Historic documents of 2009 /
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  • Record Type: Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
    Title/Author: Historic documents of 2009 // Heather Kerrigan, editor.
    Published: Washington, D.C. :CQ Press, a division of SAGE, : c2011.,
    Description: xxxiv, 766 p. ;26 cm
    Notes: "Current events that chronicle the year ; introductory essays that build understanding ; primary sources that aid research"--Cover.
    [NT 15003449]: January: The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court declares warrantless wiretapping legal -- Roland Burris and Al Franken seated during dynamic year in U.S. Senate -- Barack Obama sworn in as President of the United States -- President Obama calls for the closure of detention facilities at Guan{acute}{acute}{acute}t{acute}anamo Bay -- President Obama signs the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 -- February: Iceland elects its first female and openly gay prime minister -- President Obama calls for executive pay cap -- Special court finds vaccines do not cause autism -- President Obama's address before a joint session of Congress and Republican response -- Plane crash-lands in the Hudson River -- President Obama announces timeline for ending Iraq War -- March: CIA destroyed ninety-two interrogation tapes -- President and Army Chief of Guinea-Bissau assassinated -- Arrest warrant issued for Sudan's president -- Gov. Bill Richardson signs bill to repeal New Mexico's death penalty -- Same-sex marriage in the states -- April: The London Summit on Global Economic Recovery -- Pirates attack U.S.-flagged ship -- Mexico and the World Health Organization on the spread of swine flu -- Congress passes credit card reform legislation.
    [NT 15003449]: May: North Korea conducts successful nuclear test -- June: Congress passes tobacco legislation -- President Obama speaks at Cairo University -- U.S. Supreme Court on campaign contributions to judges -- New York State to pay women for egg donations for stem cell research -- Conflict over Iranian presidential elections -- U.S. Supreme Court on DNA testing for prisoners -- U.S. Supreme Court on the Voting Rights Act -- U.S. Supreme Court on strip searches of students -- Political crisis in Honduras -- U.S. Supreme Court on Civil Rights Act in hiring practices.
    [NT 15003449]: July: Delhi court overturns ban on homosexuality -- Congress briefed on secret CIA program -- Sonia Sotomayor confirmed as first Hispanic Supreme Court justice -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports rise in pregnancy and STD rates during Bush Administration -- New Jersey and New York government officials arrested in corruption probe -- U.S. Department of Transportation's Cash for Clunkers Program -- U.S.-Russian relations in the Obama Administration -- August: American journalists freed in North Korea -- Sen. Edward Kennedy dies -- September: Court finds New York discriminated against mentally ill -- President Obama speaks to Congress on health care reform -- Iran calls for diplomatic talks -- FBI report on crime in the United States -- Federal Reserve Board Chair announces end of recession -- The Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency release new fuel economy standards -- Democratic Party wins landmark election in Japan -- HIV vaccine study shows promising results in Thailand.
    [NT 15003449]: October: Swine flu in the United States -- Rio de Janeiro selected as 2016 Olympic host city -- Educational assessment shows states lagging -- Justice Department announces medical marijuana policy -- Hate crimes bill becomes law -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visits Pakistan -- November: Shooting at Fort Hood -- Congressional debate on health care reform -- President Obama visits East Asia -- Justice Department announces Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be tried in New York City -- U.S. task force recommends changes to mammography guidelines -- IRS reveals details for targeting Swiss bank accounts -- Afghan president elected to second term -- University of California tuition hikes meet with massive protests -- South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford charged with ethics violations -- December: Dubai credit crisis -- President Obama announces troop increase in Afghanistan -- Jobs report shows improvement -- President Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize -- Economic outlook in the states -- UN summit on climate change -- Attempted Christmas Day plane bombing.
    Subject: Since 2000 -
    Subject: History, Modern - Sources. - 21st century -
    Subject: United States - Periodicals. - Politics and government - 2001- -
    ISBN: 9781604269987
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