BBC News on Iraqi Elections

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The Surf Report - vol. 49                        www.askSam.com

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Monday, January 31, 2005

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The Iraqi election is the big news today. I've included a link

in the newsletter to a BBC News site that provides a great

overview.

Continuing our tradition of turning legislative texts and other

information into askSam databases, we've brought the Sarbanes-

Oxley Act into a searchable askSam database.  We've had a lot of

people ask how we bring this information into askSam, so as a

Tech Tip, we've written down the steps.  

Best,

Phil Schnyder

President/CEO

editor@askSam.com

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1) Iraq Election At-a-glance -- BBC Web Resource

The first Iraqi election since the removal of Saddam Hussein

took place this past weekend. BBC News has put together an

informative Web site that provides background on the election,

the parties and candidates, as well as other key issues

surrounding the vote.

Check out the BBC Web site at:

     http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4033263.stm

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Signed in the wake of the Enron and Worldcom scandals, the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 reformed public accounting practices

and other corporate governance processes. We've imported the

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This is a free download and can be searched and viewed with

either askSam or with a copy of the free askSam Viewer.

Download and More Information:

     http://www.asksam.com/ebooks/sarbanes/

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3) Tech Tip: Turning Legislative Text into a Searchable Database

We've had a lot of people ask how we turn legislative texts

(like Sarbanes-Oxley) into searchable askSam databases. Our

Tech Tip this month details how we took the text from Sarbanes

and brought it into askSam. It works similarly for other

legislative text and information.

Read More:

          http://www.asksam.com/four/surf49/asksamtip.asp  

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