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September 2008

• Democratic & Republican National Platforms (9/3/2008)

August 2008

• Democratic and Republican National Conventions (8/26/08)

July 2008

• "American View" Summer 2008 (7/18/08)
• Voter Turnout up 7 Million in 2006 (7/2/08)

June 2008

• DHS Announces Pre-Travel Authorization Program for U.S.-Bound Travelers from Visa Waiver Countries (6/5/08)
• President Bush Discusses Economy and Tax Cuts (6/4/08)
• Facts for Features: Conversion from Analog to Digital-TV (6/3/08)

May 2008

• Dept of Education Report "A Nation Accountable: Twenty-five Years after A Nation at Risk" (5/20/08)

March 2008

• Publication: "Women in Politics" (3/5/08)

February 2008

• 2008 Presidential Elections (2/4/08)

January 2008

• FEMA: National Response Framework (1/23/08)
• 2008 Presidential Elections (1/4/08)

December 2007

• E-Government (12/17/07)

November 2007

• New Attorney General (11/13/07)
• Nomination of New Secretary of Agriculture　(11/2/07)

October 2007

• California Wildfires　(10/30/07)
• First Indian-American U.S. Governor　(10/25/07)
• E Journal [The Long Campaign: U.S. Elections 2008]　(10/18/07)
• Medicare and Medicaid　(10/16/07)
• The 2008 Presidential Election　(10/4/07)

• Hearing on Structurally Deficient Bridges (9/7/07)

June 2007

• Campaign 2008 (6/19/07)

November 2006

• President Bush Nominates Robert M. Gates as New Secretary of Defense (11/9/06)

October 2006

• 2006 U.S. Midterm Elections (10/31/06)
• The U.S. Supreme Court Opened its 2006-2007 Term (10/5/06)

March 2006

• Census Bureau Report on Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2004 (3/24/06)
• Hurricane Katrina Recovery and Rebuilding (3/10/06)

November 2005

• Bush Nominates Judge Samuel Alito as Associate Justice to the Supreme Court (11/2/05)
• U.S. Civil Rights Movement and Rosa Parks (11/1/05)

October 2005

• Withdrawal of Supreme Court Justice Nominee Harriet Miers (10/28/05)
• Nomination of Harriet Miers as a Supreme Court Justice (10/4/05)

September 2005

• Commission on Federal Election Reform Releases Final Report (9/21/05)

July 2005

• House Votes To Extend USA Patriot Act (7/26/05)
• Bush Nominates Judge John Roberts to Supreme Court (7/21/05)
• U.S. Supreme Court Completes 2004-2005 Term With Several Landmark Decisions (7/6/05)

June 2005

• Homeland Security Department Evaluating Its Effectiveness (6/13/05)
• U.S. Voter Turnout Up in 2004, Census Bureau Reports (6/1/05)

May 2005

• Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 (5/23/05)

Democratic & Republican National Platforms (9/3/08)

Report of the Platform Committee: Renewing America's Promise
Presented to the 2008 Democratic National Convention by the Platform Standing Committee
The 2008 Democratic National Convention Committee. August 13, 2008
[View Document] (PDF 434 KB, 94 p.)

2008 Republican Platform
The Committee on Arrangements for the 2008 Republican National Convention
[View Document] (PDF 865 KB, 74 p.)

Democratic & Republican National Conventions (8/26/08)

Democratic National Convention
Democratic National Convention Committee
[View Website]

2008 Republican National Convention
Committee on Arrangements for the Republican National Convention
[View Website]

Frequently Asked Questions on Political Conventions
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
August 4, 2008
[View Website]

"American View" Summer 2008 (7/18/08)

American View. Summer 2008
The Online Magazine of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Japan
[View Document] (PDF 2.2 MB, 17 p.)

Past editions are available at the websites below.

