This book presents current research in the politics and economics of North America. Topics discussed include filling U.S. Senate vacancies; the law and military policy on same-sex behavior; background on Department of Defense contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan; the 2009 influenza pandemic; unauthorized aliens residing in the United States; Brazil's WTO case against the U.S. cotton program; U.S. global climate change policy; securing America's borders; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance acquisition and issues for congress.