Judge Rejects Motion to Dismiss Case Against Libby in CIA Leak
Today Judge Reggie B. Walton rejected (opinion, 31 page pages, PDF) Libby’s motion to dismiss the charges against him related to the Plame CIA leak.
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EPA OIG Fact Sheet on Critical Infrastructure Security
EPA Needs to Better Implement Plan for Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Used to Respond to Terrorist Attacks and Disasters. Information on the initiatives in the full report is sensitive homeland security information and is not available to the [At a Glance – 1 page, PDF]
Unified Agenda, April 2006 Edition
“The Unified Agenda (also known as the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda), published twice a year (usually in April and October) in the Federal Register (FR), summarizes the rules and proposed rules that each Federal agency expects to issue during the next six months. It is published by the Office of the Federal Register National Archives and …
Social Security Handbook Will Be Available Only in Digital Format
Today GPO announced that the Social Security Administration has ceased print publication of the Social Security Handbook. Henceforth it will be available in digital format only.
Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws in Electronic Format
“The Law Librarians’ Society of Washington, D.C., Inc. (LLSDC) is pleased to announce the availability of a new site on its Legislative Source Book entitled Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws in Electronic Format. The selected laws are organized in alphabetical and public law number order and primarily come from (and are linked to) the …
Project on Extrajudicial Executions
“The Project on Extrajudicial Executions was established to conduct research into international legal regimes protecting the right to life and to support the work of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions in carrying out his mandate. The Project is directed by William Abresch.”
OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin
OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin
Bipartisan Calls For Tax Info From 15 Oil and Gas Companies
Senate Judiciary Cmte. press release, Grassley, Baucus Seek Oil Company Tax Returns: “.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, are asking the Internal Revenue Service to provide tax and financial information on the nations largest oil and gas companies.” The text of the letter …
NARA Audit of Docs. Removed From Website for Classification Purposes
Audit of the Withdrawal of Records from Public Access at the National Archives and Records Administration for Classification Purposes – April 26, 2006 “As a result of this audit, the affected agencies have agreed to abide by interim guidance that includes provisions that require the public to be informed that records have been formally withdrawn …
House Passes Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act of 2006
Following up on recent postings, the House today passed the Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act of 2006 by a vote of 409-0.
60 Day Gas Tax Holiday Proposed
Press release: “U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today filed an amendment to provide immediate relief to American families at the gas pump by suspending the 18.4 cent federal gas tax for 60 days and repealing several billion-dollar tax giveaways to major oil companies. The Menendez Federal Gas Tax Holiday Amendment is a short-term measured geared …
White House and Congresss Repond to Rise in Gas Prices
Fact Sheet: President Bush’s Four-Part Plan to Confront High Gasoline Prices Briefing by Al Hubbard, National Economic Council Director, on the President’s Four-Point Energy Plan President Discusses Energy Policy in an address to the Renewable Fuels Association, April 26, 2006 Democratic Policy Cmte. Report: Republicans Flip-Flop on Democratic Proposals to Reduce Record-High Gas Prices, April …
