redstat archive 5
number 27 10.30.05
number 26 10.23.05
number 25 10.16.05
source: Viroqua Institute
source: OMB Watch
source: Viroqua Institute
number 29 11.13.05
number 28 11.06.05
number 30 11.20.05
source: Commonwealth Fund
source: uspublicdiplomacy.org
source: US Department of Labor
redstateupdate.net
| Judicial experience of Supreme Court appointees |
| 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 |
| Roberts/0 years |
| Thomas/1.5 years |
| Scalia/4 years |
| Stevens/5 years |
| O'Connor/6 years |
| Souter/12 years |
| Ginsburg/13 years |
| Kennedy/13 years |
| Breyer/14 years |
| Miers/0 years |
| US Government Secrecy increases- openness decreases since 2000 |
| 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 |
| millions 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 |
| pages declassified |
| documents classified |
| Costs of various Independent Prosecutor/Special Counsel Investigations |
| $ 10 20 30 40 50 million |
| note: Cisneros Investigation and Plame/CIA Leak Investigation are on-going |
| Plame/CIA Leak $723,000 Espy $19.2m Cisneros $21.2m Clinton $33.5m North $47.4m |
| Minimum wage rates of various states |
| $ 2 4 6 8 |
| 6 states have no minimum wage |
| OH $4.25 |
| AK $7.15 |
| CT $7.10 |
| FL $6.15 |
| WI $5.70 |
| KS $2.65 |
| IL $6.50 |
| Medical errors reported: mistake-medication error- lab/diagnostic error in the past 2 years |
% 10 20 30 40
| CAN 30% |
| GER 23% |
| NZ 25% |
| UK 22% |
| US 34% |
| Murder rates for various countries-year 2004 |
| 2000 6000 8000 10,000 |
Mexico-13,829
US-12,658
France-1051
UK-850
Norway-49