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United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics Admonishm...
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Dear Senator Burris, / After an extensive investigation, the Select Committee on Ethics is issuing you this Public Letter of Qualified Admonition for Actions and statements reflecting unfavorably upon the Senate in connection with your appointment to and seating in the Senate
CRS Report: U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues f...
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India, which has not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and does not have International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards on all nuclear material in peaceful nuclear activities, exploded a “peaceful” nuclear device in 1974, convincing the world of the need for greater restrictions on ...
Justice David Souter Retirement Letter
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Dear Mr. President: / When the Supreme Court rises for the summer recess this year, I intend to retire from regular active service as a Justice, under the provisions of 28 US.C. § 371(b)(l), having attained the age and met the service requirements of subsection(c) of that section. I mean to cont...
Specter Letter to Elena Kagan
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I write to express my dissatisfaction with many of the answers you provided to theCommittee in response to my written questions following your confirmation hearing. I believe these answers are inadequate for confirmation purposes. / In a 1995 review of a book entitled The Confirmation Mess, you...
Economic Impact of Allowing Same-Sex Marriage in Vermont
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Extending marriage to same-sex couples will boost Vermont‟s economy by over $30.6 million over three years, which would generate increases in state and local government tax and fee revenues by $3.3 million and create approximately 700 new jobs. / This analysis estimates the impact on business r...
Iowa Supreme Court Ruling Legalizing Gay Marriage
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Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Robert B. Hanson, Judge. / Defendant appeals from district court summary judgment ruling holding state statute limiting civil marriage to a union between a man and a woman unconstitutional. AFFIRMED. / Roger J. Kuhle and Michael B. O’Meara, A...
Tracking GhostNet: Investigating a Cyber Espionage Network
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Cyber espionage is an issue whose time has come. In this second report from the Information Warfare Monitor, we lay out the findings of a 10-month investigation of alleged Chinese cyber spying against Tibetan institutions. / The investigation, consisting of fieldwork, technical scouting, and lab...
The snooping dragon: social-malware surveillance of the T...
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In this note we document a case of malware-based electronic surveillance of a political organisation by the agents of a nation state. While malware attacks are not new, two aspects of this case make it worth serious study. First, it was a targeted surveillance attack designed to collect actionabl...
Congressman McGovern and Wolf Call on U.S. Embassy in Chi...
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Dear Ambassador Randt: / We write today to bring to your attention the recent arrest of Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo. / On December 10 a group of over 300 prominent Chinese citizens marked International Human Rights Day and the 60th anniversary Of the signing of the Universal Declar...
CRS Report: North Korean Ballistic Missile Threat to the ...
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This report briefly reviews North Korea’s ballistic missile program. In summer 2007, North Korea tested modern, short-range missiles. In February 2009, South Korea reported the DPRK had deployed a new intermediate-range missile. This report may be updated periodically. Additional information is p...
CRS Report: Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (CVN) Homeporti...
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On January 14, 2009, the Navy announced that it wants to transfer one of its nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs) to the Navy home port at Mayport, FL, known formally as Naval Station (NAVSTA) Mayport. Mayport is located in northeast Florida, on the Atlantic Coast, near Jacksonville. The Navy...
CRS Report: The Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the 111th...
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The Endangered Species Act (ESA; P.L. 93-205, 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531-1543) has been one of the more contentious environmental laws. This may stem from its strict substantive provisions, which can affect the use of both federal and nonfederal lands and resources. Under ESA, species of plants and animal...
CRS Report: Filling U.S. Senate Vacancies: Perspectives a...
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The presidential election of 2008 resulted, directly and indirectly, in the highest number of Senate vacancies associated with a presidential transition period in more than 60 years. The election of incumbent Sena tors as President and Vice President, combined with subsequent cabinet appointments...
CRS Report: Net Neutrality: The Federal Communications Co...
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In 2007, through various experiments by the media, most notably the Associated Press, it became clear that Comcast was intermittently blocking the use of an application called BitTorrent™ and, possibly, other peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing programs on its network. Comcast eventually admitted to ...
CRS Report: The Constitutionality of Awarding the Delegat...
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Two proposals have been made in the 110th Congress regarding granting the Delegate of the District of Columbia voting rights in the House. On January 9, 2007, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia introduced H.R. 328, the District of Columbia Fair and Equal House Voting Right...
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