Newly published Congressional hearing volumes on national security-related topics include the following (all pdf).
“Nomination of Stephen W. Preston to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency and Robert S. Litt to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence,” Senate Intelligence Committee, May 21, 2009 (published August 2010).
“The Legal, Moral, and National Security Consequences of ‘Prolonged Detention’,” Senate Judiciary Committee, June 9, 2009 (published June 2010).
“National Strategy for Countering Biological Threats: Diplomacy and International Programs,” House Foreign Affairs Committee, March 18, 2010 (published June 2010).
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