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Doctrine of Eternal Recurrence – The U.S. Military and Counterinsurgency Doctrine, 1960-1970 and 2003-2006: RAND Counterinsurgency Study

Doctrine of Eternal Recurrence — The U.S. Military and Counterinsurgency Doctrine, 1960-1970 and 2003-2006, RAND Counterinsurgency Study — Paper 6, by Austin Long. [Note: related reports/papers are available online here] “The publication of a new counterinsurgency (COIN) doctrine manual in late 2006 was widely heralded as an indication that the U.S. military was finally coming …

Subjects: Government Documents

Markey Announces Revolutionary Global Warming Bill: Cap-and-Invest System Follows Science, Invests in Clean Energy Future

News release: “Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced a revolutionary new global warming bill today that would reduce global warming pollution according to scientific targets, reinvest any revenue back to American workers and technology, and would re-establish America as a leader in solving the globes greatest challenge, climate change…The bill is called the Investing in …

Subjects: Congress, Legal Research

Treasury Releases Papers on Anniversary of President's 2003 Tax Relief

News release: “The Treasury Department released today two papers illustrating the benefits to American families and businesses from the tax relief enacted over the last seven years. The papers were released on the five-year anniversary of President Bush’s signing the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, which lowered rates on capital gains …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

White House: Fact Sheet: the Largest Tax Increase in History Is Looming

White House – Fact Sheet: the Largest Tax Increase in History Is Looming, May 28, 2008 – “President Bush’s 2001 and 2003 tax relief fueled economic growth and reduced the marginal rate for every income tax bracket. By the end of last year, Americans would have paid an additional $1.3 trillion in taxes had it …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

FTC Permanently Halts PretextingScheme; Defendants Barred From Obtaining or Selling Consumers' Phone Records to Third Parties

News release: “The Federal Trade Commission has put a permanent halt to an operation that allegedly obtained consumers confidential phone records without their knowledge or consent and sold them to third parties. The defendants are barred from obtaining consumers telephone records without their consent and court orders impose judgments on the defendants totaling more than …

Subjects: Courts, E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

UN: Soaring food prices: facts, perspectives, impacts and actions required

High-Level Conference on World Food Security: The Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy, Rome, 3 – 5 June 2008. Report: Soaring food prices: facts, perspectives, impacts and actions required (50 pages, PDF) “The world is experiencing a dramatic increase in food prices. During the first three months of 2008, international nominal prices of all major …

Subjects: Government Documents

EIA Petroleum Supply Monthly, Country Analysis Brief – Russia

Petroleum Supply Monthly (05/28/2008): “Supply and disposition of crude oil and petroleum products on a national and regional level. The data series describe production, imports and exports, movements and inventories.” Country Analysis Brief – Russia, May 2008: “In 2007, Russias real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by approximately 8.1 percent, surpassing average growth rates in …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

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Commentary: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 – Beth Wellington focuses on the issue of pay inequity through an exploration of the positions taken by the administration, Congress, the Supreme Court and various journalists.

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation

Recent CRS Reports: Alien Smuggling, Statutory Individual Income Tax Rates, Youth Transitioning From Foster Care, Unauthorized Aliens' Access to Federal Benefit

May 22, 2008 – Alien Smuggling: Recent Legislative Developments May 21, 2008 – Statutory Individual Income Tax Rates and Other Elements of the Tax System: 1988 through 2008 May 21, 2008 – Youth Transitioning From Foster Care: Background, Federal Programs, and Issues for Congress May 21, 2008 – Unauthorized Aliens’ Access to Federal Benefits: Policy …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

DOD IG Plan for Increasing Audit and Investigative Capabilities FY08

Department of Defense Inspector General Growth Plan for Increasing Audit and Investigative Capabilities Fiscal Years 2008 2015 (March 31, 2008): “The committee report also notes that within the last three years there has been exponential growth in the number and cost of Department contracts for operations, procurement, research, and construction within the United States …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

GAO Report: Bureau of the Public Debt

Bureau of the Public Debt: Areas for Improvement in Information Security Controls, GAO-08-625R, May 27, 2008

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Supreme Court Finds Rules Employees Protected from Retaliation for Workplace Discrimination Charges

Linda Greenhouse, New York Times: “The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that employees are protected from retaliation when they complain about discrimination in the workplace, adopting a broad interpretation of workers rights under two federal civil rights laws. By decisions of 7 to 2 in one case and 6 to 3 in the other, the …

Subjects: Courts, Government Documents

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