New Titles List for the Week of August 13, 2007
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Lawrence S. Wrightsman The psychology of the Supreme Court. Oxford University Press, 2006 KF8748.W753 2006
This book is the first to thoroughly examine the psychology behind the Supreme Court decision-making process. Dr. Wrightsman's book investigates all aspects of the Supreme Court's functioning from a psychological perspective including, the background of the justices, how they are nominated and appointed, the role of their law clerks, the power of the Chief Justice, and the day-to-day life in the Court.
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Marsha L. Baum When nature strikes: weather disasters and the law. Praeger Publishers, 2007 KF3750.B38 2007
This book is the first to examine the various areas in which law and weather meet and affect each other. Baum describes the law related to weather in the United States in the context of specific cases, legislation, and administrative legal action.
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New Titles List
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Administrative Law |
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Paul Craig EU administrative law, Oxford University Press, 2006. |
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KJE5602.C73 2006 |
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Arbitration |
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David D. Caron, Lee M. Caplan, Matti Pellonpaa The UNCITRAL arbitration rules : a commentary, Oxford University Press, 2006. |
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K2400.C39 2006 |
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Business Organizations |
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Sorcha MacLeod and John Parkinson, Editors Corporate governance, Hart, 2006. |
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K1322.C67 2006 |
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Chinese Law |
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Feng Xu The law of China : dancing with the dragon in the 21st century, Graduate Group, c2004-2005. |
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KNQ443.X8 2005 |
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Civil Procedure |
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A. Benjamin Spencer Acing civil procedure : a checklist approach to solving procedural problems, Thomson/West, c2005. |
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KF8841.S654 2005 |
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Civil Rights |
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Arvind Sharma Are human rights Western? : a contribution to the dialogue of civilizations, Oxford University Press, 2006. |
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JC585.S495 2006 |
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Mary Massaron Ross, Edwin P. Voss, Jr., Editors Sword and shield : a practical approach to Section 1983 litigation, 3rd ed., Section of State and Local Government Law, American Bar Association, 2006. |
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KF1325.C58S96 2006 |
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Computer Law |
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American Bar Association, Privacy & Computer Crime Committee, Section of Science & Technology Law Jody R. Westby, project chair & editor International guide to privacy, ABA Pub., c2004. |
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KF1263.C65I58 2004 |
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Contracts |
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Yves-Marie Laithier, preface de Horatia Muir Watt Etude comparative des sanctions de l'inexecution du contrat, L.G.D.J., c2004. |
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KJV1760.L35 2004 |
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Copyright |
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Thomas Dreier, P. Bernt Hugenholtz, Editors Concise European copyright law, Aspen Publishers, c2006. |
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KJE2636.C66 2006 |
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Corporate Finance |
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Frank B. Cross and Robert A. Prentice Law and corporate finance, Edward Elgar, c2007. |
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KF1428.C76 2007 |
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Criminal Justice |
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Marian Liebmann Restorative justice : how it works, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007. |
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HV8688.L54 2007 |
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Margaret Colgate Love Relief from the collateral consequences of a criminal conviction : a state-by-state resource guide, William S. Hein, 2006. |
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KF390.E87L68 2006 |
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Criminal Law |
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Fiona Leverick Killing in self-defence, Oxford University Press, 2006. |
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K5171.L48 2006 |
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Frederic Stasiak Droit penal des affaires, L.G.D.J., c2005. |
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KJV3237.S73 2006 |
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Education Law |
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Arthur L. Coleman and Scott R. Palmer Admissions and diversity after Michigan : the next generation of legal and policy issues, The College Board, c2006. |
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KF4155.C65 2006 |
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Emergency Management |
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Austin Sarat, Lawrence Douglas, Martha Merrill Umphrey, Editors Law and catastrophe, Stanford University Press, 2007. |
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K1980.L39 2007 |
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Marsha L. Baum When nature strikes : weather disasters and the law, Praeger Publishers, 2007. |
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KF3750.B38 2007 |
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Employment Law |
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Dipanwita Deb Amar The labor and employment lawyer's job : a survival guide, American Bar Association, GP/Solo, 2007. |
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KF8925.L33A86 2007 |
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Ethics |
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J.K. Mason, G.T. Laurie with a chapter by M. Aziz Mason & McCall Smith's law and medical ethics, 7th ed., Oxford University Press, 2006. |
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K3601.M38 2005 |
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European Union Law |
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Joseph Drew, Editor Redefining Europe, Rodopi, c2005. |
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JN30.R425 2005 |
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Evidence |
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Douglas Walton Character evidence : an abductive theory, Springer, c2006. |
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K2271.W35 2006 |
