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Press release: “U.S. Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty announced today during a speech at a meeting of the Lawyers for Civil Justice in New York that the Department of Justice is revising its corporate charging guidelines for federal prosecutors throughout the country. The new guidance revises the Thompson Memorandum, which was issued in January …
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press: Baker-Hamilton Report Evokes Modest Public Interest Growing Number Sees Iraq Becoming ‘Another Vietnam’, December 12, 2006. “Despite deep public dissatisfaction with the Iraq war, the highly anticipated report by a bipartisan panel proposing new policy options for Iraq did not register strongly with most Americans. Only …
Press release: “Senator Chuck Grassley and Congressman Rush Holt today said that they sent a letter [text of which is available in PDF] to the Attorney General asking for a briefing on the Amerithrax case. The letter was signed by 33 members of Congress. “We’re seeing more and more agencies thwart the Constitutional responsibility of …
10,600 Scientists Condemn Political Interference in Science: “The United States government bears great responsibility for keeping our environment clean and Americans healthy and safe. And while science is rarely the only factor in public policy decisions, this input should be objective and impartial. In recent years, however, scientists who work for and advise the federal …
Press release: “A new report on childhood asthma released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that death rates for asthma among children under age 18 have declined since 1999, while doctor visits for the condition have more than doubled over the past decade. In 2005, nearly 9 percent of children …
Unified Agenda, December 2006 Edition: “The Unified Agenda summarizes the rules and proposed rules that each Federal agency expects to issue during the next six months.”
White House Summit on Malaria, December 14, 2006 Briefing on the White House Summit on Malaria, 12/12/2006 Fact Sheet: White House Summit on Malaria Reducing Malaria in Africa Focus of U.S. Summit
“A four-page fact sheet that describes the Justice for All Act has been provided by the Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime.” Related Resources: Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance What You Can Do If You Are a Victim of Crime Resource Links for Victims Publications About Crime Victimization and Victims’ …
U.S. Courts: “As on January 1, 2007, there will be revised fee schedules for the federal Courts of Appeals and Bankruptcy Courts.” Appellate Fees Bankruptcy Fees
D-2007-031: The Effects of Hurricane Katrina on the Defense Information Systems Agency Continuity of Operations and Test Facility (12/12/2006)( D2005-D000AS-0310.000).
“In a letter to Members of the Government Reform Committee, Rep. Henry A. Waxman today announced the new subcommittee organization for the 110th Congress.”
Annual Performance Report Fiscal Year 2006 [Report PDF – 30 pages), EPA-350-R-06-006, December 2006.
