Toxic Sludge in Hungary

Columbus Day

Today in History (Library of Congress)

Inside Adams - "...Should I meet with gold or spices in great quantity..." (Library of Congress)

Labor & Economic Statistics

Issues in Labor Statistics - Ranks of those unemployed for a year or more up sharply (DoL Oct. 2010)

Regional Economic Conditions -RECON (FDIC)

Documents of the Month: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

• Mammograms: Not just once, but for a lifetime (bookmarks)
• The Facts about Breast Cancer and Mammograms
• Understanding Mammography
• Un Mamograma Podria Salvarle la Vida
• Los Mamogramas: No Solamente Una Vez, Sino por Toda la Vida
• Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008
• Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2008
• Extending the Special Postage Stamp for Breast Cancer Research for 2 Years
• Make and Keep Your Mammogram Appointment
• Family Research Matters: A Newsletter for Family Members of the NCI Familial Breast-Ovarian Cancer Studies Registry (Winter 2000/2001)
• Medicare Priorities
• Breast Cancer Awareness (CDC)
• Presidential Proclamation--National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (White House)
• October Is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine)
• NASA Goes Pink

2010 General Election Absentee Voting Information for U.S. Citizens Abroad

There are new regulations for absentee voting beginning this year.

Infant sleep positioners: Consumer Warning - Risk of Suffocation

Benefits.gov

Begun in 2002 as GovBenefits.gov, Benefits.gov is a place for citizens to discover which benefits he or she is eligible for and provides the next steps in the application process.