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Congressional Ethics in the 98th Congress

Description: This report describes Congressional Ethics in the 98th Congress.
Date: January 26, 1984
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Acid Rain: Does it Contribute to Forest Decline?

Description: This minibrief describes the major hypothesis explaining why acid rain may be contributing to forest decline, along with the major arguments against this hypothesis. For additional information on acid rain and current legislation for pollutant emissions controls, see IB83016 -- Acid Rain: Current Issues, and IB83005 -- Clean Air Act: An Overview.
Date: January 24, 1985
Creator: Backiel, Adela
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Glossary of Selected Telecommunications Terms

Description: The following glossary provides short definitions and descriptions of selected telecommunications terminology, agencies, and organizations, as well as a listing of key laws and Federal Communications Commission regulations and decisions.
Date: January 1, 1984
Creator: Bortnick, Jane; Gilroy, Angele A. & Siddall, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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South Africa: A Chronology

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Date: January 8, 1987
Creator: Branaman, Brenda
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Radwaste Paradox

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Date: January 7, 1983
Creator: Carter, Luther J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Radwaste Paradox

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Date: January 7, 1983
Creator: Carter, Luther J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Summary of Prevailing Views on the Sources of Inflation

Description: It is the purpose of this paper to present the range of viewpoints concerning the causes of inflation. Inflation is defined and distinguished from changes' in relative prices. The Monetarist, Post-Keynesian, and neo-Keynesian positions are discussed to illustrate the variety of perceptions as to the sources of sustained increases in the general price level.
Date: January 30, 1981
Creator: Cashell, Brian W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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United States/Soviet Military Balance

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Date: January 4, 1982
Creator: Collins, John M. & Severns, Elizabeth Ann
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High Interest Rates: Causes, Consequences, and Issues

Description: This paper reviews the causes of the steep interest rate escalation since 1978 and the persistence of high rates during the recent recession and revival.
Date: January 30, 1984
Creator: Dernburg, Thomas F
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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How and Where to Find a Job Overseas Sources of Information

Description: This report lists books, pamphlets, and organizations that provide information on numerous aspects of employment abroad such as resume writing, living conditions overseas, and etc.
Date: January 6, 1981
Creator: Einhorn, Steven, C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Martial Law in Poland

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Date: January 21, 1983
Creator: Goldman, Stuart D. & Engel, Victoria L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Animal Use in Research: Bibliography-in-Brief, 1985-87

Description: This bibliography deals with ethical and practical aspects of the use of animals in research and testing. It touches on animal right and some cases of practical alternatives to animal use.
Date: January 1, 1988
Creator: Grenfell, Adrienne C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Animal Use in Research: Bibliography-in-Brief, 1985-87

Description: This bibliography deals with ethical and practical aspects of the use of animals in research and testing. It touches on animal rights and some cases of practical alternatives to animal use.
Date: January 1, 1988
Creator: Grenfell, Adrienne C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Control of Illicit Traffic in Dangerous Drugs

Description: Suppression of illicit traffic is only one aspect of the general Federal Government effort to prevent the abuse of narcotics and other dangerous drug;, but in political significance it is undoubtedly paramount. Various approaches to the problem have been suggested and tried since the first explicitly anti-opium law was enacted in 1887.
Date: January 20, 1984
Creator: Hogan, Harry L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Laws Relating to the Control of Narcotics and Other Dangerous Drugs, Enacted 1961-1985: Brief Summaries

Description: This report contains summaries of enactments, treaties, and reorganization plans, passed from 1961 through 1985, that have some clearly indicated relationship-- either by specific reference or by virtue of legislative history--to the Federal effort to prevent drug misuse through control of the supply of narcotics and other dangerous drugs.
Date: January 15, 1986
Creator: Hogan, Harry L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Social Security Financing

Description: The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) program, the largest of the social security programs, will not have sufficient resources to meet its benefit payments on time in July 1983. Even if the program were permitted to continue to borrow from the other social security programs, the financial the shortfall would re-emerge in 1984.
Date: January 25, 1983
Creator: Koitz, David Stuart; Kollmann, Geoffrey & Miller, Nancy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Natural Gas Policy Act

Description: The Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) culminated decades of dispute over natural gas policy and was the "centerpiece of President Carter's National Energy Act. Now there are many issues of both regulatory and legislative concerns under discussion. These items were unanticipated by the framers of this difficult and delicate compromise. Generally speaking, they all stem from the fact that oil prices more than doubled in 1979 and 1980. The NGPA1s framers set wellhead gas prices within the new … more
Date: January 20, 1983
Creator: Kumins, Lawrence C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Agriculture: Payment in Kind (PIK) Program

Description: On January 11, 1983, President Reagan announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture would implement a payment-in-kind (PIK) program to help reduce Government grain surpluses and to improve farm income. The materials included in this report were compiled by Congressional Research Staff for Member of Congress desirous of more information on the subject.
Date: January 12, 1984
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ethylene Dibromide (EDB)

Description: Much attention has recently been focused on the chemical ethylene dibromide (EDB). This chemical has been widely used in leaded gasoline, and has also been used to treat grains, citrus and other crops. It has been found in foods and in groundwater. This paper examines the possible health effects of exposure to EDB, as well as its regulation. The possible health effects and regulation of various chemical and physical alternatives to EDB are also examined. This paper concludes with some policy co… more
Date: January 31, 1985
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Telephone Industry Issues

Description: No Description Available.
Date: January 1, 1987
Creator: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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