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| Date Nov. 6, 2003 |
Report No. RS21664 |
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Order Code RS21664 November 6, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The WTO Canc n Ministerial Ian F. Fergusson Analyst in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Canc n Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization(WTO) broke up without reaching agreement on the course of future multilateral trade negotiations. ...
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| Date Nov. 5, 2003 |
Report No. RS21649 |
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Order Code RS21649 Updated November 5, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The New York Stock Exchange: Governance and Market Reform Mark D. Jickling Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary On September 17, 2003, Richard Grasso resigned as chairman of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after a public uproar over his $187.5 million pay package . ...
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| Date Nov. 5, 2003 |
Report No. RS21661 |
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Order Code RS21661 November 5, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Azerbaijan s 2003 Presidential Election and Succession: Implications for U.S. Interests Jim Nichol Analyst in Russian and Eurasian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This report discusses the victory of Ilkham Aliyev the son and designated political heir of ailing incumbent Heydar ...
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| Date Nov. 4, 2003 |
Report No. RL32139 |
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Order Code RL32139 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Election Reform and Electronic Voting Systems (DREs): Analysis of Security Issues November 4, 2003 Eric A. Fischer Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Election Reform and Electronic Voting Systems (DREs): Analysis of Security Issues ...
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| Date Nov. 3, 2003 |
Report No. RL32135 |
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Order Code RL32135 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web A Review of Medical Child Support: Background, Policy, and Issues November 3, 2003 Carmen Solomon-Fears Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress A Review of Medical Child Support: Background, Policy, and Issues Summary Medical child support is the ...
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| Date Nov. 3, 2003 |
Report No. RS21658 |
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Order Code RS21658 November 3, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web International Terrorism in South Asia K. Alan Kronstadt Analyst in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary This report reviews the international terrorist environment in South Asia, concentrating on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.1 With U.S.-led counterterrorism efforts focused ...
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| Date Nov. 3, 2003 |
Report No. RS21657 |
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Order Code RS21657 November 3, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web U.S. Trade Policy and Changing Domestic and Foreign Priorities: A Historical Overview Raymond J. Ahearn Specialist in International Trade and Finance Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary U.S. trade policy involves actions that influence the flow and composition of goods, services, and ...
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| Date Oct. 31, 2003 |
Report No. RL30935 |
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Order Code RL30935 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agricultural Trade in the Free Trade Area of the Americas Updated October 31, 2003 Remy Jurenas Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Agricultural Trade in the Free Trade Area of the Americas Summary Leaders of Western Hemisphere ...
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| Date Oct. 30, 2003 |
Report No. RL31864 |
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Order Code RL31864 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web High-Threat Biological Agents: Characteristics, Effects, and Policy Implications Updated October 30, 2003 Dana A. Shea Analyst in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress High-Threat Biological Agents: Characteristics, Effects, and Policy ...
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| Date Oct. 30, 2003 |
Report No. RL31386 |
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Order Code RL31386 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Industry Trade Effects Related to NAFTA Updated October 30, 2003 M. Angeles Villarreal Industry Analyst Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Industry Trade Effects Related to NAFTA Summary The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), signed by President George ...
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| Date Oct. 30, 2003 |
Report No. RL31632 |
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Order Code RL31632 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Price Deflation and Zero Interest Rates: Could It Happen in the United States? Updated October 30, 2003 Marc Labonte Analyst in Macroeconomics Gail Makinen Economic Policy Consultant Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Price Deflation and Zero Interest Rates: Could It Happen ...
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| Date Oct. 28, 2003 |
Report No. RL32128 |
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Order Code RL32128 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Africa s Great Lakes Region: Current Conditions in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda October 28, 2003 Ted Dagne Specialist in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Maureen Farrell Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research ...
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| Date Oct. 28, 2003 |
Report No. 98-695 |
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Order Code 98-695 E CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Part-Time Job Growth and the Labor Effects of Policy Responses Updated October 28, 2003 Linda Levine Specialist in Labor Economics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Part-Time Job Growth and the Labor Effects of Policy Responses Summary The doubling of persons who usually ...
