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“On March 5, 2007, Reps. Wm. Lacy Clay, Todd Russell Platts, and Henry A. Waxman introduced H.R. 1309, the Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007. This legislation contains a dozen substantive provisions that will increase public access to government information by strengthening the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). On March 6, the Subcommittee on …
“The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has championed equal opportunity in employment since its inception, shortly after the signing of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Although the Commission has been successful in its enforcement efforts, race and color discrimination continues to exist in the workplace. In an effort to identify and implement …
Follow up to previous postings on the Libby indictment and trial, today the jury returned convictions on four of the five counts, including perjury obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI. Washington Post: Daily Snapshot of the Libby Trial; U.S. v I. Lewis Libby – Evidence submitted in the trial; Timeline: The Criminal Investigation …
Notice of the Removal of the Paper Search Collection of Registered Word-Only Marks From Trademark Search Library in Arlington, VA – March 6, 2007 Federal Register.
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Tim Stanley and the Justia team keep rolling out new services for the legal community that assist us in accessing essential government documents via user-friendly websites, with accompanying RSS feeds and customized search capabilities. Today news is about the launch of a free, searchable database of Federal Register Regulations, Proposed Rules and Notices. This site …
Google Librarian Center posting: “Today we announced our 13th Library Project partner, the Bavarian State Library. With the announcement of a fourth library partner located outside the U.S., we’re making headway towards our goal of helping people find books from libraries all over the world through Google Book Search. We’re making a good deal of …
2006 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – U.S. Department of State Human Rights 2006; Preface, Overview and Acknowledgements, and Introduction; Africa; East Asia and the Pacific; Europe and Eurasia; Near East and North Africa; South and Central Asia; Western Hemisphere; Appendices; Related Material
Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of Program Support Centers Award Process for a Contract With the Alabama Department of Public Health, Division of Minority Health PDF (A-03-06-00527), 03/05/2007 Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of Program Support Centers Award Process for a Contract With the Tennessee Department of Health, Office …
Via DefenseTech: “Compiled by former West Point professor and military historian Kim Kagan whos the sister of Robert Kagan, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and frequent commentator on military affairs and Fred Kagan, one of the principle authors of Bushs new surge plan the newly-released Iraq Report is a bi-weekly …
National Women’s History Month – The U.S. Celebrates Women’s Achievements in March – “The 2007 Women’s History Month theme, Generations of Women Moving History Forward, celebrates the wisdom and tenacity of prior and future generations of women and recognizes the power of generations working together.” Department of State Publications: Women of Influence Working for Women …
Follow-up to February 22, 2007 posting, New Report Shows No Precedent for Mass U.S. Attorney Firings, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on Part IIPreserving Prosecutorial Independence: Is the Department of Justice Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. Attorneys? for Tuesday, March 6, 2007. Related news: Joint Statement of Former …