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Press release: “The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today released its annual report on cable industry prices. The report shows that average monthly rates for cable service — including basic and expanded basic cable programming services — increased by 5.2 percent over the 12-month period ending January 1, 2005, from $40.91 to $43.04, and by 93 …
http://www.fec.gov/press/press2006/20061228summary.htmlPress release: “The Federal Election Commission reported today that it collected civil penalties of more than $6.2 million in 2006, more than doubling the total amount of penalties of any other single year in the agencys 31-year history. Since the FEC opened its doors in 1975, it has had 49 enforcement cases with penalties over …
SUMMARY: “The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is holding a public meeting to gather input to help NARA decide how to identify post-1970 non-trial civil cases with sufficient historical value to warrant permanent preservation. Pursuant to the U.S. District Court records schedule issued in 1983, the National Archives preserves all civil cases prior to …
“KPMG’s Healthcare Industry Report–2006 offers information about the current state of the U.S. healthcare industry, recent history, and challenges ahead. We review health status, healthcare quality, and national health expenditures, and offer perspectives and statistics on various components of the healthcare system…Healthcare delivery and financing in the United States is costly, complex, and widely misunderstood. …
Press release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued three documents on the safety of animal cloning — a draft risk assessment; a proposed risk management plan; and a draft guidance for industry.”
Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has designated the state funeral for former President Gerald R. Ford as a National Special Security Event (NSSE). A number of factors are taken into consideration when designating an event as a National Special Security Event, including anticipated attendance by dignitaries and the size …
“77 new documents were added to the site on December 28, 2006. Additional recent releases may be found here.”
Chairman’s Report: The Oklahoma City Bombing: Was There A Foreign Connection? Washington, December 26, 2006 – Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House International Relations Committee.
To mention just a few, see the following: WSJ free feature: Ford Aides Shape Bush Tenure – “President Ford’s aides remain powerful figures in the Bush White House, and many have used their years in office to restore executive powers they felt were lost after Watergate.” Washington Post: Ford Disagreed With Bush About Invading Iraq, …
Press release: “The Federal Reserve Board and the Office of Thrift Supervision…announced the availability of a revised Consumer Handbook on Adjustable-Rate Mortgages (the CHARM booklet), which provides information to consumers about the features and risks of such loans. In recognition of the growing use of nontraditional mortgage products that allow borrowers to defer payment of …
Iraq: Elections, Constitution, and Government — Updated, December 22, 2006.
Press release: “The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) announces the availability of the ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 200405. This publication presents compilations and rankings of data that describe collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 77 law libraries at ARL member institutions throughout North America. In 200405, the reporting law libraries held a median of …