U.S. Society

Highlights of Accomplishments and Results of the Administration of George W. Bush (1/5/09)

Highlights of Accomplishments and Results of the Administration of George W. Bush
The Administration of President George W. Bush 2001-2009
The White House, December 2008
[View Document] (PDF 15.6 MB, 50p.)

100 Things Americans May Not Know About the Bush Administration Record
The Administration of President George W. Bush 2001-2009
The White House, December 2008
[View Document] (PDF 326 KB, 40p.)

Building an Americanization Movement for the Twenty-first Century (12/19/08)

Building an Americanization Movement for the Twenty-first Century: A Report to the President of the United States from the Task Force on New Americans
Task Force on New Americans. December 2008
[View Document] (PDF930 KB, 67p.)

Federal Task Force Calls for an Americanization Movement for the 21st Century
Makes Recommendations to Strengthen Immigrant Integration
Task Force on New Americans. December 18, 2008
[View Document]

Fact Sheet: Building an Americanization Movement for the 21st Century: A Report to the President of the United States from the Task Force on New Americans
Task Force on New Americans. December 18, 2008
[View Document]

Task Force on New Americans
Department of Homeland Security
[View Website]

National Drug Threat Assessment 2009 (12/17/08)

National Drug Threat Assessment 2009
National Drug Intelligence Center, U.S. Department of Justice, December 2008
[View Document] (PDF 18.7 MB, 82 p.)

Old Reports
National Threat Assessments
National Drug Intelligence Center, U.S. Department of Justice
[View Website]

Recession in Illegal Drug Market Signaled by Falling Youth Use, With Higher Prices and Decreased Purity for Cocaine Nationwide
U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, December 11, 2008
[View Website]

Results from the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use & Health: National Findings
Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human, September 2008
[View Document]

Medical Marijuana: Review and Analysis of Federal and State Policies
CRS Report for Congress, November 10, 2008, RL33211. 49 p.

eJournal: "Choosing a Career" (12/16/08)

Choosing a Career
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State, December 2008
[View Website] (HTML)
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Contents:
- About This Issue
- What You Offer the World
- Culture Affects Career and Life-Planning
- A Tribute to Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous Jobs
- Choosing a Career in Changing Times
- Giving Public Service, Gaining a Career
- Getting to College
- Chili, Hot Dogs, and the Family Legacy
- Making Memories to Make a Living
- A Gamer Goes to "The Darkest of Days"
- Empowering a Community
- Additional Resources

Food Protection Plan: One-Year Progress Summary (12/3/08)

Food Protection Plan: One-Year Progress Summary
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, December 2008
[View Website]

FDA Reports Significant Progress in Protecting the Food Supply
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, December 1, 2008
[View Website]

Food Protection Plan
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
[View Website]

International Education Week 2008 (11/20/08)

Statement from the Secretary of State on International Education Week, November 17-21, 2008
[View Website]

Statement on International Education Week 2008
Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
Washington, D.C.
[View Document]

International Education Week 2008, November 17-21
U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Education
[View Website]

Study in the USA
[View Website]

Report on International Educational Exchange (11/18/08)

Open Doors 2008
Report on International Educational Exchange
Institute of International Education, November 17, 2008
[View Website]

Open Doors 2008 Fast Facts
[View Document]

International Students on U.S. Campuses at All-Time High
November 17, 2008
[View Website]

Fall 2008 International Student Enrollment Survey
November 2008. 20p.
[View Document]

Presidential Transition (11/10/08)

Change.gov: Office of the President-Elect
[View Website]

Executive Order: Facilitation of a Presidential Transition
The White House, October 9, 2008
[View Website]

Work Begins Immediately for Next U.S. President and His Team: Major Economic, Foreign Policy Challenges Await the Obama Administration
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State, November 5, 2008
[View Website]

2009 Congressional and Presidential Transition: Serving the Congress and the Nation
U.S. Government Accountability Office
[View Website]

Presidential Power in National Security: A Guide to the President-Elect
White House Transition Project, Law Library of the Library of Congress, Web posted November 3, 2008
[View Document] (PDF 500 KB, 16 p.)

