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SENATE: Republican (49) Democratic (49) Independent (2) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Republican (196) Democratic (230) Independent (0) National Journal’s Almanac of American Politics: The Newly Elected Members Of Congress The Democratic Agenda: Legislative Priorities, by Marilyn Werber Serafini, National Journal The Way Out of War – A blueprint for leaving Iraq now. Posted on Wednesday, November …
Newsweek Web Exclusive: A Guide To New House Committee Chairs: “After 12 years of Republican rule, the Democrats likely to take over key House committees are promising big changes, from tax policy to homeland security.” WSJ free feature: Shift in Congress Ignites Search For New Leaders – Democrats’ Virginia Win Seals Party’s Takeover, Sets Stage …
Republican Study Committee – Republican Freshman Members of Congress – 110th Congress, November 9, 2006 Current RSC Members that retired or will be replaced in the 110th Congress (13): Ernest Istook (OK-05) retired (ran for Governor) Bob Beauprez (CO-07) retired (ran for Governor) Mark Green (WI-08) retired (ran for Governor) Chris Chocola (IN-02) replaced by …
November 7, 2006: “NIST is proud to announce the release of Special Publication 800-100, Information Security Handbook: A Guide for Managers. The purpose of this publication is to inform members of the information security management team [agency heads, chief information officers (CIO), senior agency information security officers (SAISO), and security managers] about various aspects of …
CRS Report, Covert Action: Legislative Background and Possible Policy Questions, November 2, 2006.
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press – Centrists Deliver for Democrats – Exit Poll Analysis, November 8, 2006 “The political center forcefully asserted itself in Tuesday’s midterms. The national exit poll showed that political independents, who divided their votes evenly between George Bush and John Kerry in 2004, swung decisively in favor …
Principles of Federal Appropriations Law: Third Edition, Index and Table of Authorities, GAO-06-1059SP (231 pages, PDF), November 7, 2006 “This is the index and table of authorities of Principles of Federal Appropriations Law, Third Edition. The Third Edition’s web based Index/Table of Authorities (Index/TOA) was replaced by an Index/TOA that incorporated information from Volume I …
Press release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will begin testing air cargo screening technologies this fall at the Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport as part of its previously announced $30 million Air Cargo Explosives Detection Pilot Program (ACEDPP). The purpose of the Sea-Tac testing is to better understand the technological and operational issues associated …
DHS Office of Inspector General Management Advisory Report on the Condition, Losses, and Possible Uses of FEMA Modular Housing, OIG-07-03 (PDF, 6 pages), October 7, 2006.
Privacy International and EPIC Launch Privacy and Human Rights Global Study: “Each year since 1997, the Electronic Privacy Information Center and Privacy International have undertaken what has now become the most comprehensive survey of global privacy ever published. The Privacy & Human Rights Report surveys developments in 70 countries, assessing the state of technology, surveillance …
Chicago Tribune: Lawyers face right to blog – “Online journals that contain legal discussions and background information are challenging traditional practices on attorney advertising.”
Kahle v. Gonzales will be argued by Larry Lessig on November 13, 2006. “In this case, two archives ask the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to hold that statutes that extended copyright terms unconditionally the Copyright Renewal Act and the Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA) are unconstitutional under the Free …