The implications of a shutdown of the federal government due to funding gaps are discussed in a newly updated report (pdf) from the Congressional Research Service. “Failure of the…
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Newly updated reports of interest from the Congressional Research Service include the following (all pdf). “Egypt: The January 25 Revolution and Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy,” February 11, 2011.
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New reports from the Congressional Research Service on natural gas and miscellaneous other topics include the following (all pdf). “Implication’s of Egypt’s Turmoil on Global Oil and Natural Gas…
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Noteworthy new reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following (all pdf). “Political Transition in Tunisia,” February 2, 2011. “National Security Letters: Proposals in the 112th Congress,”…
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There are seventeen so-called Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), such as Chagas disease, dengue fever and leprosy, that are found in some 149 countries, a new report (pdf) from the…
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The Congressional Research Service is not equipped to provide up-to-the-minute coverage of current news events, like the continuing upheaval in Egypt. But CRS does provide deeply researched background on factual…
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Daniel P. Mulhollan, director of the Congressional Research Service, told CRS staff last week that he will be retiring in April. Mr. Mulhollan, who joined CRS in 1969, has been…
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The history and characteristic features of the State of the Union address, to be delivered by President Obama on January 25, were reviewed in a recent report (pdf) from…
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The purposes, authorities, and instruments of congressional oversight are described in detail in a newly-expanded Congressional Oversight Manual (pdf) prepared by the Congressional Research Service. “Congressional oversight and investigations…
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Noteworthy new products of the Congressional Research Service include the following reports (all pdf). “The EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement and Its Implications for the United States,” December 17,…
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