Reform Reading: CRS outlines tools to slow down Dodd-Frank Law

By Julie Vorman

A roundup of news and commentary to help consumers monitor the transparency and accountability of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law. ...

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"… pay the bill for CRS reports written by specialists and lawyers within the Library of Congress, but the reports are not released to the public unless a copy — like thi …"

How the plotters slipped U.S. net

LONDON, October 10, 2001 — As US forces converge on Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden's satellite phone has not been cut off. But calls to the te

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"… gigabytes, and is roughly equivalent to eight times the information in the Library of Congress. NSA is now implementing a Petaplex system, at least 20 times larger. It i …"

CFPB embraces social media but archiving Twitter, Facebook messages is challenge

By Amy Biegelsen

The CFPB embraces social media while figuring out how to manage personal identifiable information

Excerpts from this story referencing "Library of Congress":

"… ay be easier said than done. In April, Twitter announced it would give the Library of Congress a copy of every Tweet since the social medium’s inception in March 2006. …"

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FACT CHECK: Fanciful ‘facts’ at Fox News debate

By FactCheck.Org

Candidates play fast and loose with facts about each other, history

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"… boratory, which studied Jefferson’s original draft at the request of the Library of Congress. Supreme Court justices and legal scholars still debate whether Jefferson …"

FACT CHECK: Few errors in Myrtle Beach GOP debate

By FactCheck.Org

Myrtle Beach GOP debate surprisingly factual, with a few exceptions

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"… ever source derived.” But Congress did impose income taxes prior to that.Library of Congress: The origin of the income tax on individuals is generally cited as the pas …"

FACT CHECK: Gunning down the truth in Michigan

By FactCheck.Org

Exciting race between Romney and Santorum makes for misstatements in Michigan TV ads

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"… of certain qualified persons who have served their sentences. 14 Feb 2002.Library of Congress. S.AMDT. 2879, To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualifi …"

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FACT CHECK: Conservative Political Action Conference

By FactCheck.Org

Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Sarah Palin stretch the truth at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

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"… through appropriation bills, which can be found going back to 1998 on the Library of Congress website. As for budget resolutions, the Senate has indeed failed to pass …"

"… ely invalid.” Louis Fisher, a constitutional scholar who worked for the Library of Congress for four decades as a specialist in separation of powers and constitutiona …"