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Percent of State and Federal Inmates, by Race
Percent of State and Federal Inmates, by Race 19902001White35.6%36.1%Black44.546.3Hispanic17.4%15.6%Other2.52.0Source: Prisoners in 2001, U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics.State Prison…Federal Outlays by Agency, 2004-2007
(in millions of dollars) Department or agency 2004 2005 2006 2007 (estimate) Legislative Branch…Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
(Encyclopedia) Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, at Zürich, founded 1855 as the Federal Polytechnic Institute, given its current name 1911. It is a science and technology research university…Yellen, Janet Louise
(Encyclopedia) Yellen, Janet LouiseYellen, Janet Louiseyĕlˈən [key], 1946–, U.S. economist and government official, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., B.A. Brown (1967), Ph.D. Yale (1971). Yellen taught economics (…Justice, United States Department of
(Encyclopedia) Justice, United States Department of, federal executive department established in 1870 and charged with providing the means for enforcing federal laws, furnishing legal counsel in…Martin, William McChesney, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Martin, William McChesney, Jr., 1906–98, U.S. banker, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (1951–70), b. St. Louis. After an early career as a stockbroker,…national bank
(Encyclopedia) national bank, in the United States, financial institution of a class authorized by Congress in acts of 1863 and 1864. The acts were intended to provide a way of marketing the large…Farm Credit Administration
(Encyclopedia) Farm Credit Administration (FCA), an independent agency of the executive branch of the federal government that supervises and regulates the Farm Credit System (FCS) for American…Government Publishing Office, United States
(Encyclopedia) Government Publishing Office, United States (GPO), federal bureau originally authorized in 1860 that performs printing and binding for Congress and federal departments and agencies,…Trending
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