Policy

China moves to control foreign news agencies05/06/96 CHINA--News agencies that distribute business and economic information in China are subject to…

Bombing trial will be viewable by closed-circuit television05/06/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Closed circuit televising of the proceedings in the Oklahoma City bombing…

San Francisco enacts laws to curb newspaper theft04/08/96 CALIFORNIA--The San Francisco Board of Supervisors in early March unanimously passed legislation…

U.S. takes Canada to WTO over 80 percent magazine tax03/25/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Canada is violating fair trade laws and discriminating against…

UPDATE: CIA03/11/96 CIA Director John Deutch told the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee in late February that CIA operatives are allowed…

Policy to deny "death row" access suspended pending more comment03/11/96 ILLINOIS--Adoption of a state policy to prohibit face-to-face interviews with…

Clinton orders agencies to use alternative dispute resolution02/26/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The government must now seek alternative methods of dispute resolution in…

Universities impose restrictions on distribution of publications02/26/96 GEORGIA--State colleges and universities across Georgia are making efforts to control non-university publications…

"Blue ribbon" panel suggests spies pose as journalists and priests02/12/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--An private "blue ribbon" task force has recommended that…

Cartoon sales tax voted down by equalization board01/29/96 CALIFORNIA--San Francisco cartoonist Paul Mavrides won an appeal in his fight against…