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- Military Recruitment on High School and College Campuses: A Policy and Legal Analysis
- The Future of Newspapers: The Impact on the Economy and Democracy
- New American Community Survey Data
- Crime in the United States, 2008
- Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008
- Economic Downturns and Crime
- Low-Income Women's Experiences With Food Programs, Food Spending, and Food-Related Hardships: Evidence From Qualitative Data
- The Beige Book
- The Condition of Education; Special Analysis 2009: International Assessments
- The U.S. Newspaper Industry in Transition
- Expenditures on Children by Families, 2008
- Volunteering in America
- Health Information for International Travel (Yellow Book)
- Access to Affordable and Nutritious Food--Measuring and Understanding Food Deserts and Their Consequences
- Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2008
- Judge Sonia Sotomayor: Analysis of Selected Opinions
- Health Care Reform and the Federal Budget
- Trafficking in Persons Report, 2009
- U.S. Code, 2006 Edition.
- The Beige Book
- Employment Characteristics of Families
- The Condition of Education, 2009
- SSI Recipients by State and County, 2008
- International Energy Outlook 2009
- "Alcohol Use Among Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women of Childbearing Age -- United States, 1991-2005"
- "Federal and State Cigarette Excise Taxes -- United States, 1995-2009"
- Unified Agenda
- Changing Patterns of Nonmarital Childbearing in the United States
- Budget of the United States Government: Fiscal Year 2010
- The Future of Journalism
- Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush
- Afghanistan: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight
- Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2007
- The Impact of Ethanol Use on Food Prices and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
- "Making the News: Jobs in TV Journalism"
- Two Annual Terrorism Reports
- Solving the Puzzle: Researching the Impacts of Climate Change Around the World
- Digest of Education Statistics, 2008
- Annual Reports on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the U.S. Military Service Academies
- Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2009
- Hearing on Religious Extremism in Pakistan, March 2009
- Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2008
- Profile of the Working Poor, 2007
- Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers: 2008
- Two Economic Data Sites
- U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry: Federal Financial Assistance and Restructuring
- Beige Book -- March 4, 2009
- Options for Deploying Missile Defenses in Europe
- Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2008
- U.S. Foreign-Born Population
- A New Era of Responsibility: Renewing America's Promise
- The Code of the Street and African-American Adolescent Violence
- "White House Releases State by State Numbers; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to Save or Create 3.5 Million Jobs"
- "Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2004 to 2007"
- Status and Trends of Wetlands in the Coastal Watersheds of the Eastern United States
- Causes of the Financial Crisis
- After-School Programs in Public Elementary Schools
- Japan's Decision for War in 1941: Some Enduring Lessons
- 2008 Green Book
- Country Analysis Brief -- Iran
- 2007 Census of Agriculture
- 2009 Poverty Guidelines
- International Energy Annual, 2006
- Volunteering in the United States, 2008
- Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2009 to 2019
- Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories
- "State-Specific Smoking-Attributable Mortality and Years of Potential Life Lost -- United States, 2000-2004"
- 2008 Plum Book
- Presidential Web Sites
- 2009 Economic Report of the President
- U.S. Congress on YouTube
- Membership of the 111th Congress: A Profile
- Annual Reports on Sexual Harassment and Violence at Military Service Academies
- Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): 2006 and 2007
- Abortion Surveillance --- United States, 2005
- Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States, 2007
- World at Risk
- Household Food Security in the United States, 2007
- Global Trends 2025: The National Intelligence Council’s 2025 Project
- 2008 Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories
- Airbrushing History, American Style
- The Healthy Woman; A Complete Guide for All Ages
- Transition Resources
- Enduring Challenge of Concentrated Poverty in America
- 2007 Census of Governments
- Small Area Health Insurance Estimates
- Injuries Resulting from Car Surfing --- United States, 1990--2008
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Fireside Chats
- Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007
- Two Reports on Federal Spending
- Cost Estimate on Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
- The Cost of Government Financial Interventions, Past and Present
- 2008 Report on International Religious Freedom
- Farmers Markets Database
- How Economic News Moves Markets
- Bin Laden Statements, 1994-2004
- Crime in the United States, 2007
- Quality and Environmental Impacts of Bottled Water
- Fertility of American Women, 2006
- Journalists’ Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in the 109th and 110th Congresses
- Complete Congressional Record
- Parent and Family Involvement in Education, 2006–07 School Year
- Marketing Food to Children and Adolescents
- American Time Use Survey, 2007
- Food Security Assessment, 2007
- Annual Energy Review
- Managing Archaeological Collections
- Wind Power in the United States: Technology, Economic, and Policy Issues
- Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2006
- County Business Patterns, 2006
- National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation
- State and Local Government Finances: 2005-06
- Preliminary Review of Adaptation Options for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources; Final Report
- Transportation Fuel Taxes: Impacts of a Repeal or Moratorium
- The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the United States
- The Condition of Education, 2008
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance --- United States, 2007
- Trafficking in Persons Report, 2008
- Report on the Environment, 2008
- Analysis of Crude Oil Production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
- Participation of Mothers in Government Assistance Programs: 2004
- Census Atlas of the United States
- 2008-2009 Presidential Transition: National Security Considerations and Options
- Where Did the Money Go?
