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Border Searches of Laptops, and More from CRS

12.15.08 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

Noteworthy new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service obtained by Secrecy News include the following.

“Iran’s Nuclear Program: Status,” updated November 20, 2008.

“Iran: Ethnic and Religious Minorities,” updated November 25, 2008.

“Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses,” updated November 24, 2008.

“Presidential Libraries: The Federal System and Related Legislation,” updated November 26, 2008.

“Nonmarital Childbearing: Trends, Reasons, and Public Policy Interventions,” November 20, 2008.

“Border Searches of Laptop Computers and Other Electronic Storage Devices,” updated November 17, 2008.

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