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New CRS Reports

Some new Congressional Research Service ("CRS") Reports have been made available. The Reports cover a wide-range of topics, including: Government Access to Phone Calling Activity and Related Records: Legal Authorities Unemployment Compensation (Insurance) and Military Service Health Savings Accounts: Some Current Policy Issues From Open CRS and beSpacific .

Turn an HTML page into a PDF

HTML 2 PDF will generate a PDF document from any html Webpage. Users simply type in the URL for the Webpage the would like to reformat and click a button. Bonnie at WisBlawg sees this being used to (1) digitally archive Web pages; (2) capture Web pages for off-line presentations; and ( 3) get a clean print for Web pages that don't print correctly from your browser. From LibrarianInBlack and WisBlawg .

Keeping Up with Global Legal Developments

The Law Library of Congress has just made it easier to keep up with world wide legal developments. The first issue of Global Legal Monitor (PDF) is now available. This interactive PDF is arranged by legal topics such as Employment Law, Human Rights and Terrorism. Beneath each topic, a summary of developments is arranged by country.

The Wall Street Journal Returns to Law Schools

The following sources are now available to Law Schools that subscribe to Lexis: Asian Wall Street Journal Barron's- Dow Jones Business News Dow Jones Capital Markets Report Dow Jones Corporate Filings Alert Dow Jones Emerging Markets Report Dow Jones International News Dow Jones News Service Reuters EU Highlights Reuters News Reuters Health E-Line Reuters Washington Daybook Report The Wall Street Journal Europe The Wall Street Journal Sunday The Wall Street Journal Source: WisBlawg

New Sources Added to HeinOnline

HeinOnline just got better - it has two new libraries, The U.S. Presidential Library and the Philip C. Jessup Library, and four new journals. The presidential library has public papers and addresses for many presidents, an index to executive orders, and some documents related to the assassination of President Kennedy. Access to the Jessup Library is currently limited to libraries that purchase the print collection. Four new journals have been added: Annual Review of Banking & Financial Law Brown Journal of World Affairs Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy Tribal Law Journal

AGA Survey of Casino Entertainment

The American Gaming Association (AGA) has recently released its 2006 State of the States: The AGA Survey of Casino Entertainment . The survey includes information about Internet gambling, economic figures and specific information about specific kinds of gambling, such as poker. You can read the AGA's press release or download a PDF copy of the report . From ResourceShelf's DocuTicker .

U.S. Government Telephone & E-mail Directories

Firstgov.gov has provided a nice list of federal government phone and e-mail directories. The directories listed include: Elected Officials – Governors, President, Representatives, Senators, State Legislatures U.S. Blue Pages Comprehensive Phone Directory of Federal Officials in Congress, Executive and Judicial Branches Federal Employee Phone Directories, by Agency Congressional Pictorial Directory Presidential Appointee Directory From DALL Blog .