After returning from a trip to Afghanistan, Senator Daniel Inouye, who heads the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, issued a statement this week appearing to support the request by General McChrystal for more troops, although Inouye said more discussion would be needed before any final decision on troop levels is made.

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This week, the Department issued a Request for Information from the public to help inform its work on developing a National Energy Rating Program for existing homes.

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Not good enough, says Hogan, who issued a request for proposals for an alternate measurement system in May, and says he expects to have more than 20 for consideration by mid-December.

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Under Treasurer Steelman's leadership, the fund's board voted last September to adopt an anti-terrorism "screen" for its portfolio and subsequently issued a Request for Proposals for a "large cap" international fund that would provide such a screen.

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