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1976réf. 64132Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off 1976. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 71 p.; 24 cm. Calendar No. 722. 94th Congress 2d Session. Senate Report No. 94-763. U.S. Govt. Print. Off paperback
1981réf. 60176Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1981. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket. Cover has slight wear and soiling. viii 725 p. Includes: illustrations bibliography. Footnotes. Serial No. J-97-13. In 1976 the Supreme Court reviewed again a series of cases involving capital punishment statutes for murder in Georgia Texas Florida Louisiana and North Carolina. In essence the Supreme Court upheld statutory schemes provding standards to govern the exercise of discretion by the jury or judge and rejected those requiring mandatory imposition of the death penalty under specified circumstances. S. 111 was primarily modeled after the Georgia statute that was upheld by the Supreme Court. The bill would provided for a bifurcated trial for treasons espionage and murder. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
2008réf. 63265Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2008. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 151 p. Footnotes. S. Hrg. 110-431. The Subcommittee was concerned that the CIA and the Directior of National Intelligence DNI had not taken more advantage of the inputs from the Government Accountability Office. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1982réf. 66780Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1982. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. Ink initials on front. iii 69 p. 24 cm. 97th Congress 2d Session Senate Report No. 97-664. The central point of the Congressional investigation and associated hearings was that the Soviet Union and its satellite states rely on the United States and the Western World for sufficient quantities of high technology equipment to support their military and industrial needs. The subcommittee's intention was to evaluate the effectiveness of the executive branch in preventing and delaying the flow of technology to the Soviet bloc. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
2006réf. 62532Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2006. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 120 p. Serial No. J-107-112. S. Hrg. 107-1156. This hearing was published approximately 4 years after it was held. It was delayed because of the sensitivities surrounding the attacks on America of September 11 2001. This hearing heard testimony about what had been undertaken through a trip in mid-October 2002 by a key Federal official to Europe to talk with our European allies about stopping money laundering and stopping the financing of terrorism. The Committee heard testimony about a successful criminal prosecution involving Hamas and activities against Hizballah and other terrorist organizations. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1960réf. 65381Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office 1960. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Ink notation on spine. Large tear/chip at bottom of spine impacting front and back covers repaired with tape. Some discoloration of the color. Pencil notation on front cover. Printing flaw at page 121/2 text complete. vi 520 p. Occasional footnotes. Summary index. S. Res. 94 was a resooluton to amend S. Res. 196 79th Congress 2d Session relationg to the recognition of the Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in certain Legal disputes January 27 and February 17 1960. This Hearing considered an amendment that would have the effect of deleting the so-called Connally amendment for the 1946 resolution authorizing U.S. acceptance of the compulsory jurisdition provisions of the Statute of the International Court of Justice under certain conditions. The Connally amendment inserted into the ratification the words "as determined by the United States". Without the Connally amendment questions of whether a particular issue before the Count might be essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of a State would be settled by a decision of the Court. United States Government Printing Office paperback
2008réf. 63291Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2008. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 150 p. S. Hrg. 110-549. This hearing focused on the role of the United States military in responding to disasters. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1990réf. 65793Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1990. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Has slight wear and soiling. v 22 p.; 24 cm. 101st Congress 2nd Session Senate Report No. 101-236. This is the report on the activities of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence which was given the responsibility to carry out oversight over the intelligence activities of the United States. The Committee believed that intelligence activities should be as accountable as possible to the public and this public report was intended to meet this requirement. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
2003réf. 63287Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2003. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 106 pages. S. Hrg. 107-806. The Armed Services Committee convened to consider the national security implications of the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty which was agreed to on May 24 2002 and which the President had sent to the Senate for ratification. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1982réf. 60179Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1982. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. Front page creased. Tears to top of several pages. v 315 p; 24 cm. Footnotes. Publications. Serial No. 97-H26. Administrator Gorsuch gained reknown when she described her position as a "nothing burger" U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1981réf. 66801Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1981. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. iv 131 1 p.24 cm. Illustrations. Serial no. 97-60. The Subcommittee considered that the United States was entering an era of revolutionary changes in the telecommunicaitons industy. Congress therefore needed to take a look at the federal policies govering the industry in light of the new and emerging technologies. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1981réf. 70340Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office 1981. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. iii 1 177 3 p. 24 cm. Map. Footnotes. This hearing was called for the purpose of reviewing the nonproliferation policies of the United States. Senator Percy presided. Senators Glenn Cohen and Levin attended. The Senators were concerned with the destabilizing effect of the proliferation of real or potential capability for nuclear weapons production. The Senators also wanted to encourage the strengthening of an international nuclear consensus represented by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and to support the International Atomic Energy Agency and its safeguards program. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1987réf. 65780Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1987. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Highlighting/underlining. Ink notation on spine. Contains underlining and other ink marks by a former Intelligence and National Security reporter for Time Inc. iii 186 p. : 1 form; 24 cm. S. Hrg. 100-241. This is the record of the hearings held for the purpose of considering the nomination of Mr. Robert M. Gates to be the Director of Central Intelligence. The Chairman expressed the hope that "the confirmation process.will materially contribute to restoring coherence bipartisanship and professionalism to American foreign policy and the intelligence gathering process which supports it." This includes MR. Gates' financial disclosure report. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1978réf. 63057Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1978. