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TRAC Study: Surge in Immigration Prosecutions Continues

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Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse [TRAC] Report: “Federal immigration prosecutions in March 2008 continued their recent and highly unusual surge, apparently reaching an all-time high, according to timely data from the Justice Department. The total of 9,350 such prosecutions was up by almost 50% from the previous month and 73% from the previous year.

The dramatic changes in the number of defendants charged with immigration-related charges are based on case-by-case information obtained by TRAC under the Freedom of Information Act from the Executive Office for United states Attorneys.”

World Information Access 2008 Report

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“The World Information Access 2008 Report presents important trends in the distribution of information and communication technologies around the world. The 2008 WIA Report explores information access by looking at trends in the blogger arrests worldwide, diversity in the ownership of media assets in the 15 largest media markets in the Muslim world, and the… Continue Reading

New GAO Reports: Defense Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Long-Term Fiscal Outlook

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Defense Infrastructure: High-Level Leadership Needed to Help Communities Address Challenges Caused by DOD-Related Growth, GAO-08-665, June 17, 2008 Intellectual Property: Leadership and Accountability Needed to Strengthen Federal Protection and Enforcement, GAO-08-921T, June 17, 2008 Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: Long-Term Federal Fiscal Challenge Driven Primarily by Health Care, GAO-08-912T, June 17, 2008 Millennium Challenge Corporation: Independent Reviews… Continue Reading

Industry Alliance Adopts New Guidelines To Speed Help To Homeowners Facing Foreclosure

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News release: “HOPE NOW, the industry alliance of mortgage lenders, servicers, investors, and counselors, today announced that its servicer members have agreed to a uniform set of procedures and guidelines that will greatly enhance the ability of homeowners to quickly receive the help they need and ensure that the assistance process is respectful, understandable, and… Continue Reading

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Producer Price Index

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News release: “The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 1.4 percent in May, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This rise followed a 0.2-percent advance in April and a 1.1-percent increase in March. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by producers of intermediate… Continue Reading

DOJ: Guidance on Submitting Updated Status Reports to the President's Management Council

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“As part of the May 30, 2008 Attorney General’s Report to the President on agency progress under Executive Order 13,392, Improving Agency Disclosure of Information, the Attorney General recommended that agencies submit to the President’s Management Council an Updated Status Report concerning any deficiency reported by the agency in its Fiscal Year 2007 Annual FOIA… Continue Reading

Proposed Rulemaking: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services

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Proposed Rulemaking: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services; Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities, [Federal Register: June 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 117)][Proposed Rules][Page 34508-34557] Continue Reading