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Report / 118th Congress 2d session House of Representatives volume 118-487
Publisher
[U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Author
Series
Report / 117th Congress 2d session House of Representatives volume 117-630
Publisher
[U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Publisher
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Millions of people in the United States and Canada depend on the Great Lakes for drinking water, recreation, and economic livelihood. During the 1970s, it became apparent that pollutants discharged into the Great Lakes Basin from point sources, such as industrial and municipal facilities, or from nonpoint sources, such as air emissions from power plants, were harming the Great Lakes. Some of these pollutants, known as bioaccumulative chemicals of...
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Testimony volume GAO-09-1015T
Publisher
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
GAO has identified Afghanistan and Pakistan as two of the most urgent issues facing this Administration and this Congress. In March, the President announced a strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, with a broad strategic goal of disrupting, dismantling, and defeating Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan; destroying its allies and safe havens in Pakistan; and preventing their return to Pakistan or Afghanistan. With additional U.S. resources and attention focusing...
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Publisher
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
While the U.S. approach of providing in-kind food aid has assisted millions of hungry people for more than 50 years, in 2007 GAO reported limitations to its efficiency and effectiveness. To improve U.S. food assistance, Congress has authorized some funding for local and regional procurement (LRP) -- donors' purchase of food aid in countries affected by food crises or in a country within the same region. Through analysis of agency documents, interviews...
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Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Overview: If you've ever cringed at the sight of your ten-year-old waltzing through the neighbor's front door without an invitation, or struggled to teach your teenager proper "netiquette" for navigating the complicated world of social networks, you know the importance of teaching kids that manners matter. Sheryl Eberly's bestselling 365 Manners Kids Should Know gives clever and insightful advice for the myriad situations where consideration counts,...
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Publisher
Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: In the wake of the most significant financial crisis since the Great Depression, the President signed into law on May 20, 2009, the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, creating the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. The Commission was established to "examine the causes, domestic and global, of the current financial and economic crisis in the United States." The 10 members of the bi-partisan Commission, prominent private...
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Thoughtcrime Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Thoughtcrime Press gathers voices from around the world in this anthology, including National Book Award winners, visual artists, New York Times Best Sellers, poets laureate, singer-songwriters, high school students, and children of illegal immigrants, all united in their opposition to the policies of Donald Trump." -- Back cover.
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Report / 117th Congress 2d session House of Representatives volume 117-483
Publisher
[U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Author
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Report / 118th Congress 2d session House of Representatives volume 118-464
Publisher
[U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of the Inspector General
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"This report describes the investigation by the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG) into allegations that Alberto Gonzales mishandled classified documents while serving as the Attorney General. The matter was referred to the OIG by Kenneth Wainstein, former Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division, on August 10, 2007. The White House Counsel's Office had initially notified the Department of Justice (Department)...
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Publisher
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
DHS is proposing to move foot-and mouth disease (FMD) research from its current location at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center--located on a federally owned island off the northern tip of Long Island, New York--and potentially onto the United States mainland. FMD is the most highly infectious animal disease that is known. Nearly 100 percent of exposed animals become infected. A single outbreak of FMD on the U.S. mainland could have significant...
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Testimony volume GAO-09-758T
Publisher
U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
This testimony discusses GAO's work on U.S. television broadcasting to Cuba. The United States has been broadcasting to Cuba for more than two decades via Radio Marti and, subsequently, TV Marti to "break the information blockade" and promote freedom and democracy in Cuba. U.S. television broadcasting to Cuba is performed by the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB), which is a U.S. government entity, overseen by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG),...
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Actual business plans compiled by, and aimed at, entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses. Presents sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail and service industries which serve as examples of how to approach, structure and compose business plans.
6380) LGBTQ events
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Publisher
Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"This set, like its predecessor, chronicles important historical events from around the world that have identified, defined, and legally established the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, queers and transsexual, transgender, intersex, and asexual persons."--Volume 1, publisher's note.