2008-2009 Presidential Transition Resources
[View Website]

Presidential Transitions: Issues Involving Outgoing and Incoming Administrations
CRS Report for Congress, October 23, 2008 RL34722
[View Document] (PDF 205 KB, 35 p.)

2008-2009 Presidential Transition: National Security Considerations and Options
CRS Report for Congress, April 21, 2008 RL34456
[View Document] (PDF 265 KB, 52 p.)

Barack Obama, 44th President of United States
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
[View Document] (PDF 774 KB, 16 p.)

President Bush Discusses Presidential Election
The White House. November 5, 2008
[View Website]

CNN Election Center 2008 - Results
[View Website]

Barack Obama Elected 44th President of United States (11/6/08)

Barack Obama’s Victory Speech
Chicago, Illinois. November 4, 2008
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
[View Website]

Barack Obama, 44th President of United States
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
[View Document] (PDF 774 KB, 16p.)

President Bush Discusses Presidential Election
The White House. November 5, 2008
[View Website]

CNN Election Center 2008 - Results
[View Website]

Theodore Roosevelt’s 150th Birthday (10/29/08)

President and Mrs. Bush Host Celebration in Honor of Theodore Roosevelt’s 150th Birthday
The White House, October 27, 2008
[View Website]

Theodore Roosevelt
The White House
[View Website]

Theodore Roosevelt: 1858-1919
The Library of Congress
[View Website]

Theodore Roosevelt on Film
American Memory, The Library of Congress
[View Website]

Theodore Roosevelt: Icon of the American Century
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
[View Website]

Women's Earnings in 2007 (10/23/08)

Highlights of Women’s Earnings in 2007
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, October 2008
[View Document] (PDF 584 KB, 91p.)

Women's Earnings: Federal Agencies Should Better Monitor Their Performance in Enforcing Anti-Discrimination Laws
U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO-08-799, August 11, 2008
[View Website]

Women's Earnings: Federal Agencies Should Better Monitor Their Performance in Enforcing Anti-Discrimination Laws
U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO-08-799, August 11, 2008
[View Document] (PDF 975KB, 47p.)

Charter Schools (10/23/08)

A Commitment to Quality
National Charter School Policy Forum Report
U. S. Department of Education, October 2008
[View Document] (PDF 1.28MB, 26p.)

Department Releases New Policy Document on Charter Schools
U. S. Department of Education, October 21, 2008
[View Website]

A Commitment to Quality
National Charter School Policy Forum Report
U. S. Department of Education, October 2008
[View Website]

CRS Reports on Food Safety (10/22/08)

Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods
CRS Report for Congress. October 7, 2008. RS22955. 6 p.

Food and Agricultural Imports from China
CRS Report for Congress. September 26, 2008. RL34080. 21 p
[View Document] (PDF 152 KB, 24 p.)

Health and Safety Concerns Over U.S. Imports of Chinese Products: An Overview
CRS Report for Congress. September 22, 2008. RS22713. 6 p.
[View Document] (PDF 74 KB, 6 p.)

"American View" Fall 2008 (10/16/08)

American View. Fall 2008
The Online Magazine of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Japan
[View Document] (PDF 528 KB, 15 p.)

Past editions are available at the websites below.

Japanese
[View Website]

English
[View Website]

Children's Environmental Health: 2008 Highlights (10/16/08)

Children's Environmental Health: 2008 Highlights
Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental Education, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
October 2008
Paper Number: EPA 100-K-08-004
[View Document] (PDF 1 MB, 32 p.)

Fast Facts on Children's Environmental Health
Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental Education, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
[View Website]

USA Education in Brief (10/9/08)

USA Education in Brief
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. September 2008
[View Website] (HTML)
[View Document] (PDF 459 KB, 28 p.)