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| Date Oct. 26, 2003 |
Report No. RL32132 |
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Order Code RL32132 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web A CRS Review of Ten States: Home and Community-Based Services States Seek to Change the Face of Long-Term Care: Oregon October 26, 2003 Meridith Walters Consultant Domestic Social Policy Division Carol O Shaughnessy, Rob Weissert, Julie Stone-Axelrad and Sidath Panangala Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research ...
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| Date Oct. 23, 2003 |
Report No. RL31661 |
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Order Code RL31661 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China s New Leadership Line-Up: Implications for U.S. Policy Updated October 23, 2003 Kerry Dumbaugh Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress China s New Leadership Line-Up: Implications for U.S. Policy Summary Key leadership and policy ...
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| Date Oct. 23, 2003 |
Report No. 767-102303 |
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Memorandum TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Senate Commerce Committee Attention: Pablo Carrillo Christopher Bolkcom and Daniel Else Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division October 23, 2003 Observations on KC-135 corrosion and KC-767 sole-source logistics support This memo is in response to your request for an assessment of the Secretary of the Air Force s October 9, 2003 letter to the Chairman and Ranking ...
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| Date Oct. 22, 2003 |
Report No. RL32122 |
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Order Code RL32122 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Judicial Nomination Statistics: U.S. District and Circuit Courts, 1945-1976 October 22, 2003 Mitchel A. Sollenberger Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Judicial Nomination Statistics: U.S. District and Circuit Courts, 1945-1976 Summary ...
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| Date Oct. 22, 2003 |
Report No. RL32013 |
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Order Code RL32013 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The History of the Blue Slip in the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1917-Present Updated October 22, 2003 Mitchel A. Sollenberger Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The History of the Blue Slip in the Senate Committee on the ...
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| Date Oct. 21, 2003 |
Report No. RL32120 |
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Order Code RL32120 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The FTO List and Congress: Sanctioning Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations October 21, 2003 Audrey Kurth Cronin Specialist in Terrorism Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The FTO List and Congress: Sanctioning Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations ...
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| Date Oct. 21, 2003 |
Report No. RL32129 |
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Order Code RL32129 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Malaysia: Political Transition and Implications for U.S. Policy October 21, 2003 Bruce Vaughn Analyst in Southeast and South Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Malaysia: Political Transition and Implications for U.S. Policy Summary This report ...
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| Date Oct. 20, 2003 |
Report No. RL31835 |
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Order Code RL31835 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Reorganization of the House of Representatives: Modern Reform Efforts October 20, 2003 Judy Schneider Specialist on the Congress Christopher M. Davis Betsy Palmer Analysts in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Reorganization of the House of ...
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| Date Oct. 20, 2003 |
Report No. RL32116 |
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Order Code RL32116 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Spanish Language Media After the Univision-Hispanic Broadcasting Merger: Issues for Congress October 20, 2003 Charles B. Goldfarb Specialist in Industrial Organization and Telecommunications Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Spanish Language Media After the ...
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| Date Oct. 20, 2003 |
Report No. RS21645 |
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Order Code RS21645 October 20, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Spanish Language Media After the Univision-Hispanic Broadcasting Merger: Brief Overview Charles B. Goldfarb Specialist in Industrial Organization and Telecommunication Research, Science, and Industry Division Summary U.S. broadcast policy, as mandated by Congress, is premised on the broad public policy ...
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| Date Oct. 17, 2003 |
Report No. RL32115 |
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Order Code RL32115 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Missile Proliferation and the Strategic Balance in South Asia October 17, 2003 nae redacted Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division n ae redacted Analyst in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Missile Proliferation ...
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| Date Oct. 17, 2003 |
Report No. RS21558 |
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Order Code RS21558 Updated October 17, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Genetically Engineered Soybeans: Acceptance and Intellectual Property Rights Issues in South America Randy Schnepf Analyst in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Summary U.S. soybean growers and trade officials charge that Argentina and Brazil the United States two major export ...
