Catholic bishops’ abortion war chest stays secret

By Joe Eaton

During the waning days of the health reform debate, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) mounted a full-court press to b

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"… xclusion doesn’t bother some in the religious community. Thomas Reese, a Georgetown research fellow, priest, and expert on the Catholic Church, said religious …"

Draft legislation undercuts Bush domestic spying rationale

WASHINGTON, January 31, 2006 — A Justice Department memo written in 2003 may call into question the legal rationale the Bush administration

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"… ck creating a national emergency.”“After-the-fact rationalization…”Georgetown law professor David Cole, a critic of the NSA surveillance program, says t …"

Tiny school gets no-bid work from Homeland Security

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2005 — A tiny college located in the hometown of ex-Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is negotiating a no-bid cont

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"… ons already working in that field such as George Washington University and Georgetown University.Late last month, the Department of Homeland Security filed noti …"

"… l cost,” Burke told the newsletter.Both George Washington University and Georgetown University are located in Washington, D.C., not far from the Department of …"

"… an intelligence concentration in that program.The intelligence faculty at Georgetown has nearly 70 professors and the program at George Washington has 25.Mercy …"

"… ntractor can be expected actually to do that work.“George Washington and Georgetown clearly are responsible sources,” said Grayson. “Saying that there is …"

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Millions of federal court records are being destroyed to save money

By Maya Rhodan

National Archives and the Judiciary have begun destroying federal case records to cut costs

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"… ies of the destroyed records, however, will not be made.Daniel R. Ernst, a Georgetown law professor and legal history scholar, said that while the historic valu …"

On the road again—and again

By Morgan Jindrich

FCC officials rack up $2.8 million travel tab with industries they regulate

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"… Ferree, a former communications lawyer who first met Powell in college at Georgetown.Stewart says he considers travel to industry events a major part of his jo …"

Guyana

By Victoria Kreha

The first case of AIDS in Guyana was diagnosed in 1987. That same year, the HIV infection rate was 1.3 per 100,000 inhabitants

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"… endent country in South America after Suriname and Uruguay. The capital is Georgetown, which lies on the coast.Guyana is a religiously and ethnically diverse co …"

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Congress moves to curb abuses by advisory councils

By Jim Morris and Marina Walker Guevara

Federal watchdogs target secrecy, industry influence by "fifth branch of government"

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"… minishing the influence of industry," agreed David Vladeck, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center.Congressional ActionAfter years of paying scant atte …"

"… mbers have hectored the EPA to adopt stricter air pollution standards. But Georgetown's David Vladeck, who litigated a number of FACA cases when he was with Pub …"

Network of 900 advisory panels wields unseen power

By Jim Morris and Alejandra Fernández Morera

Concerns raised about secrecy, industry influence and political interference

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"… up. One possibility, said David Vladeck, an associate professor of law at Georgetown University, is that committee appointments in some cases have become a for …"

"… f Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, before joining the faculty at Georgetown. "The government ought to have a way of tapping the expertise of academics …"

"… mandates did not have to be balanced or otherwise comply with FACA. Today, Georgetown's Vladeck said, the law's disclosure and balance requirements are routinel …"

Salmonella lurks from farm to fork

Salmonella infections are on the rise, sickening more than a million Americans a year

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"… inute – in the alternately steamy and uncomfortably cold Perdue plant in Georgetown, Del. About a million birds are slaughtered at the plant each week.Fresh f …"

"… illion pounds of chicken produced in the U.S. each year.In addition to its Georgetown processing plant, Perdue gave News 21 a tour of one of its hatcheries and …"

"… n all aspects of poultry production with the exception of the farms.At the Georgetown plant, brushes, treated water and antimicrobial rinses are constantly moni …"

In health care, number of claims denied remains a mystery

By Danielle Ivory

Are health insurance companies generally being fair and honest when they reject claims from policy holders?

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"… hat is private health insurance,” said Karen Pollitz, a professor at the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute.Data on how often insurance claims are …"

"… t testimony before the House Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, Pollitz, the Georgetown professor, said that collecting claims data is important because “regula …"

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