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Daily Archives: February 12, 2008

Financial Stability Working Group on Market and Institutional Resilience

FSF Working Group on Market and Institutional Resilience Interim Report to the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, February 5, 2008: ” Since the Working Group’s preliminary report in October, we have continued to sharpen our analysis of the causes of recent events and the appropriate responses to them. This interim report discusses the… Continue Reading

Rand: Countering Insurgency in the Muslim World: Rethinking U.S. Priorities and Capabilities

Countering Insurgency in the Muslim World – Rethinking U.S. Priorities and Capabilities, by: David C. Gompert, John Gordon, IV, Adam Grissom, David R. Frelinger, Seth G. Jones, Martin C. Libicki, Edward O’Connell, Brooke K. Stearns, Robert E. Hunter. “This research brief summarizes a RAND report that analyzes insurgencies such as those in Afghanistan and Iraq… Continue Reading

DHS Begins Collecting 10 Fingerprints From International Visitors at O'Hare,

DHS press releases, February 1, 2008: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that it has begun collecting additional fingerprints from international visitors arriving at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (O’Hare), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (Hartsfield), and George Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport (Bush Intercontinental). The change is part of the department’s upgrade from two-… Continue Reading

Recent CRS Reports: Economic Stimulus Proposals for 2008, DHS Directorate of Science and Technology, Tax Rebate Refundability

February 07, 2008 – Serbia: Current Issues and U.S. Policy February 01, 2008 – The DHS Directorate of Science and Technology: Key Issues for Congress February 01, 2008 – Tax Rebate Refundability: Effects and Issues February 01, 2008 – The Egypt-Gaza Border and its Effect on Israeli-Egyptian Relations February 01, 2008 – The Recovery Rebates… Continue Reading

Non Profit Releases Free Library of Federal Case Law

Creative Commons and Public.Resource.Org announced [February 11, 2008] that the first revision of a substantial corpus of U.S. federal case law is available for download by developers. The files are all clearly marked with the new Creative Commons CCØ label, indicating that the contents are Works of the United States Government and are thus free… Continue Reading