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WEBSITES

ASPO
The Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas

Wikipedia
Hubbert Peak Oil Theory

Congressional Record,
The High Price of Gasoline

 
A Primer on Gasoline Prices

 
How Gas Prices Work
by Kevin Bonsor and Ed Grabianowski

Driving down the cost of filling up : hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs of the Committee on Government Reform,
House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, July 7, 2004

 
Determination of Gasoline Prices By:
Daniel Duffy (OLR Research Report)

Consumer Information about Motor Fuels from the
Independent Connecticut Petroleum Association

Gas Prices around the world from
CNN Money

Determination of Gasoline Prices By:
Paul Frisman, Research (OLR Reports)

 
EPA website

Gasoline Price Surge Revisited by the
Congressional Research Service

Newspaper Articles (Vertical File)

Folder: Connecticut - Gasoline
Dawkins, Pam. "No Relief in Sight at Pump." Connecticut Post 28 Apr. 2005.
Dawkins, Pam. "1-day gas boycott won't budge price." Connecticut Post 19 May 2004.
Varnon, Rob. "Gas prices don't mean roads less traveled." Connecticut Post 25 May 2005.
Varnon, Rob. "A pain at the pumps." Connecticut Post 12 July 2005.

Newspaper articles on microfilm


Varnon, Rob. "Drivers getting no breaks." Connecticut Post 9 July 2005.

 

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Hot Topics: Stem cell Research (June 2005)
PUBLICATIONS

"Stem Cell Research Bill Signed by Rell." Connecticut Post 16 June 2005, B5.
See Also Vertical File: Medical Experiments.

CQ Researcher. Embryo Research: Should Stem Cells Be Used in Medical Research? 1999. Pages 1065-1088.

Issues and Controversies on File. Update: Stem-Cell Research. 2005. Pages 81-88.

Parson, Ann B. The Proteus Effect: Stem Cells and Their Promise for Medicine. 616.02774 P267p (North Branch - New Books)

WEBSITES
AAAS Policy Brief: Stem Cell Research
The American Association for the Advancement of Science

Stem Cell Information
National Institutes of Health

Congressional Legislation Dealing with Stem Cell Research

Position Statement on Human Embryo and Fetal Tissue Research December 10, 2004
A Focus on the Family Position Statement

Frequently Asked Questions: Stem Cell Research
December 10, 2004 by Carrie Gordon Earll

Cloning and Stem Cell Research: American Medical Association
Report 5 of the Council on Scientific Affairs (A-03)

Hot Topics: Social Security Reform (May 2005)

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STATUTES AND ANNUAL REPORTS

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT United States Statutes At Large (49 STAT 620) XRq345/U5st

SOCIAL SECURIITY ADMINISTRATION CREATED AS A SEPARATE GOVERNMENT AGENCY United States Statutes At Large (108 STAT 1464)

ANNUAL REPORTS FROM THE FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY - SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD FS 3.1: 1939 - 1944

ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE FEDERAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATOR AND AGENCY FS 1.1: 1940-1941, 1945-1946

INFORMATION PAMPHLETS:

Unemployment Insurance and You April 1947 FS 3.4:22

Why Social Security? Sept. 1951 FS 3.4:15/3

PUBLICATIONS ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY

SOCIAL SECURITY IN AMERICA: THE FACTUAL BACKGROUND OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AS SUMMARIZED FROM STAFF REPORTS TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC SECURITY. Social Security Board. 1937 SSA 1.4:20

BASIC READINGS IN SOCIAL SECURITY [A BIBLIOGRAPHY] 1960 FS 3.4:28/4

PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARDS SOCIAL SECURITY 1935-1965 by Michael Schiltz. U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. 1970 HE 3.49:33

REPLACEMENT OF EARNINGS OF THE DISABLED UNDER SOCIAL SECURITY: LEVELS AND TRENDS 1969-1975 Social Security Administration. June 1980 HE 3.49:53

THE SOCIAL SECURITY STRATEGIC PLAN: A FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE. Social Security Administration. [1991] HE 3.2:St8

SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES. U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Social Security Administration. 1994 HE 3.2:So 13/21/993

THE COMPLETE AND EASY GUIDE TO SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE by Faustin F. Jehle. 1991 Tq368.43 / J47c

THE SOCIAL SECURITY HANDBOOK Social Security Adminstration. 2001 TR 368.37 S678s

THE REAL DEAL: THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF SOCIAL SECURITY By Sylvester J. Schieber and John B. Shoven. 1999 T368.43 S332r

THE RETIREMENT MYTH By Craig Karpel T368.43 K18R

CQ Researcher. Social Security Reform: How Should America's Retirement System Be Saved. 2004. pages 781-804 Rq 909.82 C882r 2004

Issues & Controversies on File. Update: Social Security Reform. 2005. Pages 41-48. [Found in Reference Department]

Wayne, Alex. "New Stabs at Social Security Plan." CQ Weekly 27 June 2005, p. 1740-41.
R328.73 C74q

WEBSITES

CONGRESSIONAL STATISTICS ON SOCIAL SECURITY

SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM CENTER

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION: STRATEGIC PLAN, 2003-2008
[Baltimore, Md.] : Social Security Administration, Office of Chief Strategic Officer, Office of Strategic Management, [2003]

PRO - FOR PRESIDENT BUSH'S PROPOSED REFORM

STRENGTHENING SOCIAL SECURITY AND CREATING PERSONAL WEALTH FOR ALL AMERICANS: REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION. Dec. 2001

STRENGTHENING SOCIAL SECURITY: WHAT CAN PERSONAL RETIREMENT DO FOR LOW-INCOME WORKERS?
United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Senate Hearing 108-51

CON - AGAINST PRESIDENT BUSH'S PROPOSED REFORM

AARP'S Stand Against Reform

SENIOR JOURNAL

Bush Being Dragged Down by Social Security Benefit Cut Plan
Democratic National Committee Website

White House Moves Disability Benefits to The Chopping Block
Democratic National Committee Website

Chairman Thomas Defies Bush On Private Accounts
Democratic National Committee Website

GOP Medicare Privatization: Victory for Speical Interest
Democratic National Committee Website

July 28, 2005

 

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