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Database information for Matter of Fact Database

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• Coverage: 1984-Current
• Type(s) of Content: Statistical
• Subject Areas: General ; Science and Medicine ; Social Sciences ; Business
• Library of Congress Clasification:
• Short Description:
  Abstracts of speeches and written works containing statistics on current social, economic, political, health, environmental, and public policy issues, from 1984 to the present.
• Annotation:
  Approximately twenty-five percent of the abstracts are derived from Congressional hearings, fifteen percent from the Congressional Record, and the remainder from general interest and specialized periodicals, newsletters, and newspapers. Also includes speeches of the President, White House press briefings, State Department Daily Press Briefings and Background Notes, electronic newsletters of the World Health Organization, and many other similar national, regional, and international resources. Subjects:

  • Current Events
  • Economics
  • Environment
  • Health Sciences
  • Political Science
  • Reference
  • Social Issue