Contents:
- Introduction
- Structure of U.S. Education
- Rise of the Public School
- Education for All
- Seeking Educational Excellence
- Challenge of School Reform
- Changing Face of Higher Education
- Educating a Democracy

eJournal: "Elections 2008: The Candidates" (10/2/08)

Elections 2008: The Candidates
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State, October 2008
[View Website] (HTML)
[View Document] (PDF 1.07 MB, 45 p.)

Contents:
- About This Issue
- John McCain: Service to His Country
- John McCain’s Vision for the Future
- McCain in His Own Words
- John McCain in Facebook
- Barack Obama in Facebook
- Barack Obama: Breaking New Ground
- Barack Obama’s Vision for the Future
- Obama in His Own Words
- The Power of the Presidency
- The Enhanced Role of the Vice President
- Sarah Palin, the Republican Party’s Nominee for Vice President
- Joe Biden, the Democratic Party’s Nominee for Vice President
- The Role of the First Lady
- The McCain Family
- The Obama Family
- Third Parties in U.S. Elections
- Additional Resources

Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population (9/26/08)

Population Estimates
Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2007
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics
September 2008
[View Document] (PDF 291 KB, 7 p.)

Related CRS Report
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 110th Congress
CRS Report for Congress. Updated September 4, 2008. RL34204. 40 p.

eJournal: "The Electoral College" (9/12/08)

The Electoral College
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State, September 2008
[View Website] (HTML)
[View Document] (PDF 1.47 MB, 32 p.)

Contents:
- About This Issue
- Broad Appeal, National Stature
- How the Electoral College Functions
- Winning an Electoral College Majority
- A Day in the Life of an Elector
- When the Electoral Vote and the Popular Vote Differ
- Electoral College Reform? Not So Easy
- Electoral Systems in International Perspective
- The U.S. Electoral College
- The Electoral College: A French View
- Across the Atlantic, Some Surprising Similarities
- Additional Resources

America's Dynamic Workforce: 2008 (9/11/08)

America's Dynamic Workforce: 2008
U.S. Department of Labor
August 2008
[View Website] (HTML)
[View Document] (PDF 685 KB, 60 p.)

Previous Reports
America's Dynamic Workforce Reports
U.S. Department of Labor
[View Website]

President Bush Discusses Volunteerism (9/11/08)

President Bush Discusses Volunteerism
The White House, September 8, 2008
[View Website]

Press Release
President Bush Renews His Post-9/11 Call to Service; Honors the Compassion of America's Volunteers
The Corporation for National and Community Service, September 8, 2008
[View Website]

Answering the Call to Service
Ｔhe White House, September 2008
[View Document] (PDF 3.38 MB, 44 p.)

Capitalizing on Volunteers' Skills: Volunteering by Occupation in America
The Corporation for National and Community Service, September 2008
[View Document]

Volunteering in America
The Corporation for National and Community Service
[View Website]

Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States (9/4/08)

Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2007
U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, August 2008
[View Document] (PDF 2.92 MB, 84 p.)

Press Release
Household Income Rises, Poverty Rate Unchanged, Number of Uninsured Down
U.S. Census Bureau, August 26, 2008
[View Website]

A Profile of the Working Poor, 2006
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, August 2008
[View Document] (PDF 69 KB, 14 p.)

eJournal: "Freedom of Faith" (8/21/08)

Freedom of Faith: Religious Minorities in the United States
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State, August 2008
[View Website] (HTML)
[View Document] (PDF 5.88 MB, 33 p.)

Contents:
- About This Issue
- Keeping the Promise of Religious Freedom
- Religious Diversity in Early America
- The Demographics of Faith
- The Freedom to Worship and the Courts
- The Free Exercise Clause: Significant Supreme Court Rulings
- Protecting International Religious Freedom: A Global Consensus
- Balancing Work and Religion
- The Interfaith Movement
- Additional Resources

Historian Scott Hanson Discusses Religious Diversity in America
Ask America Webchat Transcript
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State, August 19, 2008
[View Website]

"American View" Summer 2008 (7/18/08)

American View. Summer 2008
The Online Magazine of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Japan
[View Document] (PDF 2.2 MB, 17 p.)

