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Press release: “The Federal Election Commission (FEC/Commission) today approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the Supreme Court decision in Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC (WRTL). The Court ruled that the specific ads in question were not the functional equivalent of express advocacy because they were susceptible of a reasonable interpretation other …
U.S. Government Manual 2007-2008: “The official handbook of the Federal Government, provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches.”
CBO Report – The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update, August 2007 pdf data charts
“The Joint Economic Committee has compiled a timeline of events tracking the subprime crisis from December 2006 to the present. Although it does not include every event in the markets, in Congress, or in the Administration, it provides a fairly comprehensive background guide to the current housing crisis and the steps taken to avoid further …
National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) – An Update to “Prospects for Iraq’s Stability” August 23, 2007: “There have been measurable but uneven improvements in Iraq’s security situation since our last National Intelligence Estimate in January 2007.”
“PolitiFact is a project of the St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly to help you find the truth in the presidential campaign. Every day, reporters and researchers from the Times and CQ will analyze the candidates’ speeches, TV ads and interviews and determine whether the claims are accurate.”
The Wall Street Journal today reported that House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff stating the intention to conduct careful oversight over the fall 2007 launch of the National Applications Office (NAO). This program’s use of “spy satellites for domestic homeland security and law enforcement purposes” …
