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Agroterrorism: Threats and Preparedness

Description: The potential of terrorist attacks against agricultural targets (agroterrorism) is increasingly recognized as a national security threat, especially after the events of September 11, 2001. This report focuses primarily on biological weapons (rather than chemical weapons) because biological weapons generally are considered the more potent agroterrorism threat. This report also focuses more on the threat of agroterrorism against agricultural production, rather than on food processing and distribu… more
Date: March 12, 2007
Creator: Monke, Jim
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The Budget for Fiscal Year 2008

Description: This report details the budget resolutions for the Fiscal Year 2008. It discusses the current situation, Budget outlays, receipts, deficits, and surpluses
Date: March 12, 2007
Creator: Winters, Philip D.
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Combating Terrorism: The Challenge of Measuring Effectiveness

Description: This report is designed to support efforts of the 110th congress to understand and apply broad based objective criteria when evaluating progress in the nation's efforts to combat terrorism.
Date: March 12, 2007
Creator: Perl, Raphael
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Department of Homeland Security Grants to State and Local Governments: FY2003 to FY2006

Description: This report provides information about the Department of Homeland Security Grants to State and Local Governments in between FY2003 to FY2006. This report also analyzes federal grants to state and local governments that are administered by DHS.
Date: March 12, 2007
Creator: Maguire, Steven & Reese, Shawn
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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 110th Congress

Description: This report provides information about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments of 110th Congress where that statute specified nine categories of information that may be permissibly exempted from the rule of disclosure.
Date: March 12, 2007
Creator: Relyea, Harold C.
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Fundamental Tax Reform: Options for the Mortgage Interest Deduction

Description: This report describes the deduction for home mortgage interest, provides an economic analysis of the deduction, and concludes with an analysis of the possible changes to the mortgage interest deduction in the context of tax reform and the potential impacts of those changes
Date: March 12, 2007
Creator: Jackson, Pamela
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FY2007 Appropriations for State and Local Homeland Security

Description: This report is an overview of the FY2007 Department of Homeland Security appropriations, the Administration's budget request, and the House- and Senate- passed versions of H.R. 5441 for seven homeland security programs designed to provide assistance to state and local first responders.
Date: March 12, 2007
Creator: Reese, Shawn
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security

Description: This report discusses the current political and social climate of Iraq, specifically in regards to the influence of the U.S. military presence over recent years. This report addresses planned and possible future efforts under the Obama Administration, including the scheduled gradual troops withdrawal. Some U.S. officials believe that a U.S. military presence is needed beyond the scheduled August 31, 2010 date, by which point all U.S. troops will have been withdrawn. This report also discusses t… more
Date: March 12, 2007
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
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Trends in Terrorism: 2006

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Date: March 12, 2007
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The 2006 Increase in U.S. Motor Vehicle Imports from Japan

Description: This report examines the increased imports of Japanese vehicles in context of a policy by the Japanese government to reduce the exchange rate of the yen. The report also examines other reasons for the increase in Japanese vehicle imports such as U.S. manufacturers not building the type of car primarily bought by consumers.
Date: March 13, 2007
Creator: Cooney, Stephen
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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