DOCUMENTS IN THE NEWS - 1998
United States Government and Its Officials
Last updated on August 27,
1998
Rumsfeld Commission
- Official Name: Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to
the United States
- Full report submitted to Congress on July 14, 1998 and classified
- Declassified version available on July 15, 1998
Executive
Summary
- Executive summary assesses the potential nations and causes of a
missile threat
AllPolitics
- News summary and background
Ballistic Missile Defense
Organization (Defense Department)
- Fact sheets on the threat of ballistic missiles and current missile
programs
- Budget tracking and Congressional testimony
- Most documents in Adobe Acrobat format
CIA Summary
- Letter from CIA Director George Tenet accompanying the report
CIA Electronic Documents
- Full text of electronic documents released under the Freedom of
Information Act since November 1996
- Use Search engine and type "Inspector General's Survey of the Cuban
Operations" in the title field
- Results include two reports with over 400 pages which must be
accessed page-by-page
- Search "Cuba" or "Bay of Pigs" as a full text term for additional
material
Inspector
General's Survey of the Cuban Operations (Natl Security
Archives)
- CIA report issued in 1961 and made available by the National
Security Archives
- Report available in text format with chapter headings and in zipped
format for easy downloading
Sourcebook of
Criminal Justice Statistics
- Prisoners on death row and prisoners released from death row
- Capital punishment data since 1930 by race, crime, and jurisdiction
(federal and state)
- Methods of capital punishment by state
- Information in Adobe Acrobat format
United Nations
Charges
Background Information on
China
- Background
Notes: China (U.S. State Dept.)
- Lengthy summary of Chinese history, politics, and economics
- Chinese foreign policy
- CIA
World Factbook, 1997
- Brief description and statistics on China
- See paper copy located in Documents Center and UGL: G 122.U56
- China via
CityNet
- Web sites in provinces and cities
- Links to State Department sources on China
- Chinascape
- Government, law, military, and political web sites as available for
Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
- Cultural, news, travel, and business information
- Country
Economic Policy and Trade Practices (U.S. State
Department)
- Basic economic statistics for past few years and trade policy
- Human
Rights in China (State Department Country Report)
- Review of criminal, civil, and political rights in China over
the previous year
- Includes numerous statistics
China
- Chinese
Embassy (Washington, D.C.)
- Substantial information on Chinese foreign relations and
public policy issues (human rights, Taiwan, Hong Kong)
- Economic statistics, education information, and travel
- Policy
section includes foreign relations with the United States
- President
Clinton's Visit
- Statements by Chinese officials on importance of the visit
- Brief itinerary
- Background on the Chinese economy
- Chronology of Sino-U.S. relations and joint statements of 1972, 1979,
and 1982
- Permanent
Mission to the United Nations (Geneva)
- Press releases on Chinese policy, including human rights
President Clinton
State Department
- China
Home Page
- Press releases and statements of the President and State Department
officials on China
- State Department reports
- Reports on the October 1997 summit and reversion of Hong Kong to
China
- China's Most Favored Nation Status
- Testimony by Stanley Roth, Asst. State Dept. Secretary, before the
House Ways and Means Committee on June 17, 1998
- History of Chinese economy and rationale for trade concessions
- Pending
China Legislation
- Testimony by Stanley Roth, Asst. State Dept. Secretary, before the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on June 18, 1998
- Objectives of President's China trip, beginning June 25
- Assessment of pending legislation on human rights, religious
persecution, abortion, withholding concessional loans, and ballistic
weapons for Taiwan
AllPolitics
- News story of GAO audit written in English
- GAO report says billions of dollars unaccounted for due to poor
tracking practices
Consolidated Financial Statements of
the United States (GAO)
- Report describes government-wide accounting errors in its finances
- Released on March 31, 1998 by the General Accounting Office
- Text in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format: 667K and over 60 pages
Federal Budget
FY99
- Full text of the Budget and its Appendix,
Budget Analyses, Historical
Tables, Systems and Concepts, Principles, and Citizen's Guide
- Keyword searching available for one or
more publications
- No browsing capability
Omnibus
Appropriations Act
- Originally the Transportation bill but included 10 agencies and
passed on October 21, 1998
- H.R. 4328, Public Law 105-277
- Thomas includes summary, detailed legislative status, amendments and
links to roll call votes
- The size of the law is over 4 MB
- House
Conference Report is segmented and may be easier to view
Federal
Tax Forms (IRS)
- Tax forms, instructions, and publications in PDF (Adobe Acrobat),
PCL, PostScript, and SGML format
- See "eyeglasses" at the bottom of the screen for keyword searching
- Although the tax forms print well, the tax booklets may be too long to
effectively print
- Many reproducible tax forms also available at the Documents
Center
Income Tax
Information on the Internet
- Links to federal and state tax
forms
- Extensive links to professional articles on
taxation issues
- Taxation treaties, new laws, policies
Internal
Revenue Code
- Searchable by keyword or detailed table of contents
Michigan 1997 Tax Forms
State Tax Forms
(LSU)
- Clear listing of links to tax forms from various states
State Tax
Forms
- Links to state tax forms and information by state
Tax
Planning Guide
- From Deloitte and Touche
- Tax changes in 1997
- Tax planning tools and strategies for
1998
NASA Mission
Announcement
- NASA announcement of space mission on January 16, 1998
- Describes study of the aging process to be conducted
- Biographical information about Senator Glenn
NASA
Mission STS-95(92)
- Official web site for John Glenn's mission on Discovery
- Biographies of the crew and detailed facts about the mission
- Liftoff scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 29, 1998
Senator Glenn's
Web Site
- Biography and description of experiences in space
- Speeches on the floor of Congress
AllPolitics
- Reaction of Sonny Bono's death
- Includes statement from Newt Gingrich
CNN News
Coverage
- Sonno Bono passed away from a ski accident on January 5, 1998
- Article describes accident and his history in entertainment industry
Congressional Quarterly Biography
- Political biography, description of district
- Bills introduced, committee votes
- Web link expected to remain until special election
Official Congressional Directory
- Brief biographies of California delegation to the 105th Congress
- Includes staff, cities, and zip codes represented
- Permanent archiving expected
State of
the Union
- Delivered by President Clinton on
January 27, 1998 before Congress
- Focus on child care, education, Social Security, and
Iraq
Republican
Response
- Response delivered by Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott
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