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Google press release: “Today, Google Inc. announced the availability of the first large collection of public domain books on Google Print. This collection, scanned as part of the companys book digitization project with several of the worlds largest libraries, includes works such as U.S. Civil War history books, government documents, the writings of Henry James …
Bloggers Say Blah to White House Briefings First Press Pass Issued To Blogger By White House, March 7, 2005
Follow-up to yesterday’s posting, Senate Democratic Leader Invokes Rare Closed Session to Force Review of WMD Intel – see this related press release from the Senate Democratic Communications Center, November 1, 2005: “For more than two years, Senate Democrats have pressed Republicans to address the misuse of intelligence. At every turn, Republicans have blocked efforts …
The official U.S. government Web site for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza, launched today by HHS. Content on, and links from the site, as follows: General Information, Health and Safety, Monitoring Outbreaks,Planning & Response Activities, Travel & Transportation, Research Activities, and News: including Press Releases, Press Conferences, Speeches Testimony The National Strategy for …
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Contracting for Response and Recovery Efforts, GAO-06-235T, November 2, 2005.
Senate Democrats invoked rarely used Rule 21 to force a closed door meeting today with the goal of obtaining an agreement to fully investigate the administration’s use of WMD documents as a justification for the Iraq war. According to a statement issued by Sen. Harry Reid, the “Key questions that need to be answered include: …
The Law Library of Congress Public Services Division is pleased to announce the following new resource: Samuel A. Alito Nomination Collection. A bibliography, it includes a PDF excerpt of Judge Alito’s 1990 confirmation hearing (Senate Hearing 101-651, Part 5). [Emily Carr, Legal Reference Specialist, Law Library of Congress] University of Michigan Law Library, Information on …
Press release: “Congressman Jerrold Nadler today demanded the House Judiciary Committee investigate whether White House officials deliberately deceived Congress in order to obtain its authorization of the war in Iraq. In a letter to Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. calling for hearings [text of which accompanies this link], Congressman Nadler cited new evidence from …
Democratic Policy Committee Report, October 31, 2005: Bush Administration, Congressional Republicans Mismanage Hurricane Recovery – Thousands of Hurricane Survivors Still Face Immediate Needs “While rescue and relief operations in the immediate aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have been completed, thousands of hurricane survivors remain in dire need of assistance. Unfortunately, two months after Hurricane …
White House press release: President Nominates Judge Samuel A. Alito as Supreme Court Justice. Also from the White House: Biography of Samuel A. Alito Jr. AP: Bush Nominates Alito for Supreme Court CNN: Bush nominates Alito to Supreme Court Conservatives, liberals ready for heated debate Complete coverage from the New York Times: Supreme Court in …
“As arguably the most important war crimes proceedings since Nuremberg, the trials of Saddam Hussein are likely to constitute a “Grotian Moment” defined as a legal development that is so significant that it can create new customary international law or radically transform the interpretation of treaty-based law. This Website features key documents related to …
CRS Report, Terrorist Capabilities for Cyberattack: Overview and Policy Issues, October 20, 2005.