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| Date Oct. 15, 2003 |
Report No. RL30290 |
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Order Code RL32090 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web FY2004 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terrorism: Military Operations & Reconstruction Assistance Updated October 15, 2003 Stephen Daggett, Larry Nowels, Curt Tarnoff, and Rhoda Margesson Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress ...
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| Date Oct. 15, 2003 |
Report No. RL31945 |
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Order Code RL31945 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Animal Agriculture: Selected Issues in the 108th Congress Updated October 15, 2003 Geoffrey S. Becker Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Animal Agriculture: Selected Issues in the 108th Congress Summary Animal agriculture accounts ...
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| Date Oct. 15, 2003 |
Report No. RL32112 |
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Order Code RL32112 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Reorganization of the Senate: Modern Reform Efforts October 15, 2003 Judy Schneider Specialist on the Congress Colton Campbell Christopher M. Davis Betsy Palmer Analysts in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Reorganization of the Senate: Modern ...
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| Date Oct. 15, 2003 |
Report No. 95-406A |
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Order Code 95-406 A CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Child Pornography: Constitutional Principles and Federal Statutes Updated October 15, 2003 Henry Cohen Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Child Pornography: Constitutional Principles and Federal Statutes Summary The First Amendment provides: Congress shall make no ...
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| Date Oct. 14, 2003 |
Report No. RS21642 |
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Order Code RS21642 October 14, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Comparing Quota Buyout Payments for Peanuts and Tobacco Jasper Womach Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary Legislation is pending in the 108th Congress (S. 1490, H.R. 3160) to eliminate tobacco quotas and compensate quota owners (whether they are absentee owners ...
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| Date Oct. 10, 2003 |
Report No. RL32108 |
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Order Code RL32108 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web North Slope Infrastructure and the ANWR Debate October 9, 2003 M. Lynne Corn Specialist in Natural Resources Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress North Slope Infrastructure and the ANWR Debate Summary The rich biological resources and wilderness values of northeastern ...
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| Date Oct. 10, 2003 |
Report No. RL32111 |
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Order Code RL32111 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Unemployment Compensation (UC)/ Unemployment Insurance (UI): Trends and Contributing Factors in UC Benefit Exhaustion October 10, 2003 Julie M. Whittaker Analyst in Applied Microeconomics Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Unemployment Compensation (UC)/ Unemployment ...
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| Date Oct. 9, 2003 |
Report No. RL32068 |
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Order Code RL32068 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web An Enhanced European Role in Iraq? Updated October 9, 2003 Paul Gallis Specialist in European Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress An Enhanced European Role in Iraq? Summary Bush Administration officials have said that they wish to see NATO countries ...
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| Date Oct. 8, 2003 |
Report No. RL31680 |
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Order Code RL31680 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Homeland Security: Standards for State and Local Preparedness Updated October 8, 2003 Ben Canada Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Homeland Security: Standards for State and Local Preparedness Summary Some Members of Congress, as well ...
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| Date Oct. 8, 2003 |
Report No. RL32107 |
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Order Code RL32107 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Importing Prescription Drugs Comparison of the Drug Import Provisions in the Medicare Reform Bills, H.R. 2427, and Current Law October 8, 2003 Blanchard Randall IV, Susan Thaul, and Donna U. Vogt Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Importing Prescription Drugs Comparison of ...
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| Date Oct. 8, 2003 |
Report No. RS21638 |
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Order Code RS21638 October 8, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House Apportionment: Could Census Corrections Shift a House Seat?1 Royce Crocker Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary On September 30, 2003, the Census Bureau briefed selected congressional staff on changes that will be made to the 2000 census counts through the ...
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| Date Oct. 8, 2003 |
Report No. RS21632 |
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Order Code RS21632 Updated October 8, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Pay: Controversy Over Hostile Fire/Imminent Danger Pay and Family Separation Allowance Rates Lawrence Kapp Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary Recently, controversy has surfaced over the rate of pay for two specific types of military compensation: ...
