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USA WEB ALERT

 

U.S. Information Resource Center

Office of Public Affairs

U.S. Embassy in Australia

 

February 2008

 

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Web Alert is produced by the Public Affairs Office of the U.S. Mission to Australia as a free service to our subscribers.  The views expressed in these documents are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. federal government.

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TOPICS IN THIS WEB ALERT:

 

International relations

South Asia and Afghanistan

Middle East  

Africa

Economics and finance

International economic issues, trade and investment

Development and international assistance

 

National security and defense

Terrorism and homeland security

 

Science, innovation and research  

Energy

Climate change

 

Health

Labor and youth

Population, immigration and naturalization

 

Public opinion and polling

Politics and elections

Budget and public administration

Media, communications and information technology

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 

 

Keynote address by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum 

Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2008 

http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/01/99624.htm 

 

International Affairs FY2009 Budget 

Fact sheet, Office of the Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance, February 4, 2008 

http://www.state.gov/f/releases/factsheets2008/99981.htm 

This fact sheet outlines the provisions of the foreign policy and international operations part (approximately $39.5 billion) of the Fiscal Year 2009 U.S. federal budget proposed by President Bush on February 4, 2008. 

 

Religion in World Affairs: Its Role in Conflict and Peace 

Special report by David Smock, U.S. Institute of Peace, February 2008 

http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr201.pdf 

There is a summary at http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr201.html 

 

Islam and the West: Annual Report on the State of Dialogue 

World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland), January 2008 

http://www.weforum.org/pdf/C100/Islam_West.pdf 

There is a news release on this 156-page report at http://www.weforum.org/en/media/Latest%20Press%20Releases/IslamWestPR 

 

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SOUTH ASIA and AFGHANISTAN 

 

India’s Trade Policy Choices: Managing Diverse Challenges 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, February 2008 

http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/india's_trade_policy_choices_final.pdf 

 

Pakistan and the War on Terror: Conflicted Goals, Compromised Performance 

Ashley J. Tellis, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, January 2008 

http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/tellis_pakistan_final.pdf 

There is a summary at http://www.carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=19848&prog=zgp&proj=zsa= 

 

Pakistan’s Nuclear Future: Worries Beyond War 

Edited by Henry D. Sokolski, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, January 2008 

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB832.pdf 

There is a summary of this 385-page publication at http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=832 

 

A Toxic Cocktail: Pakistan’s Growing Instability 

Briefing by J. Alexander Their, U.S. Institute of Peace, February 2008 

http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2008/0201_pakistan.html 

 

Pakistan’s New Generation of Terrorists 

Backgrounder by Jayshree Bajoria, Council on Foreign Relations, February 6, 2008 

http://www.cfr.org/publication/15422/pakistans_new_generation_of_terrorists.html 

 

Afghanistan and NATO: Why They Both Matter 

Remarks by U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Volker, February 4, 2008 

http://www.state.gov/p/eur/rls/rm/100026.htm 

 

Afghanistan: A Plan to Turn the Tide? 

Hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, January 31, 2008 

http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/2008/hrg080131a.html 

 

Afghanistan Study Group Report: Revitalizing Our Efforts, Rethinking Our Strategies 

Center for the Study of the Presidency, January 30, 2008 

http://www.thepresidency.org/pubs/Afghan_Study_Group_final.pdf 

 

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MIDDLE EAST 

 

The Middle East 

A bibliography with hyperlinks. Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center, January 2008 

http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/middleeast08.htm 

 

The Proposed U.S. Security Commitment to Iraq: What Will Be in It and Should It Be a Treaty? 

Hearing before subcommittees of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, January 23, 2008 

http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=936 

For transcripts, please go to http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/testimony.asp and scroll down. 

 

Political Progress in Iraq During the Surge 

Rend Al-Rahim Francke, U.S. Institute of Peace, December 2007 

http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr196.pdf 

 

Higher Education and the Future of Iraq 

Imad Harb, U.S. Institute of Peace, January 2008 

http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr195.pdf 

 

That Which is Not Obligatory is Prohibited: Censorship and Incitement in the Arab World 

Hearing before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, January 22, 2008 

http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=935 

For transcripts, please go to http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/testimony.asp and scroll down. 

