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Via Adrian Holovaty, see the “washingtonpost.com’s Presidential Campaign Tracker uses information from campaigns, media reports and other sources to compile a listing of events involving presidential candidates and their spouses. The tracker covers events since January 2007. It does not include every event — particularly fundraisers, which often are unannounced. Some events will be added …
Press release: “Toxic waste still plagues American communities 27 years after the U.S. government created a program to identify and clean up the country’s worst sites, according to a two-part investigation by the Center for Public Integrity. Wasting Away: Superfund’s Toxic Legacy reveals the beleaguered state of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund effort, uncovers the …
Congressional Testimony, Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Statement Before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, April 26, 2007: “…The fiscal 2008 budget for the FBI totals 29,373 positions and $6.4 billion. The net fiscal 2008 program increases total 714 new positions (231 agents, 121 intelligence …
The FDA Pet Food Recall was updated with the following news on April 30, 2006: FDA and USDA Investigate Tainted Animal Feed (April 30, 2007) FDA/USDA Trace Adulterated Animal Feed to Poultry (April 30, 2007) Note: Now users may Search Combined List of Recalled Pet Food Products (Browse by cat or dog food brand or …
Google’s response [via Google Watch] to Viacom’s copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTube.
Gadgets, Gadgets, Gadgets!, by Barbara Fullerton, Sabrina I. Pacifici and Aaron Schmidt The Government Domain: Tracking Federal Dollars, by Peggy Garvin Legal Protection of Cultural Property: A Selective Resource Guide, by Louise Tsang Reference from Coast to Coast: Stalking and Finding the Full-Text Article, by Jan Bissett and Margi Heinen CongressLine by GalleryWatch.com – Reporting …
Joshua Tauberer announced the following enhancements to his terrific site: “…a new Presidential Candidates page for those candidates that have served in Congress, which is actually most. You can see how they line up in political leanings as Ive sorted them based on their position in GovTracks Political Spectrum. The representative statistics page has been …
WSJ free article – CEO Compensation Scorecard: “…starting with this year’s proxies, the SEC has changed how companies report pay. For companies whose fiscal year ended after Dec. 15, 2006, the SEC now mandates a table that includes salary, bonus, the accounting cost of stock and stock-option awards, incentive-plan payments, change in pension value and …
OSCE press release: “This booklet on Media Accountability Systems is written by Professor Claude-Jean Bertrand of French Press Institute, University of Paris. It is a practical list of various tools for media professionals, their outlets and associations, in improving journalistic standards and regaining the trust of the public.”
Country Reports on Terrorism 2006 (html format): “U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress, by April 30 of each year, a full and complete report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation. This annual report is entitled Country Reports on Terrorism. Beginning with …
Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR), Review of Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund Unmatched Disbursements at the Department of State, April 26, 2007.
Press release: The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative today released its annual “Special 301” report on the adequacy and effectiveness of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection by U.S. trading partners. Innovation is the lifeblood of a dynamic economy here in the United States, and around the world. We must defend ideas, inventions and creativity …