Washington DC - March 10 - NASA unveiled an interactive computer simulation that allows virtual explorers of all ages to dock the space shuttle at the International Space Station, experience a virtual trip to Mars or a lunar impact, and explore images of star formations taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Washington DC - March 5 - The U.S. Department of Labor launched an online suite of resources for grant applicants, created by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, to introduce potential grantees to ETA grants and guide people through the process of applying.

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Washington DC - March 5 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the selection of 22 broadband infrastructure projects to give rural residents in 18 states or territories access to improved economic and educational opportunities, attracting new businesses and jobs.

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hington DC - March 3 - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced 23 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act investments to lay the groundwork to bring high-speed Internet access to millions of households and businesses, increasing broadband access and adoption.

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Washington DC - February 26 - Chairman Julius Genachowski of the Federal Communications Commission highlighted some of the working recommendations related to public safety and homeland security that will be addressed in the National Broadband Plan.

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Washington DC - February 24 - the Federal Communications Commission released its National Broadband Plan Consumer Survey, Broadband Adoption and Use in America, which found that affordability and lack of digital skills are the main reasons why 93 million Americans - one-third of the country - are not connected to high-speed Internet at home.

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Washington DC - February 23 - A new online Federal Reserve Board publication will help consumers better understand rules that provide additional protection from overdraft fees when a debit card or automated teller machine (ATM) transaction causes an account to be overdrawn.

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Washington DC - February 19 - U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced 10 Recovery Act investments to bring high-speed Internet access to millions of households and businesses, and link up thousands of schools, hospitals, libraries and public safety offices to the information superhighway.

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Washington DC - February 3 - Newspaper Web sites continued to demonstrate their ability to command the attention of Web users as they attracted an average monthly unique audience of 72 million visitors in the fourth quarter of 2009, more than one-third (37 percent) of all Internet users.

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Washington DC - February 2 - Online advertised vacancies rose by 382,000 to 4,024,000 in January, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine Data Series just released. The January rise follows a large 255,000 increase in December and a 107,000 rise in November.

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Washington DC - January 26- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the selection of fourteen Recovery Act Broadband Infrastructure projects that will receive $309,923,352 through funding made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help bring broadband services to rural un-served and underserved communities.

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Washington DC - January 12 - Amtrak is ready for an exciting 2010 with major projects and new initiatives that will benefit passengers, increase service, rebuild infrastructure, and put America’s railroad at the center of intercity and high-speed passenger rail development and expansion.

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Washington DC - January 11 - The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service announced the launch of BroadbandMatch, a new online tool to facilitate partnerships among prospective applicants to the agencies’ broadband grant and loan programs.

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Washington DC - January 8 - A broad group of industry, labor and public interest organizations sent a letter to President Obama voicing concerns about the effect of Comcast’s proposed acquisition of NBC-Universal on the media marketplace.

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Washington DC - January 5 - Free Press and other consumer groups are calling on federal antitrust authorities and Congress to investigate agreements among giant media companies to stifle competition in the emerging market for online television programming.

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