http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/governments/cb11-75.html
Reports that assets in state retirement systems fell for the second consecutive year, due to a $485 billion decrease in earnings between 2008 and 2009. Provides links to detailed tables from the Annual Survey of Public-Employee Retirement Systems. From the Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/education/cb11-72.html
Press release which reports that more working women than men have college degrees by 37% to 35%. Provides links to detailed tables with education attainment by sex, race, marital status, occupation, and other characteristics. From the Census Bureau
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR116/ERR116.pdf
Reports that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 increased benefit levels for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and expanded eligibility for jobless adults without children. Food expenditures by low-income households increased by 5.4% and food insecurity declined by 2.2% from 2008 to 2009. From the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr038.pdf
Presents national estimates on home health care patients and discharged hospice care patients, including information on patient characteristics, medical diagnoses, service use, advance care planning and hospital care use. Reports that each day in 2007 there were an estimated 1.45 million patients receiving home health care. From the National Center for Health Statistics
http://laws.findlaw.com/us/000/09-893
5-4 Supreme Court decision that consumers may not band together in class-action law suits to pursue complaints against businesses. The case involved a cell phone contract whose fine print mandated that claims be handled through arbitration procedures. The decision struck down a California law that forbids bans on class-action efforts in arbitration or litigation. From Findlaw.com
Provides eight regional profiles to show how Virginia is changing. Profiles include information on population size, characteristics, changes over the past decade, educational attainment, income, poverty, labor force participation, and employment. From the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=1064
Emphasizes the critical role of leadership in recognizing the scale of surprise on the battlefield and in compelling institutional responses. Uses the improvised explosive devices encountered in Iraq as an example. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College
http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=1063
Describes how the fighting in Afghanistan has added to the strategic significance of Central Asia. Provides an analysis of Russian perspectives on the significance of events in the region. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College