Question: Scholarships for students of Middle Eastern and Arab ancestry

There are many scholarships for "people of color" in library science. Many of these scholarships use the census definitions of what that means, i.e. American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander.

Question: Executive Compensation

Until end of 2005, Steve Baum was CEO of Sempra Energy in San Diego, and Gordon Smith was president of PG&E. I want to know what their retirement packages amount to and include.

Question: Abortion Attitudes Polling Data

An article on PBS's Frontline Web site states, "In 1993 just about half of women between the ages of 18 and 29 said abortion should be available to anyone who wants it, according to a CBS/ New York Times poll; 10 years later, in 2003, the number of young women who felt that way dropped to 35 percent." I've searched the NYT on Lexis-Nexus and I can't find any articles that refer to the poll. How can I track down the original data?

Question: Nazi Government Archives Online

I was wondering where the most complete on-line source for authentic Nazi Government archives - from 1933-1945 - would be. I’m especially interested in sites that have English translation of the documents. Thanks in advance.

Question: Legal Significance of Presidential Signing Statements

What is the legal significance of a presidential signing statement? For example, (excerpt from draft of article I'm working on)

Bush writes, “Although the advance notice contemplated by sections 8007, 8011, and 8093 can be provided in most situations as a matter of comity …

Question: MTA Contract

I am trying to figure out (and this isn't being covered in the media) whether the MTA contract being debated at present in NYC includes a cost of living increase in addition to the proposed annual raise.

Question: Trotsky's Role at Brest-Litovsk

Did Trotsky really seriously flub the negotiations at Brest-Litovsk, or was the problem really the failure of german social-democrats to incite mutiny at the front while the Bolsheviks stalled for time?

Question: Non-Profit Fundraising Budgets VS. Corporate Advertising Budgets

What is the average annual budget for non-profit orgs in NY? Of the annual buget, what percentage do non-profit orgs spend on outreach and/or media services?

What percentage of major corporations' budgets are spent on marketing & advertising?

Question: NSA Spying and Congressional Testimony

Background: As you are probably aware, blogger Glen Greenwald recently uncovered damning information about the Bush administration's warrantless syping. Basically, lead lawyers at the DOJ testified to Congress in 2002 that lowering the "legal standard" for warrantless FISA wiretapping was not necessary because a) the FISA law was working fine, and b) lowering the legal standard was of constitutional dubiousness.

Question: Abortion Trends

Some opinion polls suggest that young women's attitudes toward aboriton have become more conservative over the past ten years or so. I'm trying to find out why. I'm a freelance journalist and I want the information for a story I'm writing on menstrual extraction. I have been trying to find someone in academia who studies aboriton and could give me an opinion on this trend, but I've had no luck. I appreciate any help you can offer.

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