The Midwestern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 is intended to assist with the recovery from the severe weather that affected the Midwest during the summer of 2008. The Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008 includes some similar provisions, but these are not limited to the Midwest disaster. The disaster relief in the three bills is similar to that provided to assist with the recovery from the 2005 hurricanes and the 2007 Kansas tornadoes. This report broadly discusses the disaster relief provisions in other relevant legislation.

Department of Defense Clearinghouse Response: DoD Clearinghouse response to a letter from the BRAC Commission regarding Detroit Arsenal's military value score.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about National fink day of national fink week in the Grayson county.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of president Nixon who met with republican congressional leaders, vice president and republican national chairman.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Texas Rangers who may have paid a sizable bonus to sign David Clyde the high school pitching sensation from Houston, but he has already given them a return on their dollar and he has not thrown a competitive pitch as yet.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the San Antonio Golf tournament, the Southwestern swimming and diving tournament, Dallas Chaparrals vs Kentucky Colonels, Baseball spring trainings open, and the Golden Gloves tournament.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Kenneth N. Scott, VP and group executive for the Body and Assembly Group of General Motors Corp., Detroit, Mich. He will be guest speaker at Executives' Night in OKC, sponsored by Executives' Secretaries Inc."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Dave Hill, chain smoking to calm his quivering nerves, stormed over the Warwick Hills Country Club Course in a two-under-par 70 Sunday and added the Buick Open golf title to his Memphis Open crown."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Picking up six points in two games last week, Ron Buchanan of the Oklahoma City Blazers moved into first place in the tight Central Hockey League individual scoring race with 56 points."

Letter from George Leshkevich to H. Kempner Cotton Company introducing himself and requesting for information about trends of exportation of cotton from Galveston.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "New president of the North American Zone of the Advertising and Marketing International Network is Lowe Runkle of 412 NW 39, who was elected recently at the group's annual meeting in Detroit"

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Cityan Jim Ferguson , a Michigan-State senior, won the 174-pound AAU title at Stillwater Saturday."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Handwritten letter from Henry M. Butzel to I. H. Kempner discussing his life's work, job positions, and influences regarding the American Jewish Committee. He discusses the leadership and future of the committee.

Photograph of a grasshopper. In the image, the grasshopper is in focus on top of a leaf while the rest of the background is indistinguishable. Narrative by Junebug Clark: One thing that Joe was exceptionaly good at was experimenting and testing the capabilities of his equipment and his own. Here he was testing a new lens by racking it to its closest focus and setting out to see how many and what kind closeup photos he could find and make. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS.

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Tackle for Detroit Lions"

Photograph of John Milligan shooting a slingshot. In the image Milligan stands in a shooting stance on top of a hill covered in snow and dead wildflowers. Photo was made during the Michigan Annual Slingshot vs. Bow and Arrow Rabbit Hunt. John Milligan, a machinist in Detroit, Michigan who was also the “country’s greatest slingshot expert. “He won local fame by shooting the marks out of playing cards, hitting objects in mid air and bagging game in the field.” Joe took John national with his photos documenting his talent and accuracy. To assure accuracy, he has designed his own precision-built aluminum sling, called the Milligan Special. Additional photos and information can be found in the Clark Family Collection. Photos from this series appeared in eight national publications. Here you can find articles in “Life Magazine . February 3, 1961. Pages 80-83. And in a fifteen page pictorial in the book “Photojournalism” by Joe Clark, HBSS. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 0000-0003-8

Photograph of John Milligan shooting a slingshot. In the image Milligan is being backlight causing his body to be silhouetted while he stands in a shooting stance on top of a hill covered in snow and dead wildflowers. Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was made at the AnnualMichigan Slingshot vs. Bow and Arrow Rabbit Hunt. Slingshots always won and with Slingshot Milligan on hand victory was assured. John Milligan, a machinist in Detroit, Michigan who was also the “country’s greatest slingshot expert. "He won local fame by shooting the marks out of playing cards, hitting objects in mid air and bagging game in the field.” Joe took John national with his photos documenting his talent and accuracy. To assure accuracy, he has designed his own precision-built aluminum sling, called the Milligan Special. Additional photos and information can be found in the Clark Family Collection. Photos from this series appeared in eight national publications. Here you can find articles in Life Magazine, February 3, 1961, pages 80-83. And in a fifteen page pictorial in the book “Photojournalism” by Joe Clark, HBSS. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 6280-15

Photograph of John Milligan shooting a slingshot. In the image Milligan is being backlight causing his body to be silhouetted while he stands in a shooting stance on top of a hill covered in snow and dead wildflowers. Narrative by Junebug Clark: This photo was made at the AnnualMichigan Slingshot vs. Bow and Arrow Rabbit Hunt. Slingshots always won and with Slingshot Milligan on hand victory was assured. John Milligan, a machinist in Detroit, Michigan who was also the “country’s greatest slingshot expert. “He won local fame by shooting the marks out of playing cards, hitting objects in mid air and bagging game in the field.” Joe took John national with his photos documenting his talent and accuracy. To assure accuracy, he has designed his own precision-built aluminum sling, called the Milligan Special. Additional photos and information can be found in the Clark Family Collection. Photos from this series appeared in eight national publications. Here you can find articles in “Life Magazine . February 3, 1961. Pages 80-83. And in a fifteen page pictorial in the book “Photojournalism” by Joe Clark, HBSS. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Clark PhotoFile: 6280-15