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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Requirements Concerning the Provision of Interpreters by Hospitals and Doctors

Description: The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities by places of public accommodations. A common question is whether this prohibition requires medical doctors and hospitals to provide an interpreter when they have a patient with a hearing disability. This requirement varies depending upon the situation presented but situations may arise where there is an obligation to provide an interpreter.
Date: July 14, 2006
Creator: Jones, Nancy Lee
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Major language families maps and descriptions]

Description: A list of languages used around the world with short descriptions of where each is used and the number of people who use it broken down into the different dialects and regional variants. There are also two maps that detail where the languages are spoken with different colors.
Date: July 24, 2006
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Public Safety Communications Policy

Description: Since September 11, 2001, the effectiveness of America’s communications capabilities in support of the information needs of first responders and other public safety workers have been a matter of concern to Congress. The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-458) included sections that responded to recommendations made by the 9/11 Commission, in its report of July 2004, and by others in recent years, regarding public safety communications. Most public safety advocate… more
Date: July 24, 2006
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Options

Description: According to the Administration’s “National Security Strategy” document released on March 16, 2006, the United States “may face no greater challenge from a single country than Iran.” To date, the Bush Administration has pursued several avenues to attempt to contain the potential threat posed by Iran, including supporting a long-term policy of changing Iran’s regime. However, the near-term Administration drive to prevent any Iranian nuclear weapons breakthrough has brought diplomatic and economi… more
Date: July 13, 2006
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Options

Description: According to the Administration’s “National Security Strategy” document released on March 16, 2006, the United States “may face no greater challenge from a single country than Iran.” That perception might have intensified in the context of Iran ally Lebanese Hizballah’s military challenge to Israel in July 2006. To date, the Bush Administration has pursued several avenues to attempt to contain the potential threat posed by Iran, including supporting a long-term policy of changing Iran’s regime.… more
Date: July 31, 2006
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[TDNA Finance Report, July 2006]

Description: A finance report for the Texas Daily Newspaper Association board of directors meeting July 13, 2006 at the Headliners Club, in Austin, Texas. The report states that TDNA has a surplus of funds compared to the previous year, and gives details about the income and the expenses of the association.
Date: July 5, 2006
Creator: Texas Daily Newspaper Association
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TDNA 2006 Annual Meeting Report]

Description: The 2006 Annual Meeting Report from the Texas Daily Newspaper Association's meeting held on July 13, 2006 at the Headliners Club in Austin, Texas. The document reports that while TDNA is set to make a profit of one-thousand dollars from the recent TDNA, attendance continues to fall, having only sixty-eight guests in attendance.
Date: July 3, 2006
Creator: Texas Daily Newspaper Association
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[TDNA Membership Services Report]

Description: A membership services report of the Texas Daily Newspaper Association board of directors meeting, July 13, 2006 at the Headliners Club in Austin, Texas. The document details the many ways that the association will help their members through various services, benefiting the Texas newspapers both directly and indirectly.
Date: July 6, 2006
Creator: Texas Daily Newspaper Association
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress

Description: The term “spyware” is not well defined. Generally, it is used to refer to any software that is downloaded onto a person’s computer without their knowledge. Spyware may collect information about a computer user’s activities and transmit that information to someone else. It may change computer settings, or cause “pop-up” advertisements to appear (in that context, it is called “adware”). Spyware may redirect a Web browser to a site different from what the user intended to visit or change the user’… more
Date: July 17, 2006
Creator: Figliola, Patricia Moloney
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Navy Ship Procurement: Alternative Funding Approaches - Background and Options for Congress

Description: Some observers have proposed procuring Navy ships using incremental funding or advance appropriations rather than the traditional full funding approach that has been used to procure most Navy ships. Supporters believe these alternative funding approaches could increase stability in Navy shipbuilding plans and perhaps increase the number of Navy ships that could be built for a given total amount of ship procurement funding. The issue for the 109th Congress is whether to maintain or change curren… more
Date: July 26, 2006
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Recruiting and Retention: An Overview of FY2005 and FY2006 Results for Active and Reserve Component Enlisted Personnel

Description: This report provides a brief overview of the recruiting and retention rates for Active and Reserve Component enlisted personnel during FY2005 and the first nine months of FY2006. Since September 11, 2001, attacks the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the United States has launched several major militaries operations which have dramatically increased the operations tempo of the military services required the large scale mobilization of reservists and resulted in significant battle casualties.
Date: July 18, 2006
Creator: Kapp, Lawrence
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress

Description: On July 18, 2005, President Bush announced he would “work to achieve full civil nuclear energy cooperation with India” and would “also seek agreement from Congress to adjust U.S. laws and policies,” in the context of a broader, global partnership with India to promote stability, democracy, prosperity, and peace. Administration officials have promoted nuclear cooperation with India as a way to reduce India’s carbon dioxide emissions and its dependence on oil, bring India into the “nonproliferati… more
Date: July 21, 2006
Creator: Squassoni, Sharon
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Trafficking in Persons: The U.S. and International Response

Description: Trafficking in people for prostitution and forced labor is one of the most prolific areas of international criminal activity and is of significant concern to the United States and the international community. The overwhelming majority of those trafficked are women and children. According to the most recent Department of State estimates, between 600,000 and 800,000 people are trafficked across borders each year.
Date: July 7, 2006
Creator: Miko, Francis T.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Trade Conflict and the U.S.-European Union Economic Relationship

Description: The United States and the European Union (EU) share a huge, dynamic, and mutually beneficial economic partnership. Not only is the U.S.-EU trade and investment relationship the largest in the world, but it is also arguably the most important. Agreement between the two partners in the past has been critical to making the world trading system more open and efficient.
Date: July 26, 2006
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond J.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Post-War Iraq: Foreign Contributions to Training, Peacekeeping, and Reconstruction

Description: Securing and maintaining foreign contributions to the reconstruction and stabilization of Iraq has been a major priority for U.S. policymakers since the launch of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003. This report tracks important changes in financial and personnel pledges from foreign governments since the August 19, 2003 bombing of the U.N. Headquarters in Baghdad and major events since the fall of Baghdad on April 9, 2003.
Date: July 7, 2006
Creator: Sharp, Jeremy M. & Blanchard, Christopher M.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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