DOCUMENTS IN THE NEWS - 2001
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Presidential
Nominations to Senate (Senate)
- List of Presidential nominations for office in the current session
- Divided into civilian and military nominees as well as nominees
withdrawn and civilian and military nominees confirmed
- Senate executive calendar
Cabinet Nominees
- Agriculture: Ann Veneman - Confirmed, 1-20-01
- Commerce: Donald L. Evans - Confirmed, 1-20-01
- Defense: Donald Rumsfeld - Confirmed, 1-20-01
- Education: Rod Paige - Confirmed, 1-20-01
- Energy: Spencer Abraham - Confirmed, 1-20-01
- Environmental Protection Agency: Christie Todd Whitman - Confirmed, - 1/30/01
- Health and Human Services: Tommy Thompson - Confirmed, 1-24-01
- Housing and Urban Development: Mel Martinez - Confirmed, 1-23-01
- Interior: Gale Norton - Confirmed, - 1-30-01
- Justice: John Ashcroft - Confirmed, 2-1-01
- Hearings began in Senate Judiciary Committee on January 16, 2001
- Congressional
Universe (UMich Only) has unofficial text; search under
Testimony
- Labor: Elaine
Chao - Confirmed, - 1-29-01
- State: Colin Powell - Confirmed, 1-20-01
- Transportation: Norman Mineta - Confirmed, 1-24-00
- Treasury: Paul O'Neill - Confirmed, 1-20-01
- Veterans Affairs: Anthony Principi - Confirmed, 1-23-01
United Nations Ambassador:
John Negroponte
Presidential Staff
- Advisor: Karen Hughes
- Budget Director: Mitch Daniels - Confirmed, 1-23-01
- National Security Advisor: Condoleeza
Rice
White House Staff
- Chief of Staff: Andrew Card
- Attorney: Alberto Gonzalez
Presidential
Nominations to Senate (Senate)
- List of Presidential nominations for office in the current session
- Divided into civilian and military nominees as well as nominees
withdrawn and civilian and military nominees confirmed
- Senate executive calendar
Cabinet Nominees
- Agriculture: Mike Johanns - Sworn In, 1-21-05
- Commerce: Carlos M. Gutierrez - Sworn In, 2-7-05
- Defense: Robert M. Gates - Sworn In, 12-18-06
- Education: Margaret Spellings - Sworn In, 1-20-05
- Energy: Samuel W. Bodman - Sworn In, 2-1-05
- Environmental Protection Agency: Stephen L. Johnson - Sworn In, - 5-2-05
- Health and Human Services: Michael O. Leavitt - Sworn In, 1-26-05
- Homeland Security: Michael Chertoff - Sworn In, 2-15-05
- Housing and Urban Development: Alphonso Jackson - Sworn In, 3-31-04
- Interior: Dirk Kempthorne - Sworn In, - 5-26-06
- Justice: Alberto Gonzales - Confirmed, 2-3-05
- Labor: Elaine
Chao - Confirmed, - 1-29-01
- Biography
- Linda Chavez - Withdrawn on Jan. 9,
2001
- State: Condoleezza Rice - Sworn In, 1-26-05
- Transportation: Mary E. Peters - Sworn In, 9-30-06
- Treasury: Henry Paulson Jr. - Sworn In, 6-28-06
- Veterans Affairs: Jim Nicholson - Sworn In, 1-26-05
Clinton
Pardons (CNN)
- Summarizes a few of the 100 Presidential pardons given by President
Bill Clinton on his last day in office
- Includes Henry Cisneros, Patricia Hearst, Susan McDougal, John
Deutch, and Roger Clinton
- Excludes Webster Hubbell and Michael Milken
- List of Pardons
Presidential
Pardons (Jurist)
- History and legal basis of Presidential pardons with statistics on the
number of pardons granted, 1789 to present
- Primary documents on the Clinton pardons
- Full text of scholarly articles from the 1990s
- Extensive bibliography of scholarly books on the pardon process
Pardons Sponsored by Hugh
Rodham
- News Articles
- Carlos
Vignali (ABC)
- Brief description of Carlos Vignali's career and original sentencing
- Glenn
Braswell (Quack Watch)
- Article on his claims for medical products in the Journal of Longevity
- Financial links to the Republican Party
- Hillary
Clinton's Press Conference (Washington Post)
- Full text of Senator Clinton's press conference on the role of her
brother in the Presidential pardon process
- Rumpled, RagTag Career of Hugh Rodham (Time)
- Brief article on the career of Hillary Clinton's brother since his
brother-in-law became President
Marc Rich
- Clinton Explanation
