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Accounting Reform After Enron: Issues in the 108th Congress

Description: This report discusses the anxieties within Congress in the wake of the Enron scandal. Moreover, the report notes that the 108th Congress is not likely to pass legislative reform as extreme as the 107th Congress, but will still confront issues of accounting reform. The report also highlights what the 108th Congress plans to reform.
Date: September 15, 2004
Creator: Jickling, Mark
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Gasoline Supply: The Role of Imports

Description: This report contains the role of imports on gasoline supply.
Date: September 14, 2004
Creator: Kumins, Lawrence C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Gasoline Prices: Policies and Proposals

Description: This report details the information related to gasoline prices and discusses policies and proposals.
Date: August 13, 2004
Creator: Behrens, Carl E. & Glover, Carol
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Enron Collapse: An Overview of Financial Issues

Description: The sudden and unexpected collapse of Enron Corp. was the first in a series of major corporate accounting scandals that has shaken confidence in corporate governance and the stock market. This report briefly examines the accounting system that failed to provide a clear picture of the firm's true condition, the independent auditors and board members who were unwilling to challenge Enron's management, the Wall Street stock analysts who failed to warn investors of trouble ahead, the rules governin… more
Date: August 12, 2004
Creator: Jickling, Mark
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Electricity: The Road Toward Restructuring

Description: This report talks about Electricity regulation and transmission issues. It also includes the history of the California Electricity Crisis.
Date: August 10, 2004
Creator: Abel, Amy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Campaign Financing

Description: This is one report in the series of reports that discuss the campaign finance practices and related issues. Concerns over financing federal elections have become a seemingly perennial aspect of our political system, centered on the enduring issues of high campaign costs and reliance on interest groups for needed campaign funds. The report talks about the today’s paramount issues such as perceived loopholes in current law and the longstanding issues: overall costs, funding sources, and competi… more
Date: August 3, 2004
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Administration’s FY2005 Request for $25 Billion for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan: Precedents, Options, and Congressional Action

Description: This report discusses the military's request for 25 billion dollars as a "contingent reserve emergency fund" for FY2005. The report covers previous decisions made by Congress to lend insight on whether the total amount will be distributed or not. Moreover, the report discusses a variety of options that may be undertaken to acquire the funding such as using the Department of Defense's ability to transfer funds (DOD).
Date: July 22, 2004
Creator: Belasco, Amy & Daggett, Stephen
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Monetary Policy: Current Policy and Conditions

Description: This report discusses monetary policy, which can also be defined in terms of the directives, policies, statements, and actions of the Federal Reserve, particularly those from its Board of Governors that have an effect on aggregate demand or national spending.
Date: July 21, 2004
Creator: Labonte, Marc & Makinen, Gail
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Campaign Financing

Description: This is one report in the series of reports that discuss the campaign finance practices and related issues. Concerns over financing federal elections have become a seemingly perennial aspect of our political system, centered on the enduring issues of high campaign costs and reliance on interest groups for needed campaign funds. The report talks about the today’s paramount issues such as perceived loopholes in current law and the longstanding issues: overall costs, funding sources, and competi… more
Date: July 16, 2004
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy Efficiency: Budget, Oil Conservation, and Electricity Conservation Issues

Description: This report includes information related to energy efficiency, including history, various bills and budgets, and conservation. Climate change and energy security related to energy efficiency are also discussed in this report.
Date: July 13, 2004
Creator: Sissine, Fred
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Immigration: Foreign Physicians and the J-1 Visa Waiver Program

Description: Report on the Educational and Cultural Exchange Visitor program and how it has been used for foreign medical graduates to enter the United States.
Date: June 17, 2004
Creator: Ester, Karma
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Campaign Financing

Description: This report discusses concerns over financing federal elections, such as political action committees (PACs) and proposed reforms to campaign finance.
Date: May 21, 2004
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Insurance Regulation: International Developments

Description: This report provides an overview of the international developments of the insurance regulation.
Date: April 28, 2004
Creator: Cobb, Carolyn
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Campaign Finance: Constitutional and Legal Issues of Soft Money

Description: The term "soft money" generally refers to unregulated funds for election related activities that are not subject to the Federal Election Campaign Act's (FECA) source restrictions, contribution limits, and disclosure requirements. The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, which amended FECA and became effective on November 6, 2002, restricts the raising and spending of soft money. This report contains information on a summary of campaign financing, recent developments, background and analysis,… more
Date: March 31, 2004
Creator: Whitaker, L. Paige
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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