 

The Battle for Cyberspace: Blogging and Dissidence in the Middle East 

Panel discussion, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, February 4, 2008 

http://www.aei.org/events/eventID.1650,filter.all,type.past/event_detail.asp 

 

Inside Gaza: The Challenge of Clans and Families 

International Crisis Group, December 20, 2007 

http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/middle_east___north_africa/arab_israeli_conflict/71_inside_gaza___the_challenge_of_clans_and_families.pdf 

 

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AFRICA 

 

Africa-China-U.S. Trilateral Dialogue: Summary Report 

Report by the Brenthurst Foundation, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Council on Foreign Relations, and Leon H. Sullivan Foundation, December 2007 

http://www.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/Trilateral_Report.pdf 

There is a summary at http://www.cfr.org/publication/14998/africachinaus_trilateral_dialogue.html 

 

The Immediate and Underlying Causes and Consequences of Kenya’s Flawed Election 

Hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, February 7, 2008 

http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/2008/hrg080207a.html 

 

The Political Crisis in Kenya: A Call for Justice and Peaceful Resolution 

Hearing before the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 6, 2008 

http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing_notice.asp?id=937

For transcripts please go to http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/testimony.asp and scroll down.

 

Understanding Kenya’s Politics 

Backgrounder by Stephanie Hanson, Council on Foreign Relations, January 25, 2008 

http://www.cfr.org/publication/15322/understanding_kenyas_politics.html 

 

Elections in the DRC: The Bemba Surprise 

Special report by Tatiana Carayannis, U.S. Institute of Peace, February 2008 

http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr200.html 

This report examines the 2006 election results and the state of democracy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire). 

 

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ECONOMICS and FINANCE

 

President Bush discusses economy, growth package 

The White House, January 18, 2008 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/01/20080118-1.html 

At http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/01/20080118.html there is a White House fact sheet on measures proposed by the President to address recent significant developments in U.S. economic performance. 

 

Strengthening America’s Economy: Stimulus That Makes Sense 

Hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Finance, January 22, 2008 

http://finance.senate.gov/sitepages/hearing012208.htm 

A further hearing, January 24, 2008, is at http://finance.senate.gov/sitepages/hearing012408.htm 

 

Economic Stimulus 

A compilation, by BNA Inc., of links to reports, analyses etc, January 2008 

http://www.bna.com/webwatch/econstim2008.html 

 

The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2008 to 2018 

Congressional Budget Office, January 2008 

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/89xx/doc8917/01-23-2008_BudgetOutlook.pdf 

 

Employment Numbers as Recession Indicators 

Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress, January 2008 

http://www.house.gov/jec/studies/2008/Employment%20Numbers%20as%20Recession%20Indicators.pdf 

 

What is a Recession, Who Decides When It Starts, and When Do They Decide? 

Congressional Research Service report, January 23, 2008 

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22793_20080123.pdf 

 

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INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ISSUES, TRADE and INVESTMENT 

 

Sovereign Wealth Funds 

Backgrounder by Lee Hudson Teslik, Council on Foreign Relations, January 18, 2008 

http://www.cfr.org/publication/15251/sovereign_wealth_funds.html 

 

“Fear” and Offshoring: The Scope and Potential Impact of Imports and Exports of Services 

J. Bradford Jensen and Lori G. Kletzer, Peterson Institute for International Economics, January 2008 

http://petersoninstitute.org/publications/pb/pb08-1.pdf 

There is a summary at http://petersoninstitute.org/publications/interstitial.cfm?ResearchID=880 

 

116 U.S. Cities Make Up “Billion Dollar Markets” 

News release, U.S. Dept of Commerce, January 24, 2008 

http://www.commerce.gov/NewsRoom/PressReleases_FactSheets/PROD01_005079 

This item refers to the positive impact exports have on the economies of metropolitan areas in the United States. The accompanying database is at http://ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/metro/ 

 

U.S.-China Economic Engagement: The Road to Faster, Deeper Reform 

Speech by U.S. Under Secretary of the Treasury David H. McCormick, January 30, 2008 

http://www.ustreas.gov/press/releases/hp788.htm 

 

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DEVELOPMENT and INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE 

 

Foreign Assistance: An Agenda for Reform 

Speech by Henrietta H. Fore, Administrator of USAID and Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance, February 1, 2008 

http://www.usaid.gov/press/speeches/2008/sp080201.html 

 

The MCC at Four: U.S. Efforts in Combating Global Poverty 

Remarks by John J. Danilovich, chief executive officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation, January 30, 2008 

http://fpc.state.gov/fpc/99845.htm 

In his opening remarks, Ambassador Danilovich refers to the Millennium Challenge Corporation as “a different and demanding new form of development assistance with its focus on a very specific mandate: The reduction of poverty through sustainable economic growth”. 

