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CRS report via FAS – The Terrorist Screening Database and Preventing Terrorist Travel, Jerome P. Bjelopera, Specialist in Organized Crime and Terrorism, Bart Elias, Specialist in Aviation Policy, Alison Siskin, Specialist in Immigration Policy, November 7, 2016. “After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the federal government developed a unified regimen to identify and …
CRS report via FAS – Contingent Election of the President and Vice President by Congress: Perspectives and Contemporary Analysis, Thomas H. Neale, Specialist in American National Government, November 3, 2016. The 12th Amendment to the Constitution requires that presidential and vice presidential candidates gain “a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed” in order …
Two of America’s greatest musicians- listen and fall in love with music that will stay with you a lifetime: A century-defining album’s improbable genesis “…The first of three successful collaborations between Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, “Ella and Louis” is nearly perfect. It is one of those works of art — and they don’t come along …
tubefilter: “This year, YouTube saw unprecedented success for its live streams of the three presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Now, with those events in its rearview mirror, the video site is preparing the broadcast the results of the election itself. On November 8th, six channels — NBC News, PBS, MTV News, Bloomberg, …
Andrew Tsou, First Monday, Vol. 21 No. 11 , November 7, 2016: – “Reddit, known as “the front page of the Internet,” has been one of the most widely visited Web sites since its inception in 2005. As a social networking site it is unique in that the personal relationships between its users are considered …
Where to vote- search, find and cast your ballot How to vote Who’s on your ballot [in English and Spanish] “When the polls close on Election Day on November 8, you’ll also be able to find real-time US election results integrated right into your Google searches in over 30 languages around the world.”
“Politics on social media – as in real life – isn’t always pretty. In an election season marked by partisan animosity, a recent Pew Research Center report found that many social media users describe their political encounters online as stressful and frustrating, and nearly four-in-ten have taken steps to block or minimize the political content …
“In fiscal year 2016, which ended on September 30, the federal budget deficit totaled $587 billion— $148 billion more than the shortfall recorded in 2015. Measured as a share of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), the deficit increased to 3.2 percent in 2016, up from 2.5 percent in 2015. About $41 billion of that …
“Janet Reno, the first female Attorney General of the United States, who served for eight years after being nominated by President Bill Clinton in 1993, has died at the age of 78 from complications related to Parkinson’s disease. Here, six milestones in the no-frills lawyer’s legacy…” See also New York Times obituary by Carl Hulse
Alice Ross – The Guardian – “Authors will join hundreds of protesters in the first national demonstration to protect library services held in London on Saturday, in response to a string of closures over the past five years. The children’s laureate, Chris Riddell, and the former children’s laureate Michael Rosen as well as the shadow …
Old Photo Archive: “Abraham Lincoln was the first President to experience the upswing in popularity of photography during the late 1840’s through the 1860’s. We are lucky enough to have around 50 distinct portraits of the great man during his life, and we wanted to put together a list of our favorites in chronological order. …
Dahr Jamail, Truthout – Report: “…September of this year saw Earth pass a dramatic threshold — one that signifies our entrance into a new era of anthropogenic climate disruption (ACD). September 2016 will now be remembered as the month that Earth passed the threshold of 400 ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere permanently, according to …
