Press release: “One year after Hurricane Katrina devastated the greater New Orleans area, local schools and colleges still have not received the leadership and resources they need from the federal government to truly recover, according to a new report released today by Rep. George Miller (D-CA), the senior Democrat on the House Education and the Workforce Committee.”
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Daily Archives: August 28, 2006
The Machinery of Democracy: Usability of Voting Systems
Press release: “The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, today released a report and policy proposals, concluding that two of the most commonly purchased electronic voting systems today are better at recording voter intentions than older systems like the punchcard system used in Florida in 2000. At the same time the report… Continue Reading
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press Report on Religion and Politics
Many Americans Uneasy with Mix of Religion and Politics – 69% Say Liberals Too Secular, 49% Say Conservatives Too Assertive, Released August 24, 2006. Section I – Religion and Public Life Section II – Religion and Politics Section III – Religion and Science Section IV – Religious Beliefs About the Survey Topline Questionnaire Continue Reading
Recent CRS Reports on the Budget, Environmental Law and Conservation
RL32812 – The Budget for Fiscal Year 2006, July 25, 2006, Philip D. Winters (29 pages, PDF).”In March 2006, the House passed a $92 billion supplemental appropriation (H.R. 4939). The funding, requested by the President, included $68 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, $19 billion for hurricane relief, and $4 billion for foreign… Continue Reading
Report on Katrina Waste from House Homeland Security Committee Democrats
Press release, August 28, 2006: “Nearly one year has passed since Hurricane Katrina’s landfall wrought havoc on the Gulf Coast, however, a new report issued by the Democratic Members on the U.S. House Committee Homeland Security finds that the nation is not much more prepared to effectively protect our communities and respond to catastrophic emergencies…The… Continue Reading
Procedures for Submitting Amendments/Corrections to Trademark Applications After Publication
USPTO press release, August 28, 2006: “To improve the tracking and disposition of amendments and requests for corrections to trademark applications submitted after publication, the Office is providing the following recommended procedures. Once an application has been approved for publication by the examining attorney, all amendments and requests for corrections are processed as amendments/corrections after… Continue Reading
Detection of Explosives on Airline Passengers: Recommendation of the 9/11 Commission and Related Issues
CRS report, Detection of Explosives on Airline Passengers: Recommendation of the 9/11 Commission and Related Issues, updated August 9, 2006 (via FAS). Continue Reading
DHS OIG Audit of the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System
Audit of the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System, OIG-06-54 (PDF, 24 pages), August 28, 2006. Continue Reading
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
Free Congress Foundation: “Senator Barack H. Obama (D-IL)…teamed with Coburn, Senator Thomas Carper (D-DE), Ranking Member on the FFM Subcommittee, and Senator John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) to introduce S. 2590, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, the purpose of which is to provide citizens with a website, managed by the Office of Management… Continue Reading
Comparison and Evaluation of 10 Major Internet Bookshops
Hirwade, Mangala and Hirwade, Anil and Bherwani, Mohini (2006) Evaluative study of major Internet bookshops. ILA Bulletin XLII(1):pp. 32-43. “Internet Bookshops are the online bookshops that allow the user to search the items of his interest, navigate, make a query, communicate, place an order, bargain and negotiate. At its simplest the Internet Bookshop or online… Continue Reading