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Family Law |
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Alain Devers preface de Hugues Fulchiron Le concubinage en droit international prive, L.G.D.J., c2004. |
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KJC979.M37D48 2004 |
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French Law |
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Nader Hakim preface de Michel Vidal L'autorite de la doctrine civiliste francaise au XIXe siecle, L.G.D.J., c2002. |
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KJV450.H35 2002 |
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Genetics and the Law |
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Marcia Munoz de Alba Medrano, coordinadora Reflexiones en torno al derecho genomico, 1. ed., Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 2002. |
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KGF3446.G45R44 2002 |
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Immigration Law |
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Scott M. Borene, editor-in-chief, et al. AILA's global immigration guide : a country-by-country survey, American Immigration Lawyers Association, 2005. |
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KF4802.A45 2005 |
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Indian Law |
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Gary Jeffrey Jacobsohn The wheel of law : India's secularism in comparative constitutional context, Princeton University Press, c2003. |
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KNS2162.J33 2003 |
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International Criminal Law |
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Thomas W. Simon The laws of genocide : prescriptions for a just world, Praeger Security International, 2007. |
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K5302.S56 2007 |
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International Enforcement of IP |
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Steven D. Anderman, John Kallaugher Technology transfer and the new EU competition rules : intellectual property licensing after modernisation, Oxford University Press, 2006. |
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KJE2777.A96 2006 |
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International Law |
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Ed Morgan The aesthetics of international law, University of Toronto Press, c2007. |
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K487.A3M67 2007 |
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Ronald St. John Macdonald and Douglas M. Johnston, compiled and edited by Towards world constitutionalism : issues in the legal ordering of the world community, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2005. |
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KZ3410.T688 2005 |
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International Organizations |
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Thomas G. Weiss and Sam Daws, Editors The Oxford handbook on the United Nations, Oxford University Press, 2007. |
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JZ4970.O93 2007 |
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Chris de Cooker, Editor Accountability, investigation and due process in international organizations, Martinus Nijhoff, c2005. |
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KZ4850.A23 2005 |
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Andreas Zimmermann, Editor, et al. The Statute of the International Court of Justice : a commentary, Oxford University Press, 2006. |
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KZ6275.S733 2006 |
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Young Sok Kim The law of the International Criminal Court, William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 2007. |
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KZ6311.K56 2007 |
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International Tax |
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Michael L. Moore, Edmund Outslay, Gary A. McGill U.S. tax aspects of doing business abroad, 6th ed., American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, c2005. |
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KF6445.M66 2005 |
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Internet Law |
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Lawrence Lessig Code, Version 2.0., Basic Books, c2006. |
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K564.C6L47 2006 |
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Labor Law |
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Rosemary Owens and Joellen Riley The law of work, Oxford University Press, 2007. |
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KU1220.O94 2007 |
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Law and International Economic Relations |
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Wilfried Bolewski Diplomacy and international law in globalized relations, Springer, c2007. |
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JZ1242.B64 2007 |
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W. David Clinton, Editor The realist tradition and contemporary international relations, Louisiana State University Press, c2007. |
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JZ1305.R45 2007 |
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Christoph Antons and Volkmar Gessner, Editors Globalisation and resistance : law reform in Asia since the crisis, Hart, 2007. |
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KNC108.G56 2007 |
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Legal Education |
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Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus Mastering the law school exam : a practical blueprint for preparing and taking law school exams, Thomson/West, c2007. |
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KF283.D37 2007 |
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Legal History |
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Thomas Glyn Watkin The legal history of Wales, University of Wales Press, 2007. |
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KD532.W38 2007 |
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Legal Profession |
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Sir Robert Megarry; edited by Bryan A. Garner A new miscellany-at-law : yet another diversion for lawyers and others, Lawbook Exchange, 2005. |
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K183.M44 2005 |
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Austen L. Parrish, Dennis T. Yokoyama Effective lawyering : a checklist approach to legal writing and oral argument, Carolina Academic Press, c2007. |
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KF250.P37 2007 |
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Legal Reference Work |
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Linda J. Barris Understanding and mastering The bluebook : a guide for students and practitioners, Carolina Academic Press, c2007. |
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KF245.B37 2007 |
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Legal Theory |
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Michael Salter, Editor Hegel and law, Ashgate/Dartmouth, c2003. |
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K230.H43A2 2003 |
