Wednesday, November 16, 2005 – “In a letter to Chairman Davis, Rep. Waxman renews his request for hearings into the outing of CIA agent Valerie Wilson, citing many precedents for congressional oversight occurring concurrently with a criminal investigation.”
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Daily Archives: November 16, 2005
ALA Urges Vote Against Patriot Act Conference Report
From American Library Association Washington Office Newsline: “The House is scheduled to vote on the PATRIOT Act conference report as early as Thursday, November 17. The revised bill does not contain important civil liberties safeguards sought by ALA and other advocates…The revised bill sunsets at seven years (The Senate bill sunset was 4 years and… Continue Reading
New Open Source Legal Dictionary and Encyclopedia Launched by Cornell
“Wex is an ambitious effort to construct a collaboratively-created, public-access law dictionary and encyclopedia. It is sponsored and hosted by the Legal Information Institute at the Cornell Law School. Much of the material that appears in Wex was originally developed for the LII’s “Law about…” pages, to which Wex is the successor. Continue Reading
Searchable Database of Administration Statements on Iraq
A timely reminder on a useful resource: see Iraq on the Record. “Prepared at the direction of Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Iraq on the Record is a searchable collection of 237 specific misleading statements made by Bush Administration officials about the threat posed by Iraq. It contains statements that were misleading based on what was… Continue Reading
High Profile Journalist Surfaces in Ongoing Plame Leak Investigation
Following up on postings concerning the expanding circle of journalists involved in the Plame investigation, news today that the grand jury heard testimony this week from Bob Woodward, heretofore not named. Washington Post (reg. req’d), Woodward Was Told of Plame More Than Two Years Ago Washington Post (reg. req’d), Woodward Apologizes to Post for Withholding… Continue Reading
Latest E-Gov’t Scorecard Notes Ratings Decline For 8 Agencies
From OMB, the President’s Management Agenda current survey results, Scorecard – September 30, 2005 indicate performance in areas evaluated (human capital, competitive sourcing, financial performance, e-government, and budget/performance integration) dropped at agencies including VA, EPA, State, NASA, USAID, Justice and Interior (note: the red circle indicates unsatisfactory, with eight agencies showing a specific decline in… Continue Reading
U.S. Will Maintain Internet Oversight
News from the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) that the U.S. and representatives from 100 other nations have reached an agreement to continue the oversight of Internet domain names in the control of the United States, with administration provided by the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Continue Reading
