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Archive: January 2013 (5 Posts)

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A Healthy Dose of Super Bowl Ads?

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

I finally realized that U.S. sports channels just aren’t going to bend to my will and start showing more rugby.  The result of this is that I’ve been watching a lot of American football lately instead.  One thing I’ve always noticed when watching football is how many commercial breaks there are during the game.  During …

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Debate Over the 2012 Egyptian Constitution

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

The following is a guest post by George Sadek, a Senior Legal Analyst at the Law Library of Congress.  Last week George provided an overview of the drafting process and content of the Egyptian Constitution of 2012.  He has also previously written posts on Egypt’s constitutional referendum and several other topics. In my last post, …

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Treaty on the Creation of the Soviet Union – Signed, Sealed, and Delivered?

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

The following is a guest post by Peter Roudik, Director of the Global Legal Research Center and a specialist on the laws of Eastern European and former Soviet Union jurisdictions. In previous posts, my colleagues have discussed different types of laws from various countries.  These have included unusual laws, little-known laws, and laws that were …

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Most Visited Pages on our Website in 2012

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

Happy New Year!  Here at the Law Library of Congress we are looking forward to another busy year filled with fascinating research, great public events, and (of course) many wonderful law books—old and new!  We try very hard to share our resources and expertise with as many people as possible, including through our Reading Room, …