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What We’re In For: Projected Economic Impact of the Next Recession

Recent historical experience argues that the labor-market effects of the next recession will last far longer than the formal recession itself. This report uses the experience of the last three recessions to predict labor market outcomes of a recession in 2008. A recession that is mild-to-moderate by recent historical standards would be formally over in six to nine months (as was the case of...

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The Inheritance of Inequality

People differ markedly in their views concerning the appropriate role of government in reducing economic inequality. Self-interest and differences in values explain part of the conflict over redistribution. But by far the most important fault line is that people hold different beliefs about why the rich are rich and the poor are poor. Survey data show that people—rich and poor alike—who t...

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Abdallah Higazy v. FBI Agent Michael Templeton

Higazy was forced into a false confession of participation in 9.11, because the FBI threatened to have his family tortured by Egyptian security forces. After he was proved innocent he sued the FBI. The court found in his favor but the FBI got the details that them look bad redacted for National Security reasons. This is a copy of the unredacted initial findings. for more details See htt...

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The Artistic Freedom Voucher: Internet Age Alternative to Copyrights

The institution of copyrights has its origins in the feudal guild system. Copyrights provide an incentive for creative or artistic work by providing a state-enforced monopoly. Like any other monopoly, this system leads to enormous inefficiencies, and creates substantial enforcement problems. The size of these inefficiencies and the extent of the enforcement problems have increased dramatica...

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货币战争 (War Of Currencies)

序言起航的中国经济航母，会一帆风顺么？美国财长保尔森在访华前夕接受美国全国广播公司有线电视频道CNBC 访问时指出，作为经济大国，“他们已是全球经济的领导者，世界其他国家不会再给他们很多时间”。毫无疑问，这个“他们”，就是中国。显然，今天的中国，正以惊人的速度，将自己变成全球经济举足轻重的一部分。一系列的经济数据和迹象都表明，庞大的中国经济航母，已经起程。如果说，三年前政治局请几位学者进京讲授大国崛起的历史，还只是在为中国可以预见的发展作准备，那么从“崛起”到“发展”提法上的变化，就足以看出中国自信心的调整、看出中国经济发展的速度之快，甚至超过了中央电视台那部叫作“大国崛起”的拍摄速度。全世界都把目光对准中国：“21 世纪将是中国人的世纪”、“2040 年左右，中国经济实力将赶超美国”的说法不绝于耳，似乎中国成为世界第一经济强国已成 ...

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What’s the Matter with What’s the Matter with Kansas?

• Has the white working class abandoned the Democratic Party? No. White voters in the bottom third of the income distribution have actually become more reliably Democratic in presidential elections over the past half-century, while middle- and upper-income white voters have trended Republican. Low-income whites have become less Democratic in their partisan identifications, but at a slower rate ...

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Rich state, poor state, red state, blue state: What’s the matter with Connecticut?

We find that income matters more in “red America” than in “blue America.” In poor states, rich people are much more likely than poor people to vote for the Republican presidential candidate, but in rich states (such as Connecticut), income has a very low correlation with vote preference. In addition to finding this pattern and studying its changes over time, we use the concepts of typicality an...

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Considering a war with Iran: A discussion paper on WMD in the Middle East

There is considerable international discussion that the confrontation between Iran and the international community over its nuclear programme may change in character into a major war between Iran and either US or Israel or both in conjunction with allies such as the United Kingdom. This study uses open source analysis to outline what the military option might involve if it were picked up of...

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GAO Iraq Report: has not met most legislative, security and economic benchmarks

In summary, we found Summary: The benchmarks were derived from commitments first articulated by the Iraqi government in June 2006. The Iraqi government met 3, partially met 4, and did not meet 11 of its 18 benchmarks. Overall, key legislation has not been passed, violence remains high, and it is unclear whether the Iraqi government will spend $10 billion in reconstruction funds. These results...

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Agree with Verizon's Objection To Complaintant's Date Requests

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Agreement to Withdraw Data Request

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Verizon's Objections to Early Discovery Requests

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Petition from MCLU to Intervene

The grounds for this Petition are as follows: 1. On May 8, 2006 the Public Utilities Commission commenced an investigation into whether Verizon is cooperating in Maine with the National Security Agency’s warrantless domestic wiretapping program. 2. The MCLU represents over 3,000 members in the State of Maine, some of whom desire privacy and anonymity regarding their associations in general...

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Complaintant Data Request No. 2

Cover Letter

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Details of Complaintant Data Request No. 2

The questions below refer to information in the May 12, 2006 USA Today article, entitled "NSA has massive database of Americans' phone calls," which the Complainants filed that day in this proceeding, the text of which is attached. The article reports that "[t]he National Security Agency has been secretly collecting the phone call records of tens of millions of Americans, using data provided by...

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Text of USA Today article to support Data Request No. 2

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Petition to Intervene

The grounds for this Petition are: 1. On May 8, 2006 the Public Utilities Commission commenced an investigation into whether Verizon is cooperating in Maine with the National Security Agency’s warrantless domestic wiretapping program. 2. Title 25 M.R.S.A. § 1702 gives the Public Advocate authority to intervene in such proceedings before the Public Utilities Commission when the Public Advo...

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Procedural Order

On May 8, 2006, the Commission received a complaint signed by James D. Cowie, and 21 other persons against Verizon Maine. The complaint, filed pursuant to 35-A M.R.S.A. § 1302, requests that the Commission investigate whether Verizon is cooperating with the National Security Agency (NSA) in connection with a warrantless wiretapping program. In an article published on May 11, 2006, USA Today r...

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Photocopy of USA Today Article

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USA Today Article

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