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| Date Aug. 17, 2005 |
Report No. RS21565 |
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Order Code RS21565 Updated August 17, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Middle East Television Network: An Overview Jeremy M. Sharp Middle East Policy Analyst Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary With the United States engaged in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the war on terrorism, Congress and the Bush Administration have created a U.S. government-sponsored ...
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| Date Aug. 17, 2005 |
Report No. RS22224 |
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Order Code RS22224 August 17, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Capital Punishment: Selected Opinions of Justice O Connor Alison M. Smith Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary An examination of Justice O Connor s opinions on capital punishment reveals a case-by-case approach showing a general support for the death penalty s constitutionality. However, the ...
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| Date Aug. 16, 2005 |
Report No. RL33033 |
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Order Code RL33033 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Intelligence Reform Implementation at the Federal Bureau of Investigation: Issues and Options for Congress August 16, 2005 Alfred Cumming Specialist in Intelligence and National Security Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Todd Masse Specialist in Domestic Intelligence and Counterterrorism Domestic Social Policy ...
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| Date Aug. 16, 2005 |
Report No. RL33063 |
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Order Code RL33063 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Intellectual Property and Collaborative Research August 16, 2005 John R. Thomas Visiting Scholar Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Intellectual Property and Collaborative Research Summary Innovative individuals and firms have increasingly engaged in collaborative ...
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| Date Aug. 16, 2005 |
Report No. RS20036 |
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Order Code RS20036 Updated August 16, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Internet Protecting Children from Unsuitable Material and Sexual Predators: Historical Information Through the 106th Congress Marcia S. Smith Specialist in Aerospace and Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Protecting children from unsuitable material and sexual ...
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| Date Aug. 16, 2005 |
Report No. RS22192 |
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Order Code RS22192 Updated August 16, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Unocal: Legal Implications of Acquisition Bids by Chevron Corp. and China National Offshore Oil Corporation Janice E. Rubin and Michael V. Seitzinger Legislative Attorneys American Law Division Summary The acquisition of Unocal which includes Unocal s wholly owned subsidiary, Union Oil Co. of California ...
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| Date Aug. 12, 2005 |
Report No. RL33029 |
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Order Code RL33029 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Loss-of-Use Damages From U.S. Nuclear Testing in the Marshall Islands: Technical Analysis of the Nuclear Claims Tribunal s Methodology and Alternative Estimates August 12, 2005 Salvatore Lazzari Specialist in Public Finance Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Loss-of ...
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| Date Aug. 12, 2005 |
Report No. IB10138 |
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Order Code IB10138 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Surface Transportation: SAFETEA-LU Updated August 12, 2005 John W. Fischer Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Surface Transportation Finance Major SAFETEA Features Authorization Period Guaranteed ...
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| Date Aug. 11, 2005 |
Report No. RS22196 |
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Order Code RS22196 Updated August 11, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web USA PATRIOT Act Reauthorization Proposals and Related Matters in Brief Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary Both Houses have approved proposals to reauthorize USA PATRIOT Act sections scheduled to expire at the end of the year. The House passed H.R. 3199, the USA PATRIOT and ...
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| Date Aug. 10, 2005 |
Report No. RL33030 |
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Order Code RL33030 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Budget Reconciliation Process: House and Senate Procedures August 10, 2005 Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Bill Heniff Jr. Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Budget ...
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| Date Aug. 10, 2005 |
Report No. RL330308 |
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Order Code RL33030 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Budget Reconciliation Process: House and Senate Procedures August 10, 2005 Robert Keith Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Bill Heniff Jr. Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Budget ...
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| Date Aug. 10, 2005 |
Report No. RL31930 |
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Order Code RL31930 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program: Funding and Related Issues Updated August 10, 2005 Maggie McCarty Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program: Funding and Related Issues Summary The largest federal ...
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| Date Aug. 10, 2005 |
Report No. RL33031 |
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Order Code RL33031 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA): Legal and Legislative Developments August 10, 2005 Douglas Reid Weimer Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA): Legal and Legislative ...
