Index of Presidential Signing Statements 2001-2007
Source: American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (via Law Librarian Blog)

A comprehensive index of presidential signing statements issued between 2001 and 2007. The index, compiled by Neil Kinkopf, associate professor of law at Georgia State University College of Law and former special assistant in the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice, provides a comprehensive list of every provision of a law objected to by the White House in a signing statement, the reason for the objection, and a link to the relevant signing statement. The index of presidential signing statements is a companion piece to an issue brief written by Professor Kinkopf, Signing Statements and the President’s Authority to Refuse to Enforce the Law, that analyzes whether and when the President may refuse to enforce a law that the President regards as unconstitutional.

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Transcript of Alberto Gonzalez Press Conference & Official Resignation Letter
Delivered August 27, 2007.

Full Text of Resignation Letter (1 page; PDF)

See Also: Alberto Gonzalez Bio

Source: USDOJ

See Also: Alberto Gonzalez Entry from West Legal Directory

Letter to Former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card Regarding New Evidence of Security Problems at the White House) (5 pages; PDF

From a news release:

Current and former employees of the White House Security Office have reported to Chairman Waxman that there was a systemic failure at the White House to follow procedures for protecting classified information. According to the security officers, the White House regularly ignored security breaches, prevented security inspections of the West Wing, and condoned mismanagement of the White House Security Office.

Source: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Surveys, this series of AARP Public Policy Institute Fact Sheets examines the American distribution of median household income, poverty, and health insurance.

http://www.aarp.org/research/assistance/lowincome/income_poverty.html

State Energy Profiles Source: Energy Information Administration Texas and Alaska each account for large shares of U.S. crude oil production, but even they are surpassed by the Federal offshore areas in the Gulf of Mexico and California, which produces roughly one-fourth of the U.S. total. http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/state/ 

Marijuana Production in the United States (2006) Source: The Bulletin of Cannabis Reform From Executive Summary. Marijuana is the largest cash crop in the United States, more valuable than corn and wheat combined. Using conservative price estimates domestic marijuana production has a value of $35.8 billion. http://www.drugscience.org/bcr/index.html

Closure of 6 federal libraries angers scientists. Cost-cutting moves at the EPA and elsewhere deny researchers and the public access to vital data, critics say.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-libraries8dec08,0,242958.story?coll=la-headlines-nation

Tim Reiterman, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
December 8, 2006

The American Bar Association Task Force on Presidential Signing Statements and the Separation of Powers Doctrine Report on the consitutionality of President Bush’s signing statements. A review of the use of signing statements to challenge newly passed legislation along with how President Bush is using these statements as an extension of executive privilege.
http://www.abanet.org/op/signingstatements/