Past editions are available at the websites below.

Japanese
[View Website]

English
[View Website]

eJournal: "National Parks, National Legacy" (7/17/08)

National Parks, National Legacy
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State, July 2008
[View Website] (HTML)
[View Document] (PDF 1.83 MB, 56 p.)

Contents:
- The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of National Parks
- The Story of America Itself
- Jewels in the Crown
- Scenery and Science in U.S. National Parks
- Parks Can Change a Nation
- Oh, Ranger: Making Something That Will Last
- U.S. Parks: The Timeline
- Special Places Uniting All Americans
- When a Park Is Not a Park
- Park Rangers and Swiss Guides
- Oh, Ranger: The Rocks Call Out
- A Climate of Change
- Repelling the Invasives
- Oh, Ranger: The Most Beautiful Office in the World
- Guardians of the Ancients
- The Heritage of All Humanity
- Oh, Ranger: On the Steps Where Dr. King Stood

America's Children in Brief (7/16/08)

Press Release
America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2008
Reading, Math Scores Up For 4th and 8th graders, Federal Report Shows Increases Seen in Teen Birth, Low Birth Weight
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
[View Website]

America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2008
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
July 2008
[View Website] (HTML)
[View Document] (PDF 1.19 MB, 21 p.)

America's Children Reports
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
[View Website]

Food Security Assessment, 2007 (7/7/08)

ERS Report Summary
Food Security Assessment, 2007
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
July 2008
[View Document] (PDF 107 KB, 2 p.)

Food Security Assessment, 2007
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
July 2008
[View Document] (PDF 1.5 MB, 55 p.)

Voter Turnout up 7 Million in 2006 (7/2/08)

Press Release
Voter Turnout up 7 Million in 2006
U.S. Census Bureau
July 1, 2008
[View Website]

Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2006
U.S. Census Bureau
June 2008
[View Document] (PDF 589 KB, 21 p.)

Voting And Registration
U.S. Census Bureau
[View Website]

American Time Use Survey (6/30/08)

American Time Use Survey Summary
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
June 25, 2008
[View Website]

American Time Use Survey - 2007 Results
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
June 25, 2008
[View Website] (PDF 310 KB, 25 p.)

American Time Use Survey
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
[View Website]

NCHS Report on Health Insurance Coverage (6/27/08)

Press Release
New Report Finds Regional, State Differences in Health Insurance Coverage
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 25, 2008
[View Website]

State, Regional, and National Estimates of Health Insurance Coverage for People Under 65 Years of Age: National Health Interview Survey, 2004-2006
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 19, 2008
[View Document] (PDF 24 p.)

Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, 2007
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 2008
[View Website]

GAO Report - Young Adults with Serious Mental Illness (6/26/08)

Young Adults With Serious Mental Illness: Some States and Federal Agencies Are Taking Steps to Address Their Transition Challenges
U.S. Government Accountability Office
June 23, 2008. GAO-08-678.
[View Website]

Reading First State APR Data (6/26/08)

Press Release
New Reading First Data From States Shows Impressive Gains in Reading Proficiency
Students From Nearly Every Grade and Every Subgroup Show Improvement
U.S. Department of Education
June 23, 2008
[View Website]

Fact Sheet
Reading First: Student Achievement, Teacher Empowerment, National Success
U.S. Department of Education
June 2008
[View Website]

Reading First State APR Data, 2003-2007
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
June 2008
[View Document] (PDF 4.18 MB, 143 p.)

Trends Among High School Seniors, 1972-2004 (Excerpt)
National Center for Education Statistics
June 24, 2008
[View Website]

Trends Among High School Seniors, 1972-2004 (Full Report)
National Center for Education Statistics
May 2008
[View Document] (PDF 557 MB, 126 p.)

