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Accounting and Management Problems at Freddie Mac

Description: This report summarizes the extent of accounting and management problems at Freddie Mac. The report highlights the issues of selecting policies to report constant earnings, and undertaking certain transactions for the sake of creating a facade of reported earnings. Finally, the report discusses the consequences of these problems by stating that many of the Freddie Mac's executives have been replaced, fines were issued, and a lawsuit occurred.
Date: November 7, 2007
Creator: Jickling, Mark
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Agriculture-Based Renewable Energy Production

Description: This report discusses federal programs on agriculture-based renewable energy and how people associated with agriculture have reacted. Moreover, the report discusses how this reaction has been positive and taken the form of an increase in ethanol production along with wind energy.
Date: March 7, 2007
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
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Asset Distribution of Taxable Estates: An Analysis

Description: This report provides data on the distribution of assets i estates as reported on estate tax returns filed in 2005. This report finds that farm and business assets represents a small share of the total value of taxable estates that file tax returns in 2005.
Date: February 7, 2007
Creator: Maguire, Steven
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Chemical Regulation in the European Union: Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals

Description: On June 1, 200, the European Union (EU) began to implement a new law governing chemicals in EU commerce: Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). It is intended to protect human health and the environment from hazardous chemicals while at the same time protecting the competitiveness of European industry. This report contains information on the background, how each part of the REACH law are implemented, and related materials.
Date: June 7, 2007
Creator: Schierow, Linda-Jo
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China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress

Description: Concern has grown in Congress and elsewhere about China's military modernization. The topic is an increasing factor in discussions over future required U.S. Navy capabilities. The issue for Congress addressed in this report is: How should China's military modernization be factored into decisions about U.S. Navy programs?
Date: February 7, 2007
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
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Congressional Restrictions on U.S. Military Operations in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Somalia, and Kosovo: Funding and Non-Funding Approaches

Description: This report discusses the political context and congressional consideration of various funding and other restrictive legislative language applying to military operations in Indochina between 1970 and 1973.It briefly mentions similar congressional actions applying to U.S. military operations in Somalia in 1993 and Kosovo in 1999.
Date: May 7, 2007
Creator: Belasco, Amy; Cunningham, Lynn J.; Fischer, Hannah & Niksch, Larry A.
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Data Security Breaches: Context and Incident Summaries

Description: This report discusses the Context and Incident Summaries on Data Security Breaches. Personal data security breaches are being reported with increasing regularity. A law implemented in July 2003 had increased awareness of these data security breaches.
Date: May 7, 2007
Creator: Tehan, Rita
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Daylight Saving Time

Description: This report details the information related to daylight saving time. The content includes its history, changing an area's time zone, moving an area on or off DST
Date: March 7, 2007
Creator: Gurevitz, Mark
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Digital Television: An Overview

Description: This report details the information related to Digital Television service, policy issues, and activities in the 108th, activities, and issues in 109th Congress, and, issues in the 110th congress
Date: August 7, 2007
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
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The Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machine (DRE) Controversy: FAQs and Misperceptions

Description: Most voting systems used in U.S. elections rely on computers in some way. The most computerized is the direct recording electronic voting machine, or DRE. In this system, votes are recorded directly onto computer memory devices. This report discusses questions that arise frequently with respect to the controversy surrounding DREs. Possible misperceptions in the debate can be classified into three categories: those relating to DREs themselves, those that relate to paper audit trails, and those t… more
Date: March 7, 2007
Creator: Fischer, Eric A. & Coleman, Kevin J.
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Disability Evaluation of Military Servicemembers

Description: On February 18, 2007, the Washington Post published the first in a series of articles describing problems with outpatient medical care and other services provided at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The series noted, among other things, concerns about the processes used to evaluate disability in injured military servicemembers. This report is intended as a primer to describe disability evaluation in general, including evaluations used by the Department of Defense and the Veterans Affairs ad… more
Date: May 7, 2007
Creator: Scott, Christine; Panangala, Sidath Viranga; Lister, Sarah A. & Henning, Charles A.
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Distributional Effects of Taxes on Corporate Profits, Investment Income, and Estates

Description: Recent tax reductions reduce the effective tax rate on capital income in several different ways. Taxes on capital arise from individual taxes on dividends, interest, capital gains, and income from non-corporate businesses. This report contains data on the distribution of income by type and class, shifting the incidence of taxes, the effect of the savings response, and related information.
Date: May 7, 2007
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G.
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