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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate for H.R. 5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, February 11, 2008: “H.R. 5140 would provide a tax rebate to individual tax filers who satisfy specific income requirements and special depreciation allowances to businesses. In addition, the act would raise the loan limit for the Federal Housing Administrations (FHAs) single-family program. …
“As Defense Secretary Robert Gates indicates that the withdrawal of troops from Iraq will be delayed, the Democratic Caucus has released a new report on Americas military readiness crisis and our vulnerabilities at home.”
Fact Sheet: The Economic Report of the President – “Today, the White House released the Economic Report of the President, an annual report to Congress on the Nation’s economic progress. The report released today reviews the state of the U.S. economy, the outlook for the next several years, and a wide variety of economic issues …
FindLaw: U.S. v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, et al. (Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Feb. 11, 2008) – “The U.S. Department of Defense announced that six high-value detainees held in Guantanamo Bay were charged, under the Military Commissions Act, with planning and executing the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Specific charges include violations of the laws of war, …
Press release: “The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released the Climate VISION Progress Report 2007, which reports on the actions taken by energy-intensive industries to improve greenhouse gas emissions intensity of their operations from 2002 to 2006. The report indicates that the power and energy-intensive industrial sectors improved their combined emissions intensity by 9.4 …
Hydrogen Fuel Initiative: DOE Has Made Important Progress and Involved Stakeholders but Needs to Update What It Expects to Achieve by Its 2015 Target, GAO-08-305, January 11, 2008 Financial Audit: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Funds’ 2007 and 2006 Financial Statements, GAO-08-416, February 11, 2008 Los Alamos National Laboratory: Information on Security of Classified Data, Nuclear …
Congressional Budget Analysis of the Growth in Funding for Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Elsewhere in the War on Terrorism, February 11, 2008. “The United States began combat operations in Afghanistan in fiscal year 2002 and in Iraq in fiscal year 2003. To finance those operations (and other activities related to the war on terrorism), …
Press release: “Tai Shen Kuo, age 58, and Yu Xin Kang, age 33, both of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Gregg William Bergersen, age 51, of Alexandria, Virginia, were arrested today on espionage charges related to the passage of classified U.S. government documents and information to the government of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). Both …
Legal Resource Guide to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) 2008 : “This publication is intended to serve as a guide to legal resources, including relevant statutes, regulations, policy documents, and current case law concerning issues the BOP faces today. It provides a general overview of the BOP, its services, and its programs. Statutes, regulations, …
CIA World Factbook 2008 – “Country information has been updated as of 7 February 2008.”
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Follow up to postings on the domestic surveillance program, from EFF, House Committee Leaders Unite to Oppose Immunity for Telecoms: February 8, 2008 “a formidable trio of House Committee Chairmen sent a stern letter to their colleagues urging them to oppose immunity for phone companies that assisted in the NSA’s warrantless wiretapping program. The White …