Japanese
[View Website]

English
[View Website]

Voter Turnout up 7 Million in 2006 (7/2/08)

Press Release
Voter Turnout up 7 Million in 2006
U.S. Census Bureau
July 1, 2008
[View Website]

Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2006
U.S. Census Bureau
June 2008
[View Document] (PDF 589 KB, 21 p.)

Voting And Registration
U.S. Census Bureau
[View Website]

DHS Announces Pre-Travel Authorization Program for U.S.-Bound Travelers from Visa Waiver Countries (6/5/08)

Press Release
DHS Announces Pre-Travel Authorization Program for U.S.-Bound Travelers from Visa Waiver Countries
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
June 3, 2008
[View Website]

Frequently Asked Questions: Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
June 3, 2008
[View Website]

President Bush Discusses Economy and Tax Cuts (6/4/08)

President Bush Discusses Economy and Tax Cuts
The White House
June 2, 2008
[View Website]

Fact Sheet: The Largest Tax Increase in History Is Looming
The White House
May 28, 2008
[View Website]

Pro-Growth Tax Policy
Council of Economic Advisers
June 2, 2008
[View Website]

Tax Relief in 2001 through 2011
Department of the Treasury
May 2008
[View Website] (PDF 36.0 KB, 7 p.)

Topics Related to the President’s Tax Relief
Department of the Treasury
May 2008
[View Website] (PDF 62.1 KB, 10 p.)

Facts for Features: Conversion from Analog to Digital-TV (6/3/08)

Facts for Features: Conversion from Analog to Digital-TV - Feb. 17, 2009
U.S. Census Bureau, May 29, 2008
[View Website]

The Digital TV Transition
Federal Communications Commission
[View Website]

Digital Television Transition: Majority of Broadcasters Are Prepared for the DTV Transition, but Some Technical and Coordination Issues Remain
GAO-08-510, April 30, 2008
[View Document] (Abstract)
[View Document] (Full Report - PDF 540.76 KB, 38 p.)

Related CRS Reports

The Transition to Digital Television: Is America Ready?
Congressional Research Service, 18 p. Updated May 20, 2008

Digital Television: An Overview
Congressional Research Service, 50 p. Updated January 11, 2008

Dept of Education Report "A Nation Accountable: Twenty-five Years after A Nation at Risk" (5/20/08)

A Nation Accountable: Twenty-five Years after A Nation at Risk
U.S. Department of Education, April 2008
[View Document] (PDF 963 KB, 25 p.)

A Nation Accountable: Twenty-five Years after A Nation at Risk - Executive Summary
U.S. Department of Education
[View Website]

Education Reform - No Child Left Behind
The White House
[View Website]

State Education Reforms
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
[View Website]

Publication: "Women in Politics" (3/5/08)

Women in Politics
Bureau of International Information Programs
U.S. Department of State, March 2008
[View Webpage]

Contents
- Introduction
- Women and Leadership: A "Seismic Change"
- Politician by Choice: 3 Who Faced the Voters
- Learning About Leadership on the Job
- Women Judges: Pioneers at the Bench
- An Activist's Vocation: Social Justice, Equality
- Helping Hands Train Women in Politics
- Internet Resources

Other Publications
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2008 Presidential Elections (2/4/08)

Elections 2008
U.S. Embassy Tokyo, Information Resource Center
[View Webpage]

USA Elections in Brief
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
January 2008
[View Webpage]

Join Us on Super Tuesday: Super Tuesday and the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
[View Webpage]

National Response Framework (1/23/08)

FEMA: National Response Framework Released
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. January 22, 2008
[View Webpage]

National Response Framework
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. January 22, 2008
(PDF 1.1MB, 90p.) [View Document]

National Response Plan
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
[View Webpage]

2008 Presidential Elections (1/4/08)

Republican National Committee
[View Webpage]

The Democratic Party
[View Webpage]

U.S. Elections
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
[View Webpage]

2008 Elections
Foreign Press Centers, U. S. Department of State
[View Webpage]

Elections 2004 (introductory overview of U.S. electoral process)
[View Webpage]