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Follow-up to previous postings on a Connecticut library oranization that was the target of a National Security Letter gag ordered, today the New York Times reported, Librarians Win as U.S. Relents on Secrecy Law: “After fighting ferociously for months, federal prosecutors relented yesterday and agreed to allow a Connecticut library group to identify itself as …
Faces of the Fallen: “This information has been compiled from military releases, news service reports and local newspaper stories. The photographs come from news services, local newspapers and family members.”
Supreme Court Votes to Allow Citation to Unpublished Opinions in Federal Courts, by Tony Mauro, Legal Times, April 13, 2006. Bibliography of Law Review Articles Relating to Nonpublication [Mike Ravnitzky] Previous postings on unpublished decisions
Press release: “EPA released the 2004 TRI Data on April 12, 2006. This page provides an overview of the 2004 TRI data and relevant TRI information (including analysis, tables, charts, maps, etc).”
“Welcome to the RHIO Wiki: The Only Online, Real-time Forum on RHIOs and Health Information Exchanges: The Center for Health Transformation, eHealth Initiative, and CHIME have partnered to create the RHIO Wiki. This forum will educate community leaders who are working on RHIOs and health information exchanges about other efforts, experiences, and best practices from …
OECD Broadband Statistics, December 2005: “The number of broadband subscriptions throughout the OECD continued to increase during 2005 from 136 million in June 2005 to 158 million by December 2005. Broadband penetration growth in the OECD held steady at 15% in the second half of the year reaching 13.6 subscribers per 100 inhabitants in December…In …
“Windows Live Academic is now in beta. We currently index content related to computer science, physics, electrical engineering, and related subject areas. Academic search enables you to search for peer reviewed journal articles contained in journal publisher portals and on the web in locations like citeseer. Academic search works with libraries and institutions to search …
Proposed Legislation and Its Impact On Consumer’s Use Of Broadband and IP Services: “An examination of the needs and expectations for broadband content and applications by U.S. Seniors, Asian-Americans, African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans and others, April 11, 2006, US Internet Industry Association.
2005 IC3 Annual Report (27 pages, PDF)
Follow-up to April 10, 2006 posting, Archivist Statement on Declassification of MOU Between National Archives and U.S. Air Force, this press release today from the National Security Archive: “The National Archives and Records Administration secretly agreed to a covert effort, led by the Air Force, the CIA, and other still-hidden intelligence entities, to remove open-shelf …
Follow-up to April 10, 2006 posting, President Defends Declassification of Pre-War Iraq Intel, this press release today from California Senator Barbara Boxer: “Boxer Seeks Apology from President for Politically-Motivated Leaks…Yesterday, you justified your actions by saying, “I wanted people to see the truth.” Yet the information that you declassified about Iraq seeking uranium was not …
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses – CRS Report (45 pages, PDF), April 6, 2006: “Summary – According to an Administration national security strategy document released on March 16, 2006, the United States “may face no greater challenge from a single country than Iran.” Over the past five years, the Bush Administration has pursued several …