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Mountaintop Mining, and More from CRS

12.06.13 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

New or updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.

Keystone XL Pipeline Project: Key Issues, December 2, 2013

Mountaintop Mining: Background on Current Controversies, December 2, 2013

Burma’s Political Prisoners and U.S. Sanctions, December 2, 2013

Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections, December 3, 2013

The 2013 Cybersecurity Executive Order: Overview and Considerations for Congress, November 8, 2013

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