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China and Internet Freedom, and More from CRS

07.16.12 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

Among the latest Congressional Research Service reports that have not been made readily available to the public are the following.

China, Internet Freedom, and U.S. Policy, July 13, 2012

Department of Defense Implementation of the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative: Implications for Federal Information Technology Reform Management, July 12, 2012

Confirmation of U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations in Presidential Election Years, July 12, 2012

Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies, July 12, 2012

Hydraulic Fracturing and Safe Drinking Water Act Issues, July 12, 2012

An Analysis of Charitable Giving and Donor Advised Funds, July 11, 2012

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