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The Office of the Federal Register introduced on January 20, 2009, the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, a new serial that replaces its weekly counterpart and provides immediate coverage of presidential activities. This article examines its provenance, its predecessor, and the compilations in print and electronic editions. A portion of the article deals with presidential inaugural addresses, past and present. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The introduction of federal legislation, mandated by Article I, Section 7 of the United States Constitution, is in the form of bills and joint resolutions. This article reviews aspects of the lawmaking process in the context of constitutional amendments; commemorative legislation; pork-barrel measures, including logrolling; and a bill about the United coinage system. Throughout, the examples given show the difficulty of passage from bill to law, made deliberately arduous by the framers of the Constitution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Various serials related to treaties and executive agreements are discussed within the context of historical events. Mention is made of the constitutional, statutory, and administrative authority that requires the U.S. government to negotiate and publish treaties and executive agreements. Examples include those compacts concerning the Panama Canal and the reduction of nuclear weapons. The many official sources are noted, with a description of their purpose and role in the treaty process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on several issues on the 2000 census, application of the fair use doctrine in the copyright law and a web site for federal periodicals in the United States. Documentation of the net undercount in 1990; Utilization of the differential undercount in the 2000 census; Analysis of the Supreme Court case Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.

Discusses the 19th Century Amistad affair, based on an 1841 US Supreme Court document. Film and opera adaptations of the Amistad affair; Availability of historic documents at the Amistad Research Center in New Orleans, Louisiana; Historical account of the Amistad affair based on popular sources; Highlights of the decision in the matter of `United States v. The Libellants and Claimants of the Schooner Amistad.'

Focuses on the progress and controversies surrounding the countdown for the United States Census Bureau's census statistics for the year 2000. Media attention on the decennial count of population and housing; Consequential enumerations conducted on a five-year schedule; Data collection on minority-owned and women-owned businesses; Components of the census of governments.

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Opinion. Examines hunting the of animals with focus on the `Duck Stamp Collection.' What psychologists, philosophers and poets have discovered about the act of hunting; Availability of the collection on the Internet; Criticisms leveled at the quality of the Collection on the Web; What instigated the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Collection and Design Program.

Reviews Chapter 9 of Title 44 of the United States Code to eliminate the bullet symbol from the House portion of the Congressional Record (CR) effective September 1, 1995 on a trial basis for the remainder of the 99th Congress, 1st Session. When the record first became bulleted; Why the Printing Act of 1895 has more important consequences for documents librarians than the CR provision; What the historical record of the Record suggests.

Discusses the problem of citizens in the United States in accessing government information. History of the putative right to government information; Right to receive information; Supreme Court case `Houchins v. KQED Inc.'

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Explores a specific aspect of the United States doctrine about the separation of the church and state. Debate about the teaching of the theory of evolution in the public schools; Failure of the US Court to render clarifying decisions in a number of related expressions of the establishment and free exercise clauses; Reaction of Christian fundamentalists; Politics of religion.

Presents an overview of the 27th amendment to the Constitution of the United States, otherwise known as the `congressional pay amendment', proposed by House Representative James Madison. Unusual aspect of the 27th Amendment; Time spent for fulfilling the requirements for ratification of the law under Article V of the Constitution; Congressional posturing; Unresolved issues of the amendment.

Presents an overview of the United States law which established the foundations of the American patent system. Categories of patents; Government publication, `The Story of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office'; Aspects of patent search.

Examines the salient features of the books `Dictionary of Occupational Titles,' (DOT) from the United States Department of Labor and `Statistical Abstract of the United States,' (SAUS) from the Bureau of Census. Need for a comprehensive body of standardized occupational information; DOT's comprehensive body of standardized occupational information; SAUS' addition of social data.

Comments on the `Federal Register' (FR) and the `Code of Federal Regulations' (CFR) published in the United States. Complexity and verbosity; CFR's final rules of general applicability and legal effect; Use of CFR and FR in determining the most current version of a regulation; CFR/FR features.

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