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| Date March 13, 2006 |
Report No. RL32376 |
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Order Code RL32376 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Women in Iraq: Background and Issues for U.S. Policy Updated March 13, 2006 Aaron D. Pina Analyst in Middle East Religions and Cultures Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Women in Iraq: Background and Issues for U.S. Policy Summary The issue of women s rights in ...
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| Date March 13, 2006 |
Report No. RL32959 |
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Order Code RL32959 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Methamphetamine Lab Clean-Up and Remediation Issues Updated March 13, 2006 Michael M. Simpson Specialist in Life Sciences Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Methamphetamine Lab Clean-Up and Remediation Issues Summary Methamphetamine (meth), a drug with limited ...
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| Date March 13, 2006 |
Report No. RS21406 |
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Order Code RS21406 Updated March 13, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tariff Modifications: Miscellaneous Duty Suspension Bills Vivian C. Jones Analyst in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Any modification of the tariff code must be approved by Congress, and constituents sometimes request that Members introduce bills ...
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| Date March 10, 2006 |
Report No. RL33072 |
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Order Code RL33072 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S.-India Bilateral Agreements and Global Partnership Updated March 10, 2006 K. Alan Kronstadt Analyst in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress U.S.-India Bilateral Agreements and Global Partnership Summary India is enjoying rapidly growing diplomatic ...
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| Date March 10, 2006 |
Report No. RS22016 |
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Order Code RS22016 Updated March 10, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax Benefits for Families: Changes in the Definition of a Child Christine Scott Specialist in Tax Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Beginning with tax year 2005, there is a new definition of a child for tax purposes as a result of changes made by the Working Family Tax Relief Act of 2004 ...
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| Date March 10, 2006 |
Report No. M031006 |
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J ^ * Congressional Research Service March 10. 2006 Memorandum TO: FROM: House Committee on Government Reform Harold C. Relyea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Disclosure of Security Classified Information S U B J ECT: This memorandum responds to a question you asked regarding the disclosure of security classified information. This question and the ...
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| Date March 9, 2006 |
Report No. RL32879 |
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Order Code RL32879 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Social Security Reform: President Bush s 2005 Individual Account Proposal Updated March 9, 2006 Laura Haltzel Specialist in Social Security Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Social Security Reform: President Bush s 2005 Individual Account Proposal Summary The Old-Age, ...
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| Date March 9, 2006 |
Report No. RL33305 |
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Order Code RL33305 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax of the 1980s: Implications for Current Energy Policy March 9, 2006 Salvatore Lazzari Specialist in Public Finance Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax of the 1980s: Implications for Current Energy ...
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| Date March 9, 2006 |
Report No. RL31252 |
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Order Code RL31252 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web State and Local Sales and Use Taxes and Internet Commerce Updated March 9, 2006 Steven Maguire Economist Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress State and Local Sales and Use Taxes and Internet Commerce Summary In theory, state sales and use taxes are consumption taxes based on ...
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| Date March 9, 2006 |
Report No. IB98006 |
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Order Code IB98006 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agricultural Export and Food Aid Programs Updated March 9, 2006 Charles E. Hanrahan Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS U.S. Agricultural Exports Agricultural Export and Food Aid Programs Export ...
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| Date March 9, 2006 |
Report No. IB10126 |
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Order Code IB10126 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Heritage Areas: Background, Proposals, and Current Issues Updated March 9, 2006 Carol Hardy Vincent and David L. Whiteman Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Background Overview of Operations ...
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| Date March 9, 2006 |
Report No. RL33304 |
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Order Code RL33304 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): The Definition of Disability March 9, 2006 Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): The Definition of Disability Summary The threshold issue in any Americans with ...
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| Date March 9, 2006 |
Report No. RS22047 |
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Order Code RS22047 Updated March 9, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas: Overview of Internal and External Challenges Aaron D. Pina Analyst in Middle East Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary On January 15, 2005, Mahmoud Abbas was sworn in as President of the Palestinian Authority (PA). Many believe that the Abbas ...
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| Date March 8, 2006 |
Report No. RL33302 |
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Order Code RL33302 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Energy Policy Act of 2005: Summary and Analysis of Enacted Provisions March 8, 2006 Mark Holt and Carol Glover, Coordinators Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Energy Policy Act of 2005: Summary and Analysis of Enacted Provisions Summary The Energy Policy Act of ...
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| Date March 8, 2006 |
Report No. IB10019 |
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Order Code IB10019 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Western Water Resource Issues Updated March 8, 2006 Betsy A. Cody and Pervaze A. Sheikh Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Legislative and Oversight Issues Security of Reclamation Facilities ...
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| Date March 8, 2006 |
Report No. RL33300 |
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Order Code RL33300 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Standardized Choices: Medigap Lessons for Medicare Part D March 8, 2006 Jim Hahn Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Standardized Choices: Medigap Lessons for Medicare Part D Summary The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization ...
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| Date March 8, 2006 |
Report No. RS22035 |
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Order Code RS22035 March 8, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Coverage of the TANF Population Under Medicaid and SCHIP Elicia J. Herz Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Health insurance is an important support for individuals receiving, leaving or diverted from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) welfare or cash ...
