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	American credo : the place of ideas in US politics Michael Foley Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007 JK275 .F65 2007
	Cambridge companion to Hobbes’s Leviathan Patricia Springborg Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007 JC153.H659 S67 2007
	Cambridge companion to Plato’s Republic G.R.F. Ferrari Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007 JC71.P6 C36 2007
	Challenges facing Chinese political development Sujian Guo & Baogang Guo Lanham : Lexington Books, 2007 JQ1510 .C43 2007
	Chomsky effect : a radical works beyond the ivory tower Robert F Barsky Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2007 JC574 .B374 2007
	Democracy and interest groups : enhancing participation? Grant Jordan and William A. Maloney Basingstoke, UK; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007 JF529 .J67 2007
	Democracy, freedom and coercion : a law and economics approach Alain Marciano & Jean-Michel Josselin Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2007 JC423 .D43986 2007
	Elections as popular culture in Asia Chua Beng Huat London ; New York : Routledge, 2007 JQ38 .E43 2007
	Enemies of intelligence : knowledge and power in American national security Richard K. Betts New York : Columbia University Press, 2007 JK468.I6 B44 2007
	European elections & domestic politics : lessons from the past and scenarios for the future Wouter van der Brug & C van der Eijk Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, 2007 JN45 .E973 2007
	Good governance and development Brian Smith Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007 JF60 .S64 2007
	Institutional change in American politics : the case of term limits Karl T Kurtz, Bruce E Cain & Richard G Niemi Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2007 JK2488 .I57 2007
	Local government reforms in countries in transition : a global perspective Fred Lazin Lanham : Lexington Books, 2007 JS8500 .L63 2007
	Making of the presidential candidates 2008 William G Mayer Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2008 JK521 .M35 2008
	Nations, states, and violence David D. Laitin Oxford ; New York : University Press, 2007 JC311 .L15 2007
	New right in the new Europe : Czech transformation and right-wing politics, 1989-2006 Seán Hanley London ; New York : Routledge, 2008 JN2229.A45 H29 2008
	Right to know : transparency for an open world Ann Florini New York : Columbia University Press, 2007 JC598 .R547 2007
	Strategy of campaigning : lessons from Ronald Reagan & Boris Yeltsin Kiron K. Skinner Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2007 JK2281 .S73 2007
	Supercapitalism : the transformation of business, democracy, and everyday life Robert B. Reich New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007 JK275 .R45 2007

Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR)
URL: http://www.sigir.mil/
  Website for “a temporary federal agency serving as a watchdog for fraud, waste, and abuse of funds intended for Iraq reconstruction programs.” Find reconstruction timelines and funding, reports to Congress back to 2004, audits, “lessons learned” reports, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and other publications. Includes instructions for submitting a compliant about Iraq reconstruction fraud, waste, or abuse.

UNICEF: Water, Environment and Sanitation
URL: http://www.unicef.org/wes/
  Background and updates on drinking water and sanitation issues around the world, focusing on child and family health, hygiene, and access to sanitation facilities. Features stories about the impact of sanitation improvement activities, water and sanitation country profiles, statistics, video clips, and general and technical documents. From UNICEF.

Asians of the Century
URL: http://www.time.com/time/asia/asia/magazine/1999/990823/cover1.html
  This magazine feature from 1999 profiles influential Asians from the 20th century, such as Emperor Hirohito, Ho Chi Minh, Pol Pot, Issey Miyake, Sun Yat-sen, Mohandas Gandhi, Mao Zedong, King Rama, Akira Kurosawa, and the Dalai Lama. Includes an overview article and related pieces on global capitalism, women in Asia, and related topics. From Time magazine.

Special Report: India
URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/india
  News and analysis of topics about modern India, such as religion, child labor, relations with Pakistan and Europe, and its nuclear program. Also includes an “interactive guide to Britain’s pullout from India and the disaster that followed,” created on the occasion of the 60-year anniversary of the partition of India and Pakistan (2007), and historical coverage of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948. From Guardian Unlimited, the website of British newspaper The Guardian.

International Year of Sanitation 2008
URL: http://esa.un.org/iys/
  Details about the United Nations (UN) General Assembly declaration making 2008 the International Year of Sanitation. “The goal is to raise awareness and to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target to reduce by half the proportion of people without access to basic sanitation by 2015.” Provides an overview and updates on the project, and publications on topics such as hygiene promotion, sanitary facilities, water quality, and wastewater management. From the UN.

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I Want You … Badly: A Complete Guide to Uncle Sam’s Recruiting Incentives
URL: http://www.slate.com/id/2177426?wpisrc=newsletter
  This November 2007 feature provides a chart of U.S. Army recruiting and retention programs, such as enlistment and deferred enlistment bonuses, money for college, student-loan repayment, and retention bonuses. Includes target audiences and descriptions of the programs with links to further information. From the online magazine Slate.

Federal Bureau of Investigation: Organized Crime
URL: http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/orgcrime/ocshome.htm
  Background and updates about organized crime, with an overview of the FBI’s organized crime program, news and issues, details about specific investigations, and a brief glossary. Includes material about Italian organized crime (Sicilian Mafia, Camorra or Neapolitan Mafia, ‘Ndrangheta or Calabrian Mafia, Sacra Corona Unita or United Sacred Crown, and American La Cosa Nostra), Eurasian organized crime, Asian and African criminal enterprises, and sports bribery. From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

The First State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR): The North American Carbon Budget and Implications
URL: http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap2-2/final-report/default.htm
  Full text and executive summary of this November 2007 report that considers the amount and sources of carbon dioxide released in the air in North America and the amount of growing vegetation and soil organic matter that act as carbon sinks. Topics include the carbon cycle; energy, industry, and waste management activities; and land and water systems. Also includes a historical overview and a glossary. From the U.S. Climate Change Science Program.

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