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Disconnected Youth: A Look at 16- to 24-Year Olds Who Are Not Working or In School

Description: This report provides information about 16- to 24-Year Olds Who Are Not Working or In School on Disconnected Youth. Policymakers and youth advocates have begun to focus greater attention on young people who are not working or in school.
Date: April 16, 2009
Creator: Fernandes, Adrienne L. & Gabe, Thomas
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Contingent Election of the President and Vice President by Congress: Perspectives and Contemporary Analysis

Description: This report provides an examination of constitutional requirements and historical precedents associated with contingent election. It also identifies and evaluates contemporary issues that might emerge in the modern context.
Date: April 10, 2009
Creator: Neale, Thomas H.
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Coordination of Federal Water Research: Legislative Issues

Description: This report discusses the National Water Research and Development initiative Act of 2009, that would formally establish a federal inter agency committee to coordinate federal water research. It also discusses water research coordination and strategy.
Date: April 22, 2009
Creator: Carter, Nicole T.
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Juvenile Justice Funding Trends

Description: This report provides a brief overview of the juvenile justice grant programs and the overall appropriation administered by the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Date: April 9, 2009
Creator: Finklea, Kristin M.
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Mountaintop Mining: Background on Current Controversies

Description: Mountaintop removal mining involves removing the top of a mountain in order to recover the coal seams contained there. This practice occurs in several Appalachian states. It creates an immense quantity of excess spoil (dirt and rock that previously composed the mountaintop), which is typically placed in valley fills on the sides of the former mountains, burying streams that flow through the valleys. Critics say that, as a result of valley fills, stream water quality and the aquatic and wildlife… more
Date: April 20, 2009
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
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