Weekend update: Other things found this week:

The news is moving so fast that these last few weeks many of the links I've collected are out of date by the time I post them. Not much use for those Harriet Miers or Hurricane Wilma links now (although many of the Wilma links remain on my Herald blog)......

The other links:

Reference:

Skin Deep, report on cosmetics from Environmental Working Group, has database of product safety info.

Nuclear plants operating in the U.S., list with links from EIA.

Drug interaction checker from drugstore.com.

Living With Debt a report on Americans' changing attitutes, from Lendingtree.com.

National Insurance Crime Bureau has a database of boats and cars damaged in Katrina and Rita. Need hull number or VIN.
Tools:

How Much is That? several ways to calculate value of a dollar compared to previous years, from an economics prof.
Statistics:

Computer and Internet use in the U.S., 2003 from Census.

U.S. Prisoners, 2004, stats on inmates in state and federal prisons.

Fish Economics: the benefit of rebuilding the world's fish stock, report from U. British Columbia.

Statewide Education Data Profiles new from NCES.
Governments, Politics:

Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: The oft-quoted prof's political predictions.
People:

Top-Earning dead celebrities from Forbes.
News:

Good explanation of Plame case and indictment process on Al's Morning Meeting.

Westport Teardowns The newspaper in this CT town features houses that are disappearing to be replaced by bigger homes.