Today we honor the service of the nearly 24 million military veterans living in the U.S. As such, we thought we’d share with you some facts about these brave men and women courtesy of the Census Bureau. •1.8 million veterans are women •2.4 million are black, 1.1 million are Hispanic, 278,000 are Asian, 165,000 are American Indian or Alaska natives, 27,000 are native Hawaiians or Pacific Islanders and 18.7 million are white. •9.3 million are older than 65 and 1.9 million are younger than 35. •2.9 million served in World War II, 3 million served in Korea, 7.9 million served…
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Congress’ watchdog arm, the Government Accountability Office, put out a list today of the 13 most urgent issues facing President-elect Barack Obama and the incoming Congress. The list includes such no-brainers as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, oversight of the financial market, and protecting the homeland. But it also includes a few head-scratchers — transitioning to digital television and carrying out the 2010 Census, to name two — that are even more curious when you consider what didn’t make GAO’s cut. Things like securing energy independence, reforming Medicare and Social Security, and providing health care to all Americans. So what gives? Chris…
Like Elise said, voter turnout is indeed heavy; more than 300 people were lined up at a few polling places in Arlington and Alexandria that I visited early this morning. The lines seemed to be thinning, though election officers expect them to pick up again later this afternoon. So if you haven’t voted yet and you can get away from work before the evening rush, that might be a good time to vote! A few photos I took of early-morning polling places:
Here’s a little something light for your Friday afternoon: The crack statisticians at the Census Bureau have pulled together some figures estimating what Halloween might bring next Friday night, such as: •36 million potential trick-or-treaters. That’s how many kids between the ages of 5 and 13 are estimated to be in this country, but it doesn’t take into account immature adults — like this reporter — who might try to score some candy anyway. And those trick-or-treaters will visit… •110 million occupied households in the United States. All of which had better be stocked with something good, unless they like cleaning up…
Federal agencies have done a commendable job of eliminating the use of Social Security numbers wherever possible, according to a new report by the President’s Identity Theft Task Force. The Social Security Administration no longer uses the nine-digit code — the holy grail for identity thieves — on personnel forms for its own employees. The Defense Department is removing Social Security numbers from military ID cards. And the IRS only lists the last four digits on all federal tax lien documents. But the nation’s counties have been slower to react. An astonishing 85 percent of the largest counties make records…
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