http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/ATUS/Current.htm
Offers statistical data on patterns of time used by Americans for eating and drinking with details by age, sex, and socio-economic status. Also offers statistics on time spent shopping for groceries and time spent exercising or watching TV by body mass index group. From the Economic Research Service.
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33312_20080408.pdf
Explains the background to the current controversy over presidential authority to restrict foreign investment in the interests of U.S. national security. Covers the Exon-Florio provision, Treasury Department regulations, the Byrd Amendment, and the role of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.
http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2008/bts026_08/pdf/bts026_08.pdf
Reports that U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 4 % fewer pilots and 32% fewer maintenance workers in 2007 than in 2000. The 7 large network carriers employed 29% fewer pilots and 42% fewer maintenance workers. Offers 9 supporting statistical tables. From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/press_releases/2008/233605.htm
News release about terms of settlement between Justice Department and National Association of Realtors where realtors agreed to cease using such anti-competitive practices as withholding multiple service listings from Internet-based brokers. From the Justice Department
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/afdr/2008/
Reports on U.S. efforts to promote democracy and human rights in nondemocratic countries and countries undergoing democratic transitions as mandated by the Advancing Democratic Values Act of 2007. From the State Department
http://laws.findlaw.com/us/000/06-1321
6-3 Supreme Court decision that federal workers are protected from employer retaliation under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. The case involved a Postal Service worker who claimed she was subjected to various forms of retaliation after filing an age discrimination complaint. From Findlaw.com
http://laws.findlaw.com/us/000/06-1431
7-2 Supreme Court decision that federal laws that protect workers against discrimination also protect them against employer retaliation if they file complaints of race or age discrimination. The decision applied to workers in the private sector. The case involved a black assistant restaurant manager who claimed he was fired after complaining about discriminatory remarks by a supervisor. From Findlaw.com
http://www.usda.gov/oce/global_change/sap_2007_FinalReport.htm
Nearly 200 page report that looks at how climate change is already reshaping the American environment. Assesses the effects that human-generated carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have already had on land, water, and agricultural resources. One of a series of 21 synethesis and assessment products from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. This report was commissioned by the Department of Agriculture.