Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery With Daily Postings Since 2002
Speculation, commentary, and references to prevarication have followed in the wake of the Libby indictment. Add to the mix this article today by John Dean, A Cheney-Libby Conspiracy, Or Worse? Reading Between the Lines of the Libby Indictment and the new Zogby poll, Survey reflects troubled times for the President at home and abroad.
Press release: Amazon.com Announces Plans for Innovative Digital Book Programs: “…the company is currently developing two new programs that will enable customers to purchase online access to any page, section, or chapter of a book, as well as the book in its entirety. The first program, Amazon Pages, will “un-bundle” the physical-world experience of buying …
Rolling Stone: The New Web Slingers – Politcal bloggers scoop the mainstream media on Plamegate. “Bloggers now routinely break the major stories of the day. And their reports are getting sucked into the twenty-four-hour news cycle…Bloggers go where the mainstream media fears to tread.”
Press release (PDF): NCLIS Launches New Web site.
Google press release: “Today, Google Inc. announced the availability of the first large collection of public domain books on Google Print. This collection, scanned as part of the companys book digitization project with several of the worlds largest libraries, includes works such as U.S. Civil War history books, government documents, the writings of Henry James …
Follow-up on Patriot Act reauthorization and libraries, from the ACLU: “In the first federal appeals court argument addressing a surveillance provision of the Patriot Act, the American Civil Liberties Union today urged a three-judge panel to uphold two separate rulings: one which found the National Security Letter (NSL) authority of the Patriot Act unconstitutional and …
FDA press release: “In a continuing effort to use modern information technology to help inform the public and health care providers and to further improve patient safety, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today began requiring drug manufacturers to submit prescription drug label information to FDA in a new electronic format. This electronic format will …
Press release: Microsoft Advocates Comprehensive Federal Privacy Legislation Q & A: Microsoft’s general counsel, Brad Smith, and chief privacy strategist, Peter Cullen, discuss how proposed U.S. laws affecting data privacy would impact consumers, businesses and the technology industry. White Paper (Word doc.) – White Paper: Protecting Consumers and the Marketplace: The Need for Federal Privacy …
“Italian internet users use more e-government than other European net surfers: moreover, central government offices are actually creating traffic in the net…60% of Italian internet users have visited government public sites.” [Link]
CBS News Polls, November 2, 2005 Poll: More Bad News For Bush Poll: Approval Ratings Compared
Bloggers Say Blah to White House Briefings First Press Pass Issued To Blogger By White House, March 7, 2005
Citizens Against Government Waste press release: “The FOIA requests are part of an ongoing effort to determine the DOJ’s cost of antitrust litigation…seeking material related to fiscal years 2000 through 2006, including a breakdown of cases initiated, a budget itemization, and a list of consultants employed during this period of time.”
