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Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, November 8, 2005 “This report is submitted to the Congress by the Department of State in compliance with Section 102(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) of 1998. The law provides that the Secretary of State, with the assistance of the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, …
From the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press survey released today: “fully 79% of Americans say the recent indictment of I. Lewis Libby, formerly a top aide to Vice President Cheney, on perjury and other charges is a matter of at least some importance to the nation; that is greater than the …
AP reports White House Staff Begins Ethics Classes. Several thousand employees who work in agencies and offices that are part of the government’s Executive Branch will be taking the classes during the upcoming weeks.
Editor & Publisher, Another Leak Probe? GOP Calls for Investigation into ‘Wash Post’ Scoop on CIA ‘Black Sites’ New York Times: November 9, 2005 – Report Warned on C.I.A.’s Tactics in Interrogation AP, Senate rejects 9/11 style commission to review prison abuse Village Voice, A PBS documentary names U.S. torture commanders AP, CIA Moves Toward …
After hunting around for days to locate this draft, announced in the Federal Register on November 3, it is herewith available (all 175 pages, PDF), not via the DHS website, but from Politechbot.com.
Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Audit Reports: “SIGIR audits are conducted to determine whether programs and operations funded by the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF) are being managed efficiently, effectively and economically, and if they are achieving the desired outcomes. The audit reports presented on this Web site include those conducted to evaluate …
Follow-up to previous postings on FBI use of National Security Letters to obtain data on library patron use of online services in Connecticut: Washington Post,The FBI’s Secret Scrutiny. The Washington Post researched and reveals the names of the “John Doe’s” under the gag, and the name of their organization. Please also note that according to …
Federal Register, November 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 211), Page 66470-66472. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Notice of availability of proposed records schedules; request for comments. “Each year Federal agencies create billions of records on paper, film, magnetic tape, and other media. To control this accumulation, agency records managers prepare schedules proposing retention periods …
New York Times: Report Warned Bush Team About Intelligence Suspicions: “A high Qaeda official in American custody was identified as a likely fabricator months before the Bush administration began to use his statements as the foundation for its claims that Iraq trained Al Qaeda members to use biological and chemical weapons, according to newly declassified …
Washington Post (reg. req’d) – Bush Orders Staff to Attend Ethics Briefings – White House Counsel to Give ‘Refresher’ Course: From the President’s memo: “…the White House counsel’s office will conduct a series of presentations next week that will provide refresher lectures on general ethics rules, including the rules of governing the protection of classified …
Editor and Publisher: CBS Poll Finds Public Takes Plamegate Seriously Washington Post: Bush’s Popularity Reaches New Low – 58 Percent in Poll Question His Integrity Poll conducted by Zogby: Majority of likely voters support considering impeachment over Iraq, 53-42 percent The poll found that 53% agreed with the statement: “If President Bush did not tell …
Speculation, commentary, and references to prevarication have followed in the wake of the Libby indictment. Add to the mix this article today by John Dean, A Cheney-Libby Conspiracy, Or Worse? Reading Between the Lines of the Libby Indictment and the new Zogby poll, Survey reflects troubled times for the President at home and abroad.
