Here is your R&D for January 5th:

Census 2010 Can Count On Controversy from the Brookins Institute

Health Spending Rises in 2008, but at Slower Rate from The New York Times

Chile’s presidential January 17 run-off in its decisive leg from MercoPress

Loaded: Freighters Ready to Shoot Across Pirate Bow from The Wall Street Journal

Current Decade Rates as Worst in 50 Years from the Pew Research Center