http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB859.pdf
Reviews various reunification scenarios, the nature of the North Korean regime, and possible costs. Suggests that China is best positioned to profoundly influence the nature of reunification. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.
http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/watershed_handbook/
Latest release of a handbook intended to help communities, watershed organizations, and local, state, and federal agencies develop and implement plans to meet water quality standards and protect water resources. From the Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db05.htm
Reports the number of infants who were ever breastfed increased from 60% in 1993-94 to 77% in 2005-2006. Summarizes information on breastfeeding rates in the U.S. including demographic and socio-economic characteristics of breastfeeding mothers. From the National Center for Health Statistics.
http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/2007/
Annual report on terrorism trends and country-by-country descriptions of terrorism incidents and government attempts at control. Includes annex of statistical information from the National Counterterrorism Center with numbering of terrorist incidents including number of killed, injured and kidnapped. From the State Department
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/industry/gdpindustry/2008/pdf/gdpind07.pdf
News release with statistics on how preliminary figures show that the finance and insurance industry group accounted for nearly half of the slowdown in economic growth in 2007. From the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008601
Identifies state education agencies that maintain pay records for public school teachers, the comparability of these records, and whether the data is available to researchers. Finds that large, multistate comparative studies of teacher pay are possible. From the National Center for Education Statistics.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008153
Analyzes the teaching career choices of 1992-93 graduates, including those who were not teaching. Includes demographic characteristics, academic backgrounds, teaching assignments, and salaries. From the National Center for Education Statistics.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL33793.pdf
Argues for the importance of understanding the perspective of neighboring countries toward Iraq as a condition of developing U.S. policy. Provides information about the current perspectives and policies of Iraq’s neighbors, analyzes potential regional responses to continued insurgency and violence in Iraq, and reviews U.S. policy options. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.