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National Security Archive press release, November 4, 2006: “November 4, 2006 – In late April 1999, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), led by Marine General Anthony Zinni (ret.), conducted a series of war games known as Desert Crossing in order to assess potential outcomes of an invasion of Iraq aimed at unseating Saddam Hussein. …
From the Official Google Blog, November 3, 2006: “The world’s libraries are a tremendous source of knowledge, much of which has never been available online. One of our goals for Google Print is to change that, and today we’ve taken an exciting step toward meeting it: making available a number of public domain books that …
Follow-up to previous postings on the Military Commissions Act of 2006, see this ABA Journal article, DOJ proposes new limits on lawyer access to detainees, data. See also ABA’s 2006 Legislative Priorities: Anti-Terrorism and Preservation of Due Process — Enemy Combatants
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life: “Two cases challenging the constitutionality of the Federal Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act have reached the Supreme Court, with arguments scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 8.” Legal backgrounder of issues in the cases Fact sheet surveying abortion laws around the world Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life …
House Armed Services Committee Chair Rep. Duncan Hunter today released two documents in reference to the termination of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction funding. Background Memo: The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Funding Provision in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2007, Prepared by the Majority Staff of the House Armed …
Commissioner’s Statement on the Employment Situation, 11/03/2006 Employment Situation, 11/03/2006 Productivity and Costs, 11/02/2006 Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (Monthly), 11/01/2006 Related government documents: November 3, 2006 – Is That All There Is? The Bush Economic Record From the Perspective of Working Families, Prepared by the Minority Staff of the Joint Economic Committee November 3, …
Review of Hurricane Katrina Activities, City of Houston, TX, FEMA Disaster No. EM-3216-TX, Report No. GC-TX-06-58 (PDF, 6 pages) Review of Hurricane Katrina Activities, Congressional Inquiry, Contingency Payment of Contractors in St. Tammany Parish, LA, Report No. GC-LA-06-57 (PDF, 3 pages) Interim Review of Hurricane Katrina Activities, City of New Orleans, LA, FEMA Disaster No. …
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the US Department of the Treasury list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, October 31, 2006.
Audit Report, Follow-up Audit on Stockpile Surveillance Testing, October 2006.
The Internal Revenue Service Is Successfully Taking Steps to Transition Modernization Activities From the PRIME Contractor; However, Difficult Challenges Remain, Report Date: 10/24/2006. Audit Highlights and Audit Reports.
Press release: “The Bush Administration has allowed the United States to become increasingly dependent on foreign purchases of U.S. Treasury securities to finance the federal budget deficit, and future U.S. national income will be depressed by payments to foreign holders of U.S. debt, according to a new study by Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee …
Press release, November 2, 2006: From Human Rights Watch, a “45-page paper, Dangerous Ambivalence: UK Policy on Torture since 9/11, documents how the UK government is undermining the torture ban, even as it proclaims its efforts to combat torture worldwide. Torture, including returns to risk of torture, is prohibited by international law. No exceptions are …
