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Thursday, 30th June 2005

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Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Supreme Court--United States
Documents in the News
Source: USSC (via C-SPAN)
Justice O'Connor Retirement Letter to Pres. Bush (PDF)
See Also: Interview with Justice O'Connor (via C-SPAN)
From 2002, transcript and streaming video available.
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Homeland Security
Source: U.S. Department of Defense
Just Released: Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support (PDF; 1.2 MB)
From press release: "The Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support articulates strategic goals and objectives and provides direction to relevant Homeland Defense activities across the department. These activities include deterring and preventing attacks, protecting critical defense and designated civilian infrastructure, providing situational understanding, and preparing for and responding to incidents."
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Internet Resources
Source: IRN
The July 2005 Issue of The Internet Resources Newsletter is Now Online
More useful goodies from Roddy M. and crew.
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Health Insurance--United States--Statistics
Source: CDC/NCHS
Just Released, Health Insurance Coverage: Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, 2004
"Health insurance coverage for children showed continued improvement in 2004, and the percentage of working-age adults without insurance coverage, which had been climbing in recent years, did not increase last year, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)."
Summary ||| Direct to Full Text (PDF)
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U.S. Congress--Women
Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists)
Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2005 (PDF; 284 KB)
"This report identifies the names, committee assignments, dates of service, and (for Representatives) districts of the 228 women Members of Congress. It will be updated as events warrant.
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Technology Spending--Businesses--United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Information and Communication Technology: 2003 (PDF; 3.03 MB)
From press release: "The U.S. Census Bureau today released first-ever estimates of U.S. business spending on information and communication technology (ICT) equipment. The report, Information and Communication Technology: 2003, includes spending figures on the following types of items:
* Computers and any hardware devices connected to them (such as printers, keyboards, mouses and monitors);
* Telephones and related equipment (such as noncellular, cordless telephones, fax machines, modems and answering machines);
* Electronic devices used for medical and therapeutic purposes (e.g., defibrillator, dialysis equipment, hearing aids and pacemakers); and
* Computer software." (via DocuTicker)

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