1. Clinton, Hillary Rodham.
   Remarks on United States Foreign Policy.
   U.S. Department of State, September 8 2010, 16 pages.
   "Solving foreign policy problems today requires us to think both regionally and globally, to see the intersections and connections linking nations and regions and interests." (From U.S. Department of State)
    

2. Flournoy, Michele.
   The Future of U.S. Leadership.
   (Under Secretary of Defense for Policy)
   The National Bureau of Asian Research, September 17, 2010, 27 pages.
   "Our first keynote speaker, the Honorable Michele Flournoy, will take us a step further towards the big picture of overarching US interests in Asia by speaking to how the many facets of US security policy, our alliance partnerships, deepening cooperation with countries like Indonesia and Vietnam and the US/China relationship come together into an overall strategic vision for the future of US leadership." (From the National Bureau of Asian Research)
    

3. Paal, Douglas H.
   Will China Rule the World?
   Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, September 2, 3 pages.
   "Rising domestic concerns in China over the increasing pressure of public opinion, the succession of the country's leadership, and fundamental economic imbalances may have a growing effect on Beijing's foreign policy." (From Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
    

4. Sutter, Robert.
   China's Rise, the United States, and Asia's Angst.
   Center for Strategic and International Studies, September 13, 2010, 2 pages.
   "Americans interacting with officials and other experts in the Asia-Pacific region in recent weeks would be reassured that official and other expert opinion among US allies and associates seems to disagree with prevailing media commentary in these countries depicting the United States in decline and China emerging to challenge the US leadership in the region." (From CSIS)
    

5. Steinberg, James B.
   The United States and China: Visions of Global Order.
   U.S. Department of State, September 11, 2010, 6 pages.
   "Ultimately, the decision to reinvigorate global cooperation is not ours alone. But America's actions can powerfully shape the choices that others face. In other words, leadership from America or allies may not be sufficient, but it remains as necessary as ever. As Secretary Clinton said, for the United States, global leadership is both a responsibility and an unparalleled opportunity." (From U.S. Department of State)
    

6. Wang, Robert S.
   Cross-Strait Prospects: ECFA and Beyond.
   Center for Strategic and International Studies, September 2, 2010, 3 pages.
   "The signing of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) between Beijing and Taipei on June 29 was indeed a significant and concrete milestone in cross-Strait relations. It builds on a series of agreements that has rapidly expanded direct links and economic ties since President Ma Ying-jeou took office in May 2008." (From Center for Strategic and International Studies)

7. 美國國務卿希拉蕊∙柯林頓演說 全球健康行動計劃：美國在世界衛生領域下一階段的領導作用。
   The Global Health Initiative: The Next Phase of American Leadership in Health Around the World - Remarks by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State.
   OT-1020, August 26, 2010, 21 pages.
   "And that is the mission I'd like to discuss with you today: how the Obama Administration is building upon our country's long-standing commitment to global health by bringing life-saving prevention, treatment, and care to more people in more places." (From AIT)
    

8. 美國在台協會處長司徒文 「2010年防制人口販運工作坊」開幕致詞 2010年9月1日。
   Remarks by AIT Director William A. Stanton at the 2010 International Workshop on Strategies for Combating Human Trafficking September 1, 2010.
   OT-1021, September 3, 2010, 4 pages.
   "All of your hard work is paying off. This year, Taiwan achieved the highest possible ranking -- "Tier 1" -- in the annual U.S. State Department Trafficking-in-Persons Report. Taiwan was the only one in Asia that moved into Tier 1 this year." (From AIT)
    

9. 國務卿希拉蕊∙柯林頓在國務院年度開齋宴上的講話。
   Remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton At the Annual State Department Iftar.
   OT-1022, September 9, 2010, 7 pages.
   "In the weeks and months ahead, President Obama and I will do everything we can to help advance the cause of a comprehensive peace, not only in the Middle East, but across the world, and inside the hearts and minds of our fellow Americans. In the Middle East, it is ultimately up to the people of the region to determine their own future." (From AIT)

10. Bernanke, Chairman Ben S.
    Causes of the Recent Financial and Economic Crisis.
    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 2, 2010, 14 pages.
    "In discussing the causes of the crisis, it is essential to distinguish between triggers (the particular events or factors that touched off the crisis) and vulnerabilities (the structural weaknesses in the financial system and in regulation and supervision that propagated and amplified the initial shocks). Although a number of developments helped trigger the crisis, the most prominent one was the prospect of significant losses on residential mortgage loans to subprime borrowers that became apparent shortly after house prices began to decline." (From Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)
     

