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200685185Washington DC: United States Senate 2006. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Very good/No dust jacket issued. Format is approximately 8.25 inches by 11 inches. 148 4 pages. Footnotes. Blacked out portions/redactions. A study conducted by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence that reviewed U.S. intelligence on the existence of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs Iraq's ties to terrorist groups Saddam Hussein's threat to stability and security in the region and his violations of human rights. The Senate Report on Iraqi WMD Intelligence formally the Report of the Select Committee on Intelligence on the U.S. Intelligence Community's Prewar Intelligence Assessments on Iraq was the report by the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence concerning the U.S. intelligence community's assessments of Iraq during the time leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The report which was released on July 9 2004 identified numerous failures in the intelligence-gathering and -analysis process. The report found that these failures led to the creation of inaccurate materials that misled both government policy makers and the American public. The Committee's nine Republicans and eight Democrats agreed on the report's major conclusions and unanimously endorsed its findings. They disagreed though on the impact that statements on Iraq by senior members of the Bush administration had on the intelligence process. The second phase of the investigation addressing the way senior policymakers used the intelligence was published on May 25 2007. Portions of the phase II report not released at that time include the review of public statements by U.S. government leaders prior to the war and the assessment of the activities of Douglas Feith and the Pentagon's Office of Special Plans. The report's "additional views"<br /> The Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence voted unanimously to approve the finished report. There were however significant areas of disagreement with those disagreements being expressed in the form of "additional views" attached at the end of the report proper. In the first "additional view" attached to the report Chairman Pat Roberts R-KS joined by Senators Orrin Hatch R-UT and Christopher Bond R-MO presents two conclusions that Democratic members of the Committee were unwilling to include in the report even though according to Roberts "there was no dispute with the underlying facts." Those two conclusions related to the actions of Joseph Wilson the former ambassador who was sent to Niger in 2002 to investigate allegations that the Iraqi government was attempting to purchase "yellowcake" uranium presumably as part of an attempt to revive Iraq's nuclear weapons program. The two conclusions were that the plan to send Wilson to investigate the Niger allegation was suggested by Wilson's wife a CIA employee and that in his later public statements criticizing the Bush administration Wilson included information he had learned from press accounts misrepresenting it as firsthand knowledge. This additional view also discusses the question of pressure on analysts and recommends caution in implementing reforms in the intelligence community. Senators John D. Rockefeller D-WV the Committee's vice-chairman Carl Levin D-MI and Richard Durbin D-IL used their additional view to say that the report painted an incomplete picture because the Committee had put off until phase two of the investigation the key question of "how intelligence on Iraq was used or misused by Administration officials in public statements and reports." Because of this they said "the Committee's phase one report fails to fully explain the environment of intense pressure in which Intelligence Community officials were asked to render judgments on matters relating to Iraq when policy officials had already forcefully stated their own conclusions in public." The third additional view in the report is by Senator Saxby Chambliss R-GA with Senators Orrin Hatch R-UT Trent Lott R-MS Chuck Hagel R-NE and Christopher Bond R-MO. It focuses on the issues of information sharing and Human Intelligence HUMINT and rebuts the allegation of "pressure" contained in the additional view by Senators Rockefeller Levin and Durbin. Senator Olympia Snow R-ME wrote in her additional view that the Committee's report revealed poor management and a lack of accountability in the intelligence community and she called for strong reforms. United States Senate paperback
182524326Washington: Gales & Seaton 1825. 336pp. Gathered signatures untrimmed lightly foxed entirely unsophisticated. Very Good. All the work of this Session of the Senate. FIRST EDITION. AI 22902 2. Gales & Seaton unknown
182524326Washington: Gales & Seaton 1825. 336pp. Gathered signatures untrimmed lightly foxed entirely unsophisticated. Very Good. All the work of this Session of the Senate. FIRST EDITION. AI 22902 2. Gales & Seaton unknown books
200264112Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2002. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iv594 p. Includes illustrations. S. Hrg. 107-318. This fireld hearing heard from local citizens and officals and national experts on a range of issues important to the community including children's health childhood leukemia cancer clusters and environmentally-related health problems. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
200761972Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2007. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iv 1318 p. Illustrations. Minor redactions to some content. Serial No. J-109-121. S. Hrg. 109-898. This massive volume documents concerns into the workings of the financial system before the economic collapse that started in 2008. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
198865911Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1988. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket. v 640 p. 24 cm. Illustrations Forms. Title continues: "First Session May 20 21 27 and 28 1987 Testimony of Adolfo P. Calero John K. Singlaug Ellen C. Garwood William B. O'BOyle Joseph Coors Robert C. Dutton Felix I. Rodriguez and Lewis A. Tambs." "100-3." U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
200863966Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2008. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. v 415 p. Illustrations. S. Hrg. 110-451. These hearings looked at the preparation of the Federal workforce and about pandemic preparedness in the National Capital Region and outside the Nation's capital area. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
