Word: departmentalized
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USAGE: "The Department [of Homeland Security] said it is suspending for two years enforcement of the so-called widow penalty that has triggered several lawsuits." --AP, June 10, 2009
4 | Washington Good News From Banks, For a Change In a potential sign of hope for the ailing U.S. economy, the Treasury Department agreed to let 10 large banks begin repaying $68 billion in federal aid they received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Having passed "stress tests," some...
Christopher Hill had been in Iraq a month and a day when he received a reminder of the frustrations of his old job--and the perils attending his new one. North Korea's nuclear test on May 25 threatened to undo everything Hill had worked on as point man for...
As part of her new job, this well-mannered career academic has to bully some of the world's most powerful men. Shortly after Congress passed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act last October, Warren was appointed by Senate Democrats to do one of the most difficult, or perhaps impossible, jobs...
Her appointment raises a number of questions, including whether someone like Warren can compel staffers at the Treasury Department to hand over sensitive data - the crux of her job. The bonus scandal at AIG, the former insurance giant that is now a ward of the Federal Government, was a strong...