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Economics, Politics & Government

Final report of the Congressional TARP Oversight Panel, March 2011

by John Wihbey | July 6, 2011

2011 report by federal legislative group tasked with watching over spending during financial crisis rescue programs.

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Criminal Justice, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

U.S. Government Accountability Office: 2011 report on criminal alien statistics

by John Wihbey | July 5, 2011

2011 GAO report on criminal activity by undocumented immigrants, their nationality and the estimated costs of such criminality to the United States.

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Economics, Politics & Government

Foreign aid shocks as a cause of violent armed conflict

by Rozanne Larsen | July 5, 2011

2011 study in the American Journal of Political Science on the effects of foreign aid on conflict in developing countries.

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Economics, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

Congressional-Executive Commission on China annual report 2010

by John Wihbey | July 5, 2011

Report from U.S. federal joint commission updating legal and human rights overview of China.

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Politics & Government

Estimating the impact of the Fourth of July on later political affiliation

by John Wihbey | July 1, 2011

Celebrating the Fourth of July may impact a child’s later political affiliations, according to a working paper by the Università Bocconi.

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Politics & Government

Pentagon Papers: Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force

by Leighton Walter Kille | July 1, 2011

Complete and unredacted release of the Pentagon Papers by the U.S. National Archives, including all supporting documentation and an account of the Vietnam peace negotiations.

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Escaping affect: How motivated emotion regulation creates insensitivity to mass suffering

by Christopher Olver | June 29, 2011

2011 study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology on levels of compassion for large groups of people in need.

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Environment, Health

Prevalence, severity and distribution of childhood food allergies in the United States

by John Wihbey | June 28, 2011

2011 study in the journal Pediatrics on the scope of food allergies among U.S. children.

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Media, Politics & Government

Social networking sites: Levels of trust, engagement

by Rozanne Larsen | June 24, 2011

2011 study by the Pew Research Center on levels of trust, tolerance and engagement among social networking users.

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Politics & Government, Race & Gender

Are state caucuses for candidates bad for democracy?

by Katharine Lusk | June 23, 2011

2010 study in Political Science Quarterly on qualities and representative nature of U.S. primary election caucuses.

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