HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: By Forrest Olson 492d Special Operations Wing The news of Gen. Colin Powell (ret.) passing recently brought a memory to mind that I would love to share in the spirit of how precious time is. In 2002, I was stationed at Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AK, assigned to the 517th Airlift Squadron. As a Firebird, I flew C-130H's to the remote, long-range radar sites situated along the extreme ed more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46949) on Oct. 28, 2021, entitled "The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA): Overview and Ongoing Role in Election Administration Policy" by American national government analyst Karen L. Shanton: * * * SUMMARY The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) was enacted in response to issues with the administration of the 2000 elections. The highest-profile problems in 2000 were in Florida-- where iss more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The Libertarian Party issued the following news release: Twenty years ago today President George W. Bush signed the Patriot Act into law. The 52,000-word act sailed through Congress under the Orwellian title, "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001." It passed the House of Representatives within 24 hours and was subsequently rubber stamped by the Senate the very next day with  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Thomas Anderson, director of the Government Integrity Project at the National Legal and Policy Center, Falls Church, Virginia, has issued a public comment on the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed rule entitled "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Dealers in Antiquities". The comment was written and posted on Oct. 21, 2021: * * * THE NOTICE On September 23, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued advance notice of proposed rulemaking  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following testimony by Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department, for an Oct. 6, 2021, hearing entitled "Protecting a Precious, Almost Sacred Right: The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act": * * * My name is Kristen Clarke, and I serve as the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice ("Department"). Thank you more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska) issued the following statements after Judge Timothy Burgess announced his upcoming retirement from active service as a United States Judge for the District of Alaska, effective December 31, 2021. Judge Burgess has been chief judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska since 2015 and joined the court in 2006 after being nominated by more PR