http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/comp/2009/pdf/comp1209.pdf
Reports that compensation grew in over 80% of U.S. counties as the annual average compensation per job in the U.S. grew by 2.6% to $56,116. Table covers most populous 168 counties in the U.S. Despite the title, does not include statistics by type of industry. From the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/2009prelimsem/index.html
Law enforcement agencies reported a decrease of 4.4% in the number of violent crimes and a decrease of 6.1% in the number of property crimes when compared to the first six months of 2008. From the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2009/dot19909.htm
Press release which describes in detail the set of protections provided to consumers by new transportation regulations. Airlines operating domestic flights are prohibited from holding passengers on a plane on the tarmac for more than three hours without allowing them to leave. Carriers operating international flights must specify in advance their own time limits. Other provisions relate to food, water, lavatory facilities, and the posting of flight delay information. From the Department of Transportation.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/economic_census/014506.html
Press release which reports that total shipment of goods in the U.S. in 2007 accounted for nearly $11.7 trillion in revenue and 12.5 billion tons, up from $8.4 trillion and 11.7 billion tons in 2002. Figures come from the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey, conducted every five years as part of the Economic Census. From the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
http://unfccc.int/files/meetings/cop_15/application/pdf/cop15_cph_auv.pdf
Full text of the final agreement at the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 held at Copenhagen, Denmark where the delegations agreed that deep cuts in global emissions are required to hold the increase in global temperature below 2 degrees Celsius. From the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
http://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76ve03
Latest release in the official diplomatic series of the U.S. Offers documents on global issues during the Nixon and Ford terms including international drug control, human rights, terrorism, and polar resource exploitation. From the State Department.
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/108xx/doc10864/s1733.pdf
Reviews provisions of the proposed legislation and estimates that the bill, if passed, would increase federal revenues by about $854 billion and increase direct spending by about $833 billion in the 2009-2019 decade. From the Congressional Budget Office.
http://www.epa.gov/lakessurvey/pdf/nla_survey_fact_sheet.pdf
Describes the methods and purpose of the first-ever study of the condition of lakes in the U.S. Reports that 56% of the lakes were healthy, 21% were in fair condition, and 22% were in poor biological condition. From the Environmental Protection Agency