http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm80/8064/8064.pdf
Represents the response of the British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to questions from Parliament. Agrees on the importance of a political settlement in Afghanistan but not with the idea of a troop withdrawal deadline. Parliamentary Command Paper CM 8064
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/post/postpn374-unconventional-gas.pdf
Examines the potential for unconventional gas exploitation in the United Kingdom, the regulatory regimes for covering such activity, and the issues surrounding the extraction and use of the gas. From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/reports-and-publications/2011/2011-special-301-report
Latest annual review of the global state of intellectual property rights protection and enforcement. Identifies a wide range of U.S. concerns including indigenous innovation policies in China, copyright piracy over the Internet in such countries as Canada, Spain, Italy, and Russia, and more. From the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
http://liber8.stlouisfed.org/newsletter/2011/201105.pdf
Discusses the provisions for consumer protection and regulation of risky activities by large financial institutions in the landmark Dodd-Frank Act, the most sweeping financial regulatory reform since the Great Depression. From the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/business_ownership/cb11-74.html
Press release with links to data on number and types of businesses owned by Asian Americans. Reports that number of businesses owned by Asian-Americans increased 40% between 2002 and 2007 to 1.5 million. From the Census Bureau
http://www.usip.org/files/resources/PB%2091.pdf
Supports the role of international contact groups and nongovernmental organizations in peace negotiations between governments and rebel organizations. Illustrates innovative methods and approaches during current negotiations between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. From the United States Institute of Peace
http://www.usip.org/files/resources/PB92.pdf
Discusses the challenges faced by countries that are transitioning from authoritarian rule to constitutional democracy and offers a review of commonly recurring issues. From the United States Institute of Peace
http://www.justice.gov/oig/reports/FBI/a1122r.pdf
Assesses the accomplishments and shortcomings of the FBI’s efforts to protect U.S. cyberspace from an array of adversaries. From the Office of the Inspector General of the Justice Department