New Home Sales, Prices Continue Downward Spiral
Dec 23rd, 2008 · The pace of new home sales hit an 18-year low despite the slump in prices. The Commerce Department says there's a nearly one-year backlog of unsold new homes.
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Audit Prods L.A. To Tackle Backlog In DNA Evidence
Dec 12th, 2008 · In Los Angeles, more than 12,000 DNA evidence kits taken from sexual assault victims wait untested in police crime labs and storage facilities. Police say they haven't had the money or the technology to deal with the backlog. But a scathing city audit has officials pledging to test every rape kit — and to help victims bring criminals to justice.
VA Sued Over Mental Health Care
Jun 18th, 2008 · Berkeley-based Disability Rights Advocates allege that the Department of Veterans Affairs is unable to provide timely mental health treatment for returning veterans. It describes a backlog of 600,000 claims for vets seeking care — some dating all the way back to the Vietnam War.
Wading Through an Endangered Species Backlog
Mar 29th, 2008 · The Bush administration has added fewer plants and animals to the endangered species list than the last two administrations. But this year, the government may start protecting a group of species that has been ignored previously -- those on the endangered species "candidate list."
U.S.-Bound Iraqi Refugees Cleared to Leave Syria
Dec 20th, 2007 · With the visa restrictions lifted for Homeland Security in Damascus, Syria, the huge backlog of refugee cases is moving -- slowly. The U.S. government has pledged to resettle 12,000 Iraqis this fiscal year but has fallen short of those numbers so far. But some cases were finally cleared in Damascus -- and the first batch of refugees is departing.
Crime Labs Struggle with Flood of DNA Samples *
Dec 12th, 2007 · Crime labs are expanding DNA databases to include misdemeanants and arrestees as well as convicts. The effort may lead to more DNA matches from crime scenes. But now, a big backlog of evidence remains untested -- while offenders may be committing more crimes.
'Marketplace' Report: Disability Claims Backlog
Jul 30th, 2007 · The Social Security Administration says there is a huge backlog of disability cases, and not enough to staff to handle them. Some claimants are having to wait as long as a year and a half for a ruling.
Green Card Applicants Angered by Backlog ****
Jul 13th, 2007 · Foreign workers were elated when the State Department allowed them to finally apply for the final stage in getting a permanent visa to seek citizenship. But the backlogged Citizenship and Immigration Services refused to accept the applications. Now both agencies face lawsuits.
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