 

Are There Lessons for Africa from China’s Success against Poverty? 

Martin Ravallion, World Bank policy research working paper, January 2008 

http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/IW3P/IB/2008/01/24/000158349_20080124082651/Rendered/PDF/wps4463.pdf 

 

Rising Food Prices Intensify Food Insecurity in Developing Countries 

U.S. Dept of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, Amber Waves, February 2008 

http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/February08/Features/RisingFood.htm 

 

Tsunami Reconstruction, Three Years Later 

News release, U.S. Agency for International Development, January 18, 2008 

http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2008/pr080118.html 

Contains facts and statistics about reconstruction efforts in the Indian Ocean coastal areas devastated by the tsunami of December 2004. 

 

Civilian Police and Rule of Law Programs 

Fact sheet, U.S. Dept of State, January 2, 2008 

http://www.state.gov/p/inl/rls/fs/98167.htm 

 

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NATIONAL SECURITY and DEFENSE

 

Annual Threat Assessment of the Director of National Intelligence for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence 

U.S. Director of National Intelligence, February 5, 2008 

http://www.dni.gov/testimonies/20080205_testimony.pdf 

 

The State of Space Security 

Remarks by Donald A. Mahley, U.S. Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, January 24, 2008 

http://www.state.gov/t/isn/rm/2008/99746.htm 

 

Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) 

Congressional Research Service report, January 16, 2008 

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RL34327.pdf 

 

Combating Nuclear Proliferation: The Effectiveness of the Department of Energy’s Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention (IPP) Program 

Hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, January 23, 2008 

http://energycommerce.house.gov/cmte_mtgs/110-oi-hrg.012308.NuclearProliferation.shtml 

 

Air Force weapon system roadmap released 

News release, U.S. Air Force, January 16, 2008 

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123082420 

The roadmap is at http://www.af.mil/library/airforceroadmap/ 

 

Does the Army Need a Full-Spectrum Force or Specialized Units? Background and Issues for Congress 

Congressional Research Service report, January 18, 2008 

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL34333.pdf 

 

Final Report of the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves 

Commission on the National Guard and Reserves, January 31, 2008 

http://www.cngr.gov/Final%20Report/CNGR%20Final%20Report.pdf 

There is a 95-page summary at http://www.cngr.gov/Final%20Report/CNGRFinalReportExecutiveSummary.pdf 

 

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TERRORISM and HOMELAND SECURITY 

 

Terrorist Recruitment in American Correctional Institutions: An Exploratory Study of

Non-Traditional Faith Groups: Final Report 

Report by Mark S. Hamm using federal funds provided by the U.S. Dept of Justice, December 2007 

http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/220957.pdf 

There is an abstract at http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/Abstract.aspx?ID=242801 

 

National Response Framework 

U.S. Dept of Homeland Security, January 2008 

http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nrf/nrf-core.pdf 

“… a guide to how the Nation conducts all-hazards response”. There is a news release at http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=42361 and general information at http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nrf/aboutNRF.htm 

 

National Aviation Security Policy, Strategy, and Mode-Specific Plans: Background and Considerations for Congress 

Congressional Research Service report, January 2, 2008 

http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/99485.pdf 

 

United States Efforts to Protect International Aviation from Man-Portable Air Defense Systems Attacks 

Fact sheet, U.S. Dept of State, January 24, 2008 

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2008/jan/99681.htm 

 

Maritime Security 

The Lexington Institute, January 2008 

http://lexingtoninstitute.org/docs/796.pdf 

 

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SCIENCE, INNOVATION and RESEARCH 

 

Research and Development: Essential Foundation for U.S. Competitiveness in a Global Economy 

National Science Board, National Science Foundation, January 2008 

http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsb0803/nsb0803.pdf 

“A Companion to Science and Engineering Indicators – 2008” 

 

Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

A committee of the U.S. National Academies, National Academies Press, 2008 

http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12150 

The full report can be read online by chapter at http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12150#toc 

 

Engineered Nanoscale Materials and Derivative Products: Regulatory Challenges 

Congressional Research Service report, January 22, 2008 

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34332.pdf 

 

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ENERGY  

 

Managing the Transition to a Secure, Low-Carbon Energy Future 

Issue brief by Sarah Ladislaw, Kathryn Zyla and Britt Childs, Center for Strategic and International Studies, and World Resources Institute, February 2008 

http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080204_managing_the_transition.pdf 

