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Daily Archives: August 24, 2006
Google Book Search Contract to Digitize UC Collection Released
The Chronicle of Higher Education obtained a copy of the 13 page agreement between Google, Inc. and the Regents of the University of California that details the scope of the digitization project, as well as copyright and ownership issues. Related postings on the Google Book Search Project Continue Reading
Second Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds President's Use of International Emergency Economic Powers Act
AP: Court Upholds President’s Authority U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit, 04-5841 Almeida-Amaral vs Gonzales, 08/24/06 International Emergency Economic Powers Act Continue Reading
FDA Plan B Web Resource
FDA Plan B (0.75mg levonorgestrel) Tablets Information, includes links to press release, memos and labeling data, as well as the Summary Report of Comments Received in Response to an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), July 31, 2006. This site was updated on August 24, 2006. FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Access for Plan B for Women… Continue Reading
DOJ Criminal Law Enforcement Data on Criminal Prosecutions
Posting from David Burnham and Susan B. Long, co-directors Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse: “Very timely criminal enforcement data from the Justice Department document that federal criminal prosecutions in May were up from the previous month in all of the following categories: white collar crime (up 8.5%), immigration (up 15.3%), illegal drugs (up 8.9%) and weapons… Continue Reading
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Hurricane Katrina Contracts
Press release, Committee on Government Reform, Minority Office: “In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Bush Administration turned to private contractors to provide relief and recovery services worth billions of dollars. Now, one year later, it is apparent that taxpayers and the residents of the Gulf Coast are paying a steep price for the failure… Continue Reading
Employee Benefits in Private Industry, 2006
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employee Benefits in Private Industry, 2006 press release. National Compensation Survey, Employee Benefits in Private Industry in the United State, March 2006 (35 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
Free Consumer Reports Guide to Child Health Information
Press release: “To help parents keep their kids at the top of the class, Consumer Reports Medical Guide provides free content on common child health conditions online as part of Consumer Report’s Back-to-School Special Section…” Continue Reading
House Intelligence Committee Releases Report on Iranian Strategic Threat
House Intelligence Committee Releases Report on Iranian Strategic Threat Recognizing Iran as a Strategic Threat: An Intelligence Challenge for the U.S. — complete unclassified report (29 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
New LC Country Profile on China
LC Country Profile on China, August 24, 2006 (42 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
