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
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Monthly Archives: August 2006
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
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The Tao of Law Librarianship: Reining In Your Inner Change Freak, by Connie Crosby A Cup of Creativi-tea: Good Morning! by Terri Wilson Continue Reading
Commentary on Librarians' Preserving Public Access to Information
The Nation: Librarians at the Gates, by Joseph Huff-Hannon [posted online on August 22, 2006]: “The day-to-day challenges librarians face are inherent in the job description: defending access to controversial or banned books, staving off budget cuts, and creating and expanding programs to draw more citizens into one of the few remaining genuinely public commons… Continue Reading
Browseable Version of NSA Eavesdropping Ruling Available
From askSam, NSA Eavesdropping Ruling, Full Text Decision of Judge Anna Diggs Taylor (users may search and/or browse the text) See also, Federal Judge Rules NSA Domestic Surveillance Program Unconstitutional Continue Reading
China Downloading DoD Data According to Warfighting Info Tech Director
Government Computer News: “China has downloaded 10 to 20 terabytes of data from the NIPRNet (DOD’s Non-Classified IP Router Network),” said Maj. Gen. William Lord, director of information, services and integration in the Air Force’s Office of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, during the recent Air Force IT Conference in Montgomery, Ala.” See also:… Continue Reading
Foreign Press Center Briefing on Hurricane Reconstruction Efforts
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Reconstruction Efforts – Transcript of FPC Briefing on “Hurricane Katrina, Coastal Protection and Reconstruction Efforts,” August 22, 2006. Continue Reading
