New from the U.S. Government

U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service.
Available online.   Printed copy to be added to collection.
"Both joint or separate participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the Food Stamp Program reduces the risk of child abuse or neglect and several nutrition-related health problems, such as anemia, failure to thrive, and nutritional deficiency. This study examines the relationship between WIC and Food Stamp Program participation and young children’s health and mistreatment outcomes."
A link will be maintained on this library page.

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U.S. National Center for Health Statistics.
Available online.
"This report presents detailed pregnancy rates for teenagers 15-19 years, for 1990-2002, updating a national series of rates begun in 1976."
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.

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U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Available online.
Collection of state-by-state data on energy sources, consumption, distribution, pricing, and more.
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.

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Combating Terrorism Center, U.S. Military Academy.
Available online.   Printed copy requested.
This "in-depth study of the Jihadi Movement’s top thinkers and their most popular writings" is the "first systematic mapping of the ideology inspiring al-Qaeda. The CTC’s researchers spent one year mining the most popular books and articles in al-Qaeda’s online library, profiling hundreds of figures in the Jihadi Movement, and cataloging over 11,000 citations."

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U.S. State Department.
Available online.   Printed copy shelved in U.S. Government Depository collection: S 1.1:969-976/V.17
This volume provides "extensive documentation on the efforts of President Richard Nixon, working closely with his National Security Adviser, Henry Kissinger, to open a dialogue with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that eventually resulted in reestablishment of relations under the Carter administration."
An interesting note: The online "volumes" in the FRUS series now may contain documents and other material not available in the printed counterpart. For example, there is an additional online "volume" of documents -- Volume E-13 (available from the above link) -- not available in printed form.
A link to the online form will be maintained on this library page.

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U.S. Congressional Budget Office.
Available online.
This update (the first by the CBO since 2002) "examines the key resource issues related to Iraq’s recovery, including the country’s overall fiscal position, potential oil revenues, and international obligations, as well as the status of U.S. efforts to help rebuild Iraq."
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U.S. General Accountancy Office.
Available online.
This GAO report "reviews (1) U.S. humanitarian assistance provided to Darfur and the challenges that have been encountered and (2) African Union efforts to fulfill its mandate and challenges that have affected these efforts."
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U.S. Census Bureau.
Available online.
"This report focuses on the characteristics and participation of people who received benefits from any of the following means-tested assistance programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), General Assistance (GA), food stamps, Supplemental Security Income, Medicaid and housing assistance."
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U.S. Congressional Research Service.
Available online.
"This report provides a review of the 9/11 Commission recommendations and the status of their implementation at the end of the 109th Congress... organized on the basis of policy themes that are at the core of the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations.
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Corporation for National and Community Service.
Available online.
Described as "the most comprehensive national report ever conducted on college student volunteering in the United States."
A link will be maintained on this library page.

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Iraq Study Group.
Available online. A printed copy is being added to the collection.
This is a link to the permanent, "official" U.S. Government version, via GPOAccess.

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U.S. Census Bureau.
Available online.
"National- and state-level data from Census 2000 on who speaks English and does not, broken down by type of household, age of householder, education attainment and income."
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Available online.
Most recent annual overview of "most current available data on health issues important to women," including population characteristics, health status, and health services utilization.
A link will be maintained on this library page.

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U.S. Army War College.
Available online. A printed copy has been ordered for the library collection.
"This monograph considers the issues of Iranian influence in Iraq, and its impact on continuing sectarian violence there. It also questions the claims that a Shi'a crescent of power is solidifying by examining the distinct features of Iraqi versus Iranian Shi'ism and political Islam."

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U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
Available online.
Researcher from the Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) finds that "greater opportunities to play sports leads to greater female participation in previously male-dominated occupations, particularly for high-skill occupations."
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Available online.
Multi-agency project to present a single source for "Federal domestic HIV/AIDS information and resources."
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For better or worse, there are several different ways to get to the contents of the extremely useful U.S. Congressional Record, online and otherwise.
We now have a Web page which provides an overview of the various access methods, here.
This page is available from several locations in our Web site, include here.

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U.S. National Center for Health Statistics.
Available online. Printed copy in the library collection.
Annual statistical review, probably the single most useful general-purpose compilation on health and medical issues.
A link will be maintained on this library page.

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