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The Obama Administration's Open Government Initiative: Issues for Congress
This report reviews the objectives delineated in President Obama's Open Government Initiative (OGI) and examines the expectations placed on agencies to meet these objectives. This report reviews department and agency attempts to implement Obama Administration initiatives that seek to make the federal government more transparent, participatory, and collaborative. The report then analyzes options for congressional action in this area.
Date:
January 28, 2011
Creator:
Ginsberg, Wendy R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for the 112th Congress
This report discusses the current political conditions of Cuba, as well as its relationship with the United States. In particular, the report focuses on U.S. policy regarding Cuba, including various economic sanctions, human rights issues, and foreign aid appropriations.
Date:
January 28, 2011
Creator:
Sullivan, Mark P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Funding of Presidential Nominating Conventions: Overview and Policy Options
This report provides an overview and analysis of two recurring questions surrounding the federal government's role in financing presidential nominating conventions. First, how much public funding supports presidential nominating conventions? Second, what options exist for changing that amount if Congress chooses to do so? Both issues have generated controversy in the past and continue to be the subject of debate.
Date:
January 28, 2011
Creator:
Garrett, R. Sam & Reese, Shawn
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Currency Manipulation: The IMF and WTO
This report describes how the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Trade Organization (WTO) deal with the issue of currency manipulation. It also discusses apparent discrepancies in their charters and ways those differences might be addressed.
Date:
January 28, 2011
Creator:
Sanford, Jonathan E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The FCC’s Authority to Regulate Net Neutrality After Comcast v. FCC
This report provides information about The FCC’s Authority to Regulate Net Neutrality After Comcast v. FCC where a major debate over the government's role with respect to the internet is occurring.
Date:
January 28, 2011
Creator:
kathleen Ann Raune
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns: Overview and Analysis
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Date:
January 28, 2011
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Campaign Finance: Potential Legislative and Policy Issues for the 111th Congress
This report provides an overview of selected campaign finance policy issues that may receive, or have received, attention during the 111th congress. Congress continues to consider the supreme court's January 2,1, 2010, ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
Date:
January 28, 2011
Creator:
Garrett, R. Sam
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations
This report provides an overview of U.S. Egyptian relations, Egyptian politics, and U.S. foreign aid to Egypt.
Date:
January 28, 2011
Creator:
Sharp, Jeremy M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cote d'Ivoire's Post-Election Crisis
This report discusses the recent political instability in Côte d'Ivoire, which has surfaced most recently in February 2011, and stems from a contested November 28, 2010 presidential election. This report discusses background information on Côte d'Ivoire's long struggle toward peace, political stability, and democratic governance. It also addresses U.S. interests regarding Côte d'Ivoire's stability and democratic progress.
Date:
January 28, 2011
Creator:
Cook, Nicolas
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Highlighted Actions and Issues
This report highlights actions taken and issues raised after the April 20, 2010 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig and the resulting oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Date:
January 28, 2011
Creator:
Hagerty, Curry L. & Ramseur, Jonathan L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Intelligence Identities Protection Act
This report summarizes the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, P.L. 97-200, enacted by Congress in 1982 to address the unauthorized disclosure of information that exposes covert U.S. intelligence agents.
Date:
January 28, 2011
Creator:
Elsea, Jennifer K.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dispute Settlement Under the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: An Overview
This report discusses the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) and the two types of formal dispute settlement it contains: 1) State-State and 2) investor-State. The report also discusses how the PTPA differs from earlier U.S. Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).
Date:
January 28, 2011
Creator:
Grimmett, Jeanne J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library