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| Date Aug. 9, 2005 |
Report No. RL32958 |
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Order Code RL32958 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Continuity of Congress: Enacted and Proposed Federal Statutes for Expedited Election to the House in Extraordinary Circumstances Updated August 9, 2005 R. Eric Petersen and Sula P. Richardson Analysts in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date Aug. 9, 2005 |
Report No. RS21450 |
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Order Code RS21450 Updated August 9, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Homeland Security: Scope of the Secretary s Reorganization Authority Stephen R. Vina Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary In July of 2005, the Secretary of Homeland Security announced a major reorganization of the Department. While many of the proposed changes may be effectuated ...
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| Date Aug. 9, 2005 |
Report No. RS22067 |
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Order Code RS22067 Updated August 9, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House Vacancies: Proposals for Filling Them After the Death or Injury of Large Numbers of Members, 2005-2006 R. Eric Petersen Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the anthrax incidents that happened shortly ...
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| Date Aug. 8, 2005 |
Report No. RL32622 |
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Order Code RL32622 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Public Safety, Interoperability and the Transition to Digital Television Updated August 8, 2005 Linda K. Moore Analyst in Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Public Safety, Interoperability and the Transition to Digital Television Summary ...
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| Date Aug. 8, 2005 |
Report No. RL32049 |
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Order Code RL32049 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Reintroduction of the 30-Year Treasury Bond: An Economic Analysis Updated August 8, 2005 Marc Labonte Specialist in Macroeconomics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Reintroduction of the 30-Year Treasury Bond: An Economic Analysis Summary Facing projections of burgeoning ...
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| Date Aug. 5, 2005 |
Report No. RS21089 |
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Order Code RS21089 Updated August 5, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Continuity of Government: Current Federal Arrangements and the Future Harold C. Relyea Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary Continuity of government refers to the continued functioning of constitutional government under all circumstances. Arrangements for the ...
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| Date Aug. 4, 2005 |
Report No. RL33020 |
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Order Code RL33020 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Terrorist Financing: U.S. Agency Efforts and Inter-Agency Coordination Updated August 4, 2005 Martin A. Weiss, Coordinator Analyst in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Terrorist Financing: U.S. Agency Efforts and Inter-Agency ...
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| Date Aug. 4, 2005 |
Report No. RL33021 |
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Order Code RL33021 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Oil Industry Profits: Analysis of Recent Performance August 4, 2005 Robert Pirog Specialist in Energy Economics and Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Oil Industry Profits: Analysis of Recent Performance Summary High prices for crude oil in 2004 and into 2005 ...
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| Date Aug. 2, 2005 |
Report No. RS20742 |
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Order Code RS20742 Updated August 2, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Chapter 12 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code: Reorganization of a Family Farmer or Fisherman Robin Jeweler Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Chapter 12 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code dealing with family farmer reorganization, temporarily extended 11 times since its original enactment, is made ...
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| Date Aug. 1, 2005 |
Report No. 98-545 |
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Order Code 98-545 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Jackson-Vanik Amendment: A Survey Updated August 1, 2005 Vladimir N. Pregelj Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Jackson-Vanik Amendment: A Survey Summary The enactment of the so-called Jackson-Vanik amendment ...
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| Date Aug. 1, 2005 |
Report No. RS21723 |
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Order Code RS21723 Updated August 1, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Verizon Communications, Inc. v. Trinko: Telecommunications Consumers Cannot Use Antitrust Laws to Remedy Access Violations of Telecommunications Act Janice E. Rubin Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary In Verizon Communications, Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko (540 U.S. 398 2004), ...
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| Date July 29, 2005 |
Report No. IB10143 |
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Order Code IB10143 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Energy Policy: Comprehensive Energy Legislation (H.R. 6) in the 109th Congress Updated July 29, 2005 Robert L. Bamberger Resources, Science, and Industry Division Carl E. Behrens Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ...