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| Date Oct. 7, 2003 |
Report No. RL31671 |
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Order Code RL31671 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Iraq: U.N. Inspections for Weapons of Mass Destruction Updated October 7, 2003 Sharon A. Squassoni Specialist in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Iraq: U.N. Inspections for Weapons of Mass Destruction Summary From late November 2002 to March ...
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| Date Oct. 7, 2003 |
Report No. RS21581 |
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Order Code RS21581 Updated October 7, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Climate Change: Senate Proposals to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Larry Parker Specialist in Energy and Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary A number of congressional proposals to advance programs that reduce greenhouse gases have been introduced in the 108th ...
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| Date Oct. 6, 2003 |
Report No. 98-485 |
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Order Code 98-485 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China: Possible Missile Technology Transfers Under U.S. Satellite Export Policy Actions and Chronology Updated October 6, 2003 Shirley A. Kan Specialist in National Security Policy Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress China: Possible Missile Technology Transfers ...
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| Date Oct. 6, 2003 |
Report No. 98-485F |
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Order Code 98-485 F CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web China: Possible Missile Technology Transfers Under U.S. Satellite Export Policy Actions and Chronology Updated October 6, 2003 Shirley A. Kan Specialist in National Security Policy Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress China: Possible Missile Technology Transfers ...
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| Date Oct. 3, 2003 |
Report No. RL32100 |
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Order Code RL32100 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web College Costs and Prices: Background and Issues for Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act October 3, 2003 Rebecca R. Skinner Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress College Costs and Prices: Background and Issues for Reauthorization of the ...
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| Date Oct. 3, 2003 |
Report No. IB10125 |
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Order Code IB10125 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Environmental Protection Agency s FY2004 Budget Updated October 3, 2003 Martin R. Lee Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS EPA s Budget by Appropriations Accounts Science and Technology ...
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| Date Oct. 3, 2003 |
Report No. RL31939 |
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Order Code RL31939 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Pensions and Retirement Saving Plans: Comparison of H.R. 1776 with Current Law Updated October 3, 2003 Patrick Purcell Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Pensions and Retirement Saving Plans: Comparison of H.R. 1776 with Current Law Summary ...
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| Date Oct. 3, 2003 |
Report No. RS20982 |
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Order Code RS20982 Updated October 3, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Elevating the Environmental Protection Agency to a Department: Analysis of Major Issues Martin R. Lee Specialist in Environmental Protection Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary There is a history of bipartisan support for proposals that would elevate the Environmental Protection Agency ( ...
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| Date Oct. 3, 2003 |
Report No. RS21635 |
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Order Code RS21635 October 3, 2003 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Punch-Card Voting Systems and the California Gubernatorial Recall: Overview of Appellate Court Decisions L. Paige Whitaker Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On September 23, 2003 an eleven member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously reversed the decision in ...
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| Date Oct. 2, 2003 |
Report No. RL32095 |
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Order Code RL32095 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The FBI: Past, Present, and Future October 2, 2003 Todd Masse Specialist in Domestic Intelligence and Counterterrorism Domestic Social Policy Division William Krouse Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The FBI: Past, Present, and Future Summary ...
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| Date Oct. 2, 2003 |
Report No. IB10117 |
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Order Code IB10117 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2004 Updated October 2, 2003 Michael E. Davey Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Department of Agriculture (USDA) Department of Energy (DOE) Department ...
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| Date Oct. 2, 2003 |
Report No. RL32118 |
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Order Code RL32118 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Alien Tort Statute: Legislative History and Executive Branch Views October 2, 2003 Jennifer K. Elsea Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Alien Tort Statute: Legislative History and Executive Branch Views Summary The Alien Tort Statute (ATS), also known as ...
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| Date Oct. 2, 2003 |
Report No. RL32098 |
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Order Code RL32098 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Office of Federal Student Aid: The Federal Government s First Performance-Based Organization October 2, 2003 Charmaine Jackson Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Office of Federal Student Aid: The Federal Government s First Performance- ...
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