Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery With Daily Postings Since 2002
Energy Information Administration Country Analysis Brief on Iran, October 2007 (14 pages, PDF) “Iran is a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and ranks amongst the worlds top three holders of proven oil and natural gas reserves. Iran is OPECs second-largest exporter after Saudi Arabia, and is the fourth-largest exporter of …
“CQ MoneyLine has created a shortcut for users to quickly access information on all the major presidential candidates this cycle. To visit this page, click here.”
On October 2, 2007, the House Oversight Committee …[held] a hearing to examine the use of private security contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. “Previously undisclosed information reveals (1) Blackwater has engaged in 195 escalation of force incidents since 2005, an average of 1.4 per week, including over 160 incidents in which Blackwater forces fired first; …
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on Current Mine Safety Disasters: Issues and Challenges, October 2, 2007. [Links to witness statements] Related documents: NIOSH [National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health] report and BLM inspection reports Crandall Canyon mine chart #3 Crandall Canyon mine chart #2 Crandall Canyon mine chart #1
D-2007-131 Followup Audit on Recommendations for Controls Over Exporting Sensitive Technologies to Countries of Concern (September 28, 2007) (Project D2006-D000LG-0199.000) PDF and Summary D-2007-128 Hotline Allegations Concerning the Defense Threat Reduction Agency Advisory and Assistance Services Contract (September 26, 2007) (Project D2006-D000CF-0262.000) PDF and Summary D-2007-124 Purchases Made Using the U.S. Joint Forces Command Limited …
“Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services, today announced that the committee will hold a hearing entitled, Systemic Risk: Examining Regulators’ Ability to React to Threats in the Financial System. Following up on the Committees July hearing with the Presidents Working Group on the Financial Markets that looked at lessons …
“The 2008 Presidential Election: “Every four years, voters head to the polls to elect our nations president. The process begins with a series of primaries and caucuses in the winter and spring, and ends with the November general election. To mark the start of the 2008 presidential election season, the Census Bureau has culled the …
Foreign Assistance: Multiple Challenges Hinder the Efficiency and Effectiveness of U.S. Food Aid, GAO-08-83T, October 02, 2007 Federal Emergency Management Agency: Ongoing Challenges Facing the National Flood Insurance Program, GAO-08-118T, October 02, 2007
The New Yorker: The Administrations plan for Iran, by Seymour M. Hersh
Press release: “Yahoo! Search today announced Search Assist, the most advanced assistance technology available on the Web, and the integration of audio, video and photos directly into the search results to help make Web search effortless for consumers. The new Yahoo! Search was designed to better understand user intent and get consumers to the results …
“USA.gov now offers three new search boxes on relevant pages throughout the site to help you quickly find federal jobs, recreation areas, and veterans burial locations. Heres a brief summary of these new tools: Find a Federal Government Job: You can now search for jobs directly from USA.gov. In the Search Federal Jobs box, enter …
European Parliament: Resolution i2010: towards a European digital library, September 27, 2007
