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Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress (open access)

Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress

Asian Pacific Americans have served in both houses of Congress representing California, Hawaii, Louisiana, Oregon, Virginia, American Samoa, and Guam. They have served in leadership positions, including committee and subcommittee chairmanships. This report presents information on Senators, Representatives, and Delegates, including party affiliations, length and dates of service, and committee assignments.
Date: February 1, 2010
Creator: Tong, Lorraine H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 9, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 1, 2011 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 9, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 1, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Register, Volume 76, Number 21, February 1, 2011, Pages 5467-5678 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 76, Number 21, February 1, 2011, Pages 5467-5678

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: February 1, 2011
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 20, February 1, 2010, Pages 4973-5224 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 20, February 1, 2010, Pages 4973-5224

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: February 1, 2010
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 14, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 1, 2011 (open access)

The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 14, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Weekly student newspaper from the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas that includes campus news and commentaries along with advertising.
Date: February 1, 2011
Creator: Chee, Gabbi
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues (open access)

U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues

The United States is the largest investor abroad and the largest recipient of direct investment in the world. Some observers believe U.S. firms invest abroad to avoid U.S. labor unions or high U.S. wages, however, 70% of U.S. foreign direct investment is concentrated in high income developed countries. Even more striking is the fact that the share of investment going to developing countries has fallen in recent years. Most economists conclude that direct investment abroad does not lead to fewer jobs or lower incomes overall for Americans and that the majority of jobs lost among U.S. manufacturing firms over the past decade reflect a broad restructuring of U.S. manufacturing industries.
Date: February 1, 2011
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis (open access)

Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis

Foreign direct investment in the United States declined sharply after 2000, when a record $300 billion was invested in U.S. businesses and real estate. [Note: The United States defines foreign direct investment as the ownership or control, directly or indirectly, by one foreign person (individual, branch, partnership, association, government, etc.) of 10% or more of the voting securities of an incorporated U.S. business enterprise or an equivalent interest in an unincorporated U.S. business enterprise. 15 CFR § 806.15 (a)(1).]
Date: February 1, 2011
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Funeral Program for Christine Robinson, February 1, 2010] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Christine Robinson, February 1, 2010]

Funeral program for Christine Robinson, born December 9, 1955 and died January 26, 2010. The funeral was held Monday, February 1, 2010 at True Vision Church, officiated by Pastor Michael Steve Brown. Funeral arrangements were made through Sunset Funeral Home & Memorial and she was buried in San Antonio, Texas. Includes a remembrance card.
Date: February 1, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Terrorist Watch List Screening and Brady Background Checks for Firearms (open access)

Terrorist Watch List Screening and Brady Background Checks for Firearms

The November 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, TX, renewed interest in terrorist watchlist screening and Brady background checks for firearms through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). In the 110th Congress, Senator Frank Lautenberg and Representative Peter King introduced a bill based on a legislative proposal developed by DOJ that would have authorized the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms (and explosives) licenses/permits to "dangerous terrorists." They reintroduced this proposal in the 111th Congress and supporters dubbed it the "Terror Gap" proposal. It was reintroduced once again in the 112th Congress. The Terror Gap proposal raises several potential issues for Congress, which are discussed in this report.
Date: February 1, 2012
Creator: Krouse, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Detention of U.S. Persons as Enemy Belligerents (open access)

Detention of U.S. Persons as Enemy Belligerents

The detainee provisions passed as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2012 affirm that the Authorization for Use of Military Force in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, authorizes the detention of persons captured in connection with hostilities. This report provides a background to the legal issues presented, followed by a brief introduction to the law of war pertinent to the detention of different categories of individuals. An overview of U.S. practice during wartime to detain persons deemed dangerous to the national security is presented.
Date: February 1, 2012
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process (open access)

Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process

This report reviews the process and procedures that currently apply to congressional consideration of foreign arms sales proposed by the President. This includes consideration of proposals to sell major defense equipment, defense articles and services, or the re-transfer to third party nations of such military items.
Date: February 1, 2012
Creator: Grimmett, Richard F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance (open access)