There is a summary at http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,4321/type,1/ 

 

Expect No Relief from OPEC 

Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress, February 2008 

http://www.house.gov/jec/Research%20Reports/2008/rr110-19.pdf 

 

AWEA 2007 Market Report 

American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), January 2008 

This is a report on the state of the wind energy industry in the United States; there is a news release at http://www.awea.org/newsroom/releases/AWEA_Market_Release_Q4_011708.html and a state-by-state listing of wind energy projects in the United States at http://www.awea.org/projects/ 

 

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CLIMATE CHANGE 

 

Working Towards a New Global Framework on Cutting Greenhouse Gases 

Remarks by Kurt D. Volker, U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, January 24, 2008 

http://www.state.gov/p/eur/rls/rm/99753.htm 

 

International Climate Change Negotiation: Bali and the Path Toward a Post-2012 Climate Treaty 

Hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, January 24, 2008 

http://foreign.senate.gov/hearings/2008/hrg080124p.html 

 

Administration Perspectives on United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali 

Hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, January 17, 2008 

http://energycommerce.house.gov/cmte_mtgs/110-eaq-hrg.011708.BaliConference.shtml 

 

G8’s Gradual Move Toward Post-Kyoto Climate Change Policy 

Backgrounder by Toni Johnson, Council on Foreign Relations, January 25, 2008 

http://www.cfr.org/publication/13640/g8s_gradual_move_toward_postkyoto_climate_change_policy.html 

 

What to Do about Climate Change 

Indur M. Goklany, Cato Institute, February 5, 2008 

http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-609.pdf 

There is a summary at http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=9125 

 

Cap, Auction, and Trade: Auctions and Revenue Recycling Under Carbon Cap and Trade 

Hearing before the U.S. House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, January 23, 2008 

http://globalwarming.house.gov/pubs/pubs?id=0026 

 

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HEALTH 

 

Knowing What Works in Health Care: A Roadmap for the Nation 

Institute of Medicine, U.S. National Academies, January 2008 

http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3809/34261/50718.aspx 

There is a news release at http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=12038 

 

Technological Change and the Growth of Health Care Spending 

Congressional Budget Office, January 2008 

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/89xx/doc8947/01-31-TechHealth.pdf 

There are charts at http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/89xx/doc8947/01-31-HealthcareSlides.pdf 

 

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LABOR and YOUTH 

 

A Chartbook of International Labor Comparisons: The Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe 

U.S. Dept of Labor, January 2008 

http://www.dol.gov/asp/media/reports/chartbook/2008-01/chartbook.pdf 

 

Global Employment Trends, January 2008 

International Labor Organization (ILO), January 2008 

http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/documents/publication/wcms_090106.pdf 

This contains the ILO’s projections for 2008; there is a news release at http://www.ilo.org/global/About_the_ILO/Media_and_public_information/Press_releases/lang--en/WCMS_090085/index.htm 

 

America’s Youth at 20: School Enrollment, Training, and Employment Transitions Between 19 and 20 

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Dept of Labor, January 23, 2008 

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/nlsyth.pdf 

 

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POPULATION, IMMIGRATION and NATURALIZATION 

 

Census Atlas of the United States: Census 2000 Special Reports 

Census Bureau, January 2008 

http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/censusatlas/ 

There is a news release, “Census Bureau produces first comprehensive atlas in more than 80 years”, at http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/census_2000/011433.html 

 

12 Million Shadows: America’s Immigration Dilemma 

Joseph Chamie, YaleGlobal Online, February 4, 2008 

http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=10296 

The author argues that demographics, economics and national security leave U.S. politicians with little choice but to accept de facto legalization of the status of undocumented immigrants in the United States. 

 

Naturalization Delays: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions 

Hearing before a subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, January 17, 2008 

http://judiciary.house.gov/Oversight.aspx?ID=403 

 

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PUBLIC OPINION and POLLING 

 

The Impact of “Cells-Only” on Public Opinion Polling 

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, January 31, 2008 

http://people-press.org/reports/pdf/391.pdf 

Looks at the implications for public opinion pollsters of the growing trend, especially among young people, to rely entirely upon mobile phones, not landlines, for their telephone communications. 

 

CBS News Poll Database 

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/12/politics/main3362530.shtml 

Contains data from all national CBS News polls conducted since January 2007. 