- Eight reasons for the pardons were cited in the New York Times on
February 18
- CNN articles lists them and reports on its own investigation
- House
Government Reform Hearing
- Hearing held on February 8, 2001
- Includes pdf of exhibits brought to hearing
- Prepared statements of chairman Dan Burton as well as witnesses
Jack Quinn, Pinky Green and Eric Holder
- Selected testimony alsoavailable in Congressional Universe
(UMich Only)
- Go to Testimony from main screen
- Search House Government Reform and
date from/to 02/08/2001
- Senate Judiciary
Hearing
- Senate Judiciary hearing held on February 14, 2001
- Web site includes opening statements from Senators Hatch, Leahy, and
Feingold as well as prepared statements by Jack Quinn, Roger Adams, and
legal scholars
- Indictment: US v. Marc Rich (FINDLAW)
Farewell
Address to the Nation
- Brief television address delivered on January 18, 2001
- Sites need to reduce the deficit, remain active in combatting world
poverty, and celebrate national diversity
President
William J. Clinton: Eight Years of Peace, Progress, and
Prosperity
- Key accomplishments, economic growth, educational opportunity, crime
reduction, foreign policy, diversity, technological change
- PDF report, 110 pages, released on January 18, 2001
Apportionment
Population
- Each state's apportionment population for 2000, the number of
Congressional seats to which it is entitled, and the change from 1990
- Separate list of overseas population by state
- Historical chart and table for each state with population, 1789-2000
- Tables in pdf and xls formats; some in ASCII
- Maps showing apportionment change in gif and pdf formats
- Pamphlet explaining the apportionment process
Redistricting
2001: Rules
of the Game (Michigan State University)
- Slide show outlining the rules and schedule for Congressional
redistricting in Michigan
- Addresses the margin of latitude on equal representation and how
existing voting districts can be split
- Slides can be addressed individually or through a self-running slide
show
- Based on a seminar conducted by the Institute of Public Policy and
Social Research at MSU
Canadian Tax
Forms
- Site includes forms and instructions for individuals, business and
non-profits
- Recommendations for tax advice
Federal
Tax Forms (IRS)
- Tax forms, instructions, and publications in PDF (Adobe Acrobat),
PCL, PostScript, and SGML format
- See "eyeglasses" at the bottom of the screen for keyword searching
- Although the tax forms print well, the tax booklets may be too long to
effectively print
- Many reproducible tax forms also available at the Documents
Center
Michigan 2000 Tax Forms (Treasury Department)
- All forms available in Adobe Acrobat
- Provides link for free Acrobat software and tax assistance
information
State Tax Forms
(LSU)
- Clear listing of links to tax forms from various states
I Do
Solemnly Swear (Library of Congress)
- Pictures of Presidential inaugurations and texts of inaugural addresses
- Browsable by President and subject; searchable by keyword
President
Bush's Inaugural Address (January 20, 2001)
Presidential
Inaugural.Com
- Will carry commercial advertisements about activities and
accomodations for the inauguration on January 20, 2001
- Prior to the election includes the oath of office, inaugural history
links
Campaign Policy
Election Results
- David
Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
- Maps and tables with Presidential votes since 1860
- Maps outline state electoral votes
- Tables show major and independent presidential and vice presidential
candidates, popular and electoral votes, and percentages for both
- County election data for 1912, 1968, and 1980-2000
- County map of Presidential vote for 2000
- Miami
Herald
- Coverage of voting machines, recounts, and election challenge cases
- Miami
Herald Recount Results
- Various scenarios for recounting the undervotes in Florida counties
- All but one scenario shows Bush would have won under Gore-recommended
