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<p class=MsoNormal>Wikileaks has taken receipt of the complete catalog of
Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports. The CRS writes non-partisan
reports on every conceivable topic addressed by Congress. All of these
materials are supposed to be in the public domain but are released to the public
at the discretion of members. Previously, only a very select few reports were ever
made public. Apparently (and my guess), some member of congress who wished to
remain anonymous gave them all to wikileaks. Their website is understandably
under a considerable load at the moment.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Change_you_can_download:_a_billion_in_secret_Congressional_reports">http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Change_you_can_download:_a_billion_in_secret_Congressional_reports</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>John Laprise<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Doctoral Candidate<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Media, Technology, and Society Program<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>School of Communication<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Northwestern University<o:p></o:p></p>
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