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| Date July 29, 2005 |
Report No. RL33018 |
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Order Code RL33018 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s Currency: U.S. Options July 29, 2005 Jonathan E. Sanford Specialist in International Political Economy Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress China s Currency, the United States and the IMF Summary In recent years, the United States and other countries have ...
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| Date July 29, 2005 |
Report No. RS22213 |
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Order Code RS22213 July 29, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Summary of Joint Committee on Taxation s Staff Proposals Relating to Charitable Contributions Erika Lunder Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary This report summarizes several proposals by the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation dealing with charitable contributions that have received ...
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| Date July 28, 2005 |
Report No. IB98040 |
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Order Code IB98040 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Telecommunications Discounts for Schools and Libraries: The E-Rate Program and Controversies Updated July 28, 2005 Angele A. Gilroy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Administrative Structure ...
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| Date July 28, 2005 |
Report No. RS21252 |
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Order Code RS21252 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Cruise Missile Proliferation Andrew Feickert Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Updated July 28, 2005 Summary About 75 countries currently possess cruise missiles.1 Many experts predict that anti ship and land attack cruise missile proliferation will increase in terms of both scope and ...
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| Date July 27, 2005 |
Report No. RL33026 |
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Order Code RL33026 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Supreme Court Opinions: October 2004 Term July 27, 2005 George Costello Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Supreme Court Opinions: October 2004 Term Summary This report contains synopses of Supreme Court decisions issued from the beginning of the October 2004 Term ...
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| Date July 26, 2005 |
Report No. RL30427 |
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Order Code RL30427 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Missile Survey: Ballistic and Cruise Missiles of Selected Foreign Countries Updated July 26, 2005 Andrew Feickert Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Missile Survey: Ballistic and Cruise Missiles of Selected Foreign Countries Summary ...
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| Date July 26, 2005 |
Report No. RS22208 |
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Order Code RS22208 July 26, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Memorandum of Understanding : A Senate Compromise on Judicial Filibusters Walter J. Oleszek Senior Specialist Government and Finance Division Summary Since at least the mid-1990s, there has been an increase in White House-Senate struggles over judicial nominees, especially involving appellate court justices. ...
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| Date July 26, 2005 |
Report No. RS22182 |
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Order Code RS22182 Updated July 26, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Unocal Corporation s Oil and Gas Bernard A. Gelb Specialist in Industry Economics Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary U.S.-based Unocal Corporation is primarily an oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in North America and overseas. China National Offshore Oil ...
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| Date July 25, 2005 |
Report No. RL33006 |
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Order Code RL33006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Omnibus Energy Legislation, 109th Congress: Side-by-Side Assessment of House and Senate Versions of H.R. 6 July 25, 2005 Mark Holt and Carol Glover Coordinators Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Omnibus Energy Legislation, 109th Congress: Side-by-Side Assessment of ...
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| Date July 25, 2005 |
Report No. RL33007 |
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Order Code RL33007 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Individual Accounts: What Rate of Return Would They Earn? July 25, 2005 Brian W. Cashell Specialist in Quantitative Economics Government and Finance Division Marc Labonte Specialist in Macroeconomics Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Individual Accounts: What Rate of Return ...
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| Date July 25, 2005 |
Report No. RS22207 |
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Order Code RS22207 July 25, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Review of EPA s Mercury Rule James E. McCarthy Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Richard S. Beth Specialist in the Legislative Process Government and Finance Division Summary On June 29, 2005, Senator Patrick Leahy and 31 cosponsors introduced S.J.Res. 20; ...
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| Date July 25, 2005 |
Report No. RS22151 |
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Order Code RS22151 Updated July 25, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Long-Range Fifty Caliber Rifles: Should They Be More Strictly Regulated? William J. Krouse Domestic Social Policy Division Summary In the 109th Congress, legislation has been introduced to more strictly regulate certain .50 caliber rifles, some of which have been adopted by the U.S. military as sniper ...
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| Date July 22, 2005 |
Report No. RL33008 |
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Order Code RL33008 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Capital Punishment: A Legal Overview Including the Supreme Court Decisions of the 2004-2005 Term July 22, 2005 Paul Starett Wallace, Jr. Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Capital Punishment: A Legal Overview Including The Supreme Court Decisions Of ...
