May 2012 Bulletins
Double Agent Hands Al-Qaida Its 3rd Failed Bombing
Released 5/9/12 by Military.Com
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Air Force F-22 Whistle-Blowers to Get Protection
Released 5/9/12 by Military.Com
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Poll: Support for Afghan War at New Low
Released 5/9/12 by Military.Com
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3 Guard Troops to Face Courts-Martial in Hazing Case
Released 5/9/12 by Military.Com
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House Spares Pentagon, Homeland Security From Cuts
Released 5/9/12 by Military.Com
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Navy Fires 10th CO This Year
Released 5/9/12 by Military.Com
Cmdr. Derick Armstrong, commanding officer of the guided missile destroyer USS The Sullivans, was relieved over an "unprofessional command climate that was contrary to good order and discipline." Full release
GOP Plan Protects DoD Funds, Cuts Social Programs
Released 5/8/12 by Military.Com
A key House committee wants to hold down Defense cuts by shrinking social programs, making federal employees pay more toward pensions and denying child tax credit refunds to Illegal immigrants. Full release
US Airstrike Kills Al-Qaida Leader Linked to Cole Attack
Released 5/7/12 by Military.Com
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Congress' Intel Heads: Taliban Stronger
Released 5/7/12 by Military.Com
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GOP Plan Boosts Pentagon, Cuts Social Programs
Released 5/7/12 by Military.Com
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OBAMA ADMINISTRATION RELEASES APRIL HOUSING SCORECARD
Released 5/4/12 by HUD
WASHINGTON- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the April edition of the Obama Administration's Housing Scorecard - a comprehensive report on the nation's housing market. Data in the April Housing Scorecard show some promising signs of stability, though the overall outlook remains mixed. Mortgage delinquencies have declined for four consecutive months and remain substantially below year ago levels, while sales of existing homes in the first quarter were 5.3 percent higher than one year ago. Data on home prices were soft in many mortgage markets, though adjusting for the traditionally slow winter months reveals the first uptick in prices since April 2011. The full report is available online at www.hud.gov/scorecard. Full release
DONOVAN JOINS STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS TO FORMALLY OPEN MARRERO
COMMONS ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER B.W. COOPER
Released 5/4/12 by HUD
NEW ORLEANS - In the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the B.W. Cooper Public Housing Development in New Orleans became uninhabitable. On that very site today, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan joined New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Senator Mary Landrieu, Congressman Cedric Richmond and Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) Administrative Receiver David Gilmore to cut the ribbon in front of one of the 50 new homes that are part of the first phase of construction for the Marrero Commons mixed-income community. B.W. Cooper is the last of "the Big Four" public housing developments in New Orleans being redeveloped after Hurricane Katrina rendered them uninhabitable. Full release
HUD AND OBAMA ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS HOST GEORGIA WHITE HOUSE FORUM ON HOUSING
Released 5/3/12 by HUD
WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) hosted a White House Forum on Housing to discuss programs and initiatives promoted by the Obama Administration that help responsible homeowners and struggling communities hit hardest by the housing crisis. The White House Housing Forum convened Georgia housing officials, regional and local leaders, housing and development alliances and community advocates in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building this afternoon for the discussion. Full release
HUD AWARDS $56 MILLION IN GRANTS TO PROMOTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES
Released 5/1/12 by HUD
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded more than $56 million to 76 tribal communities throughout the nation to improve housing conditions, promote community development and to spur local economies with construction projects and jobs. The competitive grants awarded are part of HUD's Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program that address a wide variety of community development and affordable housing activities for low- to moderate-income families (see grant chart below and project summaries here). Full release
HUD APPROVES $10.7 MILLION REFINANCING DEAL FOR RIO GRANDE HOSPITAL
Released 5/1/12 by HUD
DENVER - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced a commitment to insure a mortgage loan to Valley Citizen's Foundation for Health Care, Inc. which is doing business as Rio Grande Hospital in Del Norte, Colorado. It is estimated the refinanced debt will save the hospital more than $168,000 a year in principal and interest and more than $1.6 million over the life of the loan. Full release