198161692Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office 1981. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Bottom edge has some soiling. vi 769 p. 24 cm. Illustrations. Occasional footnotes. Serial No. J-97-47. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
198291196Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1982. Presumed First Edition First Printing. Wraps. Good. iii 1 404 pages. Footnotes. Tabular data. Cover has some wear and soiling. Mailing label residue on the back page. This includes statements from Wilbur Campbell Ken Cory Charles DiBona Ed Gabriel Saul Goodman David Linowes Charles Mankin William Pendley Pete Smith Laurence Steenberg and Malcolm Wallop. The Federal Energy and Mineral Resources Act of 1982 S. 2305 hearings were held before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources during the 97th Congress. They addressed severe revenue shortfalls and accounting problems in the collection of mineral royalties from federal and Indian lands.The legislation responded to findings by the Commission on Fiscal Accountability of the Nation's Energy Resources which highlighted lax site security and ineffective royalty collection. The Government Accountability Office GAO testified in support of the bill noting that historical site security on federal and Indian lands was "extremely lax". The GAO urged the Department of Interior to take the lead in developing strict site security and inspection strategies. The hearings centered on modernizing the accounting and control of royalties establishing minimum standards for site security plans and mandating record-keeping for mineral transport. Proposals included provisions allowing the Secretary of the Interior to delegate audit and inspection responsibilities to states provided a uniform and effective accounting system was used. The bill also required strict protections for Indian lands requiring permission from affected tribes for such delegation. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
200553047Place_Pub: Washington DC: GPO 2005. First Edition. First Printing. very good. 774 wraps figures footnotes. Serial No. J-109-1. S. Hrg. 109-4. This is the record of the confirmation hearing of one of the more controversial Attorney General appointees and the testimony of the representative of the Center for the Victims of Torture carries renewed significance in light of subsequent disclosures. GPO paperback
197851770Place_Pub: Washington DC: GPO 1978. First Edition. First Printing. good. 391 wraps some creasing to front cover and lower corner of several pages Subtitled: Joint hearings on S. 2750 to reorganize and consolidate certain functions of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve System into a Federal Bank Commission to administer all Federal laws relating to the examination supervision and regulation of the banking business both foreign and domestic. GPO paperback
198091174Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1980. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Very good. 203 1 pages. Tabular Data. Index. Wraps. Mailing label residue on front cover. This report by the Committee on Appropriations to which was referred the bill H.R. 4389 making appropriations for the Departments of Labor and Health Education and Welfare and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30 1980 and for other purposes reports the same to the Senate with various amendments and presents herewith information relative to the changes recommended. The Departments of Labor and Health Education and Welfare HEW Appropriations Act for FY 1980 H.R. 4389/H.R. 7998 faced significant delays due to disagreements over abortion funding. The bill which ultimately covered the redesignated Department of Health and Human Services HHS set funding for labor programs and health education and social services. Key aspects of the 1980 appropriations discussions included: Labor Appropriations: Funding for the Employment and Training Administration OSHA with restrictions on small business inspections and the Mine Safety and Health Administration; Health and Human Services: Funding for the CDC NIH and other health services; Transformation: The period marked the transition of HEW into the Department of Health and Human Services and the creation of the separate Department of Education. Intense debates over the "Hyde Amendment" abortion funding caused substantial delays in final passage. Hearings for the 1980 fiscal year covered detailed budgetary requirements for these departments. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
198453477Place_Pub: Washington DC: GPO 1984. good. 24 cm 656 & 724 2-vol. set wraps appendices some discoloration to spines. This two-volume set marks the start of the Kennedy administration. Topics covered include relations with the Soviet Union the Cuban situation and the Bay of Pigs invastion and the Geneva Test Ban conference. GPO paperback
198152219Place_Pub: Washington DC: GPO 1981. very good. 245 wraps footnotes figures tables Complete subtitle: Hearings on oversight on Monetary Policy Report to Congress pursuant to Public Law 95-523. GPO paperback
198052218Place_Pub: Washington DC: GPO 1980. very good. 279 wraps footnotes figures tables Complete subtitle: Hearings on oversight on Monetary Policy Report to Congress pursuant to Public Law 95-523. GPO paperback
197655626Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1976. presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Good. Senate document 94th Congress 2d Session Report No. 94-755. viii 651 5 pages. Wraps. Figures. Footnotes. Appendices. Glossary. Small tears at spine slight soiling to text staples in front cover small stains on title page. Inscribed to Nancy Brooks by Michael Madigan Staff Counsel and Spencer Davis Staff Press Secretary. In 1973 the Senate Watergate Committee investigation revealed that the executive branch had directed national intelligence agencies to carry out constitutionally questionable domestic security operations. In 1974 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh published a front-page New York Times article claiming that the CIA had been spying on anti-war activists for more than a decade violating the agency's charter. Former CIA officials and some lawmakers including Senators William Proxmire and Stuart Symington called for a congressional inquiry. On January 21 1975 Senator John Pastore introduced a resolution to establish a select committee to investigate federal intelligence operations and determine "the extent if any to which illegal improper or unethical activities were engaged in by any agency of the Federal Government." The Senate approved the resolution 82-4. The final report included 96 recommendations legislative and