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Why Certain Trade Agreements Are Approved as Congressional-Executive Agreements Rather Than as Treaties (open access)

Why Certain Trade Agreements Are Approved as Congressional-Executive Agreements Rather Than as Treaties

U.S. trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), World Trade Organization agreements, and bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) have been approved by majority vote of each house rather than by two-thirds vote of the Senate - that is, they have been treated as congressional-executive agreements rather than as treaties. The congressional-executive agreement has been the vehicle for implementing Congress's long-standing policy of seeking trade benefits for the United States through reciprocal trade negotiations. This report discusses this topic in brief.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: Grimmett, Jeanne J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 19, 2011 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Register, Volume 76, Number 12, January 19, 2011, Pages 3011-3484 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 76, Number 12, January 19, 2011, Pages 3011-3484

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 161, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 19, 2011 (open access)

Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 161, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 19, 2011 (open access)

The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Weekly student newspaper from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas that includes campus and local news along with advertising.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: Banks, Shauna
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Why Certain Trade Agreements Are Approved as Congressional-Executive Agreements Rather Than as Treaties (open access)

Why Certain Trade Agreements Are Approved as Congressional-Executive Agreements Rather Than as Treaties

U.S. trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), World Trade Organization agreements, and bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) have been approved by majority vote of each house rather than by two-thirds vote of the Senate - that is, they have been treated as congressional-executive agreements rather than as treaties. The congressional-executive agreement has been the vehicle for implementing Congress's long-standing policy of seeking trade benefits for the United States through reciprocal trade negotiations. This report discusses this topic in brief.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: Grimmett, Jeanne J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations (open access)

Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations

This report provides an overview of Lebanese politics, recent events in Lebanon, and current issues in U.S.-Lebanon relations.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: Addis, Casey L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 057, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 19, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 057, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses (open access)

Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses

This report discusses how the Obama Administration differs from the Bush Administration regarding strategy in Iran relations. This report also discusses the current political state of Iran, including incidents of violence and unrest.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Security Assistance to Lebanon (open access)

U.S. Security Assistance to Lebanon

This report discusses key issues facing U.S. policy makers and members of Congress when considering U.S. security assistance in the context of U.S. policy toward Lebanon. These key issues include assessing the effectiveness of U.S. assistance programs, assessing overall U.S. policy toward Lebanon, and managing relations with other external actors.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: Addis, Casey L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Corps of Engineers Water Resource Projects: Authorization and Appropriations (open access)

Army Corps of Engineers Water Resource Projects: Authorization and Appropriations

This report provides an overview of the Army Corps of Engineers civil works program. It covers the congressional authorization and appropriation process, the standard project development process, and other Corps activities and authorities. It also includes an Appendix on the evolution of Corps civil works missions and authorities and a description of the limits on the Corps' role in levee accreditation and improvements for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: Carter, Nicole T. & Stern, Charles V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Nunn-McCurdy Act: Background, Analysis, and Issues for Congress (open access)

The Nunn-McCurdy Act: Background, Analysis, and Issues for Congress

For almost 30 years, the Nunn-McCurdy Act has served as one of the principal mechanisms for notifying Congress of cost overruns in Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs). This report discusses the Act's background, amendments, and relevancy to current times.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: Schwartz, Moshe
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Journalists' Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in Recent Congresses (open access)

Journalists' Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in Recent Congresses

This report gives an overview of the law regarding journalistic privilege. Included are the responses of the 110th and 111th Congresses regarding the law.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: Ruane, Kathleen Ann
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Nanotechnology Initiative: Overview, Reauthorization, and Appropriations Issues (open access)

The National Nanotechnology Initiative: Overview, Reauthorization, and Appropriations Issues

This report provides an overview of nanotechnology, the National Nanotechnology Initiative, possible reauthorization of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-153), and appropriations issues.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: Sargent, John F., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer (open access)

Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer

This report provides an overview of: federal research and development (R&D) in nanotechnology; U.S. competitiveness; environmental, health, and safety (EHS) concerns; nanomanufacturing; and public understanding of and attitudes toward nanotechnology.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: Sargent, John F., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Response: Civil Liability of Volunteer Health Professionals (open access)

Emergency Response: Civil Liability of Volunteer Health Professionals

This report discusses the patchwork of federal and state laws that operate to protect volunteers, which can include volunteer health professionals (VHPs), and those laws that trigger liability protection only for VHPs — with a focus on some of the midwestern states in addition to the Gulf region.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: Chu, Vivian S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Greensheet (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 288, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 19, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 288, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 604, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 19, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 604, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 606, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 19, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 606, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 19, 2011 (open access)

Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Weekly Czech and English language newspaper from Temple, Texas published as the official organ of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas that includes news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: Zavodny, Melanie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home and Community-Based Services Under Medicaid (open access)

Home and Community-Based Services Under Medicaid

This report looks at the history of Medicaid program as it relates to state flexibility in offering HCBS.
Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: Stone, Julie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Optimization of the safety factor profile for high noninductive current fraction discharges in DIII-D (open access)

Optimization of the safety factor profile for high noninductive current fraction discharges in DIII-D

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Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: Ferron, J.; Holcomb, C.; Luce, T.; Politzer, P.; Turco, F.; White, A. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Colloid Facilitated Transport of Plutonium at the Nevada Test Site, NV USA (open access)

Colloid Facilitated Transport of Plutonium at the Nevada Test Site, NV USA

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Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: Kersting, A. & Zavarin, M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gold Cluster Diffusion Kinetics on Stoichiometric and Reduced Surfaces of Rutile TiO2 (110) (open access)

Gold Cluster Diffusion Kinetics on Stoichiometric and Reduced Surfaces of Rutile TiO2 (110)

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Date: January 19, 2011
Creator: Goldman, N & Browning, N D
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library