US

Overview

This page is about issues which primarily affect The United States of America.

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Issues

• US invasion of Iraq
• potential US invasion of Iran
• Voting in the United States
  • US Electoral College
  • gerrymandering
• religion in the US
  • There seems to be increasing religious control of the US military since the beginning of the Bush II administration
  • The Pledge of Allegiance
  • It is often claimed that the USA is a Christian nation, contradicting the official separation of church and state
• US economy
  • US military spending
  • US health care costs
• US military (portal)
• US immigration
• US politicians
• US social security
• US personal income
• US schools
  • Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone!: a blog about zero tolerance policies and overreaction in American schools

Legislation

• Proposed:
  • Internet Community Ports Act
• Passed:
  • USA PATRIOT Act

Reference Links

• United States Constitution: the basis of all US government and principles
• United States Code: the current law of the land (see Wikipedia for background)

Politics

• Presidential Administrations
  • 2000-2007 US Presidential administration (George W. Bush)
  • 1992-1999 US Presidential administration (Bill Clinton)
  • 1988-1991 US Presidential administration (George H.W. Bush)
• Multi-Administration Data
  • US Presidential administration budgets
• Parties
  • United States Republican Party
  • United States Democratic Party
• Other
  • 2008 US presidential election
  • 2006 US elections

Links

Reference

• Wikipedia
• Congress:
  • OpenCongress "brings together official government data with news and blog coverage to give you the real story behind each bill."
  • Congresspedia (wiki): "citizen's encyclopedia on Congress"
  • CongressWiki: to introduce new legislative ideas, and to provide information about legislation currently in Congress
• Other resources
  • The Federation of American Scientists: information and documents on a wide variety of issues
  • US Census Bureau: US population data
  • Order From Randomness: US demographic and political data correlations
  • John Birch Society

Projects

• Fantasy Congress: educational game based on tracking actual congressional activities

News

• 2007-03-29 US 'no longer technology king' "The US has lost its position as the world's primary engine of technology innovation, according to a report by the World Economic Forum. ... A deterioration of the political and regulatory environment in the US prompted the fall, the report said."
• 2007-03-02 CIA blunder 'prompted Korean nuclear race'
• 2006-03 Hunger and Homelessness Increasing in the US (item #4) by Brendan Coyne and Abid Aslam

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