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| Date March 8, 2006 |
Report No. RS22259 |
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Order Code RS22259 Updated March 8, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Arrest and Detention of Material Witnesses: A Sketch Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary The federal material witness statute provides that, If it appears from an affidavit filed by a party that the testimony of a person is material in a criminal proceeding [including a grand ...
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| Date March 8, 2006 |
Report No. RL33077 |
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Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress This is an overview of the law under the federal material witness statute which authorizes the arrest of material witnesses, permits their release under essentially the same bail laws that apply to federal criminal defendants, but favors their release after their depositions have taken. Witnesses at Congressional oversight hearings alleged that the ...
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| Date March 7, 2006 |
Report No. RL33301 |
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Order Code RL33301 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congress and Program Evaluation: An Overview of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) and Related Issues March 7, 2006 Clinton T. Brass Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Blas Nunez-Neto Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Erin D. Williams Specialist in Bioethical ...
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| Date March 7, 2006 |
Report No. RL32823 |
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Order Code RL32823 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web An Overview of the Administration s Strengthening America s Communities Initiative March 7, 2006 Eugene Boyd (Coordinator), Bruce K. Mulock, and Pauline Smale Government and Finance Division Tadlock Cowan Resources, Science, and Industry Division Garrine P. Laney, Bruce E Foote Domestic Social Policy Congressional Research ...
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| Date March 7, 2006 |
Report No. RL32886 |
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Order Code RL32886 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Palestinian Education and the Debate Over Textbooks Updated March 7, 2006 Aaron D. Pina Middle East Religion and Cultural Affairs Analyst Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Palestinian Education and the Debate Over Textbooks Summary Palestinian education reform ...
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| Date March 7, 2006 |
Report No. RS20761 |
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Order Code RS20761 Updated March 7, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web LIHEAP and Residential Energy Costs Bernard A. Gelb Specialist in Industry Economics Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Among considerations in setting funding levels for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)1 are current prices of residential energy. Those prices fell in ...
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| Date March 7, 2006 |
Report No. RS20021 |
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Order Code RS20021 Updated March 7, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The President s State of the Union Message: Frequently Asked Questions Michael Kolakowski Information Research Specialist Knowledge Services Group Thomas H. Neale Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary The Constitution mandates that the President shall from time to ...
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| Date March 6, 2006 |
Report No. RL33296 |
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Order Code RL33296 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Alternatives for Modeling Results from the RAND Health Insurance Experiment March 6, 2006 Chris L. Peterson Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Alternatives for Modeling Results from the RAND Health Insurance Experiment Summary The RAND Health ...
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| Date March 6, 2006 |
Report No. RL33295 |
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Order Code RL33295 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Comparison of Selected Senate Earmark Reform Proposals March 6, 2006 Sandy Streeter Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Comparison of Selected Senate Earmark Reform Proposals Summary In response to reports of, and concern over, alleged ...
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| Date March 3, 2006 |
Report No. RL32144 |
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Order Code RL32144 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Diploma Mills: A Legal Overview Updated March 3, 2006 Jody Feder Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Diploma Mills: A Legal Overview Summary This report provides an analysis of state and federal laws regarding diploma mills, which offer students academic degrees for ...
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| Date March 3, 2006 |
Report No. RS22086 |
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Order Code RS22086 Updated March 3, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agriculture and FY2006 Budget Reconciliation Ralph M. Chite Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-171, S. 1932), which was signed into law on February 8, 2006, contains net spending reductions of $2.7 billion over ...
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| Date March 3, 2006 |
Report No. RS22395 |
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Order Code RS22395 March 3, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Fatah and Hamas: the New Palestinian Factional Reality Aaron D. Pina Analyst in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary For the first time in its history, the Palestinian parliament is set to be led by Hamas, which the United States and European Union have designated a foreign ...
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| Date March 3, 2006 |
Report No. RL33294 |
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Order Code RL33294 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web DOE Budget Earmarks: A Selective Look at Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy R&D Programs March 3, 2006 Fred Sissine Specialist in Energy Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress DOE Budget Earmarks: A Selective Look at Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy R&D ...
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| Date March 3, 2006 |
Report No. RS21219 |
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Order Code RS21219 Updated March 3, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Superwaiver Proposals in the Welfare Reform Debate Karen Spar Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Welfare discussions in the current and past two Congresses have included consideration of an Administration-proposed superwaiver that would enable states and localities to waive rules of various welfare- ...
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| Date March 3, 2006 |
Report No. RS22385 |
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Order Code RS22385 Updated March 3, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant: FY2007 Budget Proposals name redacted Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA, P.L. 109-171) extended funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block ...
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| Date March 2, 2006 |
Report No. RS22396 |
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Order Code RS22396 March 2, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Workforce Investment Act (WIA): Program-by-Program Overview and FY2007 Funding of Title I Training Programs Ann Lordeman Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (P.L. 105-220) authorizes several job training programs, ...