- Doing Business In China: A Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies
- Country Reports on Terrorism, 2007
- Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress
- Income Inequality, Income Mobility, and Economic Policy: U.S. Trends in the 1980s and 1990s
- The Role of Offsets in a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap-and-Trade Program: Potential Benefits and Concerns
- Labor Force Characteristics of Foreign-Born Workers
- Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure -- Gulf Coast Study
- Health Information for International Travel, 2008 ("Yellow Book")
- Digest of Education Statistics, 2007
- Industries at a Glance
- Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976; European Security
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, 2007
- Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons and Missiles: Status and Trends
- Women in Combat Compendium
- Campus Law Enforcement, 2004-05
- County and City Data Book, 2007
- Falling Behind: International Scrutiny of the Peaceful Atom
- Campus Sexual Assault (CSA) Study: Final Report
- Synthesis of U.S. Geological Survey Science for the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem and Implications for Environmental Management
- U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
- Economic Report of the President, 2008
- Climate Change Legislation Design White Papers
- Annual Threat Assessment of the Director of National Intelligence
- Census Atlas of the United States
- Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
- The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2008 to 2018
- Budget of the United States Government, FY 2009
- Volunteering in the United States, 2007
- Democracy Promotion: Cornerstone of U.S. Foreign Policy?
- College Costs and Prices: Issues for Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act
- Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2008
- The Impact of Unauthorized Immigrants on the Budgets of State and Local Governments
- Monitoring the Future National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975-2006. Volume I: Secondary School Students
- Economic Sanctions; Agencies Face Competing Priorities in Enforcing the U.S. Embargo on Cuba
- Career Guide to Industries, 2008-09
- The FCC's 10 Commissioned Economic Research Studies on Media Ownership: Policy Implications
- State Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Comparison and Analysis
- Health, United States, 2007
- Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2007
- Terrorism, 2002-2005
- The Long-Term Outlook for Health Care Spending
- Births: Final Data for 2005
- The Global War on Terrorism: A Religious War?
