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[FindLaw reg. req’d to view this decision – William Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, January 4, 2007] “Federal appeals court Judge Richard Posner affirms an Indiana law requiring voters to show a photo ID before they can vote in an election, concluding that the law was …
Improved Administration Can Enhance U.S. Customs and Border Protection Laptop Computer Security (Redacted), OIG-07-16 (PDF, 37 pages), January 4, 2007.
Center for Strategic and International Studies: “Global Aging and the Sustainability of Public Pension Systems, released in January 2007, chronicles the efforts of twelve developed countries to prepare for their coming age wavesand in particular, to reform their public pension systems. The study contrasts and compares retirement systems in different countries, discusses recent reforms, and …
On January 5, 2007, the following new legislative resources will be available on the House of Representatives’ Legislative Archive website: Bill Text, 110th Congress – “The full text of all bills and resolutions introduced in the House during the 110th Congress. Select bills of interest by searching by bill number or for words contained in …
OMB Fact Sheet, A Balanced Budget By 2012 and Earmark Reform, January 4, 2006.
Documents prepared by the FBI (1,561 pages) in 1986 detailing Justice Rehnquist’s decade long prescription drug pain treatment were obtained by AP through FOIA requests, and released today as follows: http://wid.ap.org/documents/rehnquist/section1.pdf http://wid.ap.org/documents/rehnquist/section3.pdf http://wid.ap.org/documents/rehnquist/section4.pdf http://wid.ap.org/documents/rehnquist/section5.pdf http://wid.ap.org/documents/rehnquist/section6.pdf http://wid.ap.org/documents/rehnquist/section7.pdf Related posting from January 3, 2006, Article Details Justice Rehnquist’s Senate Confirmation Hearings Slate: Rehnquist’s Drug Habit – The …
Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade: Key Issues for the 110th Congress, December 20, 2006.
Text of H.Res. 6 – Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Tenth Congress, January 4, 2007. Section by Section Summary of H.R. 6 – Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Tenth Congress, January 4, 2007.
Press release: President’s Statement on H.R. 6407, the “Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act”, December 20, 2006 Text via GPO’s Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents “The executive branch shall construe subsection 404(c) of title 39, as enacted by subsection 1010(e) of the Act, which provides for opening of an item of a class of mail otherwise …
SUMMARY: The Department of State proposes to revise its regulations governing the classification of national security information that is under the control of the Department in order to reflect the provisions of a new executive order on national security information and consequent changes in the Department’s procedures since the last revision of the Department’s regulations …
Walt Mossberg, WSJ free feature: Bold Redesign Improves Office 2007 But Learning Curve May Be Too Steep for Some Users; Ribbon Replaces Menus
Via Statewatch.org, “EU: Public order and counter-terrorism: Security handbook for the use of police authorities and services at international events (EU doc no: 15226/1/06, 22.12.06, full-text, pdf). The Council of the European Union (representing the 27 governments) is proposing that the existing handbooks on public order at EU events and that on counter-terrorism should be …
