Government Information

Earl Gregg Swem Library

The Situation in Afghanistan and its Implications for International Peace and Security

Categories: Afghanistan,United Nations

http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/63/372

Declares the humanitarian situation is worsening because of increased violence and food shortages. Describes the work of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and priorities for the coming months. From the United Nations Secretary General

Statistics on International Development 2008

Categories: Foreign Assistance,Govt Finance,Great Britain,Statistics

http://www.dfid.gov.uk/pubs/files/sid2008/contents.asp

Official final statistics on spending on official development assistance by the United Kingdom for calendar year 2007. Also reports on UK Gross Public Expediture on Development which was more than 6,000 million pounds.

The Political Parties and Elections Bill

Categories: Elections/Campaigns,Great Britain,Laws/Regulations

http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2008/rp08-074.pdf

Describes provisions of legislation designed to increase the power of the Electoral Commission in England to regulate political party/candidate donations and expenditures in elections. House of Commons Library Research Paper 08/74.

Tuberculosis Stays in U.S. Hospitals, 2006

Categories: Health/Medical,Statistics

http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb60.pdf

Reports there were 58,500 hospital stays for tuberculosis in 2006 for an average cost of $20,100 and an average stay of 15 days. From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Mortality Experience of the 1986-2000 National Health Interview Survey …

Categories: Births/Deaths,Health/Medical,Statistics

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_02/sr02_147.pdf

Links participants in health interview surveys to mortality files to enable study of a variety of health factors with mortality and establish survival probabilities for each of 44 age-sex-race categories. From the National Center for Health Statistics.

Federal Justice Statistics 2005

Categories: Crime/Justice,Statistics

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/fjs05.htm

Offers federal criminal case statistics on suspects and defendants processed in the federal criminal justice system including number of persons arrested, convicted, and sentenced. From the Bureau of Justice Statistics

Treasury Announces Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds

Categories: Consumer Info/Protection,Financial Crisis/Markets,Govt Finance

http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/hp1161.htm

Explains details of the program by which the federal government would guarantee the share price of any publicly offered eligible money market mutual fund. From the Treasury Department.

Assessment of Moderate- and High-Temperature Geothermal Resources of the United States

Categories: Energy,Geology/Mining

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2008/3082/pdf/fs2008-3082.pdf

Represents the first national geothermal resource estimate for the U.S. in more than 30 years. Argues that geothermal power production could significantly add to the electric power generating capacity of the U.S. From the U.S. Geological Survey.

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