As a part of the National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program, the Transportation Security Administration's Canine Breeding and Development Center selectively breeds, raises, and prepares puppies to be future explosives-detection dogs. This program is currently looking for volunteers from the San Antonio and Austin areas to raise Labrador Retriever puppies in their homes that will later help protect the traveling public in our nation's airports and mass transit systems.
As a result of an alarming number of foreclosures, many families are struggling to keep their homes. While Congress is doing its part to pass consumer protection measures, there are also many steps individuals can take to protect themselves from foreclosures. A few weeks ago, I received a letter from Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson that outlined one way individuals can seek help if they're worried about foreclosure.
If you ever signed up for the national Do Not Call list, you may need to renew your registration. Since entries are only valid on the Do Not Call list for five years, I encourage you to check on your number's expiration date. You can easily update and renew the registry by visiting the Do Not Call list's website at http://www.donotcall.gov/ or by calling (888)-382-1222.
According the United States Department of Homeland Security, "beginning January 31, 2008, border crossers will be asked to present documents denoting citizenship and identity when entering the United States through land and sea ports of entry. This change primarily affects United States and Canadian citizens, who have previously been permitted entry by oral declaration alone, and marks the transition toward standard and consistent documents for all travelers entering the country."