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B. Sharon Byrd and Joachim Hruschka, Editors Kant and law, Ashgate, c2006. |
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K457.K3K36 2006 |
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Minorities |
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John McGarry and Michael Keating, Editors European integration and the nationalities question, Routledge, 2006. |
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JN34.7.E87 2006 |
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Public Health Law |
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Barry S. Levy, Victor W. Sidel, Editors Social injustice and public health, Oxford University Press, 2006. |
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RA418.S6423 2006 |
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Supreme Courts |
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Craig M. Bradley, Editor The Rehnquist legacy, Cambridge University Press, 2006. |
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KF8742.R467 2006 |
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Lawrence S. Wrightsman The psychology of the Supreme Court, Oxford University Press, 2006. |
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KF8748.W753 2006 |
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Women and the Law |
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Sarah van Walsum and Thomas Spijkerboer, Editors Women and immigration law : new variations on classical feminist themes, Routledge-Cavendish, 2007. |
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KJC6050.W66 2007 |
New Government Documents List
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St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works and Milk River Project : hearing before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, on S. 3563 ... Havre, MT, September 1, 2006. |
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KF26.E55 2006z |
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Pearce, Correll, and Myers nominations : hearing before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session ... July 20, 2006. |
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KF26.E55 2006za |
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CHIP at 10 : a decade of covering children : hearing before the Subcommittee on Health Care of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, July 25, 2006. |
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KF26.F5 2006n |
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Iran's political/ nuclear ambitions and U.S. policy options : hearings before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, May 17 and 18, 2006. |
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KF26.F6 2006j |
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Hurricane Katrina : Mississippi's recovery : hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first [i.e. second] session, field hearing in Gulfport, Mississippi, January 17, 2006. |
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KF26.H63 2006m |
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Paying your own way : creating a fair standard for attorney's fee awards in establishment clause cases : hearing before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, August 2, 2006. |
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KF26.J8358 2006q |
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U.S. visa policy : competition for international scholars, scientists, and skilled workers : hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Citizenship of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, August 31, 2006, Richardson, Texas. |
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KF26.J8526 2006q |
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The terror finance tracking program : hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, July 11, 2006. |
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KF27.B54428 2006n |
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Diversity : the GAO perspective : hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, July 12, 2006. |
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KF27.B54428 2006o |
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Examining the impact of illegal immigration on the Medicaid program and our healthcare delivery system : hearings before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, August 10 and 15, 2006. |
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KF27.E55 2006p |
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Nuclear waste storage and disposal policy, and hydroelectric license extension and energy efficiency legislation : hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, September 13, 2006. |
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KF27.E5524 2006r |
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Cybersecurity : protecting America's critical infrastructure, economy, and consumers : hearing before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, September 13, 2006. |
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KF27.E555 2006r |
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Administrative Law, Process and Procedure Project for the 21st Century : hearing before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, November 14, 2006. |
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KF27.J856 2006w |
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H.R. 5143, the H-Prize Act of 2006 : hearing before the Committee on Science, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, April 27, 2006. |
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KF27.S39 2006h |
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President's fiscal year 2007 budget with OMB Director Joshua Bolten : hearing before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, February 8, 2006. |
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KF27.W3 2006d |
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Hearing on implementation of the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement : hearing before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, April 5, 2006. |
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KF27.W3 2006g |
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Fourth in a series on health care information technology : hearing before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, April 6, 2006. |
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KF27.W344 2006h |
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Charities and employment taxes: are charities in the Combined Federal Campaign meeting their employment tax responsibilities? : hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, May 25, 2006. |
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KF27.W345 2006i |
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Hearing on issues relating to the patenting of tax advice: hearing before the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, July 13, 2006. |
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KF27.W3468 2006n |
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Social security service delivery challenges: hearing before the Subcommittee on Social Security of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, May 11, 2006. |
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