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October 13, 2006

Congressional Directory, 109th Congress

U.S. Government Printing Office.
Available online.
Published annually, this guide provides brief biographical information on each member of Congress, as well as information on committees, commissions, and other groups. Despite the limitation implied by the publication's title, it also outlines office-holders in the Federal executive and judicial branches.
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October 9, 2006

Electric Power Annual

U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Available online.
Major annual data compilation and analysis answers such questions as "How much U.S. electricity is generated by nuclear power?"
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Presidential Signing Statements: Constitutional and Institutional Implications

U.S. Congressional Research Service.
Available online.
"This report focuses on the use of signing statements by recent Administrations, with particular emphasis on the current Administration and legislative proposals (H.R. 5486, H.J.Res. 87, H.J.Res. 89 and S. 3731) to regulate the use and issuance of signing statements."
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FDIC State Profiles -- Fall 2006

U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Available online.
Latest quarterly summary of each each U.S. state's banking and economic conditions.
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Recognizing North Korea As A Strategic Threat

U.S. House Intelligence Committee.
Available online.
Report released within the past two weeks. One section is headed "Is A North Korean Nuclear Test On the Horizon?"
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October 3, 2006

Permitted and Prohibited Items

U.S. Transportation Security Administration.
Available online.
The Federal Government's up-to-date list of items permitted or prohibited for air travel.
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Crime in the United States, 2005

U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Available online.   Printed copy to come.
Annual statistical compilation.
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