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Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance
Date: February 27, 2012
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Description: This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, as well as the Afghan government. This report also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai, to address corruption within the Afghan government. The report also includes discussion of election fraud and corruption in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
Date: February 6, 2012
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Description: This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, focusing particularly on the influence of the Taliban and other militant groups and on the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. This report also discusses the U.S.-Afghanistan relationship, in both the short and long term, and U.S. efforts under the Obama Administration to provide military, reconstructive, and stabilization aid.
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African American Members of the United States Congress: 1870-2012
Date: March 6, 2012
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E.
Description: A history and current status report of African Americans in Congress.
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Aging Infrastructure: Dam Safety
Date: September 29, 2005
Creator: Powers, Kyna
Description: To help inform discussions on the federal role in dam safety, this report provides background information on the nation’s dam safety activities and funding mechanisms.
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Agricultural Credit: Farm Bill Issues
Date: January 24, 2008
Creator: Monke, Jim
Description: This report discusses agricultural credit, which makes or guarantees loans to farmers who cannot qualify at other lenders, and the Farm Credit System (FCS), which is a network of borrower-owned lending institutions operating as a government-sponsored enterprise.
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Agricultural Disaster Assistance
Date: July 3, 2008
Creator: Chite, Ralph M.
Description: This report discusses the ongoing major USDA disaster programs designed to help crop producers recover from the financial effects of natural disasters — federal crop insurance, noninsured assistance program (NAP) payments, and emergency disaster loans.
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Agricultural Disaster Assistance
Date: October 25, 2010
Creator: Shields, Dennis A.
Description: This report has two sections. The first provides an overview of the current U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) disaster assistance programs: federal crop insurance, NAP payments, emergency disaster loans, the new Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program (SURE), and four other smaller disaster programs authorized in the 2008 farm bill. The second section reviews the recent history of emergency supplemental farm disaster assistance.
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Agricultural Export and Food Aid Programs
Date: January 17, 2008
Creator: Hanrahan, Charles E.
Description: This report discusses the recent development in different programs administered by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with the goal to promote agricultural exports and to provide food aid. These programs include direct export subsidies, export market development, export credit guarantees, and foreign food aid.
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Agricultural Export Provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill
Date: June 26, 2008
Creator: Hanrahan, Charles E.
Description: This report discusses the agricultural export provisions in the 2008 Farm Bill. It discusses programs that deal with U.S. agricultural exports that are a major focus of Title III, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246, H.R. 6124).
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Agricultural Exports and the 2007 Farm Bill
Date: January 25, 2008
Creator: Hanrahan, Charles E.
Description: This report assesses 2007 farm bill trade title provisions for U.S. agricultural export programs.
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