Word: oversight
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...Food Safety: Improvements Needed in FDA Oversight of Fresh Produce By the U.S. Government Accountability Office...
...fresh-produce oversight matters more than ever: "[T]he consumption of fresh produce has increased as both health experts and the U.S. government have encouraged Americans to eat fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy diet. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average American annually consumed 13 pounds more fresh fruit and 50 pounds more fresh vegetables from 2003 through 2005 than from 1983 through 1985, an increase of about 14 percent and 41 percent, respectively...
...Barack Obama seemed at least a little more upbeat. In a statement, he noted that all four principles he laid out last week - increased oversight, taxpayer protections, a provision limiting golden parachutes and measures to help homeowners - were included in the bill. But he added, "When taxpayers are asked to take such an extraordinary step because of the irresponsibility of a relative few, it is not a cause for celebration...
...hasty modification on Congress’s part. Congress should not be afraid to reject Paulson’s flawed plan, as they fortunately have just done in a close 228 to 205 vote. This highlights Paulson’s incompetence to fix an economy that floundered under his oversight. Risking $700 billion and potentially over a trillion dollars of taxpayer money is enough incentive to act against the plan...
...them off the balance sheets of the banks that now hold them. Congressional leaders of both parties also negotiated changes to the plan that were aimed at making it more politically salable, including limits on executive compensation for the Wall Street firms that take advantage of it and stricter oversight of the program...