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. iv 194 p.; 24 cm. Tables. Among the organizations providing witnesses were: American Farm Bureau Federation Professional Drivers Council National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Federal Highway Administration National Transportation Safety Board Private Truck Council of America American Trucking Associations Inc. Minor wear and soiling noted. Serial No. 95-132. This is a hearing on S.2970 the Truck Safety Act of 1978. This legislation was introduced by Senator Charles Percy and its purpose was to strengthen the power of the Federal Government in the truck safety area. Despite the scope of these truck safety problems S. 2970 goes beyond he issue of truck safety to apply to the safety of operation of all commercial motor vehicles over 10000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating. Thus this legislation would address the regulation of buses farm equipment and all other commercial vehicles above 10000 gross vehicle weight. In the course of these hearings the committee will be particularly interested in analyzing the adequacy of the Federal regulation of the commercial motor vehicles and what if anything is necessary in order to strengthen these programs. The committee is also concerned about how Federal programs interact with State regulation of commercial motor vehicles and whether this relationship is operating smoothly and effectively. As part of this overall examination the committee will seek to determine whether the funding and manpower allocated to these programs is adequate to carry out these important functions. The committee will also focus on how priorities are set in the regulation of commercial vehicles and what method of initiating investigations of improper behavior in this area would be most effective. n examining these issues the committee is fortunate to be receiving testimony today from an extremely wide spectrum of witnesses drawn from the Federal Government State agencies private trucking organizations farm representatives and private experts. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1973réf. 68107Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1973. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. Rear cover and several back pages bent. Cover has some wear and soiling. iii 287 p. Title continues: 'May 9 10 14 15 21 and 22 1973" From Wikipedia: "Elliot Lee Richardson July 20 1920 December 31 1999 was an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the cabinet of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. As U.S. Attorney General he was a prominent figure in the Watergate Scandal and resigned rather than obey President Nixon's order to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox. Richardson served as Secretary of Health Education and Welfare from 1970 to 1973 Secretary of Defense from January to May 1973 Attorney General from May to October 1973 and Secretary of Commerce from 1976 to 1977. That makes him one of only two individuals to have held four Cabinet positions within the United States government the other such individual being George Shultz." U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1982réf. 60282Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1982. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. Ink note and initials on front. Initials RSC believe to be Ray Cline's a noted intelligence expert. Item has some wear and soiling. Distribution letter laid in. Back page creased. v 28 p.; 24 cm. Illustration. Occasional footnotes. 97th Congress 2d session. Committee print. This report details the scope and role of the Soviet Union The German Democratic Republic and Cuba had in instigating acts of terrorism as well as in recruiting supplying training and directing terrorist cadre. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1985réf. 65789Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1985. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Has slight wear and soiling. v 61 p.; 24 cm. 98th Congress 2nd Session Senate Report No. 98-665. This is the report on the activities of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence which was given the responsibility to carry out oversight over the intelligence activities of the United States. The Committee believed that intelligence activities should be as accountable as possible to the public and this public report was intended to meet this requirement. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1990réf. 68271Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1990. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling. Sticker removed from back page. iii 77 p.; 24 cm. S. Hrg.; 101-1033. Senator Sam Nunn chaired this hearing. He held it go obtain testimony from senior Executive Branch witnesses on the national security implications of two then pending treaties--the 1974 Threshold Test Ban Treaty known as TTBT and the 1976 Peaceful Nuclear Explosives Treaty known as PNET. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1939réf. 66458Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office 1939. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear creasing and soiling. Pencil erasure residue on t-p. iv 636 p. Includes illustrations. Fold-outs Title continues First Session: The Following Bills and Resoultions are Pending before the Committee for Considerations S. J. Res. 21 S. J. Res. 67 S. J. Res. 97 S. J. Res. 106 S. Con. Res. 8 S. 203 S. 1745. Consolidated Print. United States Government Printing Office paperback
2005réf. 63339Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2005. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 83 p. S. Hrg. 108-853. The Chairman felt that the hearing came at an important time. Progress made by our armed forces together with our coalition partners presented an opportunity to fully defeat violence and terror in Iraq. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1982réf. 60165Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1982. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. iv 140 p. Serial No. J-97-68. This was a very important hearing on the process and impact of Indochiness refugee resettlement. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1997réf. 60163Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1997. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket. iii 200 p. Illustrations. S. Hrg. 105-197. This was the first of a series of QDR hearings that were intended to provide to the Congress with a general understanding of the administration's proposals and its implications for national security. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1980réf. 63934Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1980. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Has some wear and soiling. iv 213 p.; 24 cm. Serial No. 96-45. This nomination was controversial with significant opposition from the Hispanic community. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1986réf. 65777Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1986. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has slight wear and soiling. iii 83 p. 24 cm. Includes Forms. S. Hrg. 99-620. The purpose of this hearing was for the purpose of confirming Robert Gates as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence. This hearing was in essence an oversight responsibility of the Committee over the intelligence process in the United States. The effectiveness of national intelligence in support of the policymakers the conformance of intelligence activity with the law and the wise expenditure of funds invested in collection analysis and operation are dependent in the final analysis on the leadership at the top of the intelligence structure. The Committee was charged with assessing the qualifications of Robert Gates to assume the mantel of one of the senior leaders in the U.S. Intelligence Community. While recognizing Mr. Gates' past achievements the Committee was going to base its judgment on their view of Mr. Gates' ability to perform in this new and challenging role. Not only was Mr. Gates to be responsible for providing direction to the intelligence community as they faced myriad challenges he was to be personally held accountable for the outcomes. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
2002réf. 64112Washington 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