- 2007 Report to Congress
- To Read or Not To Read: A Question of National Consequence
- Acid Rain and Related Programs: 2006 Progress Report
- Cigarette Smoking Among Adults --- United States, 2006
- Household Food Security in the United States, 2006
- Nuclear Weapons in U.S. National Security Policy: Past, Present, and Prospects
- Quarterly Reports to Congress
- Crime in Schools and Colleges
- Developing Media in Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations
- Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2007 Edition)
- A Profile of the Working Poor, 2005
- "State-Specific Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking Among Adults and Quitting Among Persons Aged 18--35 Years --- United States, 2006"
- Consolidated Federal Funds Report for Fiscal Year 2005
- Burning Crosses, Hangman’s Nooses, and the Like: State Statutes That Proscribe the Use of Symbols of Fear and Violencewith the Intent to Threaten
- Journalists' Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in the 109th and 110th Congresses
- Becoming Less Separate? School Desegregation, Justice Department Enforcement, and the Pursuit of Unitary Status
- Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1969-1972
- The Potential for Carbon Sequestration in the United States
- Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support, 2005
- Crime in the United States, 2006
- Report on International Religious Freedom, 2007
- Reasons People Do Not Work, 2004
- Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Minorities
- Drug-facilitated, Incapacitated, and Forcible Rape: A National Study
- Beige Book
- "Suicide Trends Among Youths and Young Adults Aged 10--24 Years --- United States, 1990--2004"
- Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 2006
- Business.Census.gov
- CDC WONDER
- American War and Military Operations Casualties: Lists and Statistics
- Comparative Indicators of Education in the United States and Other G-8 Countries: 2006
- Gender Differences in Alcohol Use and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse: 2004 and 2005
- The All-Volunteer Military: Issues and Performance
- The Implications of Preemptive and Preventive War Doctrines: A Reconsideration
- Volunteering in America: 2007 City Trends and Rankings
- The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11
- America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2007
- Intercollegiate Athletics: Recent Trends in Teams and Participants in National Collegiate Athletic Association Sports
- Initial Benchmark Assessment Report
- Immigration’s Economic Impact
- The Use of Profit by the Five Major Oil Companies
- Drug Use and Sexual Behaviors Reported by Adults: United States, 1999-2002
- Public Papers of the President: George W. Bush
- Report to the President on Issues Raised by the Virginia Tech Tragedy
- U.S. Bureau of American Ethnology Annual Reports
- International Energy Outlook, 2007
- Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling, and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2005
- Report on International Religious Freedom, 2006
- State and Local Government Finances: 2004-2005
- Changes in the Economic Resources of Low-Income Households with Children
- Foreign-Born Workers: Labor Force Characteristics in 2006
- Women in Congress, 1917-2006
- Country Reports on Terrorism, 2006
- In the Matter of Violent Television Programming and its Impact on Children
- Local Area Personal Income, 2005
- FTC Reports on Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco
- Ethanol and Biofuels: Agriculture, Infrastructure, and Market Constraints Related to Expanded Production
- Volunteering in America: 2007 State Trends and Rankings in Civic Life
- The Effects of Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2005
- Campus Security Database
- Sexual Assault During and After Separation/Divorce: An Exploratory Study
- The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11
- Food Spending in American Households, 2003-2004
- Beige Book
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, 2006
- FedSpending.org
- Trial of the Major War Criminals before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, 14 November 1945 - 1 October 1946
- Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress
- State Estimates of Substance Use from the 2004-2005 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health
- 2007 Trade Policy Agenda and 2006 Annual Report
- Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers: 2006
- Public Papers of the Presidents -- George W. Bush, January-June 2003
- Annual Energy Outlook, 2007
- Economic Report of the President, 2007
- Work Experience of the Population in 2005
- ExpectMore.gov
- Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2008 to 2017
- Health, United States, 2006
- State Government Finances, 2005
- Prospects of Iraq's Stability: A Challenging Road Ahead
- Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2008
- Through the Lens of Cultural Awareness : A Primer for U.S. Armed Forces Deploying to Arab and Middle Eastern Countries
- Quarterly and Semiannual Report to Congress, January 2007
- Congressional Restrictions on U.S. Military Operations in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Somalia, and Kosovo: Funding and Non-Funding Approaches
- Volunteering in the United States, 2006
- USA.gov
- Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2007
- Securing, Stabilizing, and Rebuilding Iraq: Key Issues for Congressional Oversight
- Intimate Partner Violence in the United States
- The No Child Left Behind Act: An Overview of Reauthorization Issues for the 110th Congress
- Estimates of Poverty and Income in 2004
- The Benefits of Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Elementary and Secondary Education
- Trends in Premarital Sex in the United States, 1954–2003
- Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq
- Effects of WIC and Food Stamp Program Participation on Child Outcomes
- Recent Trends in Teenage Pregnancy in the United States, 1990-2002
- State Energy Profiles
- The Militant Ideology Atlas
- Foreign Relations of the United States; China, 1969-1972
- Paying for Iraq's Reconstruction
- Darfur Crisis: Progress in Aid and Peace Monitoring Threatened by Ongoing Violence and Operational Challenges
- Participation in Government Programs, 2001 Through 2003; Who Gets Assistance?
