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Open Society Institute: Gun Control in the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a report that is a comprehensive state-by-state look at the gun laws in the United States. The report covers state laws related to ownership, possession, sale, and transfer of guns, among other things. A discussion of...
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National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
The official web site for the 9-11 Commission with copies of the final report, information on the hearings held by the commission and more.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Cuba and the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Site is an Online NewsHour report on the relations between Cuba and the U.S. Trade, trade embargo, life in Cuba, Cuban Missile Crisis, and many more topics are discussed.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: The United States Experience With Economic Incentives for Pollution Control

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of a report by the Environmental Protection Agency on how economic incentives have been used to control pollution and to improve protection of the environment and of human health. Assesses the role of economic incentives for...
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Mapping United States Military Installations

For Students 9th - 10th
How do you measure a military footprint? In people? Dollars? Space? This website is an ongoing attempt to map one aspect of that question- by visualizing the location of United States military installations.
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The 9/11 Commission Report [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of the 9-11 commission report in PDF format. The report details how the United States was unprepared for the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The report was issued July 22, 2004.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: The Great Pandemic: The United States in 1918 1919

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out everything you wanted to know about the Great Influenza Pandemic in the United States that began in 1918. This site from the Department of Health and Human Services has information about life in the United States just as the flu...
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: The Energy Report: Hydropower [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter 19 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It looks at hydroelectric power, its history, and how it is used. Hydropower in Texas is described, its economic impact, how it is produced and its availability. The costs and...
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: The Energy Report: Wind Energy [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter 11 of a report on the energy industry in Texas. It looks at wind energy, its history, and how it is used. The wind power industry in Texas is described, its economic importance, how it is produced and transmitted, and its...
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National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete transcripts of the public hearings held by the 9-11 Commission from March 2003 to April 2003. There is also a collection of video excerpts.
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CNN

Cnn: 9/11 Panel Report: 'We Must Act'

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a synopsis of the 9/11 Commission report on the terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001. The article highlights the major findings of the commission and evaluates the prospects of Congressional action on the...
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Quadrennial Defense Review Report

For Students 9th - 10th
This Quadrennial Defense Review from the U.S. Department of Defense dated February 2006 reports on our defense program. Topics discussed include homeland security, mass destruction weapons, and surveillance. There is a large collection...
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US Department of Agriculture

United States Department of Agriculture: Economic Research Service:arizona

For Students 9th - 10th
The USDA provides a state fact sheet on Arizona from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports.
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US Government Publishing Office

U.s. Government Publishing Office: Congressional Reports

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Congressional committee transcripts are compiled into the Congressional Reports section of the Government Printing office website. Most of the information included within the Congressional Reports include the gathering of expert...
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U.s. Fire Administration: World Trade Center Bombing: Report and Analysis [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an in-depth report and analysis of the World Trade Center Bombing in 1993. Included in the 132-page document are statistical data, a complete recount of events, numerous diagrams, and much more.
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US Department of State

Congressional Research Service: Iraq War: Background and Issues Overview [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Published April 22, 2003, this Congressional Research Service Report analyzes the causes of the War in Iraq and the reasons behind the United States' invasion of the country. Although lengthy (59 pages), it provides the most detailed...
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US Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau: Poverty in the Us [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The US census report on poverty published in 2001.
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Childstats.gov

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive data, including an annual report that looks at the state of children's well-being in the United States. It examines such issues as family environment, health care, poverty, welfare and how the government is reacting overall to...
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Textbook of Bacteriology

Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology: Lyme Disease (Borrelia Burgdorferi)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, the reported cases of Lyme disease in the United States, and the vaccination created to prevent Lyme disease. Included are pictures of erythema migrans, a condition in early Lyme...
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Congressional Research Service: Iran's 2009 Presidential Elections [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Congressional Research Service Report, Casey L. Addis examines Iran's 2009 Presidential Elections in their entirety, beginning with a summary of the candidates and their campaigns and concluding with a description of the violence...
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US Department of State

U.s. Dept of State: Human Rights Practices Report: Guatemala

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. State Department report on the status of human rights in Guatemala. According to the report, Guatemala has a poor record but is trying to improve.
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Fred T. Korematsu Institute: Korematsu v United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a biography of civil rights activist, Fred Korematsu, who protested his arrest and conviction in 1942 for his refusal to report to an internment camp for Japanese Americans. Find about his lifelong fight to clear his name and for...
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US Department of State

U.s. Department of State: United Arab Emirates

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers information on both the history of the United Arab Emirates as well as its relationship with the U.S. It gives a very complete and informative description, and focuses on respect for human rights in United Arab...
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Spanish American War Centennial: Commodore Winfield Scott Schley's Report: Naval Battle of Santiago

For Students 9th - 10th
Report made by Commodore Winfield Schley to the United States authorities describing events that occurred during the naval battle at Santiago during the Spanish-American War.