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Bipartisan Presidential Commission to Conduct Review of Walter Reed Conditions, and Hearings on Privatization of Hospital Services

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From the transcript of the President’s Radio Address, released March 2, 2007: “As we work to improve conditions at Walter Reed, we’re also taking steps to find out whether similar problems have occurred at other military and veterans hospitals. So I’m announcing that my Administration is creating a bipartisan Presidential Commission to conduct a comprehensive review of the care America is providing our wounded servicemen and women. This review will examine their treatment from the time they leave the battlefield through their return to civilian life as veterans, so we can ensure that we are meeting their physical and mental health needs. In the coming days, I will announce the members of this commission, and set a firm deadline for them to report back to me with their recommendations.”
Related news and upcoming hearings:

  • Army Times: Walter Reed woes bring turmoil at the top
  • Military Times coverage of the controversy at Walter Reed
  • Former Head of Walter Reed Hospital to Testify Before National Security Subcommittee: “Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman John Tierney sent a letter to Major General George W. Weightman, former Commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, regarding the privatization of support services at Walter Reed and its impact on the conditions at Walter Reed. In addition, Chairman Waxman signed a subpoena to compel Major General Weightman’s testimony at the Subcommittee’s March 5 hearing, but the subpoena was not served when new Acting Secretary of the Army Peter Geren authorized General Weightman to testify before the Committee without compulsory process.”
  • Internal Walter Reed Memo Identifying Problems
  • See also Wounded Warriors…a collection of veterans coverage from the McClatchy Washington Bureau, McClatchy Newspapers, and other sources.

    • Will ICANN Approve Limiting Access to Domain Registery Data?

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    Web Site Owners May Get Tougher to Find – Proposal could aid infringers on the Net, by Lynne Marek, The National Law Journal: ICANN – Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers – is considering a new policy that will allow domain name holders to keep their registration information private.” EPIC Supports Privacy for WHOIS… Continue Reading

    Commentary on Whether Newspapers Will Endure in Print

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    Columbia Journalism Review, January/February 2007 – The Race, by Robert Kuttner: “By the usual indicators, daily newspapers are in a deepening downward spiral. The new year brought reports of more newsroom layoffs, dwindling print circulation, flat or declining… Assuming that most dailies survive the transition, my guess is that in twenty-five years they will be… Continue Reading

    Hearing on Digital Future of the United States: Part 1 — World Wide Web

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    Testimony of Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, CSAIL Decentralized Information Group Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Before the United States House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet – Hearing on the “Digital Future of the United States: Part I — The Future of the World Wide Web”, March 1, 2007: “Digital… Continue Reading

    DOJ Seeking Industry Cooperation in Tracking File Uploading Activity

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    News.com: “The Bush administration has accelerated its Internet surveillance push by proposing that Web sites must keep records of who uploads photographs or videos in case police determine the content is illegal and choose to investigate, CNET News.com has learned. That proposal surfaced Wednesday in a private meeting during which U.S. Department of Justice officials,… Continue Reading