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Explores forecasting and monitoring technologies that could help predict weather events unique to urban environments.  From the National Research Council

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R41084.pdf

Latest updating of report on casualties during Operation Enduring Freedom.  Covers OEF casualties in Afghanistan and in other countries where forces have been deployed.   Also discusses the history of attempts to record casualties in this asymmetric operation and the variety of organizations involved in the effort.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R40002.pdf

Discusses federal efforts to curtail unauthorized employment of illegal aliens by discussing legal guidance followed by the Departments of Homeland Security and Labor.   From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R40932.pdf

This report provides a summary of legal issues raised by the choice of forum for trying accused terrorists and a chart comparing selected military commissions rules to those that apply in federal  courts.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RL34248.pdf

Reviews the status of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal and efforts to secure its weapons and prevent nuclear proliferation through political instability or procurement profiteering.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40929.pdf

Reviews the history of federal youth job training programs and discusses current programs such as Job Corps and YouthBuild.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42519.pdf

This report provides information for policymakers on the youth employment situation, including data on labor force participation, employment/unemployment in the post WWII period,  and factors that influence youth participation in the labor force.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R41007.pdf

Includes discussions of China’s formal political institutions, distinct features of China’s political culture, such as the importance of committees and of provincial leaders, governance challenges in the Chinese system, and Chinese authorities’  views of political reform.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists