SUMMARY: “The United States faces serious public health threats from the deliberate use of weapons of mass destruction (WMD)–chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN)–by hostile States or terrorists, and from naturally emerging infectious diseases that have a potential to cause illness on a scale that could adversely impact national security. Effective strategies to prevent, mitigate, …

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Gross Domestic Product by Industry, 2006 (advance): “Newly available data on the industry distribution of real GDP growth show that the private services-producing sector accelerated to 4.1 percent in 2006, up from 3.7 percent in 2005, and that the private goods-producing sector accelerated to 2.5 percent, up from 2.1 percent in 2005. Real growth in …

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Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: Conditions in Iraq Are Conducive to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse GAO-07-525T, April 23, 2007: “…Despite U.S. and Iraqi efforts to shift a greater share of the country’s defense on Iraqi forces, the security situation continues to deteriorate. Poor security conditions have hindered the management of the more than $29 billion that …

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Press release: “The United States ranks second in world maritime container traffic with one in nine maritime containers in the world either bound for or coming from the United States, according to “America’s Container Ports: Delivering the Goods,” a new report from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). BTS, a part of the U.S. Department …

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Sudan Country Analysis Brief (04/23/2007)- “For information on the energy situation in Sudan, please see our updated Country Analysis Brief. Also included are a map, graph, and links to other related web sites.” Nigeria Country Analysis Brief (04/23/2007) – For information on the energy situation in Nigeria, please see our updated Country Analysis Brief. Also …

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