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Some New Congressional Publications

11.20.08 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

Newly published congressional reports and hearing volumes that caught our eye include the following (mostly pdf).

“Misleading Information from the Battlefield: The Tillman and Lynch Episodes,” Report of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, September 16, 2008.

“Restoring the Rule of Law,” hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Senate Judiciary Committee, September 16, 2008 (a second volume is to follow).

“An Amendment and Three Protocols to the 1980 Conventional Weapons Convention,” Report of the Committee on Foreign Relations, September 11, 2008.

“Argentina: Rudderless,” Report to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, September 9, 2008:

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