- 9/11 Commission Recommendations: Implementation Status
- College Students Helping America
- Iraq Study Group Report
- America Speaks: A Demographic Profile of Foreign-Language Speakers for the United States: 2000
- Women's Health, 2006
- Iran, Iraq, and the United States: The New Triangle's Impact on Sectarianism and the Nuclear Threat
- Beyond the Classroom: Using Tile IX to Measure the Return to High School Sports
- AIDS.gov
- Congressional Record
- Health, United States -- 2005
- The U.S. Military's Experience in Stability Operations, 1789-2005
- State Energy Consumption, Price, and Expenditure Estimates (SEDS)
- USA Counties
- Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States -- George W. Bush
- North Korean Civil-Military Trends: Military-First Politics to a Point
- Hate Crime Statistics, 2005
- An Examination of the Call to Censure the President
- al-Qaeda; The Many Faces of an Islamist Extremist Threat
- Economic Effects of Recent Increases in Energy Prices
- Immigration: Economic Impacts
- Undergraduate Science, Math and Engineering Education: What's Working?
- How Federal Policies Affect the Allocation of Water
- Congressional Directory, 109th Congress
- Electric Power Annual
- Presidential Signing Statements: Constitutional and Institutional Implications
- FDIC State Profiles -- Fall 2006
- Recognizing North Korea As A Strategic Threat
- Permitted and Prohibited Items
- Crime in the United States, 2005
- Foreign Workers: Information on Selected Countries' Experiences
- Do Local Owners Deliver More Localism? Some Evidence from Local Broadcast News
- Postwar Findings About Iraq's WMD Programs and Links to Terrorism and How They Compare with Prewar Assessments
- 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings
- The Effects of Increasing Chinese Demand on Global Commodity Markets
- National Stategy for Combatting Terrorism
- State Department's Future of Iraq Project
- Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 2005
- Monthly Labor Review on Katrina
- Student Financing of Undergraduate Education
- Recognizing Iran as a Strategic Threat
- Custodial Mothers and Fathers and their Child Support
- Changing Demographic Profile of the United States
- Charting the U.S. Labor Market in 2005
- U.S. Government Manual, 2006-07 Edition
- Digest of Education Statistics, 2005
- How Federal Policies Affect the Allocation of Water
- Fertility, Contraception, and Fatherhood
- Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07
- Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah: The Current Conflict
- Investigation of the My Lai Incident
- U.S.-India Atomic Energy Cooperation: Strategic and Nonproliferation Implications
- Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, 2005
- Monetary Report to the Congress -- July 19, 2006
- WMD Insights
- Estimated Costs of U.S. Operations in Iraq Under Two Specified Scenarios
- America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2006
- Counting the Vote: Should Only U.S. Citizens Be Included in Apportioning Our Elected Representatives?
- Foreign Relations of the United States... Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970
- State and Metropolitan Area Data Book, 2006
- Friction in U.S. Foreign Policy: Cultural Difficulties with the World
- Effects of Increasing Chinese Demand on Global Commodity Markets
- Cigarette Use Among High School Students -- United States, 1991-2005
- Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke
- International Energy Outlook, 2006
- Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2006
- A Profile of the Working Poor, 2004
- Projections of Net Migration to the United States
- Social Unrest in China
- Physical Dating Violence Among High School Students -- United States, 2003
- Characteristics of Drivers Stopped by Police, 2002
- Condition of Education, 2006
- Public Papers of the Presidents -- George W. Bush, 2002
- Wadeable Streams Assessment
- Annual Report of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, 2006
- 2006 OASDI Trustees Report
- Country Reports on Terrorism, 2005
- Oil Industry Profit Review, 2005
- Earlier Entries