Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full-Text Documents (3 Items) Cable Television Rates
Source: GAO Issues Related to Competition and Subscriber Rates in the Cable Television Industry
Some rocket science here: "Competition leads to lower cable rates and improved quality." However, competition exists in only a few U.S. cable markets. Over the past three years, cable rates have risen 34%, "driven by the high cost of original programming, among other things." Sports programming in particular is very expensive. Report highlights See also:GAO: Rising Sports Tab Ups Cable TV Rates (Reuters via FindLaw)
-- Military Law
Source: Air War College Military Law and Legal Links
Collection of links to both general and specific military legal sources, including Judge Advocate Generals offices, military courts, military commissions and tribunals, laws of war and war crimes, court martial procedures, DoD appropriations laws, international law, Islamic law, space law and treaties.
-- Crime Statistics--United States
Source: FBI Crime in These United States 2002
"Crime in the United States (CIUS) is an annual publication in which the FBI compiles volume and rate of crime offenses for the nation, the states, and individual agencies. This report also includes arrest, clearance, and law enforcement employee data." Statistics are compiled from 17,000 law enforcement agencies across the country. Figures for 2002 show a slight overall rise in serious crime, but crime is well down (16%) over the levels of a decade ago, with far fewer murders in 2002 than there were in 1993. Report available in HTML or PDF. FBI Press Release Index of Crime (crime data by state) See also: F.B.I. Figures for 2002 Show Slight Rise in Serious Crime (The New York Times)
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