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News release: “Today Nathan J. Hochman, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Departments Tax Division, announced the creation of the National Tax Defier Initiative or TAXDEF. The purpose of this initiative is to reaffirm and reinvigorate the Tax Divisions commitment to investigate, pursue and, where appropriate, prosecute those who take concrete action to defy and …
“Kosovo is one step closer to full statehood. Today, its assembly officially adopted a new constitution declaring Kosovo a democratic, secular, multiethnic state. Right from the start, the constitution makes clear that Kosovo will not be partitioned nor will it be joining a Greater Albania. From Article 1: The Republic of Kosovo is an independent, …
“In a letter to EPA Administrator Johnson, Chairman Waxman expressed his concerns that an EPA proposal could expose significant populations in the United States to contamination levels in drinking water up to three times what the law now allows.”
A Good Job Is Hard to Find: Evidence for Extending Unemployment Insurance Benefits Already Exists, a Report by the Joint Economic Committee Majority Staff, April 2008. “The most recent employment report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed widespread weakness in the labor market. The unemployment rate rose sharply in March and, for the first …
OPEC Revenues Fact Sheet (04/09/2008): “This report includes estimates of OPEC net oil export revenues, based on projections from the April 2008 Short Term Energy Outlook.” Service Report on Federal Energy Subsidies Released (04/09/2008): “The Energy Information Administration has updated its 1999 to 2000 work on Federal energy subsidies. The report includes additions or deletions …
Report released by Senators Edward M. Kennedy and Joseph Biden: “An estimated two million Iraqi refugees have been displaced from their homes and are living in Syria and Jordan, with another two million displaced within Iraq. The report makes several recommendations for responding to the humanitarian crisis, namely that the White House appoint a senior …
National Priorities Project: “Taxpayers can take stock of how the federal government spent their 2007 income tax dollars: over 40 percent went towards military spending, while education received just over 4 percent. This publication shows how the median income family’s 2007 income tax dollars were spent for every state and 200 cities, towns and counties.” …
A Progress Report to the President, Fiscal Year 2007. The report summarizes key activities and accomplishments of the Federal Inspector General community during the last fiscal year: “As we reflect on the fiscal year (FY) 2007 activities of the 64 Federal OIGs, several basic themes emerge. First, in carrying out their mission, individual OIGs achieved …
General David H. Petraeus, USA Commanding General Multi-National Force-Iraq Prepared Statement Charts to accompany the testimony of GEN David H. Petraeus
110th CONGRESS, 2d Session, S. RES. 501: Honoring the sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed Forces who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Short-Term Energy and Summer Fuels Outlook April 2008 (04/08/2008): “Quarterly short-term energy projections for supply, demand, and price for the major fuels through 2009 for the U.S. This report provides an emphasis on motor gasoline. International oil forecasts are included.” Short-Term Energy Outlook Supplement: Motor Gasoline Consumption 2008 (04/08/2008): “This report reviews how gasoline markets …
[April 1, 2008] “the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) launched an online compilation of more than 500 documents on the U.S. ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). The Archive includes a timeline of CWC negotiations, a history of its signing and ratification, and current news and commentary on the CWC.”