War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance

This report discusses two separate but closely-related issues regarding the introduction of U.S. armed forces abroad that conceivably could lead to their involvement in hostilities. One issue concerns the division of war powers between the President and Congress, whether the use of armed forces falls within the purview of the congressional power to declare war and the War Powers Resolution. The other issue is whether or not Congress concurs in the wisdom of the action. A longer-term issue is whether the War Powers Resolution is an appropriate and effective means of assuring congressional participation in actions that might get the United States involved in war.
Date: February 1, 2012
Creator: Grimmett, Richard F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Votes on Measures to Adjust the Statutory Debt Limit, 1978 to Present (open access)

Votes on Measures to Adjust the Statutory Debt Limit, 1978 to Present

This report provides roll call vote data identified by the Congressional Research Service for measures to adjust the statutory debt limit.
Date: February 1, 2012
Creator: Murray, Justin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 013, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 1, 2012 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 013, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 1, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 068, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 1, 2011 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 068, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 1, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 066, Ed. 1 Monday, February 1, 2010 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 112, No. 066, Ed. 1 Monday, February 1, 2010

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 1, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Detention of U.S. Persons as Enemy Belligerents (open access)

Detention of U.S. Persons as Enemy Belligerents

This report provides a background to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2012, the Authorization to use Military Force act, and the President's power to detain "enemy combatants." It then gives a brief introduction to the law of war pertinent to the detention of different categories of individuals and an overview of U.S. practice during wartime to detain persons deemed dangerous to national security. It concludes by discussion Congress's role in prescribing rules for wartime detention as well as legislative proposals in the 112th Congress to address the detention of U.S. persons.
Date: February 1, 2012
Creator: Elsea, Jennifer K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Security Letters: Proposals in the 112th Congress (open access)

National Security Letters: Proposals in the 112th Congress

This report reprints the text of the five National Security Letter (NSL) statutes as they now appear and as they appeared prior to amendment by the USA PATRIOT Act.
Date: February 1, 2011
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trade Agreements: Impact on the U.S. Economy (open access)

Trade Agreements: Impact on the U.S. Economy

This report examines the major features of economic models being used to estimate the effects of trade agreements. It assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the models as an aid in helping Congress evaluate the economic impact of trade agreements on the U.S. economy.
Date: February 1, 2011
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Belarus: Background and U.S. Policy Concerns (open access)

Belarus: Background and U.S. Policy Concerns

This report provides an overview of the history of U.S. - Belarus relations. Current issues include U.S. and international attempts to influence Aleksandr Lukashenko, the Belarusian President, toward making the Belarusian government more democratic and open.
Date: February 1, 2011
Creator: Woehrel, Steven
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The United States as a Net Debtor Nation: Overview of the International Investment Position (open access)

The United States as a Net Debtor Nation: Overview of the International Investment Position

This report looks at international investing patterns and impacts, and ends with considerations on this topic for Congress.
Date: February 1, 2011
Creator: Jackson, James K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and U.S. Interests (open access)

Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and U.S. Interests

This report discusses the current political and economic conditions in Russia, focusing on the impact of Vladimir Putin's leadership and the leadership of his successor/protégé, Dmitriy Medvedev, both of which have steered Russia away from progress toward democratization. The report also discusses the state of the economy since the Soviet collapse in 1999, how the recent global economic downturn has affected Russia, the state of Russia's military, and the current relationship between Russia and the United States.
Date: February 1, 2011
Creator: Nichol, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transportation Security: Issues for the 112th Congress (open access)

Transportation Security: Issues for the 112th Congress

This report discusses how best to construct and finance a system of deterrence, protection, and response that effectively reduces the possibility and consequences of another terrorist attack without unduly interfering with travel, commerce, and civil liberties.
Date: February 1, 2011
Creator: Peterman, David Randall; Elias, Bart & Frittelli, John
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans' Benefits: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) for Survivors (open access)

Veterans' Benefits: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) for Survivors

This report outlines the eligibility requirements and benefit levels for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) and related policy issues.
Date: February 1, 2011
Creator: Scott, Christine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library