New or updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
Keystone XL Pipeline Project: Key Issues, December 2, 2013
Mountaintop Mining: Background on Current Controversies, December 2, 2013
Burma’s Political Prisoners and U.S. Sanctions, December 2, 2013
Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections, December 3, 2013
The 2013 Cybersecurity Executive Order: Overview and Considerations for Congress, November 8, 2013
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“We really wanted a range of perspectives – specifically from voices that have been traditionally left out of the conversation”
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