standards and Gore would have squeaked by under Bush recommended standards
- Article dated April 4, 2001
- Palm
Beach Post
- Election 2000 coverage on the Florida recount
- Article on March 10 concludes that Palm Beach butterfly ballot cost
Al Gore the election
- Presidential Election Results (CNN)
- Results for all candidates by state and country
Major
Speeches - Inaugural
Address
- Blueprint
for New
Beginnings
- Detailed outline of President's budget for
Congress
- Served as an ad hoc State of the Union Address
- Includes agency summaries and major initiatives: health
care,
medicare, investing in families, combatting crime and
drugs
Abortion
- Mexico City Policy
- Agencies not to supply international nonprofit organizations with
funds used for abortion
- Dated January 22, 2001
Budget
- Blueprint
for New
Beginnings
- Detailed outline of President's budget for
Congress
- Includes agency summaries and major initiatives: health
care,
medicare, investing in families, combatting crime and
drugs
- Budget, FY
2002
- Overview and detailed tables
- PDF and spreadsheet formats
Cabinet
Appointments
Campaign
Finance Reform
Economics
- Bankruptcy Reform
- S.
420 and H.R.
333
- Bills make it harder to declare bankruptcy, particularly given assets
- S. 420 passed the Senate on March 15, 2001
- Blueprint
for New
Beginnings
- Detailed outline of President's budget for
Congress
- Served as an ad hoc State of the Union Address
- Includes agency summaries and major initiatives: health
care,
medicare, investing in families, combatting crime and
drugs
- Dismal
Scientist
- Economic indicators updated daily
- Explains the meaning of various indicators for students
- Economic
Speech in Kalamazoo
- Speech on the economy given in Kalamazoo, Michigan on March 27, 2001
- Tax Cuts
Education
- No
Child Left Behind (H.R.1)
- Text of proposed legislation enacting the President's education proposal
- Names of cosponsors
- Bush budget related to education
Energy
Environment
Faith-Based
Organizations
Foreign Policy
- China
- Background
- A U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft was flying 60 miles from Hainan on
April 1
- A Chinese plane clipped the aircraft and crashed
- The U.S. plane made an emergency landing on Hainan
- The plane and 24 crewman were captured by the Chinese military
- China released them on April 12, 2001
- Letter of Sorrow (CNN)
- Letter delivered by U.S. Ambassador Josepher Prueher on April 11, 2001
- Expressed that the U.S. was "very sorry" but did not apologize
- Credited with the release of the detainees
- State
Department copy
- Chinese Embassy to the
United States
- State Department
- Press
Briefing, April 2, 2001
- Delivered by Richard Boucher
- Washington
File (USIA)
- Press briefings, April 1-3, 2001 includes President Bush's statement,
Congressional statements, Colin Powell's statements
- Briefings remain on this page for two weeks; then searchable only
- United
States Pacific Command
- Transcript of speech by Admiral Blair announcing the incident
- Great Britain
- Iraq
- US/British Bombing
- Defense Department press release on Feb. 16, 2001 announcing the air
attack
- Revised Sanctions Policy (State Dept)
- Senate testimony of Colin Powell on March 8, 2001
- Plans to work with UN in altering sanctions policy against Iraq
- Iraq testimony begins in paragraph 9
- Japan
- Mexico
- Missile Defense
- Russia
Guns
Health
- Arsenic
- Arsenic
(EPA)
- Text of rule issued by Clinton Administration in January 2001 and
background documents
- Rationale for delaying new standards, issued March 20, 2001 by
Christine Todd Whitman
Judicial
Selection Process
- Role of American Bar Association in prescreening federal judicial
candidates was ended on March 22
- Statement by American
Bar Association
- Statement made by Martha Barnett, President of ABA, on March 22,
2001
Labor
Patients' Bill of
Rights
Supreme Court Decisions
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