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Renewing U.S. Manufacturing: Promoting a High-Road Strategy

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Economic Policy Institute Briefing Paper – Renewing U.S. Manufacturing: Promoting a High-Road Strategy, by Susan Helper, February 13, 2008 (39 pages, PDF).

  • “Over the last decade, the United States lost manufacturing jobs at a stunning rate: 16% of its manufacturing jobs disappeared in just the three years between 2000 and 2003, with a further decline of almost 4% between then and now. This had been some of the best paying
    work in the country. The average manufacturing worker earns a weekly wage of $725, 20% higher than the national average. This dramatic loss of high-paying manufacturing jobs is not inevitable. America can save many of these jobs with “high-road” policies that harness the knowledge of all of a firm’s stakeholders to create a highly productive, high-wage economy. As the case of the Sharp plant above
    suggests, the nation can accomplish this turnaround in
    ways that also help meet critical national goals, such as environmental sustainability.”

    • National Summits Help Federal Courts Prepare for Sentence Reduction Requests

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    Follow up to December 11, 2007 posting Retroactivity Approved for Crack Cocaine Guideline, from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts : “As of March 3, 2008, more than 21,000 inmates serving time for federal crimes involving crack cocaine will be eligible to have their sentences reduced. Federal courts already are preparing to rule on… Continue Reading

    More EPA Toxic Release Inventory Data Available for 2006

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    Follow up to February 21, 2008 posting EPA Releases Selected Toxics Release Inventory Data, this news release: “Information on the 2006 reporting year is now available as part of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) database. Today marks the earliest release of the data in the 20-year history of the program. Improvements in electronic reporting and… Continue Reading

    Bureau of Justice Statistics: Campus Law Enforcement, 2004-05

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    Campus Law Enforcement, 2004-05, 02/08. “Presents findings from a BJS survey of campus law enforcement agencies serving 4-year colleges and universities with 2,500 or more students. The survey covered the 2004-05 academic year and collected data from agencies using sworn police officers and those using only nonsworn security officers. The report compares law enforcement agencies… Continue Reading

    Unclassified DNI Data Mining Report Released By Secrecy News

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    Secrecy News: “The Office of the Director of National Intelligence provided an overview of U.S. intelligence data mining development programs in…Data Mining Report,” ODNI Report to Congress, February 15, 2008. Data mining is used by intelligence agencies to search through databases in order to discern patterns of activity that could indicate a threat to national… Continue Reading

    Research Paper: Cold Boot Attacks on Encryption Keys

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    Lest We Remember: Cold Boot Attacks on Encryption Keys, J. Alex Haldermany, Seth D. Schoenz, Nadia Heningery, William Clarksony, William Paulx, Joseph A. Calandrinoy, Ariel J. Feldmany, Jacob Appelbaum, and Edward W. Felteny. Princeton University, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Wind River Systems. February 21, 2008. Introductory blog post Frequently asked questions Experiment guide Videos and images… Continue Reading

    Pentagon Report Rebukes Air Force Demands for More C-17s

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    Nick Schwellenbach, national security investigator at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO): “The Department of Defense rebuked Air Force demands for more C-17 cargo planes in favor of upgrading C-5s, according to a February 14, 2008, Pentagon letter and supporting documentation to Congress obtained by POGO and made publicly available for the first time. According… Continue Reading