regulatory designed "to place intelligence activities within the constitutional scheme for controlling government power." The committee recommended strengthening oversight of intelligence activities. Majority Leader Mike Mansfield cautioned the Senate "against letting the affair become a ‘television extravaganza.'" He and Republican Leader Hugh Scott carefully selected committee members balancing experienced lawmakers with junior members and ensuring that members represented a variety of political viewpoints. Mansfield selected Democrat Frank Church of Idaho to serve as chairman. A 16-year member of the Committee on Foreign Relations Church recognized the strategic value of the nation's top intelligence agencies and was also mindful of the need for American institutions to function within the confines of U.S. constitutional law. He had aggressively lobbied to lead the investigation. Republican John Tower of Texas a member of the Armed Services Committee was selected as the committee's vice-chairman. The committee decided that most of its hearings would be held in closed executive session in order to protect intelligence sources and methods. The committee held a series of public hearings in September and October of 1975 to educate the American public about the "unlawful or improper conduct" of the intelligence community highlighting a few carefully selected cases of misconduct. These hearings examined a CIA biological agents program a White House domestic surveillance program IRS intelligence activities and the FBI's program to disrupt the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movements. These nationally televised events offered the American public an opportunity to learn about the secret operations conducted for decades by U.S. intelligence agencies. The committee faced a formidable task: to conduct a wide-ranging investigation of the nation's most secret agencies and programs and based on those findings write a detailed report including legislative recommendations. All of this work was to be completed within one year later extended to 16 months. After a meeting with President Gerald Ford and his top national security advisors Church and Vice-Chairman Tower secured from the president a pledge that the White House would cooperate with Senate investigators. Staff identified potential programs for study and began requesting documents from intelligence agencies. Though staff did not always receive documents in a timely fashion they enjoyed unprecedented access to materials that had never before been made public. Perhaps the most well-known of these internal reports the CIA's so-called "Family Jewels" outlined the agency's misdeeds dating back to President Dwight Eisenhower's administration. This report as well as those found in other agencies provided road maps that staff investigators used to piece together complicated histories of domestic foreign and military intelligence programs during the Cold War era. Even with a peak staff of 150 however organizing and analyzing these materials proved to be an arduous task. After holding 126 full committee meetings 40 subcommittee hearings interviewing some 800 witnesses in public and closed sessions and combing through 110000 documents the committee published its final report on April 29 1976. Congress approved legislation to provide for greater checks and balances of the intelligence community. In 1978 Congress approved and President Jimmy Carter signed into law the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act FISA requiring the executive branch to request warrants for wiretapping and surveillance purposes from a newly formed FISA Court. Today the Church Committee reports and hearings are frequently used by scholars who continue to examine U.S. intelligence activities during the Cold War era. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
197952216Place_Pub: Washington DC: GPO 1979. very good. 284 wraps notes footnotes tables The unrestricted expansion of the tax exempt bond market through mortgage revenue bonds may impose a revenue loss at a time that the government may be least able to afford it. GPO paperback
200448688Washington DC: GPO 2004. very good. 1578 wraps appendix figures. S. Hrg. 108-633. Officials from Riggs Bank testified that they failed to provide internal controls sound training and effective monitoring to guarantee that the bank complied with Federal laws governing the reporting of large financial transfers and suspicious activity. GPO paperback
200547958Washington DC: GPO 2005. First Edition. First Printing. good. 1745 wraps figures tables appendix covers somewhat worn soiled and crease at back. S. Hrg. 109-185. GPO paperback
197951585Washington DC: GPO 1979. good. 565 Part I only wraps illus. tables appendix small tears to cover edges and to top and bottom spine edges An inquiry into the relationship between individual beneficiaries and the investment policies of their pension funds. GPO paperback
197447365Washington DC: GPO 1974. fair to good. 1250 wraps fold-out chart footnotes tables appendices spine discolored and creased small stains to front cover. Subtitled: Pursuant to S. Res. 60 February 7 1973 A Resolution to Establish a Select Committee of the Senate to Investigate and Study Illegal or Improper Activities in the Presidential Election of 1972. 93d Congress 2d Session Report No. 93-981. GPO paperback
200245370Washington DC: GPO 2002. First Edition. First Printing. good. 2640 total wraps stiff paper covers 2-volume set S. Hrg. 107-618. The record of these major hearings is a treasure trove of data and perspective and contains a large number of exhibits. GPO paperback
1928229208Ottawa: F. A. Acland Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. 7 x 10. 338 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked. A pocket with 9 maps attached to the back endpaper. Page edges are lightly darkened. Bound in green cloth with fading gilt titles. Lightly worn around the edges. Lightly faded on the spine. SCARCE. VG <br/> <br/> F. A. Acland, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty hardcover
19692601220012United States Government Printing Office Washington D.C 1969. Paperback. Acceptable. 5x0x8. Signed. Inscribed by Judge John Robert Brown on front cover. Softcover. Shelf wear. Spine creased sunned. Scattered markings. vi 727 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. <br> "John R. Brown was a Federal judge who played a major role in desegregation cases that transformed the South. The Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition was established shortly before Brown's death and is now held annually sponsored by the University of Texas School of Law. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C paperback
