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Producer Price Index News Release text (20 pages, PDF) Technical notes Table 1. Producer price indexes and percent changes by stage of processing Table 2. Producer price indexes and percent changes for selected commodity groupings by stage of processing Table 3. Producer price indexes for selected commodity groupings Table 4. Producer price indexes for the …
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses, updated July 13, 2006 (48 pages, PDF) Israel: Background and Relations with the United States, updated May 18, 2006 (19 pages, PDF) Lebanon, updated June 8, 2006 (19 pages, PDF) Syria: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues, updated June 22, 2006 (22 pages, PDF)
Global War on Terrorism [GWOT]: Observations on Funding, Costs, and Future Commitments, Full-text GAO-06-885T, and Highlights, July 18, 2006. “Since 2001, Congress has appropriated about $430 billion to DOD and other government agencies for military and diplomatic efforts in support of GWOT…neither DOD nor the Congress reliably know how much the war is costing and …
July 17, 2006 — Fact Sheet: The President’s Accomplishments at the G-8 Summit
Weather Forecasting: National Weather Service Is Planning to Improve Service and Gain Efficiency, but Impacts of Potential Changes Are Not Yet Known GAO-06-792, and Highlights, July 14, 2006.
Electricity Data for the International Energy Annual 2004 (07/10/2006): “Excel spreadsheets with time series data for the years 1980-2004 on: (1) net consumption and generation of hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal, solar, wind, and wood and waste electric power in both billion kilowatthours and British thermal units (Btu); (2) net conventional thermal electricity generation, total net …
H.R.4411 — H.Rpt.109-412, Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 Pt. 1 (28 pages, PDF) and Pt. 2 (25 pages, PDF): “Prohibits the acceptance of any bank instrument for unlawful Internet gambling. It’s primary purpose is to give U.S. law enforcement new, more effective tools for combating offshore Internet gambling sites that illegally extend their …
Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Plants 2003 and 2004 (07/05/2006) “This publication provides information concerning the quality, quantity, and cost of fossil fuels used by electric power generating plants in the United States. These plants are comprised of regulated utility power plants and independent power producers, including combined heat and power producers in …
CDT, July 14, 2006: “Contrary to press reports of a White House compromise on NSA legislation, Senator Specter has agreed to a bill that would shield the Administration from accountability for its illegal warrantless wiretapping. The bill has been erroneously described as requiring judicial review of the President’s warrantless wiretapping program. In fact, the bill …
Press release: “The number of federally registered political action committees (PACs) increased slightly, from 4,210 on January 1, 2006, to 4,217 by July 1, 2006 according to a semi-annual survey by the Federal Election Commission. Corporate PACs remain the largest category, with 1,621 committees, followed by non-connected 1,233 trade/membership/health – 935, labor – 283, …
Follow-up to postings on documents and news related to the terror finance tracking program, this recently published CRS report, posted by FAS: Treasury’s Terrorist Finance Program’s Access to Information Held by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), July 7, 2006. Also from USNews.com, a reports that the That Times Leak Was No Surprise.
CBO – Estimated Costs of U.S. Operations in Iraq Under Two Specified Scenarios, July 14, 2006