NEA Announces New "Artists In The Workforce" Study (6/23/08)

Press Release
National Endowment for the Arts Announces New "Artists In The Workforce" Study
Study Provides the First Look at 21st Century Labor Trends among Working Artists
National Endowment for the Arts
June 12, 2008
[View Website]

Full Report
Artists In The Workforce 1990-2005
National Endowment for the Arts
June 2008
[View Document] (PDF 2.77 MB, 150 p.)

Executive Summary
Artists In The Workforce 1990-2005
National Endowment for the Arts
June 2008
[View Document] (PDF 1.72 MB, 8 p.)

Spotlight on Statistics - Sports and Exercise (6/9/08)

Spotlight on Statistics - Sports and Exercise, 2003-2006
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
May 2008
[View Website]

America.gov - Sports
Bureau of International Information Programs, Department of State
[View Website]

Americans with Disabilities Act: July 26 (5/30/08)

Facts for Features: Americans with Disabilities Act: July 26
U.S. Census Bureau, May 27, 2008
[View Website]

ADA Home Page - Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act
[View Website]

The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990
U.S. Department of Labor
[View Website]

Related CRS Reports

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): The Definition of Disability
Congressional Research Service, 15 p. Updated April 23, 2008

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Statutory Language and Recent Issues
Congressional Research Service, 48 p. Updated April 15, 2008

The Americans with Disabilities Act: Supreme Court Decisions
Congressional Research Service, 18 p. Updated April 11, 2008

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (5/2/08)

President Bush Celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
The White House, May 1, 2008
[View Website]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, 2008
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
The White House, April 29, 2008
[View Website]

Facts for Features
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: May 2008
March 3, 2008
[View Website]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
Library of Congress
[View Website]

eJournal: "The Olympic Experience" (4/18/08)

The Olympic Experience
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State, April 2008
[View Website]
[View Document]

Table of Contents

Preparing for the Games
- Olympic Ideals and World Realities
- Olympic Sports Administration in the United States
- What's New at the Beijing Games
- From Spectator to Champion: The Evolving Role of Olympic Women
- "Spirit in Motion"
- Olympic Architecture: Building Higher, Stronger
Inside the Games
- The Crowd Lifted Us Up
- Hearing My National Anthem
- Everything Else Stops
- Always Play for Big Goals
- You Lose a Lot of Games to Get There
- The Climax of Everything
- Giving Every Effort
- A Sense of the Water
- The Contenders
From the Press Box
- A Journalistic Marathon
- The "Greatest Foot Race" Goes to Dust
- "There's Something Happening in the Olympic Village"
- Resources

"American View" Spring 2008 (4/17/08)

American View. Spring 2008
The Online Magazine of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Japan
24 p. (PDF 1.9 MB)
[View Document]

Past editions are available at the websites below:

Japanese:
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English:
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Internet Crime Report (4/9/08)

Reported Dollar Loss from Internet Crime Reaches All-Time High
Federal Bureau of Investigation, April 3, 2008
[View Website]

Internet Crime Report - The Top Scams of 2007
Federal Bureau of Investigation, April 3, 2008
[View Website]

2007 Internet Crime Report
Internet Crime Complaint Center
Prepared by: The National White Collar Crime Center, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Federal Bureau of Investigation
[View Document]

Past Reports are available at the link below:
Internet Crime Complaint Center - Annual Reports
[View Website]

Public Education Finances Report 2006 (4/8/08)

U.S. Census Bureau News
Public Schools Spent $9,138 Per Student in 2006
U.S. Census Bureau, April 1, 2008
[View Website]

Public Education Finances Report 2006
U.S. Census Bureau, April 2008
[View Document]

Dietary Assessment of Major Trends in U.S. Food Consumption (3/31/08)

Dietary Assessment of Major Trends in U.S. Food Consumption, 1970-2005
Economic Information Bulletin No.33
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, March 2008
[View Website]

Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture, January 2005
[View Website]

Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas (3/31/08)

Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2007
Social Security Administration, March 2008
[View Website]

2005 information can be found on the website below:
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Competitiveness and Innovation on the Committee's 50th Anniversary (3/17/08)

Competitiveness and Innovation on the Committee's 50th Anniversary
House Committee on Science and Technology, March 12, 2008

Opening Statement
Chairman Bart Gorton, March 12, 2008
[View Document]

Written Witness of William H. Gates, March 12, 2008
[View Document] (PDF 20 p.)

