Political Science - General

President Obama's political spin team and the White House are calling this a humanitarian situation. It is a crisis. Not only have relevant agencies been overwhelmed, but our national security has been put at risk as the border security resources have been diverted to...

Section 703 of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) directed the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a study concerning the magnitude of illicit tobacco trade in the United States and to submit to Congress recommendations for the most effective...

Politico-military realities explained through a tale of man versus nature... A resident of the bustling suburbs of Washington, D.C., relocates to the virgin woods of beautiful Northern Virginia to escape traffic, urban sprawl and the bombardment of national news in order to seek his...

AMERICA: WALLETS, BULLETS AND ROSES GENRE: general politics and social issues 252 pages It is a collection of personal narratives on the internal and external effects of the Bush policies that took place between the period of Sept 11/2001-Sept 29/2004. It deals mainly with...

Dave's Cunning Plans tells the tale of the coalition government and their plans to rebuild the broken landscape of Britain. The man with the blueprint is of course our leader, 'Call Me Dave' Cameron. Dave has many plans, in fact, no area of your...

The diplomacy and development efforts of the Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) continue to make significant strides toward a more secure, democratic and prosperous world for the benefit of the American people and the international community. The Department and...

The Ghetto Effect is a psychological synopsis of how the ghettos in America have had such a profound effect on the nation. The effect is broken down into different categories in each of the short chapters, such as the "Logic behind the Name," "Segregation...

The Coast Guard's program of record (POR) calls for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90 aging Coast Guard cutters and patrol craft. The NSC, OPC, and FRC programs have...

The purpose and scope of this CRS report is to provide a succinct overview with analysis of the major issues in the U.S. policy on Taiwan. This report will be updated as warranted. Taiwan formally calls itself the sovereign Republic of China (ROC), tracing...

To construct an economy that is built to last and creates good jobs that pay well for generations to come, it will take making investments in education, innovation, and infrastructure so that our entrepreneurs, scientists, and workers have the tools they need to succeed....

Congress has received President Obama's budget request for FY2014, which includes $142.773 billion for research and development (R&D), a $1.861 billion (1.3%) increase from the FY2012 actual funding level of $140.912 billion. The request represents the President's R&D priorities; Congress may opt to agree...

As the 113th Congress continues consideration of air quality issues, oversight of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulatory actions is expected to remain the main focus. Of particular interest are EPA's Clean Air Act regulations on emissions of greenhouse gases. President Obama's June 25 announcement...

The Air Force is committed to prevent, deter, and prosecute sexual assault within its ranks. This report contains a synopsis of significant sexual assault cases taken to trial by court-martial from 2010 to 2012 in which the accused was convicted of a sexual assault...

During the postmodern era moral reasoning on why and how nations fight has shifted. The just war tradition was founded during the fourth century in a system of thought based on natural law as defined by the Christian conception of God. This moral construct...

As national headlines highlight ethical breeches at the very top of our military structure, others have documented a concern about undue religious persuasion in the military. In the wake of alleged religious infractions, Air Force Instruction 1-1 was published with a paragraph entitled, "Government...

The Recruiting Assistance Program (RAP) was born in 2005 when the Army National Guard (ARNG) was struggling to meet its recruitment numbers due to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The National Guard's Recruiting Assistance Program (G-RAP), would provide incentives to National Guard soldiers...

On November 8-9, 2011, the National Defense University (NDU), Washington, DC, held a conference entitled "Forging an American Grand Strategy: Securing a Path Through a Complex Future," which I had the privilege of chairing. For more than 2 decades, I have been studying the...

A little bit about myself, them moving on to current conditions in the developing nations and human rights. Few cases where minimum wage law will go a long way to improving the conditions of developing nations.Author: Manoj TulsyaniISBN-10: 1503040089ISBN-13: 9781503040083Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage:...

The country's immigration and naturalization laws have been subjects of episodic controversy since America's founding, but illegal immigration only became an issue in the early 20th century, when Congress passed the first strict restrictions on legal admissions. Illegal immigration declined during the Great Depression...

Thanks to the hard work and resilience of the American people, the economy and our Nation are moving forward. More than eight million pri-vate sector jobs have been created over the last four years, the unemployment rate is at its lowest level in over...

Since 2000, the U.S. military has been building up forward-deployed forces on the westernmost U.S. territory of Guam (west of Hawaii) to increase U.S. operational presence, deterrence, and power projection for potential responses to crises, disasters, or other contingencies to support Japan, Republic of...

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provides funds to states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and commonwealths, and Indian tribal organizations (collectively referred to as grantees) primarily to help low-income households pay home energy expenses. The LIHEAP statute provides for two...

The Navy for several years has carried out a variety of irregular warfare (IW) and counterterrorism (CT) activities. Among the most readily visible of the Navy's recent IW operations have been those carried out by Navy sailors serving ashore in Afghanistan and Iraq. Many...

This book provides information regarding E-Government initiatives funded through agency contributions, and does not include all Federal government shared services. Agency contributions include commitments of funding and/or in-kind contributions, which represent the dollar-equivalent of a contribution of services, equipment, facilities, software, license fees, or...

As of September 30, 2012, the tax debt of individuals and businesses that owed the U.S. government was about $364 billion, according to the IRS.The tax-debt inventory is the sum of all taxes owed to the IRS at a particular point in time, including...

