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New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. announced a two year pilot program to test an online dispute resolution system to address approximately one third of the more than 20,000 claims and lawsuits filed against the city annually. “The system, called Cybersettle, accelerates the resolution of claims and legal disputes by allowing parties to …
The Center for Democracy and Technology investigated problems of ID theft and fraud at state motor vehicle administration offices nationwide. They conclude, in the report referenced below, that driver license information is subject to widespread theft due to fraud and bribery, and recommend remedies to address the widespread availability of false licenses that compromise individual …
On Monday, February 2, 2004, the Office of Management and Budget released the Fiscal Year 2005 Budget of the United States. From OMB, this Table of Contents provides links to sections of the budget in pdf and HTML formats. DOJ press release on the budget: Presidents Request Supports 19% Increase For Departments Counter-Terrorism And Homeland …
In a January 30, 2004 letter to Chief Justice Rehnquist, Reps. Waxman and Conyers requested an “exam[ination] of the merits of establishing a procedure for formal review of recusal decisions by Supreme Court Justices.” This letter is a follow-up to a January 22, 2004 letter sent to Chief Justice Rehnquist by Senators Leahy and Lieberman …
Bush to Seek Intelligence Failures Probe: President Bush to Sign Executive Order Seeking Investigation of Intelligence Failures in Iraq See also this New York Times article that reports the work of the commission will encompass an examination of American intelligence work involving not only Iraq, but Libya and North Korea as well, and will not …
From the RSSWinterfest blog, links to some useful resources on RSS: RSS and the Future of Internet-Based Content Syndication (free access to 18 pages, inclusive of an executive summary and an abstract of the 135 page report, $$). 2RSS.com, a directory of RSS feeds by topic, as well as links to software, RSS readers and …
From the first UCLA Center for Communication Policy, the World Internet Report, “is the first survey of its kind to produce international comparison data (from 14 countries) on the social, political, and economic impact effects of Internet use and no-use, found that more men than women go online in all of the surveyed countries.” Press …
From PoynterOnline, this annotated list of blogs and websites with daily updates on campaign news, including the launch of the first blog from the New York Times.
Congressional Directory, 108th Congress, January 2004 Online Revision. Key word search or browse the content.
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In the continuing saga of obstacles faced by the 9/11 Commission, the Washington Post reported that the panel has been denied access to notes taken by selected members in accordance with exacting specifications dictated by the White House. See also this February 1, 2004 editorial from the Miami Herald, Setting the record straight on 9/11 …
Below you will find links to testimony from the seventh public hearing of the 9/11 Commission, January 26-27: The Border Security System Prior to September 11: Mary A. Ryan, former Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, Department of State; Doris Meissner, former Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice An Incident in Florida: Jose E. …