Some more notable new reports from the Congressional Research Service are the following.
“Material Support of Terrorists and Foreign Terrorist Organizations: Sunset Amendments in Brief,” updated March 17, 2006.
“Tactical Aircraft Modernization: Issues for Congress,” updated March 16, 2006.
“Syria: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues,” updated March 13, 2006.
“AIDS in Africa,” updated March 9, 2006.
“Internet Development and Information Control in the People’s Republic of China,” February 10, 2006.
We came out of the longest shutdown in history and we are all worse for it. Who won the shutdown fight? It doesn’t matter – Americans lost. And there is a chance we run it all back again in a few short months.
Promising examples of progress are emerging from the Boston metropolitan area that show the power of partnership between researchers, government officials, practitioners, and community-based organizations.
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