Pius XII Memorial Library Government Documents

Since reading the news of the Missouri car dealer who offers a free handgun to auto buyers, I thought I would see how the folks at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are holding up… I have to report that you will find no light reading at the ATF website and even [...]

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Want to know who is cashing in on government contracts? Nicely transparent here at USAspending.gov.
Top congressional district in Missouri where the federal dollars flow –

Missouri 1 (Wm. Lacy Clay)
$8,303,308,750

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New proposed regulations will mandate the collection of DNA samples at the time of arrest or detention.
From the Federal Register:
Accordingly, the Attorney General is
directing all agencies of the United
States that arrest or detain individuals
or supervise individuals facing charges
to collect DNA samples from
individuals who are arrested, facing
charges, or convicted, and from non-
United States persons who [...]

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With peace about to break out in the Middle East, here is a link to news from the United Nations as President Bush visits the area.

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From the two wheel rant department — this note from the Federal Highway Administration –
“Less than 1 percent of adult Americans commute to work by bicycle and another 3 percent walk to work. According to National Household Travel Survey data from 2001, roughly 41 percent of work commutes are shorter than 5 miles. For many [...]

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