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Press release: “Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Wednesday issued a subpoena to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (6 pages, PDF) compelling the Department of Justice to provide all Karl Rove e-mails in its possession related to the panels ongoing investigation into the mass firings of federal prosecutors. Rove, a senior political advisor …
RS22654 – Veto Override Procedure in the House and Senate, April 30, 2007: “A bill or joint resolution that has been vetoed by the President can become law if two-thirds of the Members voting in the House and the Senate each agree to pass it over the President’s objection. The chambers act sequentially on vetoed …
Press release: “Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney and Congressman Vito Fossella released a report showing that people from all 50 states and the District of Columbia have enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry. According to the report, thousands of Americans from throughout the country were in the immediate vicinity of Ground Zero in the …
CRS Report: Greenhouse Gas Emission Drivers: Population, Economic Development and Growth, and Energy Use, April 24, 2007. (36 pages, PDF) “In the context of climate change and possible responses to the risk associated with it, three variables strongly influence the levels and growth of greenhouse gas emissions: population, income (measured as per capita gross domestic …
News release: “This report presents an updated national analysis of how many TVs, PCs, cell phones and other common electronic products are in storage, recycled, landfilled or exported. The analysis: estimates the number and weight of products that will become obsolete and need end-of-life management annually, estimates what portion of end-of-life electronic products is recycled …
Aviation Security: Federal Efforts to Secure U.S.-Bound Air Cargo Are in the Early Stages and Could Be Strengthened GAO-07-660, April 30, 2007 Bankruptcy Reform: Value of Credit Counseling Requirements Is Not Clear GAO-07-778T, May 1, 2007 Financial Literacy and Education Commission: Further Progress Needed to Ensure an Effective National Strategy GAO-07-777T, April 30, 2007 Financial …
Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today that nonprofit organizations in the 46 designated UASI areas are eligible to apply for funds as part of the fiscal year (FY) 2007 Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP). This grant program will provide more than $24 million to eligible …
Statement of James Taylor, Deputy Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, on the Direction and Viability of the Federal Protective Service, May 1, 2007 (PDF, 6 pages)
Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory: Tracking New Coal-Fired Power Plants Coal’s Resurgence in Electric Power Generation, April 12, 2007 (27 pages, PDF)
Press release: “Toxic waste still plagues American communities 27 years after the U.S. government created a program to identify and clean up the country’s worst sites, according to a two-part investigation by the Center for Public Integrity. Wasting Away: Superfund’s Toxic Legacy reveals the beleaguered state of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund effort, uncovers the …
Congressional Testimony, Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Statement Before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, April 26, 2007: “…The fiscal 2008 budget for the FBI totals 29,373 positions and $6.4 billion. The net fiscal 2008 program increases total 714 new positions (231 agents, 121 intelligence …
The FDA Pet Food Recall was updated with the following news on April 30, 2006: FDA and USDA Investigate Tainted Animal Feed (April 30, 2007) FDA/USDA Trace Adulterated Animal Feed to Poultry (April 30, 2007) Note: Now users may Search Combined List of Recalled Pet Food Products (Browse by cat or dog food brand or …