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| Date March 1, 2006 |
Report No. RL33271 |
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Order Code RL33271 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Farm Commodity Programs: Direct Payments, Counter-Cyclical Payments, and Marketing Loans March 1, 2006 Jim Monke Analyst in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Farm Commodity Programs: Direct Payments, Counter-Cyclical Payments, and Marketing ...
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| Date March 1, 2006 |
Report No. RL31140 |
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Order Code RL31140 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Long-Term Economic Growth and Budget Projections Updated March 1, 2006 Brian W. Cashell Specialist in Quantitative Economics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Long-Term Economic Growth and Budget Projections Summary The federal budget affects, and is affected by, the ...
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| Date Feb. 28, 2006 |
Report No. RL33269 |
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Order Code RL33269 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Palestinian Elections Updated February 28, 2006 Aaron D. Pina Middle East Analyst Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Palestinian Elections Summary Fair and transparent elections are seen by experts and policymakers as a necessary step in Palestinian ...
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| Date Feb. 28, 2006 |
Report No. RL32869 |
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Order Code RL32869 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): FY2006 Budget Updated February 28, 2006 Maggie McCarty, Libby Perl, and Bruce E. Foote Domestic Social Policy Division Eugene Boyd Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): ...
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| Date Feb. 28, 2006 |
Report No. IB89102 |
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Order Code IB89102 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Water Quality: Implementing the Clean Water Act Updated February 28, 2006 Claudia Copeland Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS The Act and Most Recent Amendments Legislative Activity after P.L. ...
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| Date Feb. 28, 2006 |
Report No. RL32671 |
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Order Code RL32671 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Program Performance Review: Program Assessment and Results Act and Other Developments Updated February 28, 2006 Virginia A. McMurtry Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Program Performance Review: Some Recent ...
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| Date Feb. 28, 2006 |
Report No. RL33288 |
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Order Code RL33288 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Proprietary Rights in Pharmaceutical Innovation: Issues at the Intersection of Patents and Marketing Exclusivities February 28, 2006 John R. Thomas Visiting Researcher Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Proprietary Rights in Pharmaceutical Innovation: Issues at the ...
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| Date Feb. 27, 2006 |
Report No. RL33093 |
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Order Code RL33093 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China and the CNOOC Bid for Unocal: Issues for Congress Updated February 27, 2006 Dick K. Nanto, James K. Jackson, Wayne M. Morrison Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Lawrence Kumins Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress China and the CNOOC Bid for Unocal ...
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| Date Feb. 27, 2006 |
Report No. RS21428 |
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Order Code RS21428 Updated February 27, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The History and Effect of Abortion Conscience Clause Laws Jody Feder Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Conscience clause laws allow medical providers to refuse to provide services to which they have religious or moral objections. In some cases, these laws are designed to excuse such ...
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| Date Feb. 24, 2006 |
Report No. IB92059 |
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Order Code IB92059 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal Updated February 24, 2006 Mark Holt Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Introduction Other Programs Nuclear Utility Lawsuits Nuclear Spent Fuel Legislation ...
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| Date Feb. 24, 2006 |
Report No. RS22045 |
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Order Code RS22045 Updated February 24, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Baseline Budget Projections Under Alternative Assumptions Gregg A. Esenwein Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Marc Labonte Analyst in Macroeconomics Government and Finance Division Summary The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates a baseline budget based on simple ...
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| Date Feb. 23, 2006 |
Report No. RL31961 |
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Order Code RL31961 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Civil Charges in Corporate Scandals Updated February 23, 2006 Mark Jickling Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Paul H. Janov Information Research Specialist Knowledge Services Group Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Civil Charges in Corporate Scandals Summary Since the collapse of ...
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| Date Feb. 23, 2006 |
Report No. RL33102 |
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Order Code RL33102 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Food Assistance in Disasters: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita February 23, 2006 Joe Richardson Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Food Assistance in Disasters: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Summary The Food Stamp program, child nutrition programs, and federally ...
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| Date Feb. 23, 2006 |
Report No. RS22197 |
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Order Code RS22197 Updated February 23, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Exon-Florio National Security Test for Foreign Investment James K. Jackson Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The proposed acquisition of six major U.S. ports by Dubai Ports World and Unocal by the China National Offshore Oil ...
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| Date Feb. 22, 2006 |
Report No. RL32952 |
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Order Code RL32952 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2006 Appropriations Updated February 22, 2006 Paul M. Irwin Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The annual consideration of appropriations bills (regular, continuing, and supplemental) by ...
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| Date Feb. 22, 2006 |
Report No. RL32829 |
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Order Code RL32829 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Trade Issues in the 109th Congress: Policy Challenges and Opportunities Updated February 22, 2006 William H. Cooper Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Trade Issues: Policy Challenges and Opportunities Facing the 109th ...
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| Date Feb. 22, 2006 |
Report No. IB87050 |
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Order Code IB87050 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Strategic Petroleum Reserve Updated February 22, 2006 Robert Bamberger Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Use of the SPR After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita History of the SPR Reauthorization of ...
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