 

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POLITICS and ELECTIONS 

 

State of the Union 2008 

Address by President George W. Bush, January 28, 2008 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/stateoftheunion/2008/index.html 

With links to related materials and to previous State of the Union messages by President Bush. 

 

Presidential Candidates’ Responses to the State of the Union Address, January 2008 

Council on Foreign Relations, January 28, 2008 

http://www.cfr.org/publication/15371/presidental_candidates_responses_to_the_state_of_the_union_address_january_2008.html 

 

The Role of Delegates in the U.S. Presidential Nominating Process 

Backgrounder by Joanna Klonsky, Council on Foreign Relations, February 4, 2008 

http://www.cfr.org/publication/15414/role_of_delegates_in_the_us_presidential_nominating_process.html 

 

Election 2008 Resources: Political Information Online, Networked, and in the Social World 

Lorena O’English, Association of College and Research Libraries, C&RL News, January 2008 

http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2008/january08/elect08rescrces.cfm 

 

2008 Elections 

Census Bureau, February 2008 

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2008/2008elections.html 

Demographic data on states holding primaries and caucuses in the 2008 U.S. election process, and related population data. 

 

The Future of Red, Blue, and Purple America 

Ruy Teixeira, Brookings Institution, Issues in Governance Studies, January 2008 

http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2008/01_demographics_teixeira.aspx 

Another look at the changing American political landscape. 

 

Presidential Transitions 

Congressional Research Service report, updated December 27, 2007 

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL30736.pdf 

 

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BUDGET and PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 

 

Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2009: The Budget Documents 

Office of Management and Budget, February 2008 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2009/ 

Annotated links to key budget documents; there is a White House fact sheet at http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/02/20080204.html 

 

State and Local Governments: Growing Fiscal Challenges Will Emerge During the Next 10 Years 

Government Accountability Office (GAO), January 2008 

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08317.pdf 

 

Entitlement Reform Process: Other Countries’ Experiences Provide Useful Insights for the United States 

Government Accountability Office (GAO), January 2008 

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08372.pdf 

 

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MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS and INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 

 

Online Newspaper Viewership Reaches Record in 2007 

News release, Newspaper Association of America, January 24, 2008 

http://www.naa.org/PressCenter/SearchPressReleases/2008/Online-Newspaper-Viewership.aspx 

There is a data chart, “Newspaper Websites”, at http://www.naa.org/TrendsandNumbers/Newspaper-Websites.aspx 

 

Shouting to Be Heard: Public Service Advertising in a Changing Television World 

Kaiser Family Foundation, 2008 

http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/7715.pdf 

There is an introductory page at http://www.kff.org/entmedia/entmedia012408pkg.cfm with links to related documents, and a news release at http://www.kff.org/entmedia/entmedia012408nr.cfm 

 

Networked Nation: Broadband in America 2007 

Report by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Dept of Commerce, January 2008 

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/reports/2008/NetworkedNationBroadbandinAmerica2007.pdf 

There is a summary at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/reports/2008/NetworkedNationBroadbandSummary.pdf, a news release at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/press/2008/NetworkedNation_013108.html, and statements by FCC commissioners Michael J. Copps http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-279906A1.pdf and Jonathan S. Adelstein http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-279916A1.pdf 

 

The State of Connectivity: Building Innovation Through Broadband 

Final report of the California Broadband Task Force, January 2008 

http://www.calink.ca.gov/taskforcereport/default.asp 

The full report in PDF format is at http://www.calink.ca.gov/pdf/CBTF_FINAL_Report.pdf, a summary is at http://www.calink.ca.gov/pdf/exec_summary.pdf, and there is a news release at http://www.calink.ca.gov/pdf/pressreleases/01-17-08.pdf 

 

Broadband Opportunities for Rural America 

A joint initiative of the Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Dept of Agriculture 

http://wireless.fcc.gov/outreach/index.htm?job=broadband_home 

There is a news release (February 1, 2008) at http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-279938A1.pdf 

 

Information Economy Report 2007-2008: Science and Technology for Development: The New Paradigm of ICT 

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), February 2008 

Links to chapters of this 386-page document, ordering details, and links to versions in other languages are at http://www.unctad.org/Templates/webflyer.asp?docid=9479&intItemID=1397&lang=1&mode=downloads 

 

The Economic Benefits of Reducing PC Software Piracy 

A report by International Data Corporation for the Business Software Alliance, January 2008 

http://www.bsa.org/idcstudy.aspx?sc_lang=en 

 

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