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Publisher: USA Today USA Today Baseball Weekly 
 Digital counterpart of the print version. It offers complete analyses, news, scores, statistics, schedules, rosters and information source for the week in Major and Minor League Baseball. Search the archive for past issues dating back to January 1997. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/mlb.htm Topics: Baseball, Magazines, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Baseball Salaries Database
This database "contains year-by-year listings of salaries for Major League Baseball players on opening day rosters, 1988 through the current season. The search options here allow you to see salaries for specific players, plus median and total salaries for each team." From data "compiled by USA TODAY sports reporters." http://content.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/salaries/ Topics: Baseball, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Sep 4, 2009 Documenting Bush's Military Records
Official records about President George W. Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard from 1968 to 1973. Includes enlistment and discharge papers, security clearance, and performance grades; there are no medical records. From USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/news/2004-02-14-bush-docs.htm Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Sep 29, 2004 Clearing the Skies
USA Today's two-part series on the decision to clear the U.S. skies of all civilian aircraft after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. It outlines how the decision was made and how the resulting order was carried out. There are also links to related USA Today articles. http://www.usatoday.com/news/sept11/2002-08-12-clearskies_x.htm Topics: National Security, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 16, 2005 USA Today
The online edition of the daily (Monday through Friday) American newspaper has news, sports, weather, technology, finance, and other features. The searchable archive goes back to April, 1987 with free results showing headline, dateline, and a very brief abstract; full-text is available for a fee. http://www.usatoday.com/ Topics: Newspapers, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Aug 11, 2003 Fake Trees Turn Christmas on Its Head
November 2005 news article describing the recent trend of hanging Christmas trees upside-down from the wall or ceiling. The author cites "a 12th-century tradition in Central Europe" of hanging trees upside-down. From USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2005-11-07-christmas-trees_x.htm Topics: Christmas, Holidays & Observances Last updated Dec 8, 2005 Decades Later, Hite Reports Back
2006 interview with Shere Hite, "sex researcher/cultural historian" and author of "The Hite Report: A Nationwide Study of Female Sexuality" (1976) and other books. Discussion topics include the influence of her books, her research method of analyzing anonymous questionnaires, and why her research is self-financed. Also includes a brief biography of Hite. From USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-05-15-hite-report_x.htm Topics: Society & Social Science Last updated Oct 23, 2007 U.S. Deaths From the Iraq War: A Personal, Statistical View
This March 2008 interactive database tracks U.S. deaths in Iraq by including "fatal U.S. government casualties -- military and civilian -- in Operation Iraqi Freedom." View number of dead by age, gender, race, state, rank, cause of death, and other factors. Mouse over each box on the chart to learn basic information about each person. Includes links to related articles about the Iraq War, Afghanistan, and related matters. From USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2008-03-13-iraq-casualties_N.htm Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated May 14, 2008 2008 Summer Books
This interactive feature provides a preview of fiction and nonfiction books being released in late spring and summer 2008. Sortable by title, author, and release date. Entries include a one-line synopsis and an excerpt (for most books). From USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2008-05-21-summer-books-calendar_N.htm Topics: Summer Reading Last updated Jun 18, 2008 USA Today Politics
News and analysis about the 2008 presidential election. Includes material about public financing of campaigns, a candidate match game in which you discover which candidate (Barack Obama or John McCain) shares your views on selected issues, a poll tracker for head-to-head match-ups, background about candidates, and more. From USA Today, a division of Gannett Company. http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/default.htm?loc=interstitialskip Topics: 2008 Presidential Election Last updated Jun 24, 2008 Science, Life and Travel in the Earth's Cold Regions
Collection of resources to "give you some idea of what the polar regions are like." Includes material about Greenland's ice, and links to articles and sites on major polar science studies, graphics, details about living and working in polar regions, frequently asked questions, and related material. Note: Video clip is not available. From USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/coldscience/acoldsci.htm Topics: Regions of the World Last updated Aug 18, 2008 |
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