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US Military Casualty Statistics, and More from CRS

12.01.14 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

Noteworthy new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.

A Guide to U.S. Military Casualty Statistics: Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom, November 20, 2014

Iran: U.S. Economic Sanctions and the Authority to Lift Restrictions, November 21, 2014

U.S. Secret Service Protection Mission Funding and Staffing: Fact Sheet, November 25, 2014

The Obama Administration’s November 2014 Immigration Initiatives: Questions and Answers, November 24, 2014

The Obama Administration’s Announced Immigration Initiative: A Primer, CRS Legal Sidebar, November 24, 2014

Department of Homeland Security: FY2015 Appropriations, November 20, 2014

Congress Faces Calls to Address Expiring ACA Appropriations, CRS Insights, November 25, 2014

U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Recent Trends and Factors, November 24, 2014

Cybersecurity: FISMA Reform, CRS Insights, November 24, 2014

Welfare, Work, and Poverty Status of Female-Headed Families with Children: 1987-2013, November 21, 2014

Overview of the Federal Tax System, November 21, 2014

Food Recalls and Other FDA Administrative Enforcement Actions, November 20, 2014

A Federal Pause in Potentially Risky Influenza Research, CRS Insights, November 24, 2014

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