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How Reliable Are the Early Presidential Polls? Poll Analysis – Pew Research Center for People and the Press, by Nilanthi Samaranayake and Scott Keeter: “The flurry of candidate announcements in an open race has spurred media attention to the 2008 presidential contest even earlier in the electoral cycle than usual. But followers of early poll …
Press release: On February 14, 2007, “Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (Conn.-3) renewed their effort to consolidate food safety oversight in this country by reintroducing their Safe Food Act legislation that calls for the development of a single food safety agency and the implementation of a food safety program to …
February 16, 2007 – Investing in Raising Children February 16, 2007 – Investing in Families Taking Care of Elderly Parents February 16, 2007 – Investing In a College Education Weekly Economic Digest – February 16 , 2007 – Housing, Retail Sales, and Industrial Production All Slowed in January
New LC Country Profiles on Turkmenistan (February 16, 2007) and Uzbekistan (February 15, 2007).
Extended Mass Layoffs (Quarterly) 02/16/2007 Producer Price Index 02/16/2007 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes 02/15/2007 Quarterly Data Series on Business Employment Dynamics 02/14/2007
Freedom of Information Act: Processing Trends Show Importance of Improvement Plans, GAO-07-491T, and Highlights, February 14, 2007. “Based on data in annual reports from 2002 to 2005, the public continued to submit more requests for information from the federal government through FOIA. Despite increasing the numbers of requests processed, many agencies did not keep pace …
“On Thursday, February 15, the three top auditors overseeing work in Iraq provided new information about the status of Iraq reconstruction projects and troop support contracts. The hearing examined whether the findings of these auditors should affect Congress’ assessment of the President’s new request for additional taxpayer dollars.” Chairman Waxman’s Opening Statement Supplemental Memo on …
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s International Operations (Redacted), Audit Report 07-19, February 2007 (207 pages, PDF). Released February 5, 2007.
Assessment of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement (FWS-OLE), February 2007 – released February 15, 2007. “FWS-OLE conducts investigations, focusing on potentially devastating threats to wildlife, including illegal trade, unlawful commercial exploitation, habitat destruction, and environmental hazards. FWSOLE also regulates wildlife trade through inspections, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and working …
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Congressional Earmark Certification to Comply with Clause 9 of Rule XXI and Clause 17 of Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 110th Congress – Democratic or Republican.
Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U.S. district court to order a permanent halt to operations that deceptively obtained and sold consumers confidential phone records without their knowledge or consent. The agency alleges the practice is not only unfair and deceptive in violation of federal law, but could endanger consumers safety. The …
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Report of the Security Clearance Oversight Group Consistent With Title III of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, February 2007 (38 pages, PDF)