11. Eubanks, Walter W.
    The European Union's Response to the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis.
    (CRS Report for Congress)
    Washington, D.C. : Congressional Research Service, 20 pages.
    "The purpose of this report is to assess the response of the European Union (EU) to the 2007-2009 financial crisis in terms of the financial regulatory changes the EU has made or is planning to make. The financial crisis began in the United States during the second half of 2006 with a sharp increase in U.S. bank losses due to subprime mortgage foreclosures. Because the U.S. and EU banks were using a similar business model, the EU banks experienced similar distressed financial conditions that U.S. banks faced. Large banks on both sides of the Atlantic found themselves severely undercapitalized and holding insufficient liquidity." (From CRS Report)
     

12. Scissors, Derek.
    Where China Invests, And Why It Matters.
    The Heritage Foundation, August 17, 2010, 3 pages.
    "Since the beginning of 2005, the People's Republic of China has invested almost $200 billion in foreign assets outside of bonds. Where does it go?  Official Chinese data are unhelpful, but The Heritage Foundation tracks down, verifies and sorts the spending by country and sector. The tracker is up-to-date through June 30, 2010." (From The Heritage Foundation)
     

13. Treasury Secretary Geithner on U.S.-China Economic Relationship.
    (September 16 testimony by Geithner before Senate committee)
    America.gov, September 16, 2010, 9 pages.
    "I want to focus today on the importance of the U.S.-China economic relationship and the challenges that we must overcome in order to secure the full benefit of this relationship for the American people." (From America.gov)
     

14. West, Thomas.
    The Economic Principles of America's Founders: Property Rights, Free Markets, and Sound Money.
    The Heritage Foundation, August 30, 2010, 17 pages.
    "Although there are many scholarly treatments of the Founders' understanding of property and economics, few of them present an overview of the complete package of the principles and policies upon which they agreed. Even the fact that there was a consensus among the Founders is often denied. Government today has strayed far from the Founders' approach to economics, but the older policies have not been altogether replaced. " (From The Heritage Foundation)

15. Bowman, Karlyn and others., comp.
    The State of the American Worker 2010: Attitudes About Work in America.
    American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, August 2010, 53 pages.
    "This year's study, The State of the American Worker, 2010, comes at a time of deep pessimism about the economy. Around two-thirds of those surveyed tell pollsters that they know someone other than a family member who has lost a job in the past few months."  (From American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research)
     

16. Fortuny, Karina and others.
    Young Children of Immigrants: The Leading Edge of America's Future.
    Urban Institute,  August 2010, 13 pages.
    "This brief highlights the life circumstances of young children age 0 to 8 growing up in immigrant families.  The number of young children of immigrants has doubled since 1990; this increase accounts for the entire growth in the U.S. population of young children since 1990." (From Urban Institute)
     

17. Livingston, Gretchen and Kim Parker.
    Since the Start of the Great Recession, More Children Raised by Grandparents.
    Pew Research Center, September 9, 2010, 6 pages.
    "One child in 10 in the U.S. lives with a grandparent, a share that increased slowly and steadily over the past decade before rising sharply from 2007 to 2008, the first year of the Great Recession. About 40% of all children who live with a grandparent (or grandparents) are also being raised primarily by that grandparent." (From Pew Research Center)

18. Anderson, Allison.
    Combating Climate Change through Quality Education.
    The Brookings Institution, September 2010, 16 pages.
    "Climate change threatens to undo and even reverse the progress made toward meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and poses one of the most serious challenges to reducing global poverty for the international community. However, the education sector offers a currently untapped opportunity to combat climate change." (From The Brookings Institution)
     

19. Angier, Natalie.
    Listening to Bacteria.
    Smithsonian Magazine, August 2010, 5 pages.
    "Bacteria are smarter than you think, according to the findings of the Princeton University microbiologist profiled in this article.  Bonnie Bassler is a leader of a new field of microbiology called 'quorum sensing,' which studies the communication between bacteria. Contrary to traditional view, scientists now have found that bacteria 'converse' in complex chemical languages.  They discuss their shared environment, its conditions, and what actions they may take in concert, as their quorum is formed." (From IIP's Article Alert)
     

20. Pellerin, Cheryl L.
    New, Stronger El Niño Shifts from Eastern to Central Pacific.
    (If it continues, 30-year trend could skew global seasonal weather forecasts)
    America.gov, September 17, 2010, 3 pages.
    "A new kind of El Niño whose warmest surface waters are in the central-equatorial Pacific Ocean rather than in the eastern-equatorial Pacific is growing stronger and happening more often, U.S. scientists say, changing rain and drought patterns worldwide and complicating seasonal weather forecasts." (From America.gov)
     

21. President Obama on End of U.S. Combat Mission in Iraq.
    (Iraqi people now have responsibility for security of their country)
    America.gov, August 31, 2010, 5 pages.
    "I am announcing that the American combat mission in Iraq has ended. Operation Iraqi Freedom is over, and the Iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country." (From America.gov)

22. 9/17
    Dr. David Lea Answers Climate Questions.
    13 pages.
    "Dr. David Lea of the University of California-Santa Barbara answered questions about the science behind climate change." (From America.gov)