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Job Growth During the Recovery, and More from CRS

10.17.12 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not made available to the public include the following.

Job Growth During the Recovery, updated October 16, 2012

The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR): Funding Issues After a Decade of Implementation, FY2004-FY2013, October 10, 2012

Statutes of Limitation in Federal Criminal Cases: An Overview, updated October 1, 2012

Venezuela: Issues for Congress, updated October 16, 2012

Georgia’s October 2012 Legislative Election: Outcome and Implications, October 15, 2012

Iran Sanctions, updated October 15, 2012

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