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Most of Us Still Drive to Work Alone: Public Transportation Commuters Concentrated …

Categories: Statistics,Transportation

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/010230.html

Reports that nearly 90% of Americans drive to work and 77% drive alone. 4.7% used public transportation. Press release with links to detailed tables. From the Census Bureau.

Improving Consumer Mortgage Disclosures

Categories: Consumer Info/Protection,Housing/Homelessness

http://www.ftc.gov/os/2007/06/P025505MortgageDisclosureReport.pdf

Subtitled: An Empirical Assessment of Current and Prototype Disclosure Forms. Reports results of a study to test consumer understanding of mortgage costs and choices and of how effectively current forms convey needed information. From the Federal Trade Commission

Enhancing Achievement and Proficiency Through Safe and Drug-Free Schools

Categories: Alcohol/Drug Abuse,Children,Education

http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/sdfscac/enhancing-achievement.doc

Findings and recommendations on how to prevent alcohol and drug-abuse among children and how to provide safe, drug-free schools. From the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee.

2007 Outlook for Hurricane Impacts on Gulf of Mexico Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production

Categories: Energy,Weather/Disasters

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/steo/pub/pdf/2007_hurricanes.pdf

From hurricane simulation approaches, predicts a supply shutoff of about 13 million barrels of crude oil during the coming hurricane season. From the Energy Information Administration.

Public Health Assistance to Sub-Saharan Africa: High School National Debate Topic 2007-08

Categories: Africa,Education,Health/Medical

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/debate07.html

Offers a collection of links on AIDS, Africa, and the African health situation in general. A few resources may be restricted to those at sponsoring library. From the University of Michigan Library Documents Center.

Ukraine’s Military Between East and West

Categories: Asia,Defense/Military

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB778.pdf

Looks at the need for and progress in achieving reform of the defense establishment in the Ukraine. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College

Haiti: Hope for the Future

Categories: Haiti,Latin America

http://www.usip.org/files/resources/sr188.pdf

Reviews events of the past year, including the election of a new parliament and hints of economic progress. From the U.S. Institute of Peace

Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq: June 2007

Categories: Defense/Military,Iraq

http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/pdfs/9010-Final-20070608.pdf

Latest quarterly report on the progress and setbacks in Iraq. From the Department of Defense.

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