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Fact Sheet: Fighting Genocide in Darfur, May 29, 2007: “Today, President Bush Announced The Expansion And Tightening Of Economic Sanctions Against The Government Of Sudan. The United States is now taking the steps the President outlined last month because the government of Sudan continues to violate its numerous commitments to stop the violence and suffering …
ACLU: History Repeated: The Dangers of Domestic Spying by Federal Law Enforcement, (63 pages, PDF). See also related postings on domestic surveillance program
“Authenticated Public and Private Laws for the 110th Congress are now available on GPO Access as a searchable and browseable application in beta form. GPO’s Authentication initiative focuses on the primary objective of assuring users that the information made available by GPO is official and authentic and that trust relationships exist between all participants in …
“MAPLight.org has launched a revolutionary search engine that reveals the connections between money and politics within U.S. Congress. At the web site, journalists and the public can now rapidly follow the money and voting trail for over 100 subject areas, legislators, special interest groups, and bills for the 109th Congress and the current 110th Congress… …
DOE OIG Inspection Report: Review of Status of Prior Export Control Recommendations at the Department of Energy, May 2007.
Progress Has Been Made in Reducing Runway Incursions, but Recent Incidents Underscore the Need for Further Proactive Efforts, May 24, 2007, Audit, Project ID: AV-2007-050 (44 pages, PDF): “On May 24, 2007, we issued our final report on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) actions to address runway incursions at Boston Logan, Chicago O’Hare, Philadelphia, and …
U.S. Troop Readiness, Vet. Care, Katrina Recov., Iraq Accountability Appr. Act 2007: “Making emergency and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2007, and for other purposes.”
WSJ free feature, At Some Schools, Facebook Evolves From Time Waster to Academic Study: “After years of worrying about how much time freshmen spend on Facebook, schools are incorporating the study of social networking, online communities and user-contributed content into new curricula on social computing. The moves, like other academic expansions into fields like videogame …
Follow up to April 20, 2007 posting, Google DoubleClick Merger In the News, additional documents and news. Proposed Google/DoubleClick Deal: “On April 20, 2007, EPIC filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), requesting that the Commission open an investigation into the proposed acquisition, specifically with regard to the ability of Google to record, …
Office of the Secretary of Defense, Annual Report to Congress: Military Power of the People’s Republic of China, A Report to Congress Pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2000, released May 25, 2007 (50 pages, PDF) DoD Background Briefing with Defense Department Officials at the Pentagon, May 25, 2007
“COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is a serious lung disease that, over time, makes it hard to breathe. It is the 4th leading cause of death in the United States and causes serious, long-term disability. The number of people with COPD is increasing. More than 12 million people are currently diagnosed with COPD and an …
“An examination of millions of previously unavailable government records indicates that repeated official statements about the immigration enforcement efforts of the United States are misleading and may have contributed to a widespread public misunderstanding about the essential nature of this program. The new and well-documented view of the nation’s massive immigration enforcement program has been …