WMD in Iraq: Evidence and Implications: “This new Carnegie Report studies what the intelligence community understood about Iraq’s WMD programs before the war and outlines policy reforms designed to improve threat assessments, deter transfer of WMD to terrorists, and avoid politicization of the intelligence process.” (111 pages, pdf) Two-page summary Continue Reading
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Tracking Presidential Candidate Fundraising
From opensecrets.org, this website on the 2004 Presidential Election tracks the fundraising efforts of the President and the Democratic candidates, inclusive of charts that reflect receipts, cash on hand, and spending. Continue Reading
Google How To Guide and Online Tutorial
How to Do Everything With Google, by Fritz Schneider, Eric Fredricksen, Nancy Blachman Google ~Guide: “This online Google tutorial will occupy you from 0.5 to 8 hours, depending on how many sections you elect to skip, and how many of the examples and problems you work through. Most people spend about half an hour at… Continue Reading
NYC Tests Online Dispute Resolution System
New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. announced a two year pilot program to test an online dispute resolution system to address approximately one third of the more than 20,000 claims and lawsuits filed against the city annually. “The system, called Cybersettle, accelerates the resolution of claims and legal disputes by allowing parties to… Continue Reading
Report Documents Extensive Security Flaws in State Motor Vehicle Offices Nationwide
The Center for Democracy and Technology investigated problems of ID theft and fraud at state motor vehicle administration offices nationwide. They conclude, in the report referenced below, that driver license information is subject to widespread theft due to fraud and bribery, and recommend remedies to address the widespread availability of false licenses that compromise individual… Continue Reading
Fiscal Year 2005 Budget
On Monday, February 2, 2004, the Office of Management and Budget released the Fiscal Year 2005 Budget of the United States. From OMB, this Table of Contents provides links to sections of the budget in pdf and HTML formats. DOJ press release on the budget: Presidents Request Supports 19% Increase For Departments Counter-Terrorism And Homeland… Continue Reading
Procedure to Review Recusal Decisions of Supreme Court Justices
In a January 30, 2004 letter to Chief Justice Rehnquist, Reps. Waxman and Conyers requested an “exam[ination] of the merits of establishing a procedure for formal review of recusal decisions by Supreme Court Justices.” This letter is a follow-up to a January 22, 2004 letter sent to Chief Justice Rehnquist by Senators Leahy and Lieberman… Continue Reading
White House Commission to Investigate WMD Intelligence Will Not Report Findings Until After Election
Bush to Seek Intelligence Failures Probe: President Bush to Sign Executive Order Seeking Investigation of Intelligence Failures in Iraq See also this New York Times article that reports the work of the commission will encompass an examination of American intelligence work involving not only Iraq, but Libya and North Korea as well, and will not… Continue Reading
More Resources on RSS
From the RSSWinterfest blog, links to some useful resources on RSS: RSS and the Future of Internet-Based Content Syndication (free access to 18 pages, inclusive of an executive summary and an abstract of the 135 page report, $$). 2RSS.com, a directory of RSS feeds by topic, as well as links to software, RSS readers and… Continue Reading
Gender Gap Found in International Survey of Internet Use
From the first UCLA Center for Communication Policy, the World Internet Report, “is the first survey of its kind to produce international comparison data (from 14 countries) on the social, political, and economic impact effects of Internet use and no-use, found that more men than women go online in all of the surveyed countries.” Press… Continue Reading
Blogs and Websites to Track the Campaigns
From PoynterOnline, this annotated list of blogs and websites with daily updates on campaign news, including the launch of the first blog from the New York Times. Continue Reading
Congressional Directory January 2004 Revision Available Via GPO
Congressional Directory, 108th Congress, January 2004 Online Revision. Key word search or browse the content. Continue Reading
