http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40895.pdf

Discusses the arguments for and against switching to a system of direct popular election of the president and those for and against reforming the perceived defects of the electoral college system. Also discusses recent proposals for change with special emphasis on direct popular election through an interstate compact. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40864.pdf

Reviews changes in presidential terms in the past, such as the 22nd Amendment, and current proposals for changing the length of the presidential term. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/2009fedleader_eo_rel.pdf

Executive order which establishes goals for federal agencies to increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions among other environmental and sustainability goals. From the White House.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-the-President-to-a-Joint-Session-of-Congress-on-Health-Care/

The text of the speech by President Obama with his views on health care reform. From the White House.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/health_care/plan/

Outlines the components of the health care reform plan endorsed by President Obama. From the White House.

http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/epr/forthcoming/0906silb.pdf

Examines how President Franklin Roosevelt stopped a flood of bank withdrawals by declaring a bank holiday and steering the Emergency Banking Act of 1933 to passage. By reestablishing the credibility of the payments system, he demonstrated the power of public policy. From the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/July1Report-Draft12.pdf

Annual listing of all employees of the White House, their position title, and salary. From the White House.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/eprint/fisher3.pdf

Counters the argument, often used by representatives of the executive branch, that they have exclusive authority over national security information stemming from the refusal of the Washington Administration to share papers concerning the Jay Treaty with Congress. Argues that members of both houses of Congress regularly obtained national security documents during and after the Washington presidency. From the Law Library of Congress.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-the-President-at-Cairo-University-6-04-09/

Text of the speech by President Obama at Cairo on U.S. relations with the Muslim world. From the White House.

http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34599_20090305.pdf

Examines the arguments for and against introducing a question period where the president and his chief cabinet officers would go before Congress to answer questions and engage in debate. This report also surveys how question periods are conducted in Great Britain and other parliamentary democracies, and outlines some legislative considerations for policymakers considering a question period for Congress. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/Citizens_Briefing_Book_Final.pdf

Presents the leading ideas from citizens about what the Obama Administration should do. From 44,000 ideas submitted by 125,000 participants, these ideas received the most citizen "votes." Organized by nine broad categories: economy, education, energy & environment, foreign policy, health care, homeland security, service, technology, and veterans. From the White House.