“Counterfeiting and piracy costs U.S. companies between $200-$250 billion a year and roughly 750,000 jobs to date. Nearly all industries are being affected, from apparel and footwear, high-tech industrial goods, medicines, autos and auto parts, food and beverages, and cosmetics to copyrighted works, including entertainment and business software, movies, music, and books. The U.S. Chamber through its National Chamber Foundation has launched a broad initiative to effectively thwart the growing global threat of counterfeiting and piracy to the U.S. economy, the global business community, and consumers.”
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Daily Archives: January 24, 2007
Documents From The Trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby
From AP, Documents From The Trial of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, currently underway at the U.S. District Court, District of Columbia. See also this notice, USA v. LIBBY (Criminal No. 05-394): Order filed 1/10/07. Continue Reading
Two GAO Reports on Poverty in America
Poverty In America: Consequences for Individuals and the Economy, Full text GAO-07-343T, and Highlights, January 24, 2007: “In 2005, 37 million people, approximately 13 percent of the total population, lived below the poverty line, as defined by the Census Bureau.” Poverty in America: Economic Research Shows Adverse Impacts on Health Status and Other Social Conditions… Continue Reading
National Taxpayers Union Foundation's Cost Analysis of the President's 2007 State of the Union Address
National Taxpayers Union Foundation’s [NTUF] Cost Analysis of the President’s 2007 State of the Union Address Also from the NTUF – Study: Bush Proposes $12.4 Billion Spending Boost in State of Union Speech; Up from 2006 Continue Reading
The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2008 to 2017
Summary of The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2008 to 2017, prepared by the Congressional Budget Office (191 pages, PDF). See also this Summary (6 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
Hearing: EIA Analysis of Draft Global Warming Legislation
Full Committee Hearing: EIA Analysis of Draft Global Warming Legislation, January 24, 2007: “The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on analysis recently completed by the Energy Information Administration, Energy Market and Economic Impacts of a Proposal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Intensity with a Cap and Trade System.” Related postings on global warming… Continue Reading
Bipartisan Resolution on Iraq Passes Senate Committee
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 12-9 in favor of the nonbinding measure to limit troops deployed to Iraq. See this statement by Sen. Chris Dodd [declared candidate for President] on the resolution. Dodd has offered an amendement to this resolution, (S. 308), to prohibit an escalation in United States military forces in Iraq without… Continue Reading
Executive Order Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy and Transportation Management
Executive Order 13423: Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management, January 24, 2007. Fact Sheet: Strengthening America’s Energy Security and Improving the Environment, January 24, 2007 President Bush Discusses Energy Initiative, January 24, 2007 Executive Order 13423–Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management, Federal Register, January 26, 2007 Continue Reading
GAO Report Highlights Post 9/11 Security Gaps
Homeland Security: Progress Has Been Made to Address the Vulnerabilities Exposed by 9/11, but Continued Federal Action Is Needed to Further Mitigate Security Risks, Full-text GAO-07-375, and Highlights, January 24, 2007. “While much attention has been focused on mitigating the specific risks of 9/11, other critical assets ranging from passenger rail stations to power plants… Continue Reading
Guiliani Dossier of Campaign Documents Online
From Politico.com, “a dossier [126 pages, PDF] of confidential Giuliani campaign documents of which the campaign lost possession in early November [2006]. The documents appear to have been prepared by Giuliani’s chief fundraiser, Anne Dickerson. Some personal information, largely cellular phone numbers, was redacted.” The Giuliani Dossier: A Brief Tour Continue Reading
Use of Workplace Technology Continues Despite Policies
LexisNexis press release: “Most office workers use workplace technology for personal reasons; many may be ignoring employer policies, new research shows…Despite the fact that nearly one-half (45%) of office workers have been explicitly informed their at-work technology usage is monitored, a majority still use their employers technology resources for personal reasons, according to a new… Continue Reading
New CRS Reports on Iran and Iraq
The Iraqi Security Forces: The Challenge of Sectarian and Ethnic Influences, Updated January 18, 2007 Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security, Updated January 17, 2007 Iran: Profile and Statements of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, January 16, 2007 Iraq: Regional Perspectives and U.S. Policy, January 12, 2007 Continue Reading
