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Detainee Provisions in the National Defense Authorization Bills (open access)

Detainee Provisions in the National Defense Authorization Bills

This report offers a brief background of the salient issues raised by H.R. 1540 and S. 1867 regarding detention matters, provides a section-by-section analysis of the relevant subdivision of each bill, and compares the bills' approaches with respect to the major issues they address.
Date: December 8, 2011
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K. & Garcia, Michael John
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Financial Services and General Government: FY2012 Appropriations (open access)

Financial Services and General Government: FY2012 Appropriations

This report discusses government financial appropriations for the 2012 fiscal year.
Date: November 8, 2011
Creator: Hatch, Garrett
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Takings Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court: A Chronology (open access)

Takings Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court: A Chronology

This report is a reverse chronological listing of U.S. Supreme Court decisions addressing claims that a government entity has "taken" private property, as that term is used in the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment. A scattering of related, non-takings decisions is also included.
Date: March 8, 2011
Creator: Meltz, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
House Committee on Ethics: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction (open access)

House Committee on Ethics: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction

This report briefly outlines the background of ethics enforcement in the House of Representatives, including the creation of both the Select Committee on Ethics and the Committee on Ethics. The report also focuses on various jurisdictional and procedural changes that the committee has experienced since 1967 and discusses the committee's current jurisdiction and procedures.
Date: March 8, 2011
Creator: Straus, Jacob R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Latin America Trade: Recent Trends and Policy Issues (open access)

U.S.-Latin America Trade: Recent Trends and Policy Issues

Trade is one of the more enduring issues in contemporary U.S.-Latin America relations. Latin America is far from the largest U.S. regional trade partner, but historically is the fastest growing one. The United States has implemented comprehensive reciprocal trade agreements with most of its important trade partners in Latin America. Agreements with Panama and Colombia have been signed but not implemented, pending congressional action. Countries south of the Caribbean Basin have been reluctant to enter into such a deal because it does not meet their primary negotiation objectives. This report looks at the status, implications, and alternatives to current free trade agreements in the region.
Date: February 8, 2011
Creator: Hornbeck, J. F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A U.S.-centric Chronology of the International Climate Change Negotiations (open access)

A U.S.-centric Chronology of the International Climate Change Negotiations

The United States is a Party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), but not to its subsidiary Kyoto Protocol. Negotiations under way since 2007 have run on two tracks: one under the Kyoto Protocol, to extend commitments of developed parties beyond 2012, and the second track under the UNFCCC, regarding commitments for all Parties. Both tracks convened in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2009 under a deadline to agree on steps to address climate change beyond 2012. As background for congressional deliberations, this document provides a U.S.-centric chronology of international climate change policy from 1979 to 2010. This chronology identifies selected external events and major multilateral meetings that influence both the current legal and institutional arrangements, and the contentious choices about future international cooperation.
Date: February 8, 2011
Creator: Leggett, Jane A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy (open access)

Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy

This report discusses the revolution and current conflict in Libya. The current crisis was triggered in mid-February 2011 by a chain of events in Benghazi and other eastern cities that quickly spiraled out of Qadhafi's control. Although Libyan opposition groups had called for a so-called "day of rage" on February 17 to commemorate protests that had occurred five years earlier, localized violence erupted prior to the planned national protests. As of April 25, U.S. and coalition officials stated that coalition military operations had destroyed the ability of the Libyan military to control Libyan airspace and had reduced the capability of Libyan ground forces by roughly 30%-40%.
Date: December 8, 2011
Creator: Blanchard, Christopher M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 252, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 252, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 8, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 304, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 8, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 304, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 8, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 201, Ed. 1 Friday, July 8, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 201, Ed. 1 Friday, July 8, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 8, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 226, Ed. 1 Monday, August 8, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 226, Ed. 1 Monday, August 8, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 8, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 074, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 8, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 074, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 8, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 098, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 8, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 098, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 8, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 329, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 8, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 329, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 8, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 8, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 125, Ed. 1 Friday, April 8, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 125, Ed. 1 Friday, April 8, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 8, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 150, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 8, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 150, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 8, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 8, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 176, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 8, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 176, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 8, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Doctoral Lecture Recital: 2011-03-08 – Brian Walker, trumpet transcript

Doctoral Lecture Recital: 2011-03-08 – Brian Walker, trumpet

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: March 8, 2011
Creator: Walker, Brian
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
America Competes 2010: FY2012 Funding and FY2008-FY2011 Funding Summary (open access)

America Competes 2010: FY2012 Funding and FY2008-FY2011 Funding Summary

This report discusses how funding affects the America COMPETES program, and subsequently U.S. interests in R&D in STEM disciplines.
Date: July 8, 2011
Creator: Gonzalez, Heather B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Authority to Limit Military Operations (open access)

Congressional Authority to Limit Military Operations

This report begins by discussing constitutional provisions allocating war powers between Congress and the President, and presenting a historical overview of relevant court cases. It considers Congress's constitutional authority to end a military conflict via legislative action. The report discusses Congress's ability to limit funding for U.S. participation in hostilities, examining relevant court cases and prior measures taken by Congress to restrict military operations, as well as possible alternative avenues to fund these activities in the event that appropriations are cut. The report then provides historical examples of measures that restrict the use of particular personnel, and concludes with a brief analysis of arguments that might be brought to bear on the question of Congress's authority to limit the availability of troops to serve in ongoing military operations.
Date: September 8, 2011
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.; Garcia, Michael John & Nicola, Thomas J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses (open access)

Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses

This report discusses the reasons that Iran is considered a threat to U.S. security, including Iran's nuclear program, involvement with terrorist organizations, and involvement with neighboring countries' local governments. The report also discusses ways which the U.S. hopes to modify Iran's behavior with sanctions, and the effectiveness of these sanctions.
Date: August 8, 2011
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides an overview of Arctic-related issues for Congress, and refers readers to more in-depth CRS reports on specific Arctic-related issues. Congressional readers with questions about an issue discussed in this report should contact the author or authors of the section discussing that issue. The authors are identified by footnote at the start of each section.
Date: August 8, 2011
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Criminal Prohibitions on the Publication of Classified Defense Information (open access)

Criminal Prohibitions on the Publication of Classified Defense Information

The recent online publication of classified defense documents by the organization WikiLeaks and subsequent reporting by the New York Times and other news media have focused attention on whether such publication violates U.S. criminal law. The Justice Department and Department of Defense are investigating the circumstances to determine whether any prosecutions will be undertaken in connection with the disclosure. This report identifies some criminal statutes that may apply and also discusses the statutory prohibitions that may be implicated, such as the Espionage Act.
Date: September 8, 2011
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rare Earth Elements in National Defense: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress (open access)

Rare Earth Elements in National Defense: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress

This report covers concerns that Congress has expresses over U.S. acquisition of rare earth elements, particularly those used in various components of defense weapon systems. Specific concerns are the acquisition of these elements, especially from foreign sources such as China; how dependence of foreign sources affects national security; and methods for decreasing the relationship between reliance on foreign sources and national security.
Date: June 8, 2011
Creator: Bailey Grasso, Valerie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library