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Jan 4th 2010
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Census Bureau kicks off its $300 million campaign Monday to prod, coax and cajole the nation's more than 300 million residents to fill out their once-a-decade census forms...
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Dec 15th 2009
Although Census Day, April 1st, is almost five months away, planning is in the final stages for the start of the 2010 Census. The constitutionally-mandated decennial count of the population is slated to begin officially late next month, according to Census Bureau officials holding their second briefing at the National Press Club on Monday.
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Nov 13th 2009
By JEFFREY McMURRAY and DEVLIN BARRETT
Associated Press Writers
WASHINGTON (AP) - Investigators trying to solve the mystery of a census taker foundhanging from a tree with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest are examining whether he manipulated the scene in order to conceal a suicide and make a life insurance claim possible for his son, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press...
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Oct 23rd 2009
A brand new website for the 2010 Census is about to be officially unveiled on Monday. We talk with Brian McGrath, the Census Chief Information Officer and Associate Director for Information Technology about the new site...
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Daily Debrief
Sep 29th 2009
You already know how critical the Census count is -- money, votes, district lines and more.
But there is always the concern that not everyone is counted in the Census...
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Daily Debrief
Sep 25th 2009
Director John Berry tells Federal News Radio he is waiting to hear what exactly happened from authorities, but will not tolerate violence against federal employees under any circumstances.
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Federal Drive
Sep 24th 2009
With seven months to go before census forms begin arriving in American mailboxes, the newly-confirmed Census Director Dr. Robert Groves holds his first news conference.
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Federal News Radio
Sep 23rd 2009
Our own Max Cacas updates us on that breaking news story about the Census worker found dead in Kentucky.
Max also tells us about what the new CensusDirector said today at the National Press Club...
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Daily Debrief
Sep 22nd 2009
Federal agencies make decisions about funding in part from information on the US population. This morning, the Census Bureau has released a set of numbers to help...
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Federal Drive
Jul 20th 2009
By Melinda Zosh
FederalNewsRadio
The 2010 Census is in the news again…this time for winning several awards.
Several 2010 Census videos titled "A New Portrait of America," won Telly Awards and the 2009 Videographer Award of Excellence in the government/federal and creativity/video/original categories...
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Federal News Radio
Jul 16th 2009
Jeffersonville, Indiana, is officially on the map for 2010. The Census Bureau has opened a Data Processing Center in the town that will be responsiblefor counting over 50 million Census forms...
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Federal Drive
Jul 14th 2009
The Senate has confirmed Dr. Robert Groves as director of the Census Bureau. This comes after months of delays from some lawmakers: Dr. Groves is an expert in statistical sampling...
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Federal Drive
Jun 18th 2009
The House is expected to complete work as early as today on the joint appropriations bill for the Commerce, Justice and State Departments. Tucked awayin the Commerce Department bill are funds for the Census Bureau...
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Federal Drive
May 15th 2009
President Obama's nominee to head the U.S. Census Bureau responded in the bluntest terms possible to questions regarding the politicization of the 2010 census. Senate leaders expect to vote on the nomination before adjourning for the Memorial Day recess.
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Federal News Radio
Mar 24th 2009
Counting everyone is a priority at the Census Bureau as they prepare for the 2010 census. Federal News Radio's Max Cacas was at the House Oversight Committee's Subcommittee on the Census, and reported on what the chairman, Lacy Clay, and the other members of the committee wanted to know...
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