforcement are diligently working together to investigate and prosecute the alleged activity.” According to the complaint, approximately one month ago, Cowart and Schlesselman met via the internet through a mutual friend and both claim to have very strong beliefs regarding “White Power” and “Skinhead” philosophy. Cowart and Schlesselman began discussing going on a “killing spree.” The complaint further alleges that Cowart and Schlesselman discussed robbing a gun shop (federal firearms licensee) in order to gather weapons and ammunition. The complaint notes the defendants were in possession of a sawed off shotgun. On Oct. 20, 2008, Cowart allegedly traveled from Tennessee to Arkansas to pick up Schlesselman in order to carry out their plan. The complaint states that at this time, the defendants further discussed their killing spree to include targeting a predominately African American school and to continue their spree until their final act of violence, which would be to attempt to assassinate Presidential Candidate Barack Obama. “The U.S. Secret Service takes all threats against presidential candidates seriously and is actively investigating the allegations,” said Richard Harlow, Special Agent in Charge of the Secret Service-Memphis Field Office. “The Secret Service does not comment on this type of investigation.” The complaint further notes that the defendants stated that they would be willing to die during this attempt. According to the complaint, after soliciting a friend to drive their car between 11 p.m. on Oc. 21, 2008, and 2 a.m. on Oct. 22, 2008, the defendants made plans to rob a house, but were diverted when they arrived and observed a dog and two cars at the location. Cowart and Schlesselman then dropped Stafford back off at her residence and then went to a local retail store and allegedly purchased nylon rope and two ski masks. “It is critical that the alleged plot was interrupted,” said James Cavanaugh, Special Agent in Charge of ATF. “We give credit to the deputies of Crockett and Haywood Counties. All forces of law enforcement have come together to stop this threat.” The defendants were arrested on Oct. 22, 2008, by the Crockett County Sheriff’s Office. “Once we arrested the defendants and suspected they had violated federal law, we immediately contacted federal authorities,” said Sheriff Troy Klyce of Crockett County. “The Sheriff’s Department is committed to keeping Crockett County a safe place for all of our citizens.” Cowart and Schlesselman had their initial appearances in federal court today and are scheduled to be back in court for a detention hearing on Oct. 30, 2008, in Memphis, Tenn. This case is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Memphis Field Office; the U.S. Secret Service, Memphis Field Office with the assistance of the Crockett County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Please tell your friend to have the Chinese pharmaceutical companies to stop spamming our boards We have blocked several hundred of their IPs.