2006 Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual, (effective November 1, 2006).
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Daily Archives: November 9, 2006
DHS Releases Reports on Immigration Statistics
Mapping Immigration: Legal Permanent Residents – “View maps showing the distribution of foreign nationals who became legal permanent residents of the United States between 1980 and 2004 by metropolitan area of residence and country of birth.” Profiles on Legal Permanent Residents: “Selected characteristics of immigrants who became legal permanent residents in 2005 by country of… Continue Reading
EU: Directive on Prevention of Use of Financial System for the Purpose of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
Directive on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (22 pages, PDF) Press release (PDF): “This measure is intended to combat money-laundering and terrorist financing. It covers many forms of financial transactions including those over 15,000 euros which raise suspicions of financial institutions and… Continue Reading
Lawyers Receiving Electronic Documents are Free to Examine 'Hidden' Metadata: ABA Ethics Opinion
Press release: “Lawyers who receive electronic documents are free to look for and use information hidden in metadata information embedded in electronically produced documents even if the documents were provided by an opposing lawyer, according to a new ethics opinion from the American Bar Association.” Continue Reading
2000 Bound Congressional Record: Vol. 146, 106th Congress, 2nd Session Now Online
2000 Bound Congressional Record: Vol. 146, 106th Congress, 2nd Session: “The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. At the end of each session of Congress, all of the daily editions are collected, re-paginated, and re-indexed into… Continue Reading
110th Congress
SENATE: Republican (49) Democratic (49) Independent (2) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Republican (196) Democratic (230) Independent (0) National Journal’s Almanac of American Politics: The Newly Elected Members Of Congress The Democratic Agenda: Legislative Priorities, by Marilyn Werber Serafini, National Journal The Way Out of War – A blueprint for leaving Iraq now. Posted on Wednesday, November… Continue Reading
Focus on New House and Senate Leadership
Newsweek Web Exclusive: A Guide To New House Committee Chairs: “After 12 years of Republican rule, the Democrats likely to take over key House committees are promising big changes, from tax policy to homeland security.” WSJ free feature: Shift in Congress Ignites Search For New Leaders – Democrats’ Virginia Win Seals Party’s Takeover, Sets Stage… Continue Reading
Republican Freshman Members of Congress – 110th Congress
Republican Study Committee – Republican Freshman Members of Congress – 110th Congress, November 9, 2006 Current RSC Members that retired or will be replaced in the 110th Congress (13): Ernest Istook (OK-05) retired (ran for Governor) Bob Beauprez (CO-07) retired (ran for Governor) Mark Green (WI-08) retired (ran for Governor) Chris Chocola (IN-02) replaced by… Continue Reading
NIST Information Security Handbook: A Guide for Managers
November 7, 2006: “NIST is proud to announce the release of Special Publication 800-100, Information Security Handbook: A Guide for Managers. The purpose of this publication is to inform members of the information security management team [agency heads, chief information officers (CIO), senior agency information security officers (SAISO), and security managers] about various aspects of… Continue Reading
