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Daily Archives: November 10, 2006

Balance of Power Shifts Along with Agenda in Congress

The New Senate Chiefs, by Will Sullivan, Posted 11/10/06. Includes overviews of new committee chairmen for: Appropriations, Armed Services, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Budget, Energy and Natural Resources, Finance, Foreign Relations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Intelligence, and Judiciary. Boston.com: Democrats may use probes to force policy shifts LA… Continue Reading

TRAC Releases New Findings on FBI Prosecutions Post 9/11

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC): “Federal prosecutors decline to prosecute 87% of FBI international terrorism referrals in FY 2006 … Despite increased agency staffing, prosecutions dropping across-the-board … Graphs and tables reveal changes in staffing and enforcement priorities since 1986.” New Findings: “Comprehensive Justice Department data documenting the enforcement actions of the FBI from 9/11/01… Continue Reading

National Security Archive Posts The Robert Gates File

National Security Archive: “Bush administration nominee for Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates had a long career in government which showed a notable combination of ambition and caution, according to a new book by Archive senior analyst John Prados [Safe for Democracy: The Secret Wars of the CIA (Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2006)] which deals… Continue Reading