Robert's US Government Info Blog August 2004 Archive

The overwhelming majority of newly poor Americans are children, according to an analysis by the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) of recently released U.S. Census Bureau data. The data show a ... Read More

The U.S. Census Bureau has reported that the number of uninsured Americans rose by 1.4 million to 15.6 percent, or 45 million, in 2003, up from 15.2 percent in 2002, ... Read More

Remember the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago when the anti-war protests in the streets garnered more attention than the political gyrations on the convention floor? "The whole world's watching.... etc." ... Read More

Back to school go U.S. kids, with their backpacks slung over their shoulders. Backpacks, that is, often loaded down to weigh over a quarter of the child's own body weight. ... Read More

Shielded by the ongoing war against embedded terrorists, Afghanistan's opium poppy growers were able to more than double production during 2003, according to the White House's Office of Drug Control ... Read More

Thanks to a $9.2 million loan from a U.S. Government agency, Afghanistan will be able to establish its first locally manufactured beverage facility, helping the country both meet a strong ... Read More

The government is using gag orders and secret evidence to keep the public in the dark about its use of the Patriot Act to investigate Americans, according to the American ... Read More

"The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America." - Article II, Section 1 - US Constitution. On the other hand, "No man will ... Read More

Established by Congress and President Bush in November 2002, the 9/11 Commission was assigned to examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks, identify lessons learned, and ... Read More

The Bush Administration is about to release a proposal that would more than double snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park over last winter's levels, ignoring the scientific findings of two ... Read More

The CIA World Factbook, a popular Central Intelligence Agency reference manual, provides a wealth of information on over 260 separate nations and other entities, listed alphabetically, in over 700 pages. ... Read More

It's easy and economical to purchase a pre-owned vehicle from the U.S. government. Join the thousands of people who buy at government auto auctions. All vehicles offered for sale at ... Read More

Residents of rural-America are treated for abuse of narcotic painkillers at higher rate than their urban counterparts, according to a new report "Treatment Admissions in Urban and Rural Areas Involving ... Read More

The beleaguered Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is unable to account for 765 kilograms of plutonium -- enough to make 150 nuclear weapons -- according to a letter from nuclear ... Read More

This year's Million Mom March for gun control drew only 2,000 people. Democratic candidates, long-time advocates of strict gun laws are supporting the Second Amendment, and the "assault-weapons" ban is ... Read More

The National Consumers League (NCL) has joined with the American Bankers Association (ABA) in warning consumers of the growing problem of fake check scams. Consumers who reported fake check scams ... Read More

California Attorney General Bill Lockyer has ordered a chain of private schools to stop handing out diplomas after officials learned that the school was teaching immigrants that there are 53 ... Read More

Citing the threat of imminent starvation, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has announced an emergency removal of all wild horses from northwest Wyoming. The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility ... Read More

Calling proposals to install video cameras in the cockpits of commercial airliners the "fool’s gold" of accident investigation, representatives of the Air Line Pilots Association have told the National Transportation ... Read More

Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn) has been named the latest "Porker of the Month" by the Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) for his sponsorship of a bill that would spend $90 ... Read More

The following are the five most-often read articles currently appearing on US Government Info/Resources: For Small Business Grants Look to the States Money for a Small Business 'Fox for Bush?' U.S. Government Job ... Read More

Last week, the USDA issued a nationwide recall notice for nearly 500,000 pounds of ground beef distributed in at least 10 states. According to the Center for Science in the ... Read More

Investors should not let their investment decisions be “overly swayed” by who wins, or who they think will win, the White House this November, says a columnist in the August ... Read More

The Better Business Bureau system has issued a national alert to warn consumers and businesses about two questionable operations that are falsely using the BBB name to trick victims. Read ... Read More

We know the Bush campaign leads the Kerry camp in campaign contributions from industrial sectors, but what about contributions from individuals who feel strongly about certain social issues, like abortion, ... Read More

Nearly 1,000 U.S. Sailors and Airmen have already indicated their intention to transfer from the Navy or Air Force to the U.S. Army under a new Department of Defense program ... Read More

Through July 5, campaign contributions to George W. Bush have outpaced contributions to John Kerry in all but three of twelve industrial sectors. Only organized labor, communications and electronics, and ... Read More