In coming decades, the aging of the population, rising health care costs, and the expansion of federal subsidies for health insurance will put increasing pressure on the federal budget. At the same time, by 2020, if current laws generally remained in place, federal spending...

Potential adversaries of the United States recognize that its ability to globally project combat power is essential to maintaining military dominance. Degrading US combat power projection requires a strategy of access denial which consists of geopolitical and military measures. In the Pacific Rim, the...

On January 4, 2011, President Obama signed into the law the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act (COMPETES), granting all agencies broad authority to conduct prize competitions to spur innovation, solve tough problems, and advance their core missions. Prizes have an established track record of spurring...

Finally, the truth be told. After years of research, interviews, and in depth debates the issues have never seemed clearer than in this book. This book will shed light on the on going problems with South Africa's health department, and will leave you with...

A collection of lively essays by the author about his home town as well other areas of life, both on a social as well political front. Including... essays on many of the critical figures of the age, ranging from the politics of Richard Nixon...

Both the number of unemployed persons, at 10.9 million, and the unemployment rate, at 7.0 percent, declined in November. Among the unemployed, the number who reported being on temporary layoff decreased by 377,000. This largely reflects the return to work of federal employees who...

Racism - The Color of White is all about bigotry and racism today. White is not a mere absence of color; it is a shining and affirmative thing, as fierce as red, as definite as black and color blind racism is something you need...

Cannabis Sense 2015 contains alarming statistics, indisputable facts and plenty of damn good reasons why the United States needs to legalize marijuana this year. Author Derek Williams takes a patriotic look at the economic, social and health benefits of legalization, explaining that the United...

This astounding volume offers concrete solutions to America's problems. Detailed, clear and concrete this looks like a blueprint for what the author calls the "regeneration" of the United States. At last, real solutions offered up for debate.Author: Lonnie HicksISBN-10: 1500838462ISBN-13: 9781500838461Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has prepared human resources guidance for agencies and employees on shutdown furloughs (also called emergency furloughs). A shutdown furlough occurs when there is a lapse in annual appropriations. Shutdown furloughs can occur at the beginning of a...

The United States failed in both Lebanon in 1982-1984 and Iraq in 2003, to achieve its political objectives. While there are many reasons for this, perhaps the greatest is that the government failed to coordinate and direct all of its resources in a unified...

Broadband access is an essential part of our economy. Given the reliance of so many American businesses and families on this basic technology, it's easy to overlook that just 15 years ago broadband barely existed for consumers.To create jobs and grow wages at home,...

During May, June, and July 2007, 58 solid-phase samples were collected from abandoned uranium mine waste dumps, background sites, and adjacent streambeds in Red, White, and Fry Canyons in southeastern Utah. The objectives of this sampling program were to (1) assess the nonpoint-source chemical...

OUR COUNTRY STARTED OUT WITH A SIMPLE DOCUMENT. The Constitution of the United States, written in 1787, is a mere 4,435 words long - and set out the absolute bare minimum requirements for the world's first modern democracy: separation of powers between the President,...

The Pharaocracy of America & Ni'ihau: From Iniki to Empire. by: Horus Michael Copyright (c) 2014 HM-1 Genre: Political Science. The Pharaocracy is a back-up Government should the USA Government shut itself down, however permanently. Some highlights are: focusing on Training rather than Technology...

At the Lord's Supper, Jesus told Peter he would deny Jesus three times before the rooster crowed. Jesus was arrested that night, and as he had said, Peter denied knowing Jesus three times before the rooster crowed. Jesus looked Peter in the eyes as...

In reviewing Mr Obama's Presidency, I felt that he had the opportunity to do great things. which he did not I have written a Fantasy section of how I believe it could have been. A Fact section as to how it is. A Future...

Widespread use of dry wells to dispose of roadside runoff has raised concern about the potential effects on the quality of groundwater of the Island of Hawai'i.Author: Scot K. IzukaISBN-10: 1499614934ISBN-13: 9781499614930Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/23/2014Pages: 42Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w...

Mervin Evans Creates a Road Map for California's SuccessAuthor: Mervin EvansISBN-10: 1499599307ISBN-13: 9781499599305Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/23/2014Pages: 174Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.92lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.37d

This an essential primer of American politics. What it is, what it is not and a precursor of where it might be going.Author: Nelson J. Jackson SrISBN-10: 1499580908ISBN-13: 9781499580907Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/06/2014Pages: 104Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.33lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.22d

The time has come to free Nigerian politicians from their masters; I mean the traditional rulers and the religious leaders, and let the Politicians come direct to the people to seek power in order to establish in Nigeria true democracy; "the government of the...

In the '60 the ignorant ones wanted the Blacks to be sent to Africa. And if you criticized the war, then you were told America Love It or Leave It. Now, 50 years later, the ignorant ones want their toilets cleaned and their vegetables...

Attention to environmental issues in the 110th Congress focused early andheavily on climate change - the state of the science, and whether (and, if so, how)to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Seventeen bills had been introducedto establish GHG emission caps as of June 2008,...

Thoreau wrote his famous essay, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, as a protest against an unjust but popular war and the immoral but popular institution of slave-owning.Author: Thoreau Henry DavidISBN-10: 1499110537ISBN-13: 9781499110531Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/11/2014Pages: 26Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 11.02h x...

This is the San Francisco edition of The American Homeless Companion, an account of the Golden Gate Park community which flourishes within the wonderments of Buena Vista Park, upper Haight Street, Golden Gate Park and the connecting Panhandle. The landmarks, locations and people are...