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| Date July 22, 2005 |
Report No. RL32032 |
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Order Code RL32032 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Streamlining Environmental Reviews of Highway and Transit Projects: Analysis of TEA-LU (H.R. 3) and SAFETEA (S. 732) Updated July 22, 2005 Linda G. Luther Environmental Policy Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Streamlining Environmental Reviews of Highway ...
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| Date July 22, 2005 |
Report No. RS22206 |
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Order Code RS22206 July 22, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Base Closures and Affected Defense Department Civil Service Employees Clinton T. Brass and Barbara L. Schwemle Analysts in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary As a step in the 2005 round of the base realignment and closure (BRAC) process, the Department of Defense (DOD) ...
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| Date July 21, 2005 |
Report No. RL30692 |
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Order Code RL30692 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Global Climate Change: The Kyoto Protocol Updated July 21, 2005 Susan R. Fletcher Specialist in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Global Climate Change: The Kyoto Protocol Summary Negotiations on the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations ...
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| Date July 20, 2005 |
Report No. RL32796 |
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Order Code RL32796 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Africa, the G8, and the Blair Initiative Updated July 20, 2005 Raymond W. Copson Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Africa, the G8, and the Blair Initiative Summary Prior to the July 2005 G8 summit, Britain s Prime Minister ...
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| Date July 20, 2005 |
Report No. RL32280 |
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Order Code RL32280 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Regulation of Boxing: Current Law and Proposed Legislation Updated July 20, 2005 Nathan Brooks Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Regulation of Boxing: Current Law and Proposed Legislation Summary For almost all of the twentieth century, the states ...
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| Date July 20, 2005 |
Report No. RS22173 |
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Order Code RS22173 Updated July 20, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Jennifer K. Elsea Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary After the U.S. Supreme Court held that U.S. courts have jurisdiction to hear legal challenges on behalf of more than 500 persons detained at the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in connection with ...
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| Date July 20, 2005 |
Report No. RS22202 |
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Order Code RS22202 July 20, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Liberia s Post-War Transition: Key Issues nae redacted Specialist in African Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Summary Liberia appears on course to hold elections in October 2005, a key goal of a peace accord signed in August 2003. It ended Liberia s second civil war in a decade, and led to the ...
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| Date July 20, 2005 |
Report No. RS22201 |
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Order Code RS22201 July 20, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Law of Church and State: Selected Opinions of Justice O Connor Angie A. Welborn Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary An examination of Justice O Connor s opinions interpreting the Establishment Clause reveals that she employed different tests depending on the type of government activity at ...
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| Date July 20, 2005 |
Report No. RS21457 |
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Order Code RS21457 Updated July 20, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Middle East Partnership Initiative: An Overview Jeremy M. Sharp Middle East Policy Analyst Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) is a program designed to promote political, economic, and educational development in the Middle East. This ...
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| Date July 20, 2005 |
Report No. RS22174 |
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Order Code RS22174 Updated July 20, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act (S. 489/H.R. 1229) A Legal Analysis Charles V. Dale Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary A consent decree refers to an agreement or contract between the parties to a lawsuit which usually settles all outstanding legal issues and is adopted by the court ...
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| Date July 19, 2005 |
Report No. RL32909 |
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Order Code RL32909 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Protection for Human Research Subjects: An Analysis of the Common Rule and Its Interactions with FDA Regulations and the HIPAA Privacy Rule Updated July 19, 2005 Erin D. Williams Specialist in Bioethical Policy Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Protection for ...
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| Date July 19, 2005 |
Report No. RS22199 |
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Order Code RS22199 July 19, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federalism Jurisprudence: The Opinions of Justice O Connor Kenneth R. Thomas and Todd B. Tatelman Legislative Attorneys American Law Division Summary Justice O Connor has joined the majority of the Court on many important decisions which resulted in limits on federal power. In majority opinions regarding the ...
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