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Rio + 20, and More from CRS

06.22.12 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service obtained by Secrecy News include the following.

Rio+20: The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, June 2012, June 18, 2012

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): A Legal Analysis, June 7, 2012 (published June 20)

Job Creation in the Manufacturing Revival, June 20, 2012

Double-Dip Recession: Previous Experience and Current Prospect, June 19, 2012

Morocco: Current Issues, June 20, 2012

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