Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the January-March 2006 National Health Interview Survey, (Released 9/28/2006) Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2006
New on LLRX.com: Law Librarian Nominated for Animal Planet Hero of the Year Award
Law Librarian One of Top Ten Finalists for Animal Planet Hero of the Year Award, by Kara Phillips Bios of the Hero of the Year Nominees. You can cast your vote here, until October 6. Continue Reading
Frank Asks FTC and Credit Bureaus to Respond to Consumer Complaints
Press release: “Congressman Barney Frank yesterday wrote to the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and representatives of the credit reporting industry asking that they look into the numerous complaints from consumers about access to credit reports and fraud alerts.” [text of letter is included in this release] Continue Reading
CRS Report on Protection of Security-Related Information
Protection of Security-Related Information, September 27, 2006 (via FAS, 29 pages, PDF) Related postings on use of various designations for government documents to restrict public access Continue Reading
CRS Report on Presidential Signing Statements
Presidential Signing Statements: Constitutional and Institutional Implications,” September 22, 2006 (via FAS, 30 pages, PDF). Related postings on signing statements Continue Reading
Staff Report on Recognizing North Korea as a Strategic Threat: An Intelligence Challenge for U.S.
House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, Recognizing North Korea as a Strategic Threat: An Intelligence Challenge for the United States, September 28, 2006 (26 pages, PDF). Continue Reading
Draft Bipartisan Report Documents Extensive Abramoff Contact With White House
Roll Call reports tonight on their homepage: “Hundreds of contacts between top White House officials and former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his associates “raise serious questions about the legality and actions” of those officials, according to a draft bipartisan report prepared by the House Government Reform Committee.” The article states the White House has reviewed… Continue Reading
LC Publishes New Country Profiles on Cuba, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia
Country Profile: Cuba, September 2006 Country Profile: Malaysia, September 2006 Country Profile, Saudi Arabia, September 2006 Continue Reading
IG for Iraq Reconstruction Reports on Protecting Energy Infrastructure
06-038 – Unclassified Summary of SIGIR’s Review of Efforts to Increase Iraq’s Capability to Protect Its Energy Infrastructure (12 pages, PDF) September 27, 2006. Continue Reading
Special Interest Groups Drive Up Spending On Supreme Court Television Advertising
Press release: “A new analysis from the Brennan Center for Justice and Justice at Stake reveals that special interest groups have spent $1,797,449 on television advertising to influence the outcomes of 2006 state Supreme Court campaigns through the end of September, a startling 69 percent jump over the same point in the 2004 election cycle.… Continue Reading
Report Recommends Essential Steps to Enable Law Enforcement Information Sharing
Press release: “Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, issued a report that analyzes institutional failures and a lack of initiative by this Administration to enable law enforcement officers as first preventers in the War on Terror. The report, entitled LEAP: A Law Enforcement Assistance and Partnership Strategy,… Continue Reading
2006 Report on Coordination of Intellectual Property Enforcement and Protection
2006 Report to the President and Congress on Coordination of Intellectual Property Enforcement and Protection (168 pages, PDF): “The report sets forth the actions and initiatives that the U.S. government has taken over the past year to combat the rising tide of global counterfeiting and piracy, and notes the importance of these efforts because of… Continue Reading
