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Press release: “In a historic vote, the Florida House today unanimously passed CS/HB 537, already passed in the Senate, that provides almost all voters paper ballots in time for the 2008 Presidential election, and bans paperless DREs [direct-recording electronic voting machines], and bans paperless DREs outright by 2021.” Related postings on e-voting
“EPIC, in cooperation with the Stanford Constitutional Law Center, filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief (42 pages, PDF) in Hepting v. AT&T. This lawsuit alleges that AT&T allowed the government to wiretap calls and e-mails without judicial authority. The U.S. government and AT&T seek to dismiss this case. The EPIC brief states, “The statutes and constitutional provisions …
Press release: “Keeping up with the latest consumer health information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just got easier. FDA today announced two new initiatives to enhance online communications. A Web page, Consumer Health Information for You and Your Family, provides comprehensive and timely consumer information. A free monthly e-newsletter, FDA Consumer Health …
Press release, April 27, 2007: “The United States Sentencing Commission held its final public meetings for the 2006-2007 guideline amendment cycle, promulgating amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines today and on April 18, 2007, on several important issues. Among other actions, the Commission voted to promulgate and submit to Congress sentencing guideline amendments regarding offenses …
2007-P-00022 Promoting Tribal Success in EPA Programs, [Report PDF – 12 pages] [At a Glance] [EPA-DOI Joint Report: Tribal Successes – Protecting the Environment and Natural Resources, 44 pages] May 3, 2007.
Press release: “The U.S. Departments of Treasury, Justice, and Homeland Security today joined together in issuing the 2007 National Money Laundering Strategy, a report detailing continued efforts to dismantle money laundering and terrorist financing networks and bring these criminals to justice.” 2007 National Money Laundering Strategy
Follow up to previous postings on EPA library closures, this May 2, 2007 press release: “Despite promises to consult with Congress before proceeding with dismantlement of its library system, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered its libraries to disperse or dispose of their contents, according to agency directives released today by Public Employees for Environmental …
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute – Healthy Heart Handbook for Women: “The Heart Truth is that heart disease is the #1 killer of American women. In fact, one in four women dies of heart disease. But heart disease can also lead to disability and a significantly decreased quality of life.”
“Interpol is offering countries the opportunity to give their front-line officers instant access to its many databases. These databases contain millions of records of criminal information on individuals and property submitted by member countries, constituting a unique and vast collection of data that does not exist at the regional or national levels…Interpol manages a database …
Press release: “The infant mortality rate in the United States in 2004 was 6.78 infant (under 1 year of age) deaths per 1,000 live births, not significantly different from the rate of 6.84 in 2003, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report, Infant Mortality Statistics …
Press release: “Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released today its report Biogenerics: What They Are, Why They Are Important, and Their Economic Value to Taxpayers and Consumers. The report estimates that if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was provided with the appropriate statutory framework to approve generic forms of biotech drugs for the marketplace, …
Press release: “The seventh annual World Bank carbon market intelligence study, released today at CARBON EXPO, shows that the global carbon market tripled in 2006to US$30 billion from US$10 billion in 2005. The market was dominated by the sale and resale of European Union Allowances (EUAs) at a value of nearly US$25 billion. The projects-based …
