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		<title>What is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sarbanes–Oxley Act is a U.S. federal law that was established to improve accounting standards for all publicly traded companies after scandals near the turn of the century (Worldcom, Enron, etc.) decreased confidence in US security markets. It effectively changed the way executives and board members interact with each other and with corporate auditors. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a comptroller? What do they do?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 16:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accounting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A comptroller is essentially an accountant that has the responsibility of overseeing the finances and general fiscal health of a specific private or public institution to where they have been elected, appointed, or assigned. A privately owned company will typically hire a comptroller to implement, monitor, and report any and all income, expenditures, and other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a lobbyist?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 06:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Goverment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lobbyist is an individual whose job is to education, communicate, and influence government/political officials to enact legislation that will benefit their client’s/group’s specific needs. Lobbying activities can occur at the local, state, and federal levels and is considered a necessary part of America’s democratic process. It is a regulated and protected practice under the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What are earmarks?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Goverment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earmarks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Earmarks were created to give congress the ability to control how money, which was already approved through the budget appropriation process, can be used for specific projects or programs. “Control” is the key word when it comes to earmarks. Think of it as a pie. Congress gives the head of a specific program the whole [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What are appropriations?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Goverment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[earmarks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An appropriation is a term used to describe money that is set aside by a budget and approved by Congress for certain government projects or plans. The House and Senate Appropriation Committees are in charge of setting and approving these expenditures. Since they are able to control spending, these committees are often considered the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a slush fund?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[political funds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[slush funds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A slush fund is often mentioned when referring to political contributions that have been set aside for uses that, for one reason or another, do not want to be made public. So a slush fund essentially consists of laundered money that has been hidden with or without the knowledge of the supporting accountant.]]></description>
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		<title>What does the new $100 bill design look like?</title>
		<link>http://www.faqalert.com/new-100-bill-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 22:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[new 100 currency]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To help fight counterfeiting, the U.S. government will often redesign their currency. The redesign of the new one-hundred dollar bill introduces a number of advanced security features including: a 3d security ribbon, a 3d inkwell, a portrait watermark, an additional security thread embedded in the paper, and a 100 printed in shifting ink. To help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is The Bureau of Labor Statistics?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Goverment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[department of labor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Labor Statistics or the BLS is an agency that helps the federal government by collecting fiscal and statistical data to accurately assess the social and economic conditions of the United States of America. The BLS not only helps the federal government but also acts as a resource for the department of labor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a grant? What is a federal grant?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Goverment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[award]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earmark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[project]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Grants are funds that have been set aside or distributed by certain institutions for specific projects or activities. Typically the grantor will be the federal government, a foundation, a corporation, or a trust. The recipient will often be a nonprofit corporation, a school, a small business or an individual. They should not be categorized as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is GSA?</title>
		<link>http://www.faqalert.com/gsa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.faqalert.com/gsa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Goverment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gsa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[office supplies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[GSA is an acronym that stands for general services administration. It is a government agency that was created in 1949 to leverage the buying power of the federal government to secure goods and services that they need to operate. GSA’s mission is to use expertise to provide innovative solutions for our customers in support of [...]]]></description>
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