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New House Report: Food from China: Can We Import Safely?

Press release: “Reps. John D. Dingell (D-MI), Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Bart Stupak, Chairman of its Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today released a staff report entitled Food From China: Can We Import Safely? (11 pages, PDF). This report was compiled by Committee staff dispatched by Dingell and Stupak to …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents

Free searchable version of "American Health Choices" by Hilary Clinton.

The American Health Choices Planby Hillary Clinton, Free Searchable Version: “In September of this year Hillary Clinton posted online and spoke publicly about her plan for universal health care coverage. The plan, referred to as “American Health Choices” is now available, along with the full text of Hillary Clinton’s initial speech on the plan, in …

Subjects: Government Documents

Pew Global Attitudes Survey on Global Trade

WORLD PUBLICS WELCOME GLOBAL TRADE – BUT NOT IMMIGRATION (144 pages, PDF)- “The publics of the world broadly embrace key tenets of economic globalization but fear the disruptions and downsides of participating in the global economy. In rich countries as well as poor ones, most people endorse free trade, multinational corporations and free markets. However, …

Subjects: Internet

Census – Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders

“New orders for manufactured goods in August, down following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased $14.4 billion or 3.3 percent to $420.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 3.4 percent July increase. Shipments, down two the last three months, decreased $6.7 billion or 1.6 percent to $417.9 billion. This followed a 2.3 …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy

National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy – Unclassified Summary, October 2007 “The President’s National Drug Control Strategy seeks to disrupt the illicit drug industry as close to the source as possible. As a companion to the National Drug Control Strategy, this Strategy directs U.S. efforts to intercept drug shipments that manage to evade the robust international …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Judiciary Expresses Concerns About Proposed Regulations Regarding Capital Cases

US Courts: “The Judicial Conference has expressed concerns about proposed regulations issued by the Department of Justice for states seeking to qualify for expedited federal habeas corpus review procedures in capital cases. Concerns about the certification-implementation regulations proposed June 6, 2007, were aired in an August 1 letter from the Conference to DOJ. In 1996, …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Courts, Legal Research

DOT OIG: FAA's Actions Taken to Address Allegations of Unsafe Maintenance Practices at Northwest Airlines

DOT OIG Audit – FAA’s Actions Taken to Address Allegations of Unsafe Maintenance Practices at Northwest Airlines, September 28, 2007- Project ID: AV-2007-080 “Summary: On September 28, we issued our report on FAA’s actions taken to address allegations of unsafe maintenance practices at Northwest Airlines. These allegations were reported by an FAA Aviation Safety Inspector …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Combating Terrorism, Energy Efficiency, Global Health, Maritime Security, Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq, USPTO

Combating Terrorism: Law Enforcement Agencies Lack Directives to Assist Foreign Nations, GAO-08-144T, October 4, 2007 Energy Efficiency: Opportunities Exist for Federal Agencies to Better Inform Household Consumers, GAO-07-1162, September 26, 2007 Environmental Right-To-Know: EPA’s Recent Rule Could Reduce Availability of Toxic Chemical Information Used to Assess Environmental Justice, GAO-08-115T, October 4, 2007 Global Health: U.S. …

Subjects: Government Documents

Microsoft Launches Technology Platform to Collect, Store and Share Health Information

Press release: “Joined by nationally recognized medical providers, health-management device manufacturers and patient advocacy organizations, Microsoft Corp. today launched Microsoft® HealthVault, a software and services platform aimed at helping people better manage their health information. The company outlined its vision for ways that HealthVault can bring the health and technology industries together to create new …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Microsoft, Search Engines