Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery Since 2002

You Are Here: Home » Archives: March 2008

Daily Archives: March 13, 2008

Contemporary Global Anti-Semitism: Report Provided to the Congress

by on

Department of State – Contemporary Global Anti-Semitism: Report Provided to the United States Congress, March 2008.

  • Tom Lantos 1928-2008: “In memory of Tom Lantos, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives, a leader of moral force and a champion of human rights. As the only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress, he attested with uncommon eloquence to a truth based on unspeakable experience: promoting tolerance is essential to building a world of freedom and peace. May every conscience remember that anti-Semitism is always wrong and is always dangerous, may every voice speak out against anti-Semitism, and may all of us have the civic courage to take action against anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance whenever and wherever they arise.”

    • A New $5 Bill Enters Circulation Today

    by on

    News release: “The first new $5 bill was issued by the Federal Reserve today during a commemorative transaction at President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home in Washington, D.C., a historic site used by the former president as a White House summer retreat. Officials from the Federal Reserve Board, U.S. Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and… Continue Reading

    GAO Report: EPA Needs to Follow Best Practices and Procedures When Reorganizing Its Library Network

    by on

    Environmental Protection: EPA Needs to Ensure That Best Practices and Procedures Are Followed When Making Further Changes to Its Library Network, GAO-08-304, February 29, 2008. “Established in 1971, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) library network provides staff and the public with access to environmental information. Its 26 libraries contain a wide range of information and… Continue Reading

    Joint Forces Command Report Shows No Direct Connection Between Saddam and al Qaeda

    by on

    “ABC News has requested and obtained a copy of the Pentagon study which shows Saddam Hussein had no links to Al Qaeda…Based on the analysis of some 600,000 official Iraqi documents seized by US forces after the invasion and thousands of hours of interrogations of former officials in Saddam’s government now in US custody, the… Continue Reading

    New GAO Reports: Principles of Federal Appropriations Law, Natural Resource Management, Defense Management

    by on

    Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: Annual Update of the Third Edition, GAO-08-450SP, March 13, 2008 Environmental Protection: EPA Needs to Follow Best Practices and Procedures When Reorganizing Its Library Network, GAO-08-579T, March 13, 2008 Telecommunications: FCC Has Made Some Progress in the Management of Its Enforcement Program but Faces Limitations, and Additional Actions Are Needed,… Continue Reading

    December 2007 Airline Traffic Data: U.S. Airlines Carry Record 769 Million Passengers in 2007

    by on

    Bureau of Transportation Statistics news release: “U.S. airlines set an annual record by carrying 769.4 million scheduled domestic and international passengers on their systems in 2007, nearly 25 million more passengers or 3.3 percent more than they did in 2006 when the previous high was reached, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics… Continue Reading

    UN Report: The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security

    by on

    News release: “The political transition in strife-torn Afghanistan continues to face a number of serious challenges, including terrorism and a booming drug industry, according to a new United Nations report, which urges an integrated approach among all international partners to stabilize the fledgling democracy…The report notes that 36 out of the country’s 376 districts, including… Continue Reading