Noteworthy new reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following (all pdf). (These reports have also been made available on OpenCRS.)
“Iran’s Nuclear Program: Status,” June 23, 2008.
“Boumediene v. Bush: Guantanamo Detainees’ Right to Habeas Corpus,” June 16, 2008.
“Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA): What Is It, and How Might One Be Utilized In Iraq?,” June 16, 2008.
“The National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility: Issues for Congress,” updated May 19, 2008.
Denice Ross, former U.S. Chief Data Scientist and Data Policy Institute lead at the Federation of American Scientists, will be honored for her stewardship of public data by the National Academy of Public Administration, where she has been named a Fellow.
Confirmation that the construction of the security perimeter and associated security infrastructure at RAF Lakenheath are still ongoing once again raises questions about whether U.S. nuclear weapons have already been deployed to the base.
Alaskans are sensibly pulling back from the vogue for bans and returning to a western tradition that has worked for more than half a century – one that welcomes innovation but also oversees it closely.
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