Rep. John Conyers. Jr., ConyersBlog: “The truisms of Watergate are the same: it is not the crime, it is the cover up and, when there is a cover up, there is a crime. And the questions are the same: What did the President and Vice President know and when did they know it?” Washington Post… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: October 2005
Paper Examines Liability Issues and WiFi Access
Hale, Robert V., Wi-Fi Liability: Potential Legal Risks in Accessing and Operating Wireless Internet. Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal, Vol. 21, p. 543. “Suppose you turn on your laptop while sitting at the kitchen table at home and respond OK to a prompt about accessing a nearby wireless Internet access point owned… Continue Reading
Study Reviews Role of Wikis and Blogs in Intelligence Community Info Sharing
Andrus, D. Calvin, The Wiki and the Blog: Toward a Complex Adaptive Intelligence Community. Studies in Intelligence, September 2005. “US policy-makers, war-fighters, and law-enforcers now operate in a real-time worldwide decision and implementation environment. The rapidly changing circumstances in which they operate take on lives of their own, which are difficult or impossible to anticipate… Continue Reading
Commentary on the Past, and Future, of Libraries
The Future of Libraries – Beginning the Great Transformation, by Thomas Frey, Executive Director of the DaVinci Institute. Continue Reading
Pew Report Tracks Public Decline in Satisfaction With Gov’t and Business
Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, Public Sours on Government and Business – DeLay, Rove Viewed Unfavorably, Released: October 25, 2005: “Americans express increasingly negative views of a wide range major institutions, reflecting strong discontent with national conditions. Over the past year, ratings have tumbled for the federal government and Congress. And… Continue Reading
Google’s Book Scanning Project Continues
Google Won’t Shelve Google Print Continue Reading
Bibliography of News and Gov. Docs on Libby Indictment
Full Text (HTML): U.S. v. Libby Indictment, Office of Special Counsel, Friday, October 28, 2005; 1:49 PM Link to indictment from DOJ website (22 pages, PDF) US Newswire – White House Official I. Lewis Libby Indicted on Obstruction of Justice, False Statement, Perjury Charges AP – ‘Official A’ stands out in indictment President’s Remarks on… Continue Reading
Browsable Constitution of the United States
“Constitution of the United States, Analysis & Interpretation: The 2002 Edition & 2004 Supplement of The Constitution of the United States of America, Analysis & Interpretation are now available in PDF format on GPO Access. Prepared by the Congressional Research Service, this document contains an annotated Constitution and analysis of cases decided by the Supreme… Continue Reading
New Bill and Report Track Katrina Recovery
Legislative Text of HR 4100, the “Louisiana Recovery Corporation Act” (PDF), Failing to Protect and Defend: the Federal Emergency Response to Hurricane Katrina – UPDATE (PDF) – Report prepared by the Minority Staff of the House Science Committee, 10/21/2005 Continue Reading
Key Docs. on WMD Withheld From Senate Intelligence Cmte.
Cheney, Libby Blocked Papers To Senate Intelligence Panel, by Murray Waas, special to National Journal: “Vice President Cheney and his chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, overruling advice from some White House political staffers and lawyers, decided to withhold crucial documents from the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2004 when the panel was investigating the… Continue Reading
Census Bureau Report Shows Increased Computer Use By Americans
U.S. Census Bureau: Computer Use and Ownership – Current Population Survey (CPS) Reports. Continue Reading
GAO Report Reviews Voter Registration and Local Elections
Elections: Views of Selected Local Election Officials on Managing Voter Registration and Ensuring Eligible Citizens Can Vote, GAO-05-997, September 27, 2005, Highlights. “GAO’s past work and the work of others has shown that challenges processing voter registration applications and maintaining voter registration lists can result in individuals arriving at polls on Election Day to find… Continue Reading
