Press release: “Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) today sued the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over its continued refusal to respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request on Katrina-related issues.” Related government documents: Witnesses Testimony, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Hurricane Katrina: Urban Search and… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2006
StopBadware.org Launched By Consortium
The new StopBadware.org website, sponsored by the Berkman Center, the Oxford Internet Institute, with assistance from Consumer Reports WebWatch, …”will seek to provide reliable, objective information about downloadable applications in order to help consumers to make better choices about what they download on to their computers. We aim to become a central clearinghouse for research… Continue Reading
New Google Beta Toolbar Allows Users to Customize Features
Press release: “The new beta versions of Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer are open and customizable, with new features that enable users to customize their search experience and share information with friends…The new versions of Google Toolbar now offer customizable buttons, online bookmarks, enhanced search features, new sharing capabilities, and an open API. Google Toolbar… Continue Reading
SEC Proposed Rule on Executive Compensation and Related Party Disclosure
SEC Proposed Rule on Executive Compensation and Related Party Disclosure, January 28, 2006 (370 pages, PDF) Related reference, New York Times, January 29, 2006: The Case for Cutting the Chief’s Paycheck: “Corporate America has made some progress in cleaning up its governance, but overly high compensation levels for chief executives show that much remains to… Continue Reading
FTC Releases Top 10 Consumer Fraud Complaint Categories
Identity Theft Again Leads the List: “The Federal Trade Commission…released its annual report (77 pages, PDF) detailing consumer complaints about fraud and identity theft in 2005. Complaints about identity theft topped the list, accounting for 255,000 of more than 686,000 complaints filed with the agency in 2005. The complaints, filed online or at a toll-free… Continue Reading
House Democrats Request State of the Union Fact Checking
In following my January 24, posting, Search Full Text Archive of State of the Union Addresses, a related government document in advance of the 2006 State of the Union address on January 31. In a letter to President Bush today, ten House Democrats state, “we respectfully request your personal attention to the accuracy of the… Continue Reading
Change in Direction of the Supreme Court Result of Coordinated Planning and PR
New York Times, January 30, 2006: Conservatives See Court Shift as Culmination: “A movement that in 1982 sought only a haven from what its members considered the prevailing liberalism of the law schools and the federal courts has become a major force in the law. And with Judge Alito’s confirmation, conservatives hope they may have… Continue Reading
Commentary on Gov’t Rationale for Domestic Surveillance
New York Times editorial, January 29, 2006, Spies, Lies and Wiretaps: “A bit over a week ago, President Bush and his men promised to provide the legal, constitutional and moral justifications for the sort of warrantless spying on Americans that has been illegal for nearly 30 years. Instead, we got the familiar mix of political… Continue Reading
Gov’t Climate Change Expert Contends Censorship of Data
New York Times: Climate Expert Says NASA Tried to Silence Him Editor & Publisher: Two Top Papers Ask: Is the Earth Heading for Doom–With an Assist from the White House? Continue Reading
Coalition Challenges FCC Mandated Internet Wiretaps
Follow-up to my November 24, 2005 posting, Advocacy Groups Petition FCC For Stay On Web Wiretapping Compliance, news from Declan McCullagh, News.com: “Universities, libraries and technology companies are asking a federal court to block controversial wiretap rules designed to facilitate police surveillance of the Internet.” Continue Reading
Administration Defense of Domestic Spying Dominates Debate
New York Times: Bush Presses On in Legal Defense for Wiretapping “Despite the administration’s arguments, many legal scholars both conservatives and liberals say they remain skeptical about Mr. Bush’s assertion that the Constitution and a September 2001 authorization to use military force provided legal justification for wiretapping phone calls and e-mail messages on… Continue Reading
Now Online, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005
GPO Releases 21st Century Edition of Historical Reference Directory House Document No. 108-222, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 – 2005 Continue Reading
