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Rep. Conyer’s Patriot Act Action Center includes links to Patriot Act resources from government and advocacy sources, a chronology of Congressional action on the legislation (which links to a series of beSpacific postings), recent news articles, and “What the Blogs are Saying.”
U.S. Foreign Policy and the Middle East by Senator Chuck Hagel, November 15, 2005 – Delivered at the Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, DC. “The Iraq war should not be debated in the United States on a partisan political platform. This debases our country, trivializes the seriousness of war and cheapens the service and sacrifices …
Press release: “House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi unveiled the House Democrats new Innovation Agenda: A Commitment to Competitiveness to Keep America #1 (12 pages, PDF) in a speech at the National Press Club this morning. “First, we recognize that in a globalized, knowledge-based economy, America’s greatest resource for innovation and economic growth resides within America’s …
Security Weaknesses Increase Risks to Critical Emergency Preparedness and Response Database, Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, (Redacted, 38 pages, PDF).
Blog Software Smackdown: The Big 3 Reviewed, by Vinnie Garcia.
FCC press release: “The Joint FCC/NARUC Task Force on VoIP 911 Enforcement has launched a new Web site to provide consumers, industry and state and local governments information about the rules that require certain providers of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services to supply 911 emergency calling capabilities to their customers.” Related reference: Enforcement Bureau …
St. Petersburg Times (Florida), November 13, 2005. State of Secrets, State of Tortue; National security letters put privacy at risk, by Robyn E. Blumner, Perspective columnist.
FBI: “Hate Crime in America Behind the Numbers – A report released today on hate crime statistics shows a slight increase in the number of crimes from 2003 to 2004. The annual report, which details offenses and breaks them down by location, is based on statistics gathered from 12,700 law enforcement agencies.”
November 14, 2005 – 9/11 Commissioners Issue Third Report on Recommendations – Part III: Foreign Policy, Public Diplomacy, and Nonproliferation (PDF)
The New York Times Announces Winners of the 2005 Librarian Awards; 27 Librarians From Around the Country are Recognized in the Fifth Year of the Program
AP reported today that in a motion filed with Judge Reggie Walton, United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, Dow Jones has challenged Plame Special Counsel Fitzgerald’s request for a protective order blocking the release of government documents related to the case against Libby.
From Salon, Throwing Google at the book – “Google’s new search engine of books puts a world of knowledge at our fingertips. Publishers say the Internet giant is robbing them of their rightful fees. Maybe it’s time to call copyright laws history,” by Farhad Manjoo.