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Q&A: CIA leak case – A grand jury in the US is investigating the source of a leak that led to the public unmasking of a CIA agent in 2003. Related beSpacific links on the Plame identity leak From the October 15, 2005 Washington Post (reg. req’d), Rove Pressed On Conflicts, Source Says – Questions …
From the Federal Judiciary Newsroom, “a new locator map…helps you find all federal courts and probation and pretrial services offices. It is searchable by city and state, zip code, county and state, and area code.”
The European Civil Liberties Network (ECLN) will be launched on Wednesday, October 19, 2005. [d.c.] “Participating organisations share the common objective of seeking to create a European society based on freedom and diversity, a society of fundamental civil liberties and personal and political freedoms, of free movement and freedom of information, and equal rights for …
News release: “Today, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency announced the President’s approval of the establishment of the National Clandestine Service (NCS) within the CIA. The new Director of the NCS will report directly to the Director of the CIA and will work with the Office of …
Press release: “LexisNexis, a leading provider of legal, news, business information and risk management services, announces the addition of a powerful new search capability for its Anti-Money Laundering, Risk Management, and RiskWise(R) applications. Called Negative News, the new feature searches over 13,000 news sources for negative news content relating to a specific subject person or …
News of a collaborative project between Duke University School of Law and University of California, Berkeley, School of Law: International Legal Research Tutorial. “This tutorial is designed to teach students research strategies and methodology for researching both print and electronic sources of international legal materials. The tutorial includes review questions and a final review to …
U.S. Government Manual, 2005-2006 Edition: “The United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations; and boards, commissions, and committees.” Quick keyword search or browse sections (in PDF).
Electronic Rulemaking: Progress Made in Developing Centralized E-Rulemaking System, GAO-05-777, September 9, 2005. Highlights. “The E-Government Act of 2002 requires regulatory agencies, to the extent practicable, to ensure there is a Web site the public can use to comment on the numerous proposed regulations that affect them. To accomplish this, the Office of Management and …
Updates to my September 30, 2005 posting, GAO Determines Bush Administration Violated Propaganda Policy Related references: S.967, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that prepackaged news stories contain announcements that inform viewers that the information within was provided by the United States Government, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, …
From the October 10, 2005 Yahoo! Search Blog: “Today we’ve begun the integration of blogs in Yahoo! News Search. Now when you search on Yahoo! News you will see blog results as well as content from thousands of trusted news sites. [Note: search results from blogs are displayed in a box labeled Blogs Beta, that …
From the Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription req’d), news that law students and law professors around the country are collaborating on a free online manual of state and federal laws to assist Gulf Coast residents. The ultimate home of the guide will be the University of Mississipi School of Law website.
Press release, September 26, 2005: “The Library of Congress Web site at www.loc.gov today received an ‘Outstanding Websit’ award from the Web Marketing Association. The award recognizes excellence in Web site development in a number of categories.” Specialized links from the LC site include: American Memory; the Global Gateway to World Culture and Resources; THOMAS; …
