- Mar 2019
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www.congress.gov www.congress.gov
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COUNTRY-SPECIFICOFFSET.—Section 2 of the 1Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 (8 U.S.C. 1255 2note) is amended—
Like this.
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- Jan 2017
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projects.fivethirtyeight.com projects.fivethirtyeight.com
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The Trump Score: "An updating tally of how often every member of the House and the Senate votes with or against the president."
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- Dec 2016
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docs.google.com docs.google.com
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Indivisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda (Former congressional staffers reveal best practices for making Congress listen)
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- Nov 2016
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www.washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com
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Senate Republicans have refused to give President Obama's Supreme Court nominee a hearing, under the pretense that it is too close to an election, and "the American people should have their say on this issue".
Now, they're talking about refusing to consider anyone that Hillary Clinton nominates.
The people already spoke twice when they elected Barack Obama. The people are about to speak again.
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- Jan 2016
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www.whitehouse.gov www.whitehouse.gov
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So, my fellow Americans, whatever you may believe, whether you prefer one party or no party, our collective future depends on your willingness to uphold your obligations as a citizen. To vote. To speak out.
Absolutely, but it's government's job at all levels--from our hometowns to Washington, DC--to make it easier for citizens to do that. Far too many Americans simply can't fulfill many of these "obligations as a citizen," due to work, or kids or fear or lack of information, or school, basically, life. Government has to lower those barriers, make it way more possible for citizens to do their civic duties. There's a tremendous opportunity to deploy free, open source tools--heck, even proprietary ones--here.
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- Jul 2015
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She
Yes, this is important. The Librarian of Congress should reflect the actual profession of librarianship. The Librarian of Congress should be a woman
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www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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Mr. Obama has already tapped executives in Silicon Valley companies to help with technology problems in his administration.
Private sector technologists, while important to work with, would not be good choices IMO, especially considering the need to cut down copyright law and especially considering that libraries often work with the poor and disadvantaged. Considering Silicon Valley's egregious income disparity, I don't think there are many in Silicon Valley who would be appropriate for this position.
Why is it always that the most notable position in a largely FEMALE profession, has been held exclusively by white men?
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If the president accepted that recommendation, his choices might include Anthony W. Marx, president of the New York Public Library; David S. Ferriero, the archivist of the United States; or Sarah Thomas, the librarian at Harvard.
I like how most of the choices listed in this article are white men. How about someone who actually represents librarianship? Like a woman? Maybe even from a public university, why from Harvard?
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Courtney Young
I think Courtney Young should be the Librarian of Congress
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librarianofprogress.com librarianofprogress.com
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Should understand current trends in Library Linked Data and BIBFRAME.
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- Feb 2014
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cyber.law.harvard.edu cyber.law.harvard.edu
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O r i g i n a l i t y i s a c o n s t i t u t i o n a l r e q u i r e m e n t . T h e s o u r c e o f C o n g r e s s ' p o w e r t o e n a c t c o p y r i g h t l a w s i s A r t i c l e I , § 8 , c l . 8 , o f t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n , w h i c h a u t h o r i z e s C o n g r e s s t o " s e c u r [ e ] f o r l i m i t e d T i m e s t o A u t h o r s . . . t h e e x c l u s i v e R i g h t t o t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e W r i t i n g s . " I n t w o d e c i s i o n s f r o m t h e l a t e 1 9 t h c e n t u r y — T h e T r a d e - M a r k C a s e s , 1 0 0 U . S . 8 2 ( 1 8 7 9 ) ; a n d B u r r o w - G i l e s L i t h o g r a p h i c C o . v . S a r o n y , 1 1 1 U . S . 5 3 ( 1 8 8 4 ) — t h i s C o u r t d e f i n e d t h e c r u c i a l t e r m s " a u t h o r s " a n d " w r i t i n g s . " I n s o d o i n g , t h e C o u r t m a d e i t u n m i s t a k a b l y c l e a r t h a t t h e s e t e r m s p r e s u p p o s e a d e g r e e o f o r i g i n a l i t y .
This Court defined the crucial terms authors and writings.
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