Remarks by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates before the Committee on Science and Technology
March 12, 2008
[View Document]

Science and Engineering Indicators 2008
National Science Foundation, 2008
[View Document]

National Science Board Releases Science and Engineering Indicators 2008
National Science Foundation, January 15, 2008
[View Document]

Women's History Month (3/11/08)

Women's History Month, 2008
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
The White House, March 10, 2008
[View Website]

Women's History Month: March 2008
Facts for Features & Special Editions
U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, January 2, 2008
[View Website]

Women's History Month
The Library of Congress
[View Website]

The President's Faith-Based and Community Initiative (2/26/08)

The Quiet Revolution: The President's Faith-Based and Community Initiative: A Seven-Year Progress Report
The White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, February 2008
[View Website]

Fact Sheet: The Quiet Revolution: A Seven-Year Progress Report
The White House, February 25, 2008
[View Website]

Ask the White House
Jay Hein, Director of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
The White House, February 25, 2008
[View Website]

Ambassador Schieffer on Child Sexual Abuse (2/7/08)

We must fight child sexual abuse
Japan should update pornography law to allow international investigations
By J. Thomas Schieffer, U.S. Ambassador to Japan
[View Website] (English)
[View Website] (Japanese Translation)

America.gov
Democracy - Human Rights
[View Website]

National African American History Month (1/30/08)

National African American History Month, 2008
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
The White House, January 29, 2008
[View Website]

African American History Archive
The White House
[View Website]

Black History Month: February 2008
U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce
December 3, 2007
[View Website]

Our Shared History: African American Heritage
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
[View Website]

eJournal: "The Next New Thing" (1/17/08)

eJournal USA
The Next New Thing
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State, January 2008
[View Website]

Contents

- About This Issue
- How to Innovate, Right Now
- The Next New Thing: Innovations
-- Health
-- Nanotechnology
-- Social Networking
-- Sports
-- Architecture
-- Education
-- Music
-- Travel
- The New Young Innovators
-- John Wherry
-- Michael Wong
-- Matt Flannery
-- Luis von Ahn
-- Christina Galitsky
-- Geneva Wiki
-- Maya del Valle
-- Beth Shapiro
- An Innovation Nation
- Webliography

Previous EJournals
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
[View Website]

Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League Baseball (1/17/08)

The Mitchell Report: The Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League Baseball
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
January 15, 2008
[View Website]

Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Major League Baseball
George J. Mitchell, DLA Piper US LLP, December 13, 2008
(PDF 409p, Summary PDF 40p. ) [View Document]

Photo Essay: "America Is" (1/17/08)

America Is
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
January 2008
[View Website]

PDF (3.11 MB, 36p.) [View Document]

Contents

- Introduction
- Love of Family
- Community
- Individuality
- Liberty and Freedom
- Justice
- Democracy
- Freedom of Faith
- Freedom of Speech
- Compassion
- Diversity
- Equal Rights
- Education
- Innovation
- Opportunity
- Hope

Student Corner Publication List
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
[View Website]

IIP Publication: "Democracy in Brief" (1/3/08)

Democracy in Brief
Bureau of International Information Programs, December 2007
[View Website]

PDF (60p., 1.01MB) [View Document]

Table of Contents

- Introduction
- What Is Democracy?
- Characteristics of Democracy
- Rights and Responsibilities
- Democratic Elections
- Rule of Law
- Constitutionalism
- Three Pillars of Government
- Free and Independent Media
- Political Parties, Interest Groups, NGOs
- Civil-Military Relations
- The Culture of Democracy

Student Corner
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
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