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National Security Archive: “Bush administration nominee for Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates had a long career in government which showed a notable combination of ambition and caution, according to a new book by Archive senior analyst John Prados [Safe for Democracy: The Secret Wars of the CIA (Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2006)] which deals …
2006 Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual, (effective November 1, 2006).
Mapping Immigration: Legal Permanent Residents – “View maps showing the distribution of foreign nationals who became legal permanent residents of the United States between 1980 and 2004 by metropolitan area of residence and country of birth.” Profiles on Legal Permanent Residents: “Selected characteristics of immigrants who became legal permanent residents in 2005 by country of …
Directive on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (22 pages, PDF) Press release (PDF): “This measure is intended to combat money-laundering and terrorist financing. It covers many forms of financial transactions including those over 15,000 euros which raise suspicions of financial institutions and …
Press release: “Lawyers who receive electronic documents are free to look for and use information hidden in metadata information embedded in electronically produced documents even if the documents were provided by an opposing lawyer, according to a new ethics opinion from the American Bar Association.”
2000 Bound Congressional Record: Vol. 146, 106th Congress, 2nd Session: “The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. At the end of each session of Congress, all of the daily editions are collected, re-paginated, and re-indexed into …
SENATE: Republican (49) Democratic (49) Independent (2) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Republican (196) Democratic (230) Independent (0) National Journal’s Almanac of American Politics: The Newly Elected Members Of Congress The Democratic Agenda: Legislative Priorities, by Marilyn Werber Serafini, National Journal The Way Out of War – A blueprint for leaving Iraq now. Posted on Wednesday, November …
Newsweek Web Exclusive: A Guide To New House Committee Chairs: “After 12 years of Republican rule, the Democrats likely to take over key House committees are promising big changes, from tax policy to homeland security.” WSJ free feature: Shift in Congress Ignites Search For New Leaders – Democrats’ Virginia Win Seals Party’s Takeover, Sets Stage …
Republican Study Committee – Republican Freshman Members of Congress – 110th Congress, November 9, 2006 Current RSC Members that retired or will be replaced in the 110th Congress (13): Ernest Istook (OK-05) retired (ran for Governor) Bob Beauprez (CO-07) retired (ran for Governor) Mark Green (WI-08) retired (ran for Governor) Chris Chocola (IN-02) replaced by …
November 7, 2006: “NIST is proud to announce the release of Special Publication 800-100, Information Security Handbook: A Guide for Managers. The purpose of this publication is to inform members of the information security management team [agency heads, chief information officers (CIO), senior agency information security officers (SAISO), and security managers] about various aspects of …
CRS Report, Covert Action: Legislative Background and Possible Policy Questions, November 2, 2006.
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press – Centrists Deliver for Democrats – Exit Poll Analysis, November 8, 2006 “The political center forcefully asserted itself in Tuesday’s midterms. The national exit poll showed that political independents, who divided their votes evenly between George Bush and John Kerry in 2004, swung decisively in favor …
