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Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division today announced that the latest in a series of joint public hearings designed to examine the implications of single-firm conduct under the antitrust laws will take place on January 30, 2007, in Berkeley, California, and on February 13, 2007, in Chicago, …
The following documents were released by the White House on January 10, 2007: Highlights of the Iraq Strategy Review [comprising 11 summary briefing slides] Fact Sheet: The New Way Forward in Iraq Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials Full Transcript of President’s Address to the Nation on Iraq, January 10, 2007
The Justice Served 2006 Top 10 Court Website Award winners. Among the winners is the Connecticut Judicial Branch Law Libraries.
“The Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) News Coverage Index, which will be released every Tuesday, is an ongoing study of the news agenda of a wide swath of the American press, measuring the topics covered in 48 different outlets from five sectors of the American media. (See a List of Outlets.) The Index is …
There are many changes as a result of the power shift on the Hill, not the least of which appears tangibly in the websites of various committees. This is a result of committee name changes [see New House Committee on Science and Technology Launches Website] and shift of party control, so new web links are …
“The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.” [The 2007 Statistical Abstract]
CRS Report – Islam: Sunnis and Shiites, updated December 11, 2006. “The majority of the world’s Muslim population follows the Sunni branch of Islam, and approximately 10-15% of all Muslims follow the Shiite (Shiite, Shia, Shia) branch. Shiite populations live in a number of countries, but they constitute a majority in Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, and …
Report on the Legislative and Oversight Activities of the Committee on Ways and Means during the 109th Congress, December 22, 2006 (193 pages, PDF).
Protecting Civil Rights: A Leadership Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement: “With funding from and collaboration with the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), a component of the US Department of Justice, IACP produced this guide as a comprehensive overview of the civil rights issues and challenges that face todays law enforcement …
Office of Justice Programs, Cooperation of SCAAP [State Criminal Alien Assistance Program] Recipients in the Removal of Criminal Aliens from the United States, Audit Report, January 7, 2007 (Redacted public version, 109 pages, PDF).
AARP Public Policy Institute reports, January 2007 Brand Name Prescription Drugs, Updated 1/07 Third Quarter 2006 Update (Publication ID: DD151), January 2007 (PDF, 14 pages) Updated 1/07 Third Quarter 2006 Update (Publication ID: DD152), January 2007 (PDF, 3 pages)
“National Center for State Courts’ Gavel to Gavel will help identify trends in legislative activity as it relates to the courts in seven broad areas…” Volume 1, Issue 1 (January 4, 2007)
