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CIA Director Nominee Contends Domestic Surveillance Legal

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Senate Intelligence Committee Open Hearing: Confirmation Hearing of General Michael V. Hayden to be the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, May 18, 2006.

  • Opening Statement by Michael V. Hayden, Unclassified (5 pages, PDF)
  • Via FAS, full transcript of the Hayden confirmation hearing (171 pages, PDF), and the same transcript via DNI
  • AP: Hayden Insists NSA Surveillance Is Legal
  • New York Times: C.I.A. Choice Says He’s Independent of the Pentagon
  • AP, May 17, 2006: “National Intelligence Director John Negroponte declassified a list of 30 congressional briefings the Bush administration says have been held since the National Security Agency began its no-warrant surveillance program after the Sept. 11 attacks.”
  • The Hill, May 16, 2006, Specter strikes NSA deal, by Alexander Bolton: “Specter has mollified conservative opposition to his bill by agreeing to drop the requirement that the Bush administration seek a legal judgment on the program from a special court set up by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978…An expert in constitutional law and national security, however, said that the change would allow the administration to throw up huge obstacles to anyone seeking to challenge the program’s legality.”
  • Listening In: Eavesdripping and the National Security Agency – Patrick Radden Keefe, James Risen, Adm. Bob Inman and Jeffrey Rosen, moderator, Monday, May 8, 2006, New York Public Library (Transcript, 34 pages, PDF).
  • CRS Report, Government Access to Phone Calling Activity and Related Records: Legal Authorities, May 17, 2006 (19 pages, PDF)
  • Related postings on domestic surveillance program

    • Debate on Future of the Library Catalog

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    The Changing Nature of the Catalog and Its Integration with Other Discovery Tools, Final Report, March 17, 2006, prepared for the Library of Congress by Associate University Librarian Karen Calhoun of Cornell University (52 pages, PDF) A Critical Review of The Changing Nature of the Catalog and Its Integration with Other Discovery Tools, April 3,… Continue Reading

    Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress

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    CRS report, Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress, May 12, 2006 (37 pages, PDF) White House: President Bush Discusses Border Security and Immigration Reform in Arizona, Yuma Sector Border Patrol Headquarters Yuma, Arizona, May 18, 2006 White House, Comprehensive Immigration Reform White House Fact Sheet: President Requests Funds to Strengthen Border Security, May… Continue Reading

    FTC Guide For Protecting Consumer Wireless Networks

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    Press release: “Wireless Internet access can free you from the confines of cords, but not from the need for security. Without taking the proper precautions, it’s easy for others to use your wireless network connection to access the Internet, or even to access the information on your own computer. The Federal Trade Commission is introducing… Continue Reading

    New Health Policy Research Tool on KaiserEDU.org

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    “SmartLinks provides ‘pre-queried’ searches on health policy topics (Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Electronic Medical Records, Children’s Health Coverage, Public Health Preparedness, Drug Safety and Regulation, Stem Cell Policy, Drug Reimportation, VA Health System) in several different internet search engines. You’ll get results from: PubMed, Kaisernetwork Daily Headlines, HighBeam Research, Google Uncle Sam, Google Scholar, and… Continue Reading

    Materials Now Available On Medicare Drug Benefit And Low-Income Beneficiaries

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    Fromt he Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured: “Observations On The Initial Implementation Of The Medicare Prescription Drug Program, a new report based on a focus-group discussion with state Medicaid directors assesses continuing issues related to the interaction between Medicaid and the Medicare prescription drug benefit for both dual enrollees and states.” From the… Continue Reading