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Cost of Iraq War Far Exceeds Original Estimates

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Few Economists Predicted True Cost of Iraq War, by Marilyn Geewax, Cox News Service, Sunday, October 07, 2007

  • “Five years ago this month, a Yale economist said something few in Washington wanted to hear: an Iraq war could cost nearly $1.6 trillion by 2012. William Nordhaus’s work was dismissed by Bush administration supporters, who believed spending would not exceed $60 billion. But so far, Congress already has approved $610 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and last month Defense Secretary Robert Gates said President Bush will request an additional $42.3 billion for this fiscal year. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said in recent estimates that total costs could range between $1 trillion and $2 trillion, depending on the length of the U.S. deployment and intensity of the fighting. Such estimates seem to confirm that Nordhaus had it right all along.”
  • Related: As War Dragged On, Coverage Tone Weighed Heavily on Anchors, by Howard Kurtz, Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, October 8, 2007. This article is adapted from the book “Reality Show: Inside the Last Great Television News War” by Howard Kurtz, Free Press, New York, ©2007.”

    • Guide to Finding Proposed Legislation Using EUR-Lex

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    European Information Association: “See also our guides to using OEIL and PreLex. Produced by the Commission and Parliament respectively, these two sources allow you to monitor the progress of proposed legislation through the various stages leading to adoption (or rejection – not all proposals are adopted). Proposals are generally published by the European Commission. They… Continue Reading

    Library of Congress Launches Wise Guide Portal

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    “This Wise Guide portal was designed to introduce you to the many fascinating, educational and useful resources available from the nation’s library and one of the most popular Web sites of the federal government. The “Wise Guide” will be refreshed monthly, much like a magazine, offering links to the best of the Library’s online materials.… Continue Reading

    Secretary Rice Directs Actions to Improve Operational Accountability and Control

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    Follow up to previous postings on private military contractors in Iraq, this State Department press release, October 5, 2007: “Secretary Rice has received an initial assessment of Blackwater operations in support of Embassy Baghdad from the first two team members. The balance of the team – General Joulwan and Ambassador Roy – will arrive in… Continue Reading

    Report on New York City's Hidden Technology Sector

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    Government Technology: “After over two decades of close interaction with the technology researchers, developers and business industries in New York City, the Industrial and Technology Assistance Corporation (ITAC) has released a report regarding the nature and depth of the tech sector in NYC. According to Kunal Malhotra, director of legislation and budget to Council Member… Continue Reading

    President Nixon's Library Now a Part of NARA

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    Nixon’s Library Now a Part of NARA – California Facility Will Hold All Documents and Tapes From a Half-Century Career in Politics, by James Worsham, NARA, Prologue, Fall 2007, Vol. 39, No. 3. “On July 11, 2007, the National Archives—with the approval of Congress—established the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in the private facility… Continue Reading

    Lawsuit Seeks Better Management of Marine Mammals

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    Press release, October 4, 2007: “Two conservation organizations, the Center for Biological Diversity and Turtle Island Restoration Network, filed a lawsuit today against Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne for failing to take into account the latest information on global warming in management decisions affecting polar bears, walrus, sea otters, and manatees. The suit, brought… Continue Reading

    Largest Free Searchable Database of Foundation Grants

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    NOZA: “We have built a searchable database containing more than 26 million charitable donation records (growing by 1,000,000 records monthly). Charities access our database through our website and search for prospective donors for their organizations…Highlights of the new site include: fewer steps to find the data you’re looking for; streamlined navigation; additional sorting and viewing… Continue Reading

    Department of Energy Launches DOEpatents Site

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    “DOepatents, the U.S. Department of Energy’s central collection of patent information, where research and development intersect with innovation and invention. This collection demonstrates the Department’s considerable contribution to scientific progress from the 1940s to today…This collection is growing as we continue to identify historic DOE patents, and to add ones